The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-07-28
KANSAS COMMENT


about 20 years old, was resident Of
Indiana and his remains were shipped
there for burial. He was in bathing
with friends when he was taken with
cramps.
Caught Between Bumpers. - Roy
Coffey, blacksmith, 23 years old. mem
her of the Modern Woodmen and |.
o. o. F., was killed at mine No. 8
at Cherokee, Kansas. He was
helping move the coal cars on the
mine track and was caught between
the bumpers and killed instantly. He
was married, but had no children
Injured by SeIf-Binder. - Robert
Mcleod. IS years old, was trampled
by the horses attached to a self-bind-
err. and had knee broken and leg cut
and bruised by the sickle guards, on
the farm of his father, John Mcleod.
two and one-half miles northeast OF
Usage City. The index finger and
thumb of the boys right hand were
also cut off.
lola Bonds Registered. - The state
auditor registered $4,000 worth OF
lola bonds, issued~to take up water
works warrants for that amount 1t
was a question whether warrants
could be legally issued to pay for wa
ter works extensions, and the auditor
NTH al fro until hn Onf
opinion from the attorney general to
the effect that the bonds were valid
and were entitled to registration.
Trouble With Union Pacific. - st.
Marys, Kan. has kick coming
against the Union Pacific. That road
won't stop it's two fast trains there to
let off or receive passengers. The
town doesn't like to be made whist
ling station for the road. Its mayor,
T. J. Ryan, complained to the railroad
board and asked for an order to CON-
pei the road to stop all passenger
trains there.
Are Given Warning. - An imitator
of c. l.. Melvin, of lola, is in indie
pendence. A druggist received the
following: You know the laws of
this state so far as they pertain to
the whisky business and you also
know you are violating these laws. My
advice is to quit the whisky business
and do it quick. Remember lola"
Later in the day it was discovered
that other druggists had received
similar warnings. 1t is believed the
author of the notes is the same person
and can be found easily.
A Plucky Woman. - The pluckiest
farm woman in the state lives in the
Neosho bottoms. She is Mrs. Lee
Jansen. Mrs. Jansen has just mar
keted 1000 bushels of wheat, which
she raised on forty acres. The land
was plowed and seeded by herself and
her 13-vear-old son. She also prepar-
ed fifty-fve acres for neighbor. This
spring she has planted and cultivated
thirty-fve acres of corn. Mrs. Jansen
is widow, and during the past two
years lost everything in the Neosho
overhows. ,,en
e1A ~
Are Against the Levy. - The last
legislature passed an act authorizing
the county commissioners of Cowley
to levy tax to build 100000
court house and $4,000 Jail and sher-
ifs residence. But the commission
ers, led by Tom Glover, son of the late
Ben Glover, are not 60
ing to levy the tax unless ordered by
the court to do so. In the opinion of
Glover the people of the county are
opposed to the measure and are OPP
posed to a levy of any kind or a tax
without first submitting it to a vote
of the people.
Traction Engine Explodes. - The
explosion of the boiler of a traction
engine near Bluff City, Kan, killed
Daniel Tobias of Coldwater, Kan, the
owner of the outfit, and fatally in
jured John Huddleson of Ottawa,
Kan, the engineer The outfit had
been out of use for two years and
was in bad repair. Tobias was pre-
pairing to load it onto the cars and
had the engine steamed up to haul
the separator to Bluff City. The en-
CINE was ready to start when the ex-
plosion occurred.
To Re-vote Bonds.-H. S. Lincoln
and A. M. Dennis, representing the
Orient railroad, are preparing to have
the taxpayers of the Pike, Emporia
and Jackson townships in Lyon coun-
ty revote bonds for the Orient. The
three townships voted bonds when
the Orient was first talked of, on the
promise that the road would be
here inside of two years. The
bonds were annulled because the road
was not built within the required
time. The road promises now that If
the bonds are revoted It will have
trains running through here by next
spring.
Killed by Train.-The body of an
unknown man was found on the
Union Pacific tracks between Colby
and Oakley. The man was evidently