The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-07-20

/ reads: IT'S the law Of the LAM
when two travellers meet on high
ways or byways, in alleys or streets
on foot or In wagons, by day or b.
: night, each favor the other and turf
, to the right.
| Hall and Club House. The con
tract was let for Salinas convention
hal, which the travelling men have
been fostering for the past two years
The building will cost about $1,000
contract for a $4,000 club house
Both these buildings are to be in the
heart of the city and are to be com
pleted this fall.
Tried to Use Dynamite.-Some one
who has a grudge against Buck Now
lin, negro, living in Parsons. made
a most dastardly attempt on his life
the other night Two sticks of dyna-
mite were procured and thrown
against the front door of his resi-
dence. Fortunately the thrower did
not know that the explosive would
not ignite without a cap, and no
harm was done.
Died While Pitching Wheat.-John
NJ. Cannon died suddenly while at
work in the harvest field. Mr. Can
non at the time of death was visiting
at his son-in-law's, Mr.. A. Lambert,
four miles east of Eudora. In the af-
ternoon at o'clock, thinking to help
| Mr.. Lambert in stacking his wheat,
he procured a fork and commenced
pitching and it was while thus en-
ployed that he was stricken. Death
was instantaneous. Deceased was
| seventythree years of age.
Ottawa's Annual Affair. - The big
free barbecue given here July 4th
proved to be such a good drawing
| card that it has been decided to make
it an annual feature at future cele-
brations here. Fully ten thousand
people spent the day in Forest park,
and although three beeves and
number of pigs were barbecued the
supply of meat was by far too small
to supply the immense throng. The
receipts of the day were about
$1,000.
Receives a Gift of Land. - The
board of directors of the Kansas
Wesleyan university received do
nation of land in Western Kansas
estimated to be worth $1,000. The
donor, who is said to be citizen of
Salina made the donation with the
understanding that his name be not
made public. The land is near Rus
sell Springs and is in the wheat belt.
The directors of the college are at
tempting to raise $4,000 that they
may receive a like sum from An
drew Carnegie for a science hall.
Thought Indians Roamed Kansas
Colonel H. Riley of Boston, Mass,
who has been visiting in the South.
west, has returned to his home in the
East. While Mr.. Riley was greatly
pleased with the prosperous condi-
ton of the various cities in which he
visited, his idea of the romantic is
greatly shattered, having the belief
common with some fasteners that
he would be obliged to seek shelter
beneath the gloomy recesses of an
Indian hut with nothing to break the
stiffness of the night save the howl
of the wolf or the occasional tramp
of buffaloes in the distance. While |
in Wichita Mr.. Riley purchased Nava-
10 blankets to the value of $275, buy |
ing the entire stock of an East Doug |
las avenue curio store. In speaking |
of his visit to the West and to Wich-
tia, Colonel Riley said: Although l
have heard that the West was set
thing rapidly, | had no idea that it
would be thickly populated. My
chief object of this trip. was to col
lect souvenirs and to enjoy a week
of western life. | guess | have done
both, but not in the way l expected.
Why, Wichita is as up-to-date as any
eastern city of its size, and its build
ings and parks are just as fine. My
idea of Kansas has changed COM
pletely"
CareIessness Results FataIIy.-The
2-year-old daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
]. w. Bear of lola drank a quantity
of carbolic acid and may die as a re-
suit of it. The little one was playing
in the front room of the house and
climbing onto a sofa pulled the bot
tie down.
Big Land Deal Near Gypsum. -
A real estate deal was made where
by 80 acres of the V. w. Miller land
and F. A. Kings 160 acres passed
into the hands of Thomas Gribben,
who lives near Hope. The considera-
ton was s23,25O, which is within a
small fraction of s49.5O per acre.
Assaulted at Junction City.-James
an old man over GO years of
age, was found near the depot where
he had been assaulted and badly in
jured. 1t seems that he had had
trouble with two young men and dur
ing the trouble they jumped upon
him, threw him down and beat and
kicked him in horrible manner |