The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-01-27
KANSAS COMMENT

del lOIel dJ 0nSiOhCO, uiS' VI PNS
monia. after an illness of three days
$1,000 Damages. A verdict for
nne thousand dollars damages was
given in district court at Abilene to
Mrs ]. w. Brown against the Union
Pacific railway. Her husband, cat
tleman, fell from a passenger tram
and was killed. She sued for ten
thousand.
CUTTING Ice at Atchison.-The Arm
MIR Packing company, Woods Bros,
Swift G. Co. and the Yates Ice COM
pany. all of Kansas City, which own
big ice houses at Bean and Sugar
Lakes near Atchison, began the ice
harvest with forces aggregating 700
men. The four concerns will put up
5000 tons Of ice daily.
Couldn't Face Charges. - Albert
Gray. a Missouri Pacific engineer
stood in front of an undertaking es-
adjustment at Fort Scott and shot
himself through the heart. He was
arrested recently, charged with en-
ticing a 14-year-old Wichita girl 10
tina, city. Gray left note directing
the disposition of his body and say
ing he was innocent.
Quarantine Threatened.-The Kan
sas Live Stock Sanitary commission
is working hard to create sentiment
against the threatened move TO apol-
1sh the commission. pr. ID. f.
Luckey, state veterinarian OF MIS-
souri,. has written a letter to M. Z.
Campbell, president of the commis-
sion, stating that if the commission
be abolished, Missouri will quarah-
tine against all Kansas cattle
Preparing For Meet. - Kansas has
settled down to hard work to get IN
shane for the Kansas Missouri track
meet which is to be held in Conven-
ton Hail at Kansas City, March H.
Kansas was defeated by a mario"
margin last year in this annual IN
door meet, but the good supply OF
seasoned material that came in TINS
wear has raised the Jayhawkers' hopes
greatly.
Commencement Orators. - Dr.
Prank w. Gunsaulus, of chicago
president of Armour institute, known
as one of the best American speakers
of the day, will deliver the commence
mont address at the University OF
Kansas in June. DR.. Samuel A. Eiiot'
a minister in Boston, president OF the
American Unitarian association, ana
a son of President Eliot OF Harvard,
will deliver the baccalaureate SER
mon.
Oil Manager Disappears. - At EN-
,poria a state warrant has been Is
sued for the arrest of ]. w. Travis,
local manager Of the Webster oli
company, on a charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses. He IS
alleged to have sold the Oil COM
pany's wagon and interests here for
$3.50 and left town. Mr.. WEBSTER
president of the company, OF Hum
boldt. is here endeavoring to settle
matters.
: Explosion Of Gas. - AT Garnett al
explosion of natural gas in the fash-
ing Bakery killed two men, hurt 1our
others and wrecked the three pullu-
ings. besides damaging score OF otn'
ers, Frank Johnson, who occupied
x6om oyer. the bakery, was killed out
right. His body was found IN the
basement. j. W. flashing, the owner
of the bakery, died of his injuries al
ter several hours of suffering. Inc
other injured are Mrs. J. w. flashing
Edward Stewart and two children Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. flashing. The lat
ter are not dangerously hurt.
Grand Jury Discharged. - The
grand jury was discharged at Wlchl-
Ia. It was in session four days after
being sworn, though the longest SIT
ting was two hours, and one was less
than thirty minutes long. Only
few complaints were filed and these
were by the county attorney. Those
who asked that the grand jury be
called ignored it entirely, presumably
because they contended it was drawn
Illegally.
Wants His Bill Repealed. - Two
years ago Waggener, of Atchison'
got through bill giving his county
authority to raise funds to secure
better railroad and terminal facili-
ties. Evidently that measure was
not very popular at Atchison, for he
has introduced a bill in the senate TO
repeal II.
convicts Freed Pete - Ever
EFT. known as " Mexican Pete,
and Thomas Tracy, pugilists. were
discharged from the United States
peuitentiary at Lansing. They had
lust completed serving sentences Of
a year and a day for violating the
federal law which makes prize fight
ing a felony.
Army Man KiIIed.-Artificer Franz
Fie. of the Seventh battery at TT
Pilev was killed two miles east O