The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-22
Shoot at Wichita July Arrange

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amateur guns will participate.
Cherokee as a Model. - Not long
ago w. T. Darlington, state superin'
tendent of public instruction of Mis-
souri,, visited the Cherokee county
Kan, high school. He examined the
school as a member of the committee
on industrial education. In his re-
port he says: There are at least 40
counties in Missouri that should fell
low the example of Cherokee coun-
ty."
Gov. Hoch viii Preside.-Gov. E.
w. Hoch has stated definitely that he
will be in Ottawa to preside on G. A.
R. day of the Chautauqua assembly.
He will introduce Gov Mickey of Ne
braska, who will deliver the address.
Gov. Mickey was to have been here
on Governors day last year to join
the Governors of Missouri, Oklahoma,
Colorado and Kansas, but was unable
to be present. He is regarded as a
very able speaker and a splendid adj
dress is anticipated.
Barton County May Not Pay.-The
Barton county commissioners are
making a test of the law which nro-
vides that fair associations shall re-
ceive 5000 year for making monthly
reports of crop conditions to the board
of agriculture. The fair association
has not made regular reports and the
! dispositions of F. D. Coburn and his
were taken. The county will not
have to pay the money if it can be
shown that the secretary of the fair
association was negligent of his
duty.
Will Force Him to Eat. - The SUI
preme court handed down mandate
ordering the sheriff of Rawlins coun-
| ty to convey Charles S. Stevenson to
the penitentiary at once. Stevenson
is trying to starve himself to death.
| The court affirmed the decision of
the Rawlns county district court
sentencing Stevenson to an indeter-
inmate term in the penitentiary of not
more than five nor less than three
years and he grew respondent. He
attempted to take poison in the ccun-
| ty Jail and when he was prevented
he decided to starve himself to death.
He has not eaten for two or three
| days, and will be taken at once to
the penitentiary where he will be
forced to eat.
Shot by Defective Rifle. - Private
VIM. F. Colvin, Company G,
Eighteenth infantry, stationed at Fort
Leavenworth was shot through the
lower portion of the body and ia
tally wounded by Private Earl A. Du-
val, of the same company, through
the accidental discharge of an army
rifle. The men were sentries guard
ing prisoners. Duval's gun had been
tempered with in the guard house,
some other sentry substituting a de-
fective firing bolt for his, making it
impossible to keep the gun cooked
without it being locked. The SEN
tries stood up to return their charges
to the guard house, when the rife in
Duvals hands was discharged. Col
win died. His home is in Logansport,
Ind.
Maneuvers Announced. - Brigadier
General Whit, commanding the de-
partment of Missouri, has announced
that militia will assemble at Fort
Riley, Kan, for the maneuvers on the
following dates: Nebraska, August
to 70; Arkansas, August ~ to 10;
Kansas, August 10 to %; Missouri,
August 26 to September 2; Iowa, Sep
TENDER 16 to 90; Oklahoma, Septem-
Der 23 to 80. South Dakota's time is
not yet announced. The militia will
camp at Pawnee Flats with the regu-
lars. The brigade from Fort Leaven-
worth will march overland, covering
200 miles. The maneuvers will be
from July Is to October Is. Kansas
will send brigade headquarters, two
regiments of infantry and battery
Meet at Leavenworth. - The first
annual funniest of the Kansas Mis-
souri, and Nebraska district of the
Turning society which will be held at
Leavenworth June 23, "a and 25 will
attract crowd from the cities of the
district numbering between 1000 and
5000. The festival of the Turner'S
will be the first held since three dis
tricts-Kansas. Missouri and Nebras-
ka, consolidated into one organized
body and selected Leavenworth as
the first annual headquarters and
scene of the first athletic carnival
lola Cement Plant.-The lola Port
land now has four of the five new ra-
taries in operation and all the new
Griffin mills. The output of the plant
is now something like 5000 barrels
of Portland cement a day and this
average will be maintained, some
times running as high as 5000 bar
rels. There is a daily exodus of cars
Loaded with thic cemant and nc 120