The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-21
Died From the Operation.

the 5-year-old daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Beveal of Lincoln county,
died as the result of eating water
melon. A few days ago melon seed
lodged in the child's windpipe She
was taken to Salina and an operation
was performed. The child died as
result.
Alleged Incendiary Arrested.-liar-
rison Wilson, who says his home is
in Arkansas, was arrested at Wichita
charged with setting fire to barn
which was burned with its contents,
including seven horses. The barn be-
longed to farmer named E. Shuttle
bergef, for whom Wilson was work
ing.
Why PHILIPPINES Are Little. = Be
cause they are excessive users OF
cigarettes and carry everything on
their heads are reasons which VIII
liam E. Rutledge of Mound City as
signs for the diminutive size OF the
Filipinos. Mr. Rutledge has just gone
to the Philippines to supervise nine
schools there He says Filipino pu-
pills have little enthusiasm for their
work
Brave Motorman Killed. = Frank
Hurd, a motorman. was killed in
collision between electric cars on the
Fort -Leavenworth reservation. The
car in charge of Hurd slipped as 1t
was coming down grade, because OF
wet grass on the track, and crashed
into another car, wrecdng the Vestl-
bules of both. Hurd stuck to his post
Ma one else was injured. Hurd was
81 years old, and his home was in
Orange county. He was a soldier at
Fl. Leavenworth until recently.
He Couldn't Stay Good.-E. A. Ger
man, of Claflin, was taken to the peni-
tertiary. German was paroled from
the penitentiary few months ago
and went to his home at Claflin He
lived an upright life for while, but
went to Salina and stole $500 worth
of jewelry from the home OF Charles
Mahan. He confessed to the theft
and stated that the jewelry was
dropped near where the officers ar
rested him The jewelry has never
been found.
Arrests a Cont ctor. - w. L. A.
Johnson, state labor commissioner or
Kansas, was in Wichita to investl-
gate reported vic, ,tions of the state
labor law. AS a result of his findings
he had County Attorney Brubacher
issue a warrant for the arrest OF Z.
C. Hodgson, contractor, who Is
building an addition to a school house
and who. it is alleged, has been re-
curing his men to work more than
eight hours a dav. This is the first
attempt to enforce the law in Wich'
ita
Is Now Sole Owner. - Colonel M.
M. Murdoch. editor in chief of the
Wichita Daily Eagle, purchased the
entire plant of the paper and assum-
ed charge CT all affairs. r. P. Muir
dock. who has been business manager
of the paper for twenty years. retir-
ing The valuation of the plant is
given at 100000. Colonel Murdoch
cTned two-thirds of the plant before
purchasing his brothers interest. In
the deal the building where the Eagle
has been located ever since 1t was
a paper, goes to the retiring business
manager and new structure will be
erected for the plant by Colonel Muir
dock. Colonel. Murdoch went to
Wichita from BLrlingame, Kan, in
1872 and established the Weekly
Eagle. He was engaged in the news
paper business there as editor and
proprietor of the Usage County
Chronicle In respect to service Col
oncl Murdoch is the oldest newspa-
per man in the state.
Mo. Pacific Takes an Appellate
torneys for the Missouri Pacific rail-
road have filed suits in the district
court at Topeka asking that orders
of the board Of railroad commission
ers be reversed. The board has order
cd the company to put stations in at
various points along the line and the
company's attorneys contend that the
board has no right to such orders.
Horse in Billiard Hall.-At Wichita
1200-pound horse belonging to A.
G. Mueller. the undertaken. while
hitched to a wagon in the rear of
Lewis Butterield's billiard parlor,
politely bursted through the rear
door and leaving the wagon outside,
roamed down the narrow aisle be-
tween the ponderous tables and ex-
pensive sideboards. When discovered
the strange visitor was about ready
to poke his head through the large
plate glass window in the front of the
building. The strange thing is the
apparent ease with which the horse,
as large and bulky as he was. made
his way down the narrow passage
way. He had to be backed out slowly
in order to be extricated from his
close quarters.