The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-29

held at Ell Dorado, proposition to is
sue city bonds to purchase the water
works system carried by over two tc
one.
Printers Strike of. - The Topeka
employing job printers granted the
demand of the Typographical union
for an eight-hour day, and the strike
was declared off.
Got the Wrong Wallet. = A pick
pocket at Hiawatha rifled the pockets
of A. w. Moore, farmer, at the show
grounds the other day and got large
leather wallet containing chunk of
Battle Axe.
Council Groves New Church. -
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new Baptist church at this place.
When completed it will be one of the
finest edifices in Central Kansas. at a
cost of $4,000.
Council Groves New Church. -
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new Baptist church at this place.
When completed it will be one of the
finest edifices in Central Kansas, at
cost of $4,000.
Frats Drop Behind.-An investiga-
ton of school records at Lawrence
shows that members of the high
school fraternities are inferior in
scholarship to those who are not
members. This is the basis for the
fight the teachers are making to
abolish high school frats.
Road Files Answer. - The Central
Branch railroad has filed it's answer
to the suit brought by the railroad
board to compel it to fix up its road
bed. The board issued an order for
it to repair it's tracks several months
ago, but it never made any effort, so
the board claims, to carry out the or
der.
Salina Wants Convention. - Men,
bers of Salina sub-order, No. PSI, of
the Anti-Horsethief Association, will
endeavor to land the next state con-
vention in Salina. A state convention
of the A. H. T. A. does not mean
possibly hundred visitors. The con-
vention held at lola last year was at
tended by 2,434 delegates, regular
city in itself.
Salt Water Gushes ln.-At Junction
City the prospect well is 1880 feet
deep. At that point the drill punctur-
ed the strongest vein of salt water
that has been struck since the well
was started. The water came into the
we'll in such a great volume that the
work of drilling had to be stopped
until it could be determined what
means should be employed in shutting
it off.
Attorney to Stand TraI.-E. He'd.
rick, county attorney of Stevens
county, has been arrested on the
charge of attempting to kill Eli Bow
er. Inasmuch as Hedrick can't prose
cute himself, Attorney General Cole
man appointed A. w. Lamkin, of
Hugoton, to sign the complaint and
prosecute the case. If Hedrick is
found guilty his office becomes va
cant. He will be tried next month by
Judge w. E. Hutchinson.
Build New Cement Plant.-George
E. Nicholson, president and general
manager of the Kansas Portland Ce-
ment Company, of lola, announced
that arrangements had been complet-
ed for the building of plant at indie
pendence. This plant, together with
the lola plant of the Kansas Portland
Cement Company, will give COM
bined output of $500 to 5000 barrels
daily. The capital stock of the indie
pendence plant will be 100000.
Asks for Reorganization. - State la.
Dor Commissioner Johnson will urge
the next legislature to reorganize his
department into four bureaus. One
bureau will be for the collection Of
statistics about labor and factory con-
ditions in the state; another will be
in charge of factory inspection, and
the enforcement Of factory laws; the
third will be the free employment
bureau, now conducted as a separate
department; and the fourth is
bureau for the arbitration of labor
difficulties.
Bond Compromise. - Assistant At
torney General Dawson has returned
from Stanton county, where he went
to straighten up some delinquent
school bonds held by the state school
fund. The defaulting bonds amount
ed to $S,92S. He succeeded in get
ting $1,903 in cash and $7,025 in new
bonds bearing low rate of interest.
He RENTED $1,242 in bank interest,
and got 1854 cash in delinquent in
terest. This now winds up the COM
promises on defaulted bonds in merg-
ed districts.
Remembered by His Mother.-Jas.
Wood, who has resided in the Chip
pewa hills of Franklin county for
quarter of a century, has just fallen
heir to $4,000. Twenty-Five years
ago Wood had a dispute with his
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