The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-06

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Rock Companys zinc mine at Ga
lena.
In the Olympic Games.-Fay Moul
' ton, the Kansas university Splinter O
: some years ago, has been selected as
one of the team to represent Americs
in the Olympic games which will take
place in Athens, Greece, this spring
Moulton will run in the 400-metei
race.
Want Rate Case Advanced. - Carr
w. Taylor, attorney for the railroad
board, has made application to have
the implement rate case advanced on
the docket. The board recently con-
tinued it till May 8, upon application
of the railroads. Taylor wants 1t
tried before that time.
HaIstead Short on Ice. - For the
ers here have failed to fill their ice
houses with natural ice. At no time
during the winter has the ice on the
| river been thick enough to cut and
ice users will have to depend wholly
on the manufactured product. -.
A 100000 Land Sale. - A deed in
which the consideration is stated at
100000 was filed in the Office of the
register of deeds. The deed conveys
from Whit Laming and wife. of Ton
ganoXie, to Joseph H. Driesbach, $50
acres of land near Tonganoxie. The
| purchase price was $6250 an acre.
Armed Convict at Large. - Private
Empie, of the First infantry, await
ing trial at Fort Leavenworth for de-
sertion, escaped from his armed
guard and took the latter's Krag-Jor-
gensen rifle and ammunition. The
sentry reported that he slipped in
rut and fell, and the prisoner seized
him before he could get up and took
the weapon from him and fed
Found BY Mother. - The son If ].
M. Monroe, : 1 years of age, who lives
near Inman, in Mcpherson county,
was found near his home mortally
wounded by shotgun, from the
effects of which he died soon after.
He was unable to give an account of
the accident. but it is thought the gun
had accidentally discharged, the load
striking him in the face and forehead.
His mother found him and carried him
to the house, where he soon died.
Looks for ALjustment.-The price
of coal has begun to advance in To-
peka on account of the probability of
a coal strike. Dealers are now ask
ing from 25 to so cents a ton more
than they did recently. They claim
the mines have lifted prices. Cyrus
Leland trustee for the Devlin mines
says that his concern has not lifted
prices any. He still looks for set
Element of the trouble between opera
tors and miners, and feels sanguine
that no strike will occur.
More Aid for ireland. - Additional
pressure to secure a pardon for A. r.
Ireland will be brought to bear upon
Gov. Hoch by the labor unions of To-
peka. A big mass meeting is to be
held April 8. David Overmyer will
be one of the speakers. The Ireland |
matter gets a place in the Topeka |
meeting because the labor unions |
think that ireland is mistreated just |
as Meyer and other Idaho officials are.
Ireland is vice-presiL 3nt of the Ma
chinists' Union, and is serving six |
months sentence in the Cowley coun-
ty Jail for assaulting ]. D. Harrity, a
"scab" machinist.
Forestry Official at Fl. Riley. -
Charles A. Scott assistant forester
from Washington, D. c.. arrived here |
about week ago and has been engag- |
ed in looking over the reservation in |
connection with the scheme for the |
planting of trees on its many bald |
hills. 1t was recommended last year |
that such a scheme be inaugurated, |
if practicable, as the baroness of the |
hills made it almost impossible for the |
concealment of troops when in any |
considerable number during man.
euver operations. The scheme is a |
pis one and of course, will take time |
TO accomplish
Farmers Want lnterurban,-Oneo of |
the big questions just now III consid-
Grafton by the intefdrban people is
whether to go north over the original
survey to Winfield, or to take the
route northeast via the Dunkard
Mills, A careful measurement de-
monstrates the fact that instead of
five miles. it is only two and one-half
miles farther by the Dunkard Mills
route. Also the farmers along this
route are willing to donate $4,000 to
have the road run that way, for the
benefit it will be to them in trans
portation and the natural increase of
the value of their farms. A conser-
vative estimate is that the Interurban
will add at least SIS per acre to every
farm it touches. Mr.. J. w. Birdzell
of the Dunkard Mills has pledged $500
to have the road run that way. The