The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-21
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Mcdaniel, negro, has been SEN
fenced to life term in the penitenti-
AIRY for the murder of Santa Fe officer
wa, two weeks ago.
Killed BY Freight Train. = Mrs.
Sarah f.. Baker wife of B. e. Baker,
of Olathe, was struck by Santa Fee
freight train at street crossing,
near her home, from the effects of
which she died an hour later, without
regaining consciousness.
To Drill $4,000 Worth. = For the
purpose of developing gas and oil
leases in Linn county, the Goodspeed
Gas and Oil Company, of Kansas City,
Mo. has decided to eXpend $4,000
on I 300 acres of gas and oil leases
at Mound City.
Caught Greek Murderers. After
chase continuing for nearly eight
months and extending from Wallase,
Kan. to Montreal, Theodore Kat
simans and John Dangos, two Greek
murderrrs, were captured at Spring
field, ILL.,. and Governor Hoch issued
a requistion for their return to
wallace county.
\ Shot and Killed Himself. = Henry
7 Sehrt. a shoemaker, living on farm
near Parsons, shot and killed him
self. He discharged both barrels OF
a shotgun into his breast Domestic
trouble is supposed to have been the
cause, as he ouarreled with his son
n few days ago and the boy left for
Kansas City.
Saline County Jointists Stuck
Two more jointists were convicted in
the district court at Salina. Henry
Anderson and Curly Smith were both
found guilty of maintaining nuisances
and violating the prohibitory law.
Both the cases were tried at the last
term of court The juries disagreed.
The cases will not be appealed
Suicide at Mcpherson. - Pete Mel
son. Swedish farmer living north
west of Mcpherson, c. nmitted sui
eide by drinking blue vitrol. He was
a well-to-do farmer ard no cause is
known for his taking his life aside
from despondency over the deaths in
his family. his second wife having
died few weeks ago. Mr.. Nelson
was about GO years of age.
Saves Money For State. - Indica-
lions are that the state will save
third more during the present fiscal
year on it's printing work than it did
last year. The saving last year was
$21 900. and r. A. McNeal, state
printer. believes that this year it will
be fully 100000 If he is correct the
cost of the state printing plant VIII
have been almost saved during the
first biennial period.
Calf Spreads Texas Fever. = DR..
John 3. Baker state live stock SAM
tary commissioner. has received re-
port of an outbreak of Texas fever in
Sumner county. which was caused in
NJ an odd manner A few weeks ago a
calf with a herd being shipped
through Caldwell escaped from the
car II spent its time in pastures ad-
Joining the town and now Texas fever
ticks have been found on a number
of the milk cows used to supply the
town with milk.
Four.Milion Gas Well Brought In.
The Fred Horton Drilling Company
has lust brought in a four million gas
well on the Young rlace, two miles
north of lola. The well was drilled
in for the Lanyon Zinc Company. The
Horton Drilling Company has also
brought in a well on the Kruger
Mace east of the Kansas Portland
Cement plant. which will measure in
the ncishborhood of 100000 cubic
feet of gas per day. The well was
drilled in for the La Harpe Smelter
company and the Cherokee-Lanyon.
Grand Jury at Wellington. = The
first grand jury Sumner county has
had for twenty years began its SEES,
sion after being sworn and charged
by Judge Swarts. S. S. Richmond. of
Caldwell. who was foreman of the
first grand jury ever summoned in
Il the county back in 1878. was made
y foreman The jury is expected to
pay special attention to violations OF
the prohibitory and anti-gambling
laws.
His Stove Pipe Well.-H. ]. Bone.
United States district attorney has
Instituted suits against two Western
Kansas settlers who are said to have
failed to comply with the federal laws
in getting possession of their land.
The defendants are w. r. Standard
and Matthew Trueman, both OF Cove
county. Mr. Bone asks that the pat
ents to the land be set aside. 1t is
charged that Trueman furnished the
money and Standifird fled on the
land. Standifird claimed to have inn
proved his land and mentioned among
other improvements we'll. This well
consisted of Joint of stovepipe driv-
en- in the ground and containing wa
4er which Standifird nd DOured in