The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-10-06

Died of LockJaw. = W. R. Haslett
aged ~ years, died at Wellington OF
lockjaw, caused by stepping on a
rusty nail while repairing board
sidewalk.
| SWiped House. = Andy Uric was
arrested at Ellis for stealing whole
granary from farmer near town. He
promised to return the building and
pay the costs, and was released.
Hopeless Lot. = Smith county mer-
| chants have blacklisted 119 deadbeats.
| If this thing keeps up in the land of
the free and the home. of the brave.
what will become of the deadbeats,
anyway? They are one outfit that can.
not be reformed.
Held Winning Hand.-Sheriff Davis,
of Rice county, played an important
hand in game of poker at Geneseo
the other night. He not only raked
in all the chips, but captured the
kitty" cards and other paraphernalia
and TOOK the players to jail.
Lawrence Y. M. c. A. Building
The Y. NJ. C. A. building committee
has received another offer of $1,000
for the completion of the new build
ing, under the same terms as the
Crutchfield gift was made. When the
balance of the money needed is rails
ed, then the two gifts of 81 900 each
will be available.
One License Enough. - Wallace Y.
Smith. of Montana, who procured
marriage license some time ago in
Coffey county and was deserted by
his intended bride at Lebo on the eve
of the marriage, has returned the IL
cense, with the statement that he has
no use for it, He adds that he has
Montana hunting license which will
do him.
War on DandeIions. - At yelling.
ton a relentless war is to- be waged On
the dandelions at the court house.
The beautiful grounds surrounding
the building are being plowed up to
destroy this pest if possible Later,
earth from the excavation for the
county high school will be placed on
the grounds, the whole leveled over
nicely and an ideal lawn produced.
3oth Wedding Anniversary. &C. R.
Saunders and wife celebrated their
30th wedding anniversary recently at
Pleasanton, dressed in their wedding
finery. Mrs. Saunders donned white
dress, made by the natives of Ceylon,
and purchased by the Kansas couple
while they were on a trip around the
world. 1t is doubtful if there is an
equal to this masterpiece of wearing
apparel in Kansas.
Fuel Oil Advanced.-At Chanute the
Pairie Oil and Gas Company announc-
ed a sensational advance of 10 cents
per barrel on fuel oil. This will help |
the Chanute, Humboldt and other |
heavy oil districts in the Southwest |
ern field. The present schedule fol- |
lows: Oil of SO degrees gravity, 81 |
cents; 81 ~ degrees, As cents; 81 de- |
grees, As cents; 80 IL degrees, SO
cents fuel oil, 80 cents.
Dayhoff Loses Finger.-State Super
intendent of Schools Dayhoff lost a
finger the other night in a peculiar |
He was standing in the YES
Thule of Pullman car on the Santa
Fee road near Hutchinson. He caught |
hold. of an upright iron post to brace
himself when the engineer threw on |
the air and the brace he was holding
to bumped up against similar brace |
on the next car, cutting off his fin |
ger.
Ottawa Mans nvention.-Engineel
e. E. Mendenhall, of the Ottawa mills, |
has in operation an improvement to |
the lubricator used in the engine and |
for cutting the scales in the boilers.
The attachment is an invention of Mr.. |
Mendenhall's and it's use results in a
great saving. The ordinary lubrca- |
tor uses about one gallon per day of |
oil that costs 40 cents per
gallon, and in the same time six gal |
Ions of compound oil that is equally |
expensive. Mr.. Mendenhall's appli- |
ance permits the substitution of crude |
petroleum for both purposes at total
cost of q cents per week.
Wheat Is Moving.-The wheat NOV.
ing season is now on and the rail- |
roads are rushed. To move the big |
crop along the Lincoln branch the |
Union Pacific has put on two special |
wheat trains. These trains make a
trip up and down the branch every
day and do nothing but haul wheat. |
The trains pull from thirty to forty |
cars of wheat each trip.
Fined for Being Consistent. - The
trades and labor council of Topeka
has suspended the BARRIERS union and
fined it s25 for failure to march in the
Labor day parade The BARRIERS re-
fused to march because the trades |
council didn't employ Marshalls band,
a union band, instead of a non-union |
band from Eskridge.
To Grow SUGAR Beets.-The Arlan