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

| of a $4,000 Office building In Arkan-
sas City TO accommodate the officials
| of the Oklahoma division. The COM
pany WIN also reduce the grade be-
/ tween Arkansas City and Chicago. 1t
/ is announced that the tracks leading
to the railroad bridge across the Cana
dian river at Purcell are to be raised
| five feet above the present grade and
! the bridge is to be raised like dis
lance. This lis to prevent the STOP
| ping of traffic over the road as re-
4 suited from the Hoods OF last sum-
mer.
Satisfied Husbands Wish. - Mrs.
Mollie Martin. widow of the late Sid
ney Martin, wealthy farmer who re-
1 Gently died at his home near Whiting
| has reversed the usual order Of break
| ing a Will. Mr.. Martin frequently
spoke of deciding so acres of his farm
to his sister, Mrs. Gil Keithline OF
Atchison. He died however without
making the deed. Last week his
widow presented the farm to Mrs.
| Keithline. CARRYING out his wish. The
| farm is worth $1,000.
Died From Exposure.-At Arkansas
City a day-old male child WI found
on the porch at the home of DR.. J. w.
Sparks in this city. There was moth
ing to establish its identity. The
child had been exposed to the cold
and died from the effects. The Off
GERS have secured several clews and
are making an effort to locate the par
ents and if found an attempt will be
made to convict them on the charge
of murder.
Telephone Merger.-The BellTele-
phone company which sometime ago
secured a controlling interest IN the
Mutual Telephone company OF Fort
Scott, has arranged a settlement
with the minority stockholders OF
that company and will consolidate
the two plants. A new exchange
will be put in at cost of $75,OO0 ana
connections will be arranged With
local rural lines.
Pipe Line Rieht-of-way.-The Otta-
wa Gas and Heating Company COM
pleted leases on a right-of-way for
pipe line from Rantoul to Ottawa, with
the intention of piping gas in from
the new fields. The organization OF a
company has been delayed by the cold
weather and the uncertainty as to the
action of the legislature in relation to
pipe lines.
ScaIded in Washtub.-Vera Marion.
the 7-year-old daughter of Arthur Ma
rion, of Morrill, while playing around
the house where her mother was
washing. fell backward into tub OF
scalding water She was so badly
burned about the head and upper part
of her body that she lived only few
hours.
Hill City Founder Dead. - w. R.
Hill, founder OF Hill City, died while
on g. visit in Missouri Mr.. Hill was
80 years old. He leaves family. w.
w. Hill. editor of the Hill City Re-
publican. is his son. w. r. Hill is the
man who years ago established a
negro colony at Nicodemus.
Egg Jobbing House. - 1t is noted
with pleasure that some man is go
ing to start an egg jobbing house at
Salina. 1t is understood that he will
incorporate under the laws of New
Jersey and capitalize at something
like s15O, 100000.
Old Settler Dead. - Henry Dlling
aged "A years, one of the Oldest set
tiers in Brown county. died at his
home near HamliD. He has suffered
several months from injuries received
in q fall from a loaded wagon.
Print Came Law. - One thousand
copies of Mr.. Davison's game laws
have been ordered printed at once by
the house. There is a curiosity TO
know whether or not they are an i'm
provement over Mr. Hoyle's.
Wheat in Fine Shape. - At Jewell
snow is melting rapidly and the wheat
is in fine condition. The farmers all
think the yield will be abundant
Died From Heart Failure. - Will
liam Daugherty, an unmarried man
about 50 years old, living by himself
on a farm near Ottumwa, was found
dead in his wagon at his home of
heart failure. His body was burned
and his hair and mustache singed off
by his clothing catching fire from his
pipe.
Accidentally Shoots Mother. - Roy
Pruitt, IL years old, accidentally
shot his mother. Mrs. j. F. Pruitt. at
Winfield while fooling with shot
gun. The wound is in the abdomen
and may cause death.
"Duke sereius' Stunt.-Guy May
field. an 11-year-old Fort Scott boy,
performed the Duke Sergius
stunt on his 11-year-old playmate the
other day with perfect success. 1t
was even a greater success than the
Russian incident, for he didn't know