The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-10-05
It Happened TX a n S a S
.....ln..... A=-=======


|
eating chile. 1t is not known where
he bought the fatal chile, but the
poison is supposed to have developed
from tainted meat used in the making
of 1t.
Stock Feeding Station Abandoned.
Since the thirty-six hours shipping
law went into effect the stock feeding
station on Union Pacific. at Junction
City has been abandoned. Heretofore
all stock from the western part OF the
state had to be unloaded and fed
there.
Leg Cut of by Train. - Percy
Mackay, a Santa Fe brakeman, whose
home is at Florence, Kan, was run
over six miles from Dodge City.
Mackay's right leg was cut off close
to the body. He was taken to a hos
pital at Dodge City. He cannot re-
cover.
Brings a Big Price.-John Storms of
Hiawatha shipped one of the most
valuable carloads of farm products
ever sent from there. 1t contained
COO bushels of clover seed and brought
Mr.. Sterns $1,000. He bought the
seed from farmers, paying from S5.75
| to sc bushel for it.
Murdered by the "Black Hand" -
The body of Frank Riona, an Italian,
aged 81 years, was found lying in the
street in Pittsburg. There was sew
en-inch wound in the abdomen and it
is believed that Riopa was murdered.
The police believe the crime was a
"black hand" murder.
Winfield to Have Orphans Home
A Lutheran society known as the Kan
sas District of the Missouri Synod OF
the Evangelical Lutheran Church Will
in course of the next six months es-
tablish an Orphans Home at Win
field. The site has been selected ana
will be in the east end of town. Al
the present time nothing more can be
said.
Wichita to Have Catholic College,
Catholic college second to none in
the state is to be built at Wichita De-
fore the end of the coming year
Bishop Hennessy confirmed the re-
mort. stating that $4,000 more was
needed for the required amount neces-
sary in the erection Of this insutu'
ton.
Two Lucky kansans. - William d,
Hatch and George H. Baldry, two Hia-
watha men, are taking over $1,000
week from a gold claim they have IN
Alaska. They went to the klondlke
during the rush and until recently
have worked at their trades. both
visited their families here last spring
and returned to work the claim when
they had located just before coming
home The water supply will not last
much longer this season but next sum
mer Hatch and Daldry expect to pan
out over $4,000 a week. Both are
sending considerable money to their
families here.
Left Town Under a Cloud.-Wi!liam
Brooks tailor. of Salna, left town
II Is claimed, to escape being charged
with bigamy. Brooks was married 10
a Swede girl about a year ago ana
they have lived together happily. "A
few weeks ago a letter was received
from a woman in Atlantic City, N. d.
asking about her husband, sending
photograph of him. She said he was
the father Of her children. Later
letter was received from 4 man IN
Philadelphia, who said he was BROOKS
son. The picture and description lifted
Brooks and mate to the photograph
was found in his home. 1t is alleged
that he confessed.
Killed by a Train.-Anton Stuewe
father of Stuewe brothers, bankers OF
Alma. was struck by n Rock Island
train and instantly killed.
Dlnhtheria Closes Schools. - On ad-
wee of physicians all city schools at
Lawrence were closed as q precau-
tionary measure, because OF an cpl
demic of diphtheria. Two physicians
visited each school and examined pu-
pills. They felt justified In advising
that the schools be closed at present.
Cattle Co. Is Fined.-In the United
States district court at Wichita the
Boyce Cattle Company entered a plea
of guilty to four counts on an indict-
ment for maintaining fences on gov
ernment land. Judge Pollock sen
etnced the company to pay mes
uggregating 81 ,25o. The cases against
lanes w. McClain and NJ. c. Comb
were continued until next term There
were originally 10 defendants, but the
other cases were dismissed when the
defendants removed their fences ac-
cording to I'm agreement with the
court. The Boyce Company had re-
moved a part Of Its fences. but not
enough to satisfy the district attorney
and the court.