The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-10-05


tie River, Ellsworth Titus discovered
a twelve inch vein Of coal at the
depth of seventy-fve feet At the
depth of forty feet four inch vein
Of coal was passed through. A good
supply of water was obtained at
depth of eighty feet.
Fight MISUNDERSTANDING negroes
have appealed to Judge Wilson, of the
district court, for mandamus to COM
pei the board of education to admit
their children to all the schools and
the writ was granted President Hat
field, of the board of education said
that the board would fight the case
in the courts, even to the e@tent
of taking it to the supreme court. II
necessary.
Monument to Late Employe.-The
Long-Bell Lumber Company, of Kan
sas City, has erected a splendid monu-
ment in Oak Hill cemetery at Bald
win, in memory of the late Edwin 8.
Hackett. The monument rests on a
foundation of concrete, has three sec
lions and represents an expenditure
of $3.50. Mr.. Hackett held a RESPONSE (
BILE position with his company, thougf's
but 20 years of age.
Jointists Found Guilty. - The Dis
trict court at Abilene concluded the
joint cases with fifteen convictions
or the defendants pleaded guilty Only
one case was dismissed. a case in
which the wrong man was arrested.
One was put under bond. The others
will go to Jail and pay fines. j. X.
Codding attorney for the State Tenn
perance Union, assisted in the prose
cution.
Cigarettes His Undoing. - Frank
Brown, barber Of Kingman, will be
sent to an asylum for the benefit OF
the insane as the result of an inquiry
made by a jury before the probate
Judge of Kingman county Prominent
doctors testified that Mr.. Brown was
losing his mind, and stated that the
probable cause was excessive cigar
cite smoking Mr.. Brown Is married
and has been living at Kingman sew
eral months.
Premature Explosion kills--Thom-
as Lewis, miner employed at No.
mine of the Pittsburg and Cherokee
Coal Mining Company near Chicko-
pee, was instantly killed by the ex-
plosion of shot in his room. He was
30 years old a native of Wales, and
was a veteran of the Boer war and
had a number of medals from the
English army for valiant service. His
brother, William Lewis, is living in
Kansas City.
Special Prizes For Farm Exhibits
The merchants of Wichita are oHer-
ing special prizes for exhibits during
the Wichita Southwestern Fair. The
Wichita Board of Trade announced !.
that 1t would offer $25 in special
prizes of So each for the best half
bushel of hard wheat. soft wheat,
white corn, yellow corn, red oats.
prizes to be contributed by the fair
association for the best exhibit during
the week.
Fooled by Grandmother. - George
Old. a clerk in the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas railway Offices at Parsons,
attempted to kidnap his son from his
grandmother, Mrs Ella Ballard. Old
drove up in a hack and secured the
boy while his grandmother was in the
back yard talking to a neighbor. The
boy screamed and the grandmother
and several neighbors went to his res
cue and took him away from his
father. The father will attempt to Sc
cure the boy through the courts.
Burned For Five Weeks-At juno
ton City about six weeks ago the
Union Pacific Railroad Company stor-
ed over 10000 tons of coal In its yards
for use on the Kansas division Of the
road. One pile Of the coal, contain
ing moro than 1000 tons, caught fire
in many places from spontaneous
combustion and has been burning for
about five weeks. Streams Of water
have been PLYING on the burning
pile night and day for several weeks.
but tho fire cannot be stopped. All
of the coal Is practically destroyed
and the cinders are being hauled
away and used as ballast
Electric Lights For Little Town.
The town of Chapman which. by
the way. Is credited with less than a
thousand population. is making ar
rcngements to install electric lights.
A Is year franchise was granted by
the Chapman city council to Arthur
Williamson and he will use mill
dam for power. Chapman is greatly
excited and 1t has reason to be. The
East can brag Of few cities of less
than 1000 population using electric
lights, save where they are suburbs OF
large cites.
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