The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-02

LOOKS GOOD 10 fathcr. Nv
Kansas agricultural department re
ports the states yield OF winte
wheat to be more than s0,0Oo,OO'
bushels. With the spring wheat tn
total will exceed 100,O00,O0O bushels
or the greatest crop in the history q
the state The corn crop will bS
20O,0O0,000 bushels.
Body Recognized by Relative. -
The body of the man found in ponc
northwest of Hutchinson has been
recognized as being that of James
Eagan, formerly of Kansas City. A
brother-in-law of the deceased recog
nized Eagan as being his wife's
brother. The body was taken to Kan
sas City for burial.
Quilting Bee Thing Of Past. - The
quilting factory at Mcpherson has
been started in operation and is at
tracing considerable attention. The
two large Singer sewing machines
with quilting attachments are run by
a gasoline engine, while all the oper-
ator has to do is to guide the light
frame on which is stretched the quilt
or comforter
Carnegie FIT Reasonably Sure. -
Friends University of Wichita seems
reasonably certain to get the con-
ditional gift promised by Andrew
Carnegie for its library. The greater
part of the sum necessary to be rails
ed Is now assured and those who
have been at work on the matter are
feeling greatly encouraged over the
outlook.
$4,000 in One Day. - According to
Supt. Morrison of the Wichita Street
Railway the total number of persons
who boarded all cars on all lines on
Friday during the fair was just $4,000
while the number of those who rode
to the fair grounds and back was
10000. This Is an excellent record
and one of which Wichita may feel
Justly proud.
In Service Twenty Years. - At
Wichita recently twenty years Of SER
vice as letter carriers was completed
by Ed Walden, Cary Davis and
George Choteau. These men are the
only ones that remain of the original
postoff1ce force. That they have
been tried and found true is evident
by their remaining in this position of
trust for nearly quarter Of a CEN
fury.
Commercial Club Visits Wich ta-
Forty members of the Topeka Com
mercial Club visited Wichita and
were given a reception. which they
declared was beyond their expecta-
ton. They spent the forenoon driv-
ing over the town and the afternoon
at the fair. At noon they were the
guests Of the Commercial Club and
at night were rendered a smoker at
the Chamber of Commerce.
Killed By Overdose Of Morphine |
James Norris, laborer, died in a
livery stable in Wichita from the eff
fects Of a dose of morphine, but |
whether the drug was taken to ease
pain or with suicidal intent is not |
known. When discovered the man
was still alive, but efforts to save
his life were not effective. He has
no relatives here but has a brother |
in Raleigh, N. c.
! X;II.d l;c,s.iF IL I.u Tbo saoond |
suicide within three days occurred at
Hiawatha when William McGregory,
a prisoner in the county Jail, cut his |
throat with a penknife and bled to
death before he was found. He was
arrested for selling liquor illegally at
Everest, and had been in Jail only |
two days. He was about 40 years |
OF age, and is survived by wife and
a child. He left no note or other ex-
PLANTATION of his action.
Cases were Of Mild Type. - The
public schools of Kingman have been
opened after having been closed sew
en- days on account Of a diphtheria
scare. Not a single case Of the dis
ease remains in the city and there
have been but two deaths. All other
cases were of mild form and yield
ed readily to treatment
Soldier Killed by Street Car. -
Private Nicholas of Company X,
Eighteenth United States infantry,
was fatally injured by being struck
by a street car near Fort Leaven-
worth. He died in the operating
room at the post hospital little lat
er.
Would DlsbEr Three Attorneys. -
r. A. Levitt, an attorney from Colby,
Kas., has Given notice to the Shaw
nee county district court at Topeka
Of disbarment proceedings against A.
P. Tone Wilson, Clement L. Wilson
and Anthony p. Wilson, Topeka at
torneys. who are members Of the |
same family. Levitt went to Topeka
to take dispositions in the Office Of the
Wilson's. He says they attacked and
seriously injured him while he was |