The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-03-23
KANSAS COMMENT


the Bell company. The exchanges al
Erie, st. Paul and Stark were includ
ed in the sale, together with about one
hundred country lines.
Undertakers' Trust. - It is an old
saying that nothing is sure but death
and taxes. This has been modernized
to include the payment of the under
takers bill since Kansas undertakers
have formed a trust and require peo'
pie to put up cash or give approve
security before they will bury the
dead.
Lecompton Church Burned. - The
pretty little church building belong
ing to the United Brethren (radical
at Lecompton, was totally destroyed
by fire. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,5oo,
The origin of the fire is unknown. The
snow which covered everything, and
the direction of the wind, saved
many other buildings.
Dormitory for Seminary.-Rev. Mr..
Newlin, president of the Collegiate In
stitute, one of the educational insti-
tutions of Fort Scott that is OF great
value, announces officially that the
board of directors have decided to
build an up-to-date dormitory for the
lady students on the college site. The
expenditure will be in the neighDor-
hood of $4,000.
Barefoot Prisoner Escapes.-A pris-
oner named Copeland escaped from
the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth by scaling the wall. He had
been in the hospital and took advan-
tage of the liberties allowed to sick
prisoners. Copeland is % years OF
age, has dark complexion and weighs
120 pounds. He was clad in light
blue shirt and canvas overalls and
wore no shoes.
Cut Out :he Orations.-At Wichita
the seniors of the high school are
now exempted from giving orations.
Formerly, when the classes were
small, every graduate was required ID
give an grafton, but as the classes
grew larger the number of speakers
dwindled down to the ten having the
highest grade standing for the four
years. Then the board of education
decided that there was too much dis
elimination in favor of the pupils with
the high grades, so the classes were
instructed to elect five to assist on the
program. The board, after some dis
cussion, decided to do away with all
OF the orators and to bring some
noted educator to the city for the pur-
pose of addressing the graduating
class.
Trouble Seems Certainly second
war between Spaniards and Ameri-
cans seems unavoidable in Gas City,
from present indications. Six weeks
ago Spaniards began coming to Gas
City and taking places in the smelt
ers. The Americans have resented
this and trouble was first started
when Harry Munger, who has since
been convicted as a deserter from the
United States army, whipped two
Spaniards. A sign has been posted
on a telephone post along the path the
men take to work which reads: ''Ini-
portant.-All interested will meet at
the pool hall at 3 o'clock this after
noon. We will run the Spaniards out
of town and get back the jobs they
took from us.-Committee. In the
afternoon twenty-five men gathered
at the Gas City pool hall and talked
over the situation, but it is not known
what they decided to do. Smelter
men who should know say they fear
the younger men will start after the
Spaniards at almost any time,
Lakin state Bank organized.-The
organization of the Lakin State Bank
with capital of $4,000 was com
pieted. The stockholders are about
thirty or more prominent residents
and farmers in this neighborhood.
Nathan Fullmer, the president of the
new bank, is one of the Oldest citizens
of the county, a very successful farm
er and stock raiser and has the con-
fidence and respect of the people of
the county.
Hoch Was Not Consulted. - Attor-
ney General Coleman says that he did
not consult Gov. Hoch about bring
ing the suit to GUST the sheriff of Cow
ley county for letting Arthur e. Ire
land, the labor agitator, run at large,
because he wanted to relieve the gov
ernor of all responsibility in the mat
ter. Gov. Hoch was not pleased over
the matter. He thought it was carry
ing the fight against Ireland too far,
but the attorney general takes the
responsibility and says he filed the
suit as an object lesson to Kansas
sheriffs in general who are too lenient
with prisoners, especially those con-
victed of violating the prohibitory
law.
May Impeach Topeka Chief. - I'm
less Doc Goodwin. chief of police,
makes good his threat to close the