The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-08

| ner, VINO WAS WOTkluS Will d sans ga
| cavating under the Santa Fe tracks
near Dodge City, was instantly killed
by wall of dirt falling on his head.
Two Impressions. - Governor Hoch
was very much impressed with John
Collins and the story he put up OF his
innocence. Still, the jury that con-
victed Collins was very impressed
with the conclusive testimony that he
killed his own father in cold blood.
Large Ice PIant-One of the largest
artificial ice plants in the west, posi-
bly, the largest, and one that will COM
pare favorably in size with the big
ice and refrigerating plants in the
east. is to be built by the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe at Argentine.
Kan.
Broom Corn Harvest-Broom corn
harvesting Is proceeding very rapidly
in the vicinity of Lindsborg, and the
last of the crop will be out within a
few days. None of the new crop,
however, has yet been sold. Notwith-
standing the dry weather the corn is
of fairly good color.
Swltchman crushed.-At Arkansas
City Martin Mcdonald, switchman
| in the employ of the Santa Fe, was
caught between two cars and almost
instantly killed. He had worked for
the Santa Fe here and at Western
points for number of years. He was
| 80 years old and married.
New Secretary Chosen. - The Rev.
Robert Norris, of Tonganoxie, has
been chosen secretary of the Kansas
| Temperance Union to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of w. L.
Dexter. He will take charge about
October Is. In the meantime S. T.
Pitcher will run the union. He is
Pitcher will run the union. He is the
assistant secretary.
In Case of Invasion.-Lieutenant R.
R. Glass, of the regular army, is max
ing Typographical map of Kansas for
the war department. THIS is a new
proposition. The war department
wants this, having similar maps made
of every state and territory in the
Union, so in case of invasion of a
foreign enemy it will know all about
the country.
Barton County Fair-The sixth an
nual meeting of the Barton county
fair opened at Great Bend with
large crowd in attendance. 1t prom
Uses to be the largest meeting ever
held here. Races will be the 2:18
pace, the 3-year-old trot, the 2:35 pace,
the three-quarter-mile dash and the
five-mile branded cow-pony relay race.
An immense crowd is expected. Ex-
cursions on the Missouri Pacific will
be run.
Knocked Out the Umpire. Lon
Townsend, king of Topeka jointists,
is entitled to wear the crown. He
has shown himself to be holy terror
in fist fight as we'll as in handling
booze against the laws made provid-
ed. Gus Alberts, an umpire in the
Shiveley baseball league, heard that
Townsend was talking about him. He
went to Townsend's wholesale joint
to see about it. Townsend knocked
him down and kicked him in the ear.
He turned the other ear upVand Town
send kicked it, too. Albert says he
will swear out warrant for Town
sends arrest.
To Even up With Lawrence.-Secre-
tary of State Burrow has suggested
a plan that will enable the state
school fund to realize on the 100000
of Lawrence city bonds which have
been repudiated. Lawrence has a
lobby here at every session of the leg
islature asking for new buildings for
the state university. Instead of CIV
ing them a 100000 building, the next
time the legislature should appro-
pirate that amount of money to re-
imburse the state school fund for the
Lawrence DOuuS WHICH nave DeeH Ie-
pudiated. The university could wait
a couple of years for a new building
until the state paid Lawrence's
debt"
Asleep on Track. - John Christie,
who lives near Mound Valley, was run
over by a freight train near Oswego
and instantly killed. Christie had
been to Joplin on a Frisco excursion
and was returning to his home at
Mound Valley. 1t is supposed that
when he reached Oswego he thought
he had reached Mound Valley, and got
off the train. He walked back down
the track about a mile and lay down
on the track and went to sleep.
Run Over and Killed. - Charles I.
Smith, llveryman of Burns. aged
about 40 years, was killed by Santa
Fe train at Ell Dorado while crossing
the track where the train was cut in
two. He was watching the south side
and the bumper on the north side