The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-10-20
|CURRENF KANSAS FACTS.
BRIEF MENTION OF INTEREST.
ING EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
KANSAS COMMENT

Akin, shooting gallery proprietor
was brought to hospital at Wichita
II was found that 22-caliber bulle
had penetrated his body just abov'
the groin, but the surgeons do no
consider the wound dangerous. AL
though Akin is under arrest. Mayo
Muir said that he would not prose
cute him, hf Or l.Irs
Diphtheria Closes schooIs.-At the
present time there are five familie:
under quarantine for diphtheria In
Tredonia. All cases are those Of
school children and have developed In
the school room. Quarantine is being
strictly observed and it is not prob
able that the disease will extend from
those cases that have been reported
It was deemed advisable that the
school should be closed for at least
one week.
Civil Service Examinations. - Civil
service examinations for the following
| positions will be held in Topeka at
the federal building on the dates men,
toned: October rs, laboratory as
sistant; November 1, monotype ma
| chinist; Syrian interpreter topo-
graphic craftsman; supervisor of In
| dian music; Roumanian, Polish.
Lithuanian, Russian, German and
Magyar interpreter; November s, rail-
way mail clerk.
Gas Well at Pleasanton.-The coun-
ty gas field was advanced several de-
grees by the bringing in of a well
having a 100000 feet daily capacity
on the Carbon lease, west of town, by
the Goodspeed company. Win Butch
er, one of the best drillers in the field,
brought it in and was unable to case
1t, owing to the pressure and volume.
Webb Leighty, manager of the Pleas
anton companys drill, was sent for
and, after working all day, they fin
ally got it cased, but late that evening
1t blew the top of the casing off and
the company wired to Paola for more
fixtures. 1t is the strongest well in
the field and the people are greatly
elated over it.
Neosho Gets Big Factory.-It is all
over as far as the 100000 wagon
factory the Dealers Manufacturing
Association contemplates building and
Parsons doesn't get it. She made
strong fight through her representa-
tive, j. F. Steele, and stood close
second to Neosho, the successful
town, when the final vote was TAX
en-. On the last vote which decid
ed, Neosho got five, Parsons two and
Coffeyville one, of the nine votes cast
This of course gave the factory to
Neosho.
Murderer Profited by crime.-Can a
murderer acquire property by his
crime, and keep it? is a question that
has been checked up to the supreme
court Thornton Brant killed his wife,
Kate Brant, in Jewell county, in 1908
for her money and property. Under
the Kansas law when one member of
a family without issues dies the 9TH
err gets all the property. The Brants
had no children. Brant therefore
claimed all the property After the
crime was fastened on him he turn
ed the property over to lawyer to
defend him. He was convicted, how
ever, and sentenced to hang. He is
now in the penitentiary. Some broth
ers and sisters of Mrs. Brant, deceas-
ed, have now stepped in and asked
for the property, claiming that a MUIR
derer cannot acquire property by his
crime. The case was argued once be-
fore the supreme court, but rehear-
ing has been ordered. 1t is under
stood that the court is somewhat d.
vided on the proposition.
Draws the Color Line. = While
Campbell Bros. circus was at Osborne
few days ago lioness gave birth
to two white cubs. The mother dis
owns them because they are white,
but they are being raised on the bot
tie. Their color makes them especi-
ally valuable and if they live they will
be worth $4,000 apiece when grown.
Hold Farmers Institute. : The
farmers institute, to be held at
Hackney. promises to be of more than
ordinary interest this year. 1t will
be held the first week of December
and in connection with the institute
proper there will be corn judging
contest and an exhibit of farm pro-
ducts. There will also be a bread
baking contest from competitive
brands of -four All the mills of Ar
kansas City and Winfield, and the
Dunkard mills have entered the list
and the winner of the first premium
for the best loaf of bread gets 100
pounds of the best brand of flour do
mated by the milling company MAX
ing the brand of flour from which the
prize loaf has been made. The Sec
ond prize is a 50-pound sack of the
best -four.
Many Fort Riley Deserters.-The post
records at Fort Riley show that curing
August and September o. soldiers de.