The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-14
Circus Employe Crushed by Wagon.


fatally hurt on the show grounds at
Leavenworth. He was jolted from
his seat on a water tank wagon and
wheel of the vehicle passed over
him, crushing his abdomen. His
home is in Bedford, Ky.
chetopa Has Commercial Club
The Chetopa Commercial Club was
organized with ]. F. Bornhouser as
president. Chetopa has just COM
pleted an elaborate system of water
works and an electric light plant, I'M
der municipal ownership. The La.
bette Gas Company is now complet-
ing the plant to furnish the city with
natural gas.
GaIva Young Man Commits Suicide.
"A young man named Fred Robin
son. living at Galva, committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head with a shotgun. He had retir-
ed as usual and about II o'clock
arose and taking the gun, placed it
against his head and pulled the trig-
ger No cause is known for his TAX
ing his own life.
Purse For Bereaved Mother.-Sym-
pathy for the bereaved mother, whose
daughter lost her life in an attempt
to gain honestly few dollars that
she needed badly, caused Wonderland
Park employees, at Wichita, to raise
a fund of nearly $50, which was pre-
scented to Mrs. Martha feathers,
mother of the aeronaut, who was
MORALLY injured by falling from
balloon in the big playground.
Work of Electrical Storm. - Sum-
ner county was vitited by a very
heavy rain, the fall measuring be-
tween three and four inches. 1t was
accompanied by severe electrical
storm that seemed to be general. A
number of farm houses and barns in
various parts of the county were
struck and burned with their con-
tents and many wheat stacks were
also destroyed.
Ready For First Dividend. The
first dividend to the creditors of
Devlin company has been declared.
This was a dividend of so per cent
from the Marcel!ne Mercantile Com
pany. The money for the dividend
comes from the sale of the stock OF
the company to the trustees OF the
Devlin estate. 1t is thought probable
that the company will pay out in full
when its affairs are financially closed
out
Fruit Jar Factory for Mound City.
Mound City is to have one of the
largest fruit jar factories in the state.
Contracts have been signed provid-
ing for it's establishment. Repre-
sentatives of outside capital controll-
ing patents on a new kind of glass
fruit jar have entered into the agree
ment. The factory will employ $50
persons. will occupy ten-acre tract
and will have an output of LOO car
loads of glass fruit jars year.
Where Teachers Are Needed.-The
last bulletin of the summer showing
where teachers are needed in the
schools of the state has been issued
by the state superintendent The fol-
lowing counties need teachers from
outside Barber, 1O-20 Clay, 10;
Ellsworth Is; Finney, 6-S; Graham,
1920; Grant, 4 Cove, "a; Hodgeman,
Z; Haskell, 4; Kiowa, 1920; King
man, 3; Logan, 10; Morton, 3; Mont
gomery, IL; Osborne, $3.50; Phillips.
20; Rocks, 90; Smith, %; Stevens, 3;
Scott, 10; Wilson, 90.
Say Negro Has Confessed. = Rob-
ert Mcdaniel, the negro employe of
the Santa Fe at Ottawa, charged with
the murder of officer Bodley, con-
fessed to the crime after a severe
sweating" by Detective Germaine, of
the Santa Fe and implicated two
white employees of the railroad, A. w.
Pearce and Jesse Bruce. The men
deny their guilt, but are under arrest.
The negro, Mcdaniel, was hurried
away to Garnett to prevent an at
tempt at lynching.
Wheels Made to Set Themselves
An invention which will mean much
to those troubled with loose buggy
tires during the summer months has
been patented by l.. N. Wittum of
234 st. Francis, Wichita. The inven-
ton is what is called a double
strength Wheel In the makeup a
small jackscrew is placed on each
spoke of the wheel next to the rim.
When the tire works loose the screw
can be adjusted so as to tighten the
rim. The invention is simple and can
be worked by child. 1t does away
with all tire setting and the use of
bolts and clamps in keeping the
wheels together.
Killed by Fall of .Rock.-A. o.
Reese. superintendent of the Chero-
kee Coal and Mining Company's
shaft at Cherokee. was killed in the
mine by a fall of rock. He was 43
vaars old and leaves n widow and