The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-10
viii Prosecute Jolntlsts.-Attorney

Mr.. Marshall's appointment become
; effective Immediately and he is e'
pected to take charge of the join
situation of the county.
DR.. NeeIy's Insurance. = DR.. S. +
Nicely, the ex-mayor of Leavenworth
who died suddenly, left $4,000 life in
surance. He had a policy for $500
in the Knights of Pythias order AM
policy for $4,000 in the Mutua
Life of New York The Mutual Lift
policy was taken out only year ag'
and only the first annual paymen
was made on it.
Killed With a Pocket knife.-Wil
litm Merritt is charged with killing
John Volger in a fight by cutting hi'
jugular vein with Z pocket knife. The
parties belonged to threshing ma
chine gang twenty miles south of Kin
sley, and were ut supper when the
trouble occurred Merritt was cap
tured after several miles chase and
is now in Jail at Kinsley. Volser's
relatives are said to live at Louis
vile, KY. Merritt says his home is
in Pueblo.
Can't Get Laborers. Mr.. Sher.
wood foreman of the Union Pacific
round house at Junction City, wants
large number of men to work in the
U. P. yards, unloading coal. He has
| several months work for them at con,
tract prices that insure good wages.
Inside of the next few months the
Union Pacific will unload about 10000
tons of coal in the yards there. 1t
has no place to store the coal so it
will be dumped onto the ground.
There are 40 carloads of coal in the
yards at present ready to be unloaded
and the shipments will be received
every day from now on.
kansans Are Selected.-J. H. At.
wood Democratic national commit
teeman from Kansas, has been ap.
pointed to select ten Kansas Demo
Gratis to attend the reception to w. j.
Bryan in New York, August 80. He
has selected the following: w. A.
Harris. Lawrence; ". H. Ryan, Cir
ard; Thomas Morgan, Ottawa; David
Overmyer, Topeka; Sam Amidon
Wichita; Hugh Farrelly, Chanute;
w. w. Rhoder, Kansas City; w, P.
Dimard, Fort Scott; Samuel Bishoff
Lawrence; E. E. Murphy, Leaven.
worth
Prices Soar in Dickinson County,
The prices of land in Dickinson coun,
ty that were considered almost pro.
hibitive last spring seem to be go.
ing up as fast as before summer
come. The price list of a local real
estate firm was reprinted this week
and every farm was marked up from
last winter Is to 20 per cent. The
ones more in keeping with the ideas
of the farmers concerning the value
of their land. The farms selling for
$50 an acre last year are nearly all
lands are going higher as the rains
indicate generally good crops for the
present season.
Freak Pig Born Near. Oswego. -
The greatest freak among swine is
a male pig at the Deming ranch,
Oswego This freak of nature is one
of litter of six pigs. 1t has human
hands, three fingers and a thumb;
the nails are as perfect as human
nails can be and are of a pretty pink
color. The hands are lying on the
breast. The pig is a jet black in
color, except the breast, arms and
hands. they being as white as can be.
The spot on the breast is hairless
and resembles the skin of a child.
The eyes are those of a frog, the nose
belongs to the bat family. the ears are
large and lie back on the shoulders
like those of an elephant The freak
has no hind legs, the body is long
and round and tapers on the end like
a nice hoe handle. The tail has
natural curl which will not uncurl.
1t lived sometime after birth. There
was a birthmark on top of the skull
that resembles a mulberry.
Girl Is Drowned at Ford. - Misses
Ruby and Cora Kinley, of FL Dorado,
attempted to ford the Little Walnut
in a buggy. The stream was swollen
and the horses feet we're washed
from under them. Miss Ruby was
washed down the stream in the
buggy and drowned. Miss Cora
jumped out, succeeded in getting to
the shore and went to a farm house
for assistance. The drowned girls
body was found 100 yards down the
stream.
Irrigation Delegates. - The names
of the delegates selected by Govern.
or Hoch to represent the state at the
national irrigation congress to meet
in Boise, Ida, September to s, are:
Otis l.. Benton, of Overlin; Victor
Murdoch, of Wichita w. A. Reeder,
of Logan; ]. F. farrell. of Holton; /.
L. Diesem, of Garden City; ]. H. Mil
Ter, of Manhattan; s. S. Ashbaugh, of
Wichita; Henry Hatch, of Gridley; J.