The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-11
KANSAS COMMENT

OTQeTeu eSldDllSucu III biShSoA,
county, total number of routes, thirty
one; Mitchell county, total number OF
routes, twenty-four.
Regulation of Dogs.-The Winfield
officers are vigorous in pursuit OF
dogs. Over 80 dogs were killed dur
ing two days. Dog taxes are being
paid on a large number of dogs, max
ing the best showing for number Of
years.
Drowned In Creek.-Joe Bailey, the
15-year-old son of ]. Bailey, a promin-
ent stock raiser, living near Arcadia,
was drowned while fording Drywood
creek at the Bailey farm. twelve
miles north of Pittsburg. The creek
passes through the Bailey stock
farm.
Large Barn Burned. - The large
barn of Carl Osborne, who lives six
miles north of Emporia, was struck
by lightning during storm and burn
ed to the ground, together with 800
one mule team, large span of work
horses, wagons, harness and farm
tools. Insurance on the barn was
$500. The total loss is $4,000.
Author Married Quietly. w. Cor
don Parker and Verna e. Clark were
married at Valley ranch, the home of
the brides parents, east OF Arkansas
City. The groom is from New York
and is the author of some popular
juvenile books which he illustrated
himself. He is now engaged in the
stock business here in addition to his
literary work.
New Asylum Superintendent. - DR..
w. C. Van Mugs. who was appointed
to take the place of DR.. Newton as
Superintendent of the asylum for the
feeble minded at Winfield, is the son
of ]. D. Van Mugs, who is now super
intendent of the insane asylum at
Osawatomie. DR.. w. c. Van Nuys
was raised and educated in Wichita.
attending the Lewis Academy.
Gas Pipe Line for Topeka. - T. ].
Adams, of Vincennes. Ind. and W. S.
Kilmer, of Kansas City, have been
comforting with business men of To-
peka relative to a proposition to pipe
gas into that city from the Indian
Territory fields. The proposition is
to run a pipe line from the Bartles-
vile territory to Topeka. The pipe
line is to be run by way of Winfield
being tapped there to supply that
point.
Governors Private Secretary. - F.
L. Williams, of Clay Center, will soon
assume the position of private secre-
tary to Governor Hoch, succeeding
John Smith, of Marion, who was APP
pointed temporarily to fill the place
after the resignation of T. A. McNeal
on July /, when the latter became
state printer. Smith will resume his
old duties as executive clerk in the
governors Office, and Fred Knapp, the
present executive clerk, will become
secretary of the board of control.
New NJ, X. G. T. Shops at Parsons.
The contract for the location of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas shops at
Parsons has been signed by the rail-
way company and the citizens of that
city. In consideration of Parsons do
mating a large sum of money toward
the purchase of site for the shops
the railway company agrees to build
shops that will cost 100000. This
figure is somewhat smaller than was
at first expected, but it is large
enough to insure good payroll. The
shops are to be completed within two
years.
Burton is Silent.-Senator Burton
has gone to Chicago. He refused to
be interviewed in regard to the
Chickasaw bond before he left.
Collecting Animal Specimens. ID.
E. Lantz. of Washington, D. c., who
is connected with the United States
biological survey, visited Medicine
Lodge, collecting animal specimens
for governmental purposes. He is an
expert trapper and gets about every
thing in this line. Among the most
interesting of the specimens so far
captured are a lot of Kangaroo rab-
bits which he got in the sand hills.
He also has many other small ami
mails peculiar to Kansas soil.
Young Wife Sujcide.-Mrs. c. L.
SHAFT of Douglass committed suicide
by shooting herself in the right tenn
pie with a revolver. The husband was
In an adjoining room with their baby
when he heard the shot. Rushing to
his wife he found her dead. She was
81 years old and had been married
four years. She had been i'll for sew
eral months and had been home from
a Winfield hospital only three weeks.
1t is supposed dependency was the
cause of the suicide.
Linton Wants Second Term.-Lafe
Linton, of Smith county, wants
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