The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-08
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tered.
To Enter Naval Academy.-Harol
Hicks of Junction City has passed hi
first examination to enter the nava
academy and has been directed to G
there June 20. when he will enter tn
academy.
higgins Case at Fort Scott. = TIL
murder charges against Belle Riggin
and her husband, George higgins, VIII
starved to death their little son som
months ago, have been dismisse,
against them in district court and the,
were allowed to plead guilty to cru
city to the child and were fined $25,
and sentenced each to one year il
Jail.
Move to Kansas City. - The ]. H
James Manufacturing Company which
has built up a fine business in the
manufacture Of window display fix
lures in Fort Scott. will move the fac
tory to Kansas City about September
l, and go into the business on lar
ger scale Mr.. James has built up g
business that extends across this con
| tinent
Hog Cholera Cure.-The veterinary
department of the Kansas Agricultur
al college has been experimenting for
year or two with a hog cholera
remedy of its own manufacture. DR..
Schoenleber wants to know of the
earliest cases of hog cholera and will
either go in person or will send a
small quality with careful direction
for testing.
Dies Suddenly at Mcpherson. -
Mrs. Nellie Zug, aged SO, was stricken
with paralysis, while chatting with
her brother and friends. She breathed
only few seconds after the stroke.
Mrs. Zug had invited friends over to
spend the evening and while she was
chatting in pleasant mood she was
stricken Her brother caught her be-
fore she fell. but she died in his arms.
All Differences Settled. - Word
from Waterville in Marshall county
says the telephone troubles have been
adjusted by the company granting
nearly all the demands made by the
patrons. However, Miss Alice Death,
the operator over whom the conten-
ton started, was not reinstated. She
has accepted position in the cen
trail of the Denver, Colo, exchange
and will leave for that city shortly.
TipIess Era in Wichita.-No "tips"
to walters or other employees is an
order put into effect in Wichita by
the newly organized Chamber of Com
merce. Guests are required to not
give tips and employees are forbidden
to accept tips" under penalty of i'm
mediate dismissal from service. The
new house rule reads: "The giving
of tips to walters or other employees
is forbidden and the acceptance by
them of such gifts will result in their
dismissal"
Advertising Western Kansas. -
Western Kansas is to have an oppor-
tunity to exploit its resources. Coun-
ties throughout western Kansas are
to be given an opportunity to make
up an advertising train to be sent
East, to at least go as far as Chicago
on an advertising tour. Syl Dixon will
engineer this excursion. A man. from
each town interested is to represent
his county. The following cities are
interested so far: Garden City, SYRIA
cuse, Dodge City, Larned and Kin
sley.
Leavenworth Battery Leaves.-The
Sixteenth battery of field artillery will
leave this post for Fort Riley to take
part in the annual target practice. The
battery will leave here fully equipped
as in war times and with a full sup
ply of ammunition. This is the first
time ammunition has been carried
overland by the troops for this pur-
pose Five wagons will carry the
Each proiectile weighs
105 pounds. The troops will pass
town and travel overland as
they did last fall.
Daub High School Building. - A
crowd of rowdies and toughs, many
Of whom never attended the high
school and many of whom will not
attend it next year, made raid on
the high school building at Wichita
at night and daubed it with red and
white paint. This is about the fourth
tri-monthly decorating which the old
building has been treated to.
Council Grove to CeIebrate.-This
town is making great preparations to
celebrate July 4. Hon. Phil Camp
bell, congressman from the Third dis
trict, and Hon. ]. NJ. Miller, of the
Fourth district. will be present and
deliver addresses. as we'll as other
speakers of state reputation. Some
excellent attractions are being Sc
cured and the merchants will spend
over $1,000 to entertain the visitors.
An effort is being made to secure the
government mounted band from Fl.
Riley. Excellent horse races, auto