The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-11-02
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: kindest expressions were heard from
r the Topeka business mon relative tt
D their trip to Wichita recently. witch
, tia has great future" said Major T
j, ]. Anderson, secretary of the Topeka
[ Commercial Club, referring to the
; tip. "Wichita is going forward with
tremendous strides. She is graspine
all of that. trade in the section Of the
country in that part Of Kansas and
Oklahoma Territory. Her destiny nc
man can foretell."
Famous Kansas Hermit Dead. -
Peter Daugherty, one Of the pioneers
of Southwest Kansas. and a very
eccentric man, died at his dugout near
the Kansas Oklahoma line. He was
"a years old and one of the most pow
erful men in the Southwest, being
over six feet tall and weighing until
recently 300 pounds. He lived the
life of hermit in a dugout, where an
acquaintance found him dead in the
midst of filth and dirt. He was a
veteran of the Mexican and Civil
Wars.
An Increase of Dsease.-Tubercul-
osis, typhoid fever and diphtheria are
on the increase in Kansas, according
to the report of the state board of
health for September, compared with
September a year ago. During Sep
TENDER, 1905, there were 81 cases of
consumption and 62 deaths. This
year there were 103 cases and 65
deaths. There were 29S cases of
typhoid fever and 81 deaths during
September a year ago and 1922 cases
and 81 deaths this year. There were
226 cases of diphtheria and IL deaths
during September year ago and 261
the cases of diphtheria were in 80
counties and % of the cases were in
12 counties. There was one death
from scarlet fever, one from smallpox
and none from measles during the
month
Hunting Barred on Prison Grounds.
federal penitentiarv will Kermit no
hunting on the ground owned by the
government and used by the prison.
For some time parties have been al
Lowell to hunt rabbits and quail on
the hill near the prison farm and of
late the officers of the prison have
ordered these persons off. Several
parties persist in hunting at this
place and if caught they will be ia
ken before the United States Com
missioner. About week ago the au-
thorities at the fort posted an order
that all persons would be prohibited
from hunting on the reservation and |
Warden McClaughry was asked by |
the post authorities to prohibit hunt
ing on the prison land for the reason
that the Chinese pheasants would be |
turned loose shortly and they do rot
want them killed.
From Cape Town to Cairo.-W. l.
Joseph, president of the Potwin State
Bank, accompanied by his daughter
for Beira, Portuguese East Africa.
They were routed via the Cunard
steamship Lucania sailing from New
York to Liverpool, thence the Castle
line to Cape Town and the Cape to
Carlo railway to Beir. This is the
celebrated railroad projected and par
TALLY built by Cecil Rhodes, the
South African millionaire, which is
now built as far north from Cane
Town as the Zambesi river, which
it crosses on the highest suspension
bridge in the world built just below
the celebrated Victoria Falls. Mr..
Joseph and his daughter are prob
ably the first Kansans to buy tickets
over the Cape to Cairo railroad they
are going to Africa for trip and to
see the country.
Big Fire at Syracuse. - The bust
ness section of Syracuse was badly
damaged by fire. A number of stores,
a hotel a rooming house and two res
taurants were destroyed. The town
was crowded with land seekers at the
time of the fire and number Of per-
sons were badly burned, but no lives
were lost. Loss $4,000. Insurance
$4,000.
Ordered Held by coroner's Jury
AS a result of the inquest held at Ar
kansas City, when the jury found
that Clara Moore was shot and kill
ed by her husband, John c. Moore,
he was taken back from the Sedg-
wick county jail to the Cowley coun-
ty Jail to be held until his prelimin-
airy.
Wichita Fair Very Successful. -
In a head and head race that brought
the people in the grand stand to
their feet with a shout of enthusiasm
the Wichita and Southwestern Fair
came to a close. The fair associa-
ton are well pleased with the man.
ner In which all events were handled.
Everybody with whom they have
talked praised the arrangements and