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

Distributing Fish. - Dell Travis,
state fish commissioner, is now dis
tributing small fish among various
lakes. ponds and streams of the state.
He planted 74O bass and AGO crop
pie.
Mankato's Public Building. - Man
kato will commence at once the cree
ton of city hall, library rooms and
opera house, which when completed
will have cost something over
$4,000.
In Western Association. - 1t has
been finally decided that Leavenworth
landed second position in the race Tor
the Western association pennant. Inc
national board of arbitration has so
decided.
Emporia Pastor Has Call Rev.
Frank G. Ward, pastor of the First
CONGREGATIONAL church of Emporia,
has received a call to the First Con-
gregational church at Lansing, Mich.
AS yet he has not decided to accept
the call.
Big Time at La cysne. - Down at
La Cygne there is to be a festival on
! October IS, 10 and 20. On Odd Eel
lows day, the 10th, there will be a
baby show, and Henry Allen, Charles
F. Scott and Henry McGrew are to be
the judges.
Lost Legs and Life.-Ambrose Mont
ley, "a years of age, Santa Fe switch
man, was knocked off box car by
collision with car of lumber while
making a flying switch in the railroad
yards at Wellington. Both legs were
cut off and he died in few hours
Natural Gas at Lawrence.-Natural
gas was turned on in Lawrence as an
illumination for the "Old Home
Week. celebration. 1t is burning
brilliantly in the center of the town,
and it is attracting much attention.
1t will be ready for use here within a
week.
CuIp Case Thrown Out.-The action
against c. w. Culp, mayor of Caldwell,
charged with a violation of the old
soldier preference law in the appoint
ment of chief of the fire department,
was thrown out of court. Judge
Swartz held that the information was
not sufficient.
May Clean Up Neosho County. -
A delegation of citizens from Chanute
was in Topeka to urge the governor
to name an assistant attorney gen.
eral to clean up Neosho county. The
governor listened to their statements
| and then said he would take the mat
ter up with the attorney general in
| the near future.
Hasn't Paid Its Taxes.-The Illinois
Life Insurance Company has failed to
pay the taxes on its securities held
by the state superintendent, and the
| treasurer of Shawnee county issued
tax warrant for $4,000 due from the
company. 1t was placed in the hands
of the sheriff and he must now devise
some way to collect it.
Will Try Sugar Beets. = Arkansas
City is figuring on becoming a sugar
center. 1t has organized a company
which has leased 5000 acres of Ar
kansas river land, and is now dick
| ering for the location of sugar re-
finery. 1t proposes to raise 6,OOO
acres of beets, provided the American
Beet Sugar Company will build the
| factory
Small Dividend Expected. - Receiv'
| er ]. T. Bradley, of the defunct First
National Bank of Topeka, sent his
second report on the banks condition
to the comptroller of the currency at
Washington. Mr.. Bradley declined to
discuss the contents of the report. 1t
is thought that small dividend will
be declared for the benefit of the de-
positors as soon as the report is re-
ceived at Washington.
German Day at Leavenworth.-Gei-
man day will be celebrated in Leav-
enworth Monday, October 16. The
United States troops at Fort Leaven-
worth will participate, and there will
be other notable features. DR.. Han
sing, of st. Louis, will deliver an ad-
dress in German and John H. Atwood
will speak in English. Special rates
have been secured on all railroads.
Kansas Wants Early Trial.-Attor-
ney General Coleman left for Wash
ington to ask the supreme court for
an early hearing of the Kansas-Colo-
RADIO water suit. when we first
started the case" said he Colorado
insisted on an early trial. 1t was
afraid that we would dismiss before
it could get a hearing. Now it is not
so anxious. In fact it will resist the
application for an early trial. 1t wants
to delay the case as long as possible.
It evidently sees the handwriting on
the wall"
DeyIins Due This Month.-Some OF
the creditors of C. ]. Devlin believe
that the sale by Mrs. Devlin OF her
blooded horses in Illinois the other
day means that the Devlins will re-
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