The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-05-26
KANSAS COMMENT

Burned to OeStn.-Ine nome Vi WI
and Mrs. William Buckles at udali'
was destroyed by fire and the two OLD
people were burned to death.
Not Enough Water. - Complaint is
made at Arkansas City that the water
pressure is inadequate since the sun
day closing ordinance went into ell
feet.
Cuban Educator TaIks.-E. E. Bur-
donouro. a Cuban commissioner OF
education, has addressed several
meetings in the st. James NJ. +.
church at Coffeyville.
| Stray Bullet Hits Woman. - Van
Bawdry, young negro, shot george
Williams, another negro, in quar-
rel at the Santa Fee station at Ark
ansas City and a stray bullet struck
Mrs. w. N. Wright the wife OF a
wealthy farmer who was standing on
the platform. Neither Mrs. Wright
nor Williams will die.
Will Employ 400 Men.-At Hutchin'
son the plant of the National PACK
ing Company will be opened for Dusl-
ness by tht first of July or sooner,
according to President S. A. McClean'
of the company. When all the STOCK
is offered that can be used there VIII
be 1000 hogs and 200 cattle Killed
daily. Four hundred men Will be CIV
en- employment in a short time' ana
at least 100 will be used from the
first.
4so Licensed Saloons. - Special re-
ports have been received from forty
two Kansas counties regarding the
enforcement of the prohibitory law.
OF these nineteen report the existence
of licensed saloons. Over 4SO saloons
in Kansas are paying licenses 10 the
different city governments. Inc IN
formation has been placed before
Governor Hoch to form a basis for
his coming order to close all liquor
selling places in the state.
Against Sunday BasebaI.-At a re-
cent meeting of the Parsons Minis
terial Association the following pro-
test was unanimously adopted and
signed by all the members OF the
association, and arrangements were
made for the signatures of all the
citizens of Parsons who are in SYM
pathy with the principles involved:
1--WE, the undersigned, citizens OF
Parsons. protest against any baseball
playing on the Lords day-commonly
called Sunday.
Uraes Due SoIemnity. - In his
Decoration day proclamation, Depart
ment Commander Charles Harris, OF
the Kansas G. A. R., called upon the
people of Kansas to cut out all sport
on that day, and observe the day in
solemn manner. His proclamation
follows: ''Let due solemnty char
acterize all your proceedings LET there
be no festivity, feasting or sports,
bu strive in all the hours of this sac
red day TO observe and impress upon
others the central idea of the &C.
casion, that the honoring of the ma
tons dead is the guaranty of the ma
tons life,
Reclaim $4,000 Acres.-The farmers
of Finney county met and organized
under the provisions of the law and
took the initial steps toward Install
ing the proposed government irriga-
ton plant under the reclamation act.
The plant is estimated to cost $780,
600. 1t will pump from the under
flow, or sheet water, and reclaim
about $1,000 acres. 1t will be operat-
ed in connection with the farmers
ditch and covers lands mostly in Fin
ney county. A water users associa-
ton was organized. The installing OF
the plant by the government will be
the most important step in irrigation
interests taken in Western Kansas.
Accountants Are Employed.-Has-.
kins & Sells, expert accountants of
Chicago, have been employed to make
the investigation of state depart
ments, as provided by the new law.
They submitted an application to do
the work for s25 a day and travelling
expenses. Their expert will not re-
ceive any expenses while working
in Topeka. Governor Hoch met his
advisory committee, composed of
Judge Clark, Judge Benson and Sam
Howe, and went over all the applica-
tions. After careful consideration
they decided that the application of
Haskins G. Sells was the best, and
accepted it. The governor has writ
ten them, and it is expected that their
man will show up in few days and
go to work.
cigarmaker Killed by Train. - Ed
Herberger, a cigarmaker of Wichita,
Kan, fell from a Missouri Pacific
train in Parsons and was instantly
killed, the train passing over his body.
A telegram from the cigarmakers'
union of Wichita instructed that the
body be embalmed aud sent there for
burial. Herberger was 25 years OF
age and unmarried.
Hughes to Annapolis. = Congress
mon Charles Curtis has aDpCinted