The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-07-14

| Cross Ahead of Train. = J.. B.
Highley, an aged man, was killed by
Santa Fe freight train near the
Sterling depot while trying to cross
the track ahead of the train.
Pioneer Settler Dies.-Wesley An.
krum, aged 20 years, one of the old
settlers of this section, is dead at his
home, southeast of Pittsburg, near
Kniveton, of general debility. Mr..
Ankrum had resided in this section
for thirty-seven years. having come
here in 1868 from Illinois.
Bridegroom BaIky. Norma "A.
Grove. minor, daughter Of farm.
err living near Concordia. has brought
suit against Philip Provost, wealthy
farmer living near Ames, for breach
of promise of marriage and asks
$4,000 damages. Provost failed to
| appear for the wedding on two oc
casions when the priest was on hand
and the guests assembled.
Goes to Rock lsIand.-F., l.. Carson
son-in-law of ]. R. McNary who form
erly worked in the Santa Fe shops at
Topeka. and who has been foreman
in the shops at Cleburne Texas, has
resigned his position and has gone to
Ell Paso, where he will be general
master mechanic for the Rock Island.
The position is a much better one
than he had with the Santa Fee.
Another Victim.-At Topeka Lester
Maze, a 14-year-old boy living at 316
Kline street, is at Christ's hospital
suffering from a peculiar Fourth of
July accident. He was carrying a
number of Al calibre cartridges in
paper sack when for some cause UNI
known one of them exploded. The
brass shell was blown into the fleshy
part of his leg below the knee. The
bone was not injured and unless
blood poisoning sets in he is expect
ed to recover.
CanceIIing Machines. - At Wichita
the automatic cancelling machines
have been received at the postoffice
These machines are to replace the
cancelling machines now used. The
present machines are equipped with
the drop feed while the new machines
have an automatic feed. This enables
the clerk to handle the mail a great
deal quicker The machines are made
by the American Postal Machine Com
pany and are used in all of the large
Offices.
Ask for Receiver.-A suit was fleo
in the district court by j. A. Johnson
and others, of Hummoldt, against the
Webster Refining Company, to re.
cover $2,940 alleged to be due and un.
paid, and application was made for
a receiver for the refinery. The
plaintiffs allege that the Webster re
inery has been mismanaged and is
insolvent, having debts against il
amounting 10 more than $4,000 and
mortgages amounting to $4,000. The
statement is made in the petition
that the plant is worth between $15,-
600 and $4,000.
Fired at Sheriff.-Robert Brooking
IS years old, living near Atlanta, will
be taken to Haswell Colo, by Sheriff
Bailey of Haswell who is coming for
him, on charge of horse stealing.
The boy was raised in Cowley where
he found work near Haswell. He dis.
appeared June l, a horse going at
the same time, and turned up with it
at his fathers farm later. When
Sheriff Welfelt of Winfield went to
arrest him he fired from among some
weeds The sheriff was not hurt, and
covered young Brooking with his re-
volver and arrested him.
Cattle Movement Begun. - The
movement of cattle from the Usage
nation pastures to the Kansas City
markets has begun, two train loads
being the first consignment. About
125,000 head of cattle will be shipped
from the Usage pastures this season,
of which fully one-half will go from
Elgin, the rest being shipped from
Fairfax and Nelagony, o. T. Elgin
ollll IHC ulolluCllOu VI DClHo tllN
greatest cattle shipping point in the
world, although the two new railroads
at Fairfax and Nelagony, in the Usage
nation, have taken away about half
it's business.
Put Mayors in Jail. - Representa-
tive P. c. Young, of Wilson county,
chairman of the temperance commit
tee in the house last winter. has sug-
gested a plan which he believes will
result in the strict enforcement of the
prohibitory law. my plan is to put
the mayors of the wet towns in Jail
instead of the jointists," said he. at
is a crime for mayor to let joints
run in his town. He is just as much
of criminal as the jointist-perhaps
a worse one. because he is high-ton-
ed one. Send bunch of mayors tc
Jail for failure to do their duty and the
rest will enforce the prohibitory
law"
In Gambling Row.-A man by the
name of Schiagel is charged with
shooting and killing a harvest haaC