The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-03-10

| violating the fish laws. He had car
tured wagon load Of carp as the.
were passing over the rifles. Noe
| gle pleaded guilty, claiming he did no
know he was violating the law. HI
was fined $25 and sentenced to thirt!
minutes in the county jail. He pait
his fine. served his sentence and wa!
released 1t is the first prosecution
under the fish law in Fort Scott
Killed The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o.
the senate has been killing amend
ments on the insurance trust bills in
troduced by Senator Wagner, OF
those tackled on other bills. Wag
gener's last effort was to introduce @
bill instructing the attorney general
to be authorized to act in the anti
trust insurance matter as soon as the
bill he introduced became law. The
senate has not yet taken action on
this last move.
Died From Slugging.-Leon Jodrey,
a jeweler, was slugged near his place
of business in Topeka by an unidenti-
fed person and died in a hospital
Jodrey went to the back part of the
lot on which his store stands near
Fifth street and Kansas avenue about
midnight and was struck in the head.
His pockets were rifled and the con-
tents taken. In semiconscous con-
dition he crawled to the street where
he was found.
Preacher For Mayor. At Salina
the Good Government league nomi.
mated Rev. David H. Shields for
mayor Rev. Mr.. Shields is pastor
of the Christian church and head of
the Good Government league The
other candidates are Taylor Miller
Socialist, and Joe +. Ollinger, placed
in nomination by the business men.
The Good Government League also
has candidates for police Judge and
councilmen.
Shot by Tramp.-Clyde Spencer,
a brakeman on the Southern Kansas,
was brought to the Santa Fe hospital
at Ottawa suffering from a revolver
wound in the jaw. Spencer was shot
by tramp whom he tried to put off
the train at Richmond, this county.
The tramp is believed to have rid.
den through to Kansas City Spen-
GERS wound is not believed to be fatal,
though the bullet has not been re.
moved.
Annual Military Smoker. - The
regular annual smoker and banquet
given by Company F and the First
Regiment band. Kansas National
guard, was held in Hiawatha at A. O..
U. w. hall. Captain A. H. Herman
acted as POSTMASTER and those who
were: Mayer H N. Zim-
norman. R. V Brokaw, Charles H.
Browne, p M. Smith and ]. B. Mil
Ter,
Eks' Charity Benefit. The EN-
poria lodge of Elks gave its annual
entertainment for the benefit of the
charity fund. After paying for cos
tunes and other necessary expenses
over $500 will be paid into the fund.
The lodge, although organized less
than five years, has nearly 300 men,
bers. and is one of the strongest
lodges in the state.
Prison Trusty Escapes.-George S.
Gray, trusty at the Kansas peni-
tertiary, escaped. He was working
1t the home of DR.. Grigsby and it
S reported that an ex-convict fur
lished him with suit of clothes.
Gray was sent to prison in Deem
Der to serve years sentence for
arceny. His home is in Reno
May Be 100000 Gasser. ~ The
Arkansas City Gas, Oil & Improve
nent Company brought in another
gas we'll Just north of Arkansas City
lear the city limits. 1t is claimed
his is the strongest of the five wells
low in, and drillers claim it will test
), 100000 cubic feet per day.
switchman Killed. - At Emporia
Edward Kelly, a switchman, was in
5tantly killed in the East End yards
by being run over by switch en-
CINE. Kelly was foreman of the night
engine crew, and was just ready to
quit work when the accident happen
ed. He and the other members of
the crew were making up train, and
he was forced to step on another
track to see the signal from the rear
brakeman. A switch engine was
backing up on this track, and the
fender knocked him to the ground,
the engine cutting his body almost
to halves.
To Break Mothers Will.-John T.
Burke, resident of Marshall county,
brought suit to contest the will
of his mother. Mrs. Margaret Burke.
who died in March, 1903, and left
Sc, 1S9 to Catholic charitable institu-
lions at Leavenworth and clergymen