The Chanute times., 1906-07-06
Engine Through a srldse.-A trae.

river bridge at Geuda Springs. IN
bridge was badly damaged and tn
engine wrecked.
New Bank For Troy.-The organi
zation of new bank for Troy wal
perfected under the name of the Tro.
State Bank, with a capital of $4,000
Business will be commenced as sooI
as a building can be secured.
Dickinson Crop.-Last year Dickin
son county wheat averaged II bush
els to the acre on 100000 acres cut. 6
total of 100000 bushels. 1t sold fol
$1,OO0,000 The indications are thai
this years crop will be practically as
good at least 100000 bushels. worth
81 100000.
Orators for Dodge City. = Vice
President Fairbanks will be one OF
the speakers at the Dodge City re-
union the last week in August. Judge
Madison and other members of the
committee began some time ago to
take steps toward securing him, and
were assisted by Senator Long at
Washington.
Steam Flowing Pays.-W w. Dey
broke 600 acres of sod near Cimarron
in seventeen days, fraction over 80
acres a day. One day he plowed "a
miles a strip IA feet wide, or more
than 40 acres. He got $1.50 an acre
for the breaking. His expenses were
about $500, and he made in seventeen
days a clear profit of 5000. Steam
blowing not only turns up the sod
rapidly, but it is also profitable.
Rains Delay Threshng. - Wheat
threshing, which commenced in La
bette county recently has been de-
layed' by reason of the numerous good
rains of the past few days. Wheat
was all harvested in good condition
and is yielding a good quantity and
excellent quality. The recent rains
have been worth thousands of dollars
to the corn crop, and all crops are
more promising than for several
years.
Champion Shocker.-C. G. West,
brick mason, shocked as mnch wheat
as two men the other day at Dr. S. w.
Spitler's farm south of Wellington.
The two men who were shocking
could not keep up with the machine
and West said he could, so Dr. Spit
Ter offered him $40 to do it. West
says he is the champion wheat shock
er of the county, and offers to meet
all comers.
Saved by Main Strength. Oscar
Sandeen, an employe of one OF the
LaHarne smelters, was caught at the
door of one of the big ore furnaces by
the mechanical rake which carries
the ore through. The rake had just
passed through the furnace, and was
almost red hot. Bracing his hands
against the side of the furnace, San
deem held back the entire machinery
by main strength until the engines
could be stopped. ---,---.--
Coal Chutes Are Burned.-The new
coal chutes of the UniCI Pacific were
destroyed by fire at Salina. The
chutes had just been completed and
had been in use but few days. The
Standard Oil tanks are situated near
the chutes and it was with difficulty
that these were saved. A number of
cars were standing on the siding near
the chutes but were pulled away by
a switch engine before much daamge
was done. One of these cas- was load
ed with oil. The loss to the company
is estimated at $4,000.
German Farmers Tragic Death. -
Fred Helmor, a German farmer liv-
ing three miles south of Fort Scott,
committed suicide in tragic manner.
Crazed by pain and suffering from an
insurable disease he loaded shot
gun and while his family was asleep
he sat down in a chair and put the
muzzle of the gun in his mouth.
Using a brookstick thrust in the trig-
ger-guard he pressed this with his
foot and blew the top of his head of.
Blood and splinters of bone were scat
tered all over the floor and walls.
Helmor had recently bought a ceme-
terry lot, indicating that he contep'
plated death by suicide.
Kansas City, KS, Population. -
Frank NJ. Holcomb, clerk of Wyan-
dotte county. has issued the census
for that city. The report shows a
population of 1872 or 5,12O more
than last year. The report is less
than that of the Hoye Directory Com
pany. which gives S9,SS2. The differ
ence is accounted for by the direc-
tory containing names of some per-
sons who live outside the city limits,
while the report of Mr.. Holcomb only
includes those inside
CowIey County Pioneer Dead. -
Frank Nanny, pioneer of Cowley
county, who came to the United States
from Germany in 1862. died at st.
Marys' hospital in Winfield following
an operation for intestinal trouble. He
was known throughout the state for
his stubborn fight of a quarter of a
century against the prohibitory law.
He believed the selling of beer was
as legitimate and moral as the bak-