The Chanute times., 1905-02-17
KANSAS COMMENT

at Caldwell the site belng niiie
northeast of the Rock Island sta
tion.
Child Burns to Death. - The Is
months-old child of V. c. Wallar, OF
Caney. was burned to death. Inc III
tie one was alone in the room ana
was playing with the cords OF the
drapery in the door when 1t in some
way swung one of the tassels IN an
open CRATE. The flame ran up the
cord and in an instant the little ones
clothing was afire.
Will Tell Roosevelt - Word has
reached Governor Hoch that James
M. Simpson, United States internal
revenue collector, is neglecting his
official duty to go to Topeka anu
lobby against administration meas
ures pending in the legislature. HIS
special fight it is said is against the
board of control bill. If he keeps II
np President Roosevelt will be ad-
vised of the matter.
Midwnter Exposition. - The Kan
sas Mid-Winter Exposition, now be-
ing held at Topeka, is proving a big
success. People are coming from all
over the state to attend. Booths with
exhibits of manufacturers and pro-
ducts of the state, together Win
high class vaudeville show, form the
principal part of the exposition. The
attendance at the Auditorium is
crush day and night.
No Indictments Returned. - The
Shawnee county grand jury was IN
session the entire day. No indict-
ments have yet been returned and
none are expected until the final ad-
journment. Altogether 100 witnesses
in round numbers have been sub
poenaed. A liquor case from Willard
occupied the attention Of the jurymen
the major share of the morning.
Burned to Death. - D. c. Holman,
fireman on Santa Fe switch engine,
was burned to death in the yards at
Emporia in a head-on collision with
through freight train No. "a. Holman
was thrown head first into the fire
box. Engineer Degan of the switch
engine was bruised about the head.
The freight engine crew escaped IN
jury. The wreckage caught fire,
causing heavy loss of property and
delay of traffic for several hours.
! No Kisser In His Pulpit.-Altogeth-
er unawed by the fame of Richmond
Pearson Hobson, DR.. S. S. Murphy,
pastor of the Methodist church. has
refused to let the hero of the Merrl-
mac occupy his pulpit at lola. Dur
ing the absence of the pastor, the pull
pit committee invited Hobson to
speak, and he accepted the invita-
ton. When DR.. Murphy returned
home he vetoed the arrangement, CIV
ing as his reason that it is not in har-
mony with the spirit Of the union re-
viyal now In progress,
Kansas Leads the World. - The
wonderful oil and gas fields OF Kan
sas are attracting the attention OF
producers, capitalists and investors
everywhere and it seems that money
invested in the oil fields of Kansas
multiplies with greater rapidity than
was ever known before. Shrewd in
vestors, men known in the world of
finance, and capitalists are opening
up the oil and gas wells of Kansas
and the earth is literally gushing
forth a commodity that will make all
interested rich. Kansas now leads
the world in oil and gas produc-
tions.
Bankers Like Senate Bill. - ]. B.
Adams, of Eldorado, president of the
Kansas Bankers Association, says
the senate bill is acceptable to the
country banks of the state. The
main point said he, is that the
outside banks want the state to get
some interest on its funds. They
don't want depository legislation to
fall. - The bill passed by the senate
will be sent back to the house.
Spearing catfish.-In Rocks county
the boys are spearing 200 pounds of
catfish a day through the ice. But
how about the fishing next spring.
Eggs Are Scarce. - Girard and
Pittsburg are out of eggs; SIS would
not buy a dozen for the towns have
not got them.
Wants a State Brewery. - Repre-
sentative Husey, of Sedgwick, be-
lieves that if a state oil refinery is
good for the people state brewery
would also be a good thing. He in
troduced a bill in the house appro
priating $4,000 for the construction
of a state brewery. The bill locates
the brewery at Wichita. 1t is tc
manufacture beer for medical and
mechanical purposes.
Develop More Fields. - Sub-leases
for 1850 acres of land in the vicinity
of Ceuda SnrinRs have been filed with