The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-10-13
KANSAS COMMENT

tai number of pupils enrolled in the
Chanute schools is LII. This is the
figure given out by Superintendent o.
ii. Adams, after computation OF the
returns furnished him by the primer
pals of the various ward buildings
3oth Wedding Anniversary. C. K.
Saunders and wife celebrated their
Both 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 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 80 degrees gravity. 81
cents; 81 10 degrees, 4S cents; 81 de-
grees, As cents; 30 IL degrees, 80
cents; fuel oil, 80 cents.
Claim It Was Trust Fund.-Hack-
ney & Co., Topeka millers, have filed
suit against Receiver Bradley, of the
defunct First National Bank, to re-
cover $1S,700 which they deposited in
the bank two days before it failed.
The millers claim that the officers of
the bank knew when they took the
deposit that the bank was in a failing
condition, and they should have treat
ed the deposit as trust fund.
Freight Brakeman Killed. - H. A.
Cramer, a freight brakeman on the
M, X. & T. railroad, living at Parsons,
was killed in the yards at Fort Scott.
While switching train he stepped
on the rear end of the tender, missed
his balance and fell under the wheels
and was ground to death. His head
was severed from his body, and both
arms and legs were cut off. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and one child in
Parsons.
Hurt by Lime Explosion. - Three
children of Frank Henry and one
child of Juan Zumbado were serious
" injured at Junction City by lime
explosion. They poured water on
lime that was in a can and an eX-
plosion followed. They were knock
ed down from the explosion and were
badly burned about their faces. Their
eyes were burned by the lime, and
two of them will probably lose their
sight.
Dayhoff Loses Finger.-State Super
intendent of Schools Dayhoff lost a
finger the other night in a peculiar
manner. He was standing in the YES
thule of Pullman car on the Santa
Fe 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.
Killing Too Many Veterans.-Cap-
tain Pat Coney, department COM
mander of the Kansas G. A. R., says
that railroad men are too reckless in
Leavenworth county, and he wants
them prosecuted for criminal negli-
gence. within the past two months
fifteen old soldiers at the home have
either been killed or hurt by cars
there" said he THE trainmen must
take a special delight in killing off
the old veterans. promise to stop it
II l can"
Home for the Masons. The old
court house at the corner of First and
Main streets, Wichita, has been sold
by the county commissioners to the
Sunflower Masonic lodge No. sc for
$4,000. The deal is not complete I'M
til it has been definitely ascertained
that no legal barriers to the sale ex-
ist. The deed was to have been made
when this doubt arose and the mat
ter was referred to County Attorney
Eckstein for his opinion. Mr.. Eek
stein has not been able to look up the
point involved.
Insane Over Religion.-Henry Muir
ray, who gained some notoriety in
Kansas City some weeks ago by find
ing his wife who had left him twenty
years ago, and apparently becoming
reconciled with the woman, who later
gave him the slip at the depot, was
lodged in Jail at Salina on the charge
of insanity. Murray came to town and
went to a local bank and demanded
100000 he said he had on deposit
there. Later he said he was agent for
God Almighty and that amount was
due him. Murray is harmless. It is
thought he has become deranged over
religion. He is a member Of the local
Catholic church and has often visited
Father Maher at Salina, and told him
of the vast fortune he had in a local
bank.
Water Suit Conference. - Attorney
Generel Coleman left for Denver tC