The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-22
KANSAS COMMENT

WCSiCy oil OnlNCloliy OPShSh os oA'--S"
with the largest enrolment in the his
tory of the school, The opening adj
dress was delivered by Hon. j. l..
Bristow.
Mcpherson Fair. The Mcpherson
Agricultural and Fair Association
opened under the most favorable con-
ditions. There will be one of the fin
est exhibitions of fine stock ever seen
in central Kansas.
Pure Food Show.-At Wichita ma
terial is being placed on the ground
for the big temporary building to be
erected in Hamilton park for the pure
food show and work on the building
will begin next Monday.
Supplies for Artillery. - Thirty-six
carloads of cannon timbers, caissons
and store wagons have been receiv-
ed at Fort Riley for the first pro-
visional regiment of artillery, which
is in camp there for three months
drill and maneuvers.
Killed in OkIahoma-E. F. Lawton,
son of w. A. Lawton, of Americas,
was killed while attempting to board
a freight train near Braddock. The
young man had been working in the
harvest fields in Oklahoma and was
returning to his home in Americas.
He attempted to climb on moving
train and in some manner was thrown
under the wheels. Papers found on
the body led to his Identification, and
his father was Immediately notified.
Case is Not Lost. - The fact that
Judge Pollock, of the federal court,
overruled the demurrer in the grain
inspection case, does not mean that
the law as adopted by the legislature
of Kansas has been declared uncon-
stitutional, as has been reported in
many papers. The decision simply
means that the demurrer filed by the
states attorneys was not sustained
and that the attorneys can go on with
the case, even if they did ask that it
be thrown out of court.
Second Crop of Alfalfa. - G. B.
Ryckman, who lives on his ranch
about fourteen miles northeast of
Goodland, last week cut the second
crop on his 10-acre alfalfa field. He
brought a sample of the alfalfa to
town and it would be hard to beat in
any country, it standing to the waist
of a man, rich and luxuriant and beau
tiful with it's blossoms. The first crop
in this field was cut the latter part of
June, and the alfalfa seed put in on
this particular tract of land only two
years ago.
! Experimental Road Making. - The
legislature made an appropriation for
the purpose of experimenting with
new method of town and country road
building. The work is being done I'M
der the direction of the board of re-
gents of the State Agricultural Col
lege, and Prof. Albert Dickens, pro-
fessor of horticulture and superintend-
ent of orchards and gardens, has been
selected to oversee the work. A quar-
ter of a mile will be built at Hutch
inson and a quarter Of mile will be
built at Manhattan. I
Charged With Murder-Fred Vols,
member of prominent family in We'll
lington, was arrested, charged with
the murder of Ray Shaffer, a real
estate man at Newkirk, o. T., April
10, and was taken back to that city
by Under Sheriff Moore, of Kay coun-
ty. Shaffer was shot about II o'clock
at night while returning from the de-
pot, robbery being the motive He
lived long enough to give descrip-
ton of his assailant. Vols, who was
here with his wife on visit, has been
under surveillance for some time.
Cheney Building Up. - Cheney is
making a very satisfactory growth
this year and is keeping pace with
the rest of the Sedgwick county
towns. Among the new things for the
town is the Cheney Mill & Elevator
Company's new mill and elevator just
completed. Both are well equipped
and a credit to the town. The mill has
a capacity of $50 barrels of flour a
day. The first -four was ground yes
terday. The fine new building being
erected by the Citizens State bank
and the Odd Fellows lodge of Cheney
will be completed in about three
weeks. This building is of buff brick
and is 5Ox100 feet, two stories high
Guilty of Felonious Assault. - At
Parsons ]. L. Baker, a horse trader,
who about a month ago called Char
ley Samples, another horse trader, to
the door of his house and shot him,
was found guilty of assault with in
tent to kill. Baker emptied the con-
tents of his pistol at Samples, one bull
let taking effect in Samples shoulder.
Samples returned the fire with shot
gun, emptying one barrel of the gun
into Bakers legs.
Lives With Broken Neck. - e. r.
Judd, station agent of the Rock Is
land af Caldan Sheridan nounfv lie