The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05

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titled to participate in the firemen's
relief fund for next year. This fund
is raised by per cent tax on all fire
insurance written in the state.
May be Canceled-In the cancella-
ton OF. charters of corporations which
have failed to comply with the new
corporation act. some Of the lrriga-
ton companies which are parties to
the Kansas Colorado water suit are
liable to be wiped out. A few of them
have complied with the law, but most
of them have ignored it.
Santa Fe Trail at Great Bend.-The
committee on marking the Santa Fe
trail have decided the trail crossed
Main street, in Great Bend about
where the Santa Fee railroad tracks
now cross the street and they will
ask that that road give them permits
sion to erect a monument marking
the trail in the center of the little
park east of the depot.
Harry Zone Sworn In. - Harry j.
Bone assumed charge of the Office OF
United States district attorney He
took the oath in the district clerks
Office. Judge j. S. West, assistant at
torney general, will be named as as
sistant district attorney by Mr.. Bone.
Attorney General Coleman hasn't yet
decided whom to appoint to fill the
vacancy caused by Vests resignation.
1t may be Topeka man,
Killed by Escaping Steam.-Charles
Preusch, a young farme" of Healy,
Kan, was scalded to death by escap-
|. ing ste n from a broken water gauge
glass on a traction engine. He was
backing the engine up to couple on to
a separator to move the outfit and lost
control of the engine. 1t backed into
the separator breaking the water
glass and pinning him down under
meath the escaping steam. He had
been married six weeks.
Was a Good Job Once. - State
Printer T. A. McNeal will issue the
report for the second quarter of his
work on January /. 1t will show that
the saving effected through state
ownership will be in the vicinity OF
$4,000, against $2,2S6 for the first
quarter. At this rate it would seem
that tie state printer, under the old
system Of private ownership, clean
ed up about $4,000 a year net
profits.
County Commissioners Meet. -
County commissioners of Kansas met
in convention at Wichita. William B.
Tomas of Williamsburg, Franklin
county, was elected president; w. II.
Braden, of Pittsburg, Crawford coun-
ty, secretary and treasurer. R. A.
Baggs, of Cherokee; county; j. A.
Hess, Of Riley county and F. B. Hig-
gio, of Crawford county, compose a
legislative committee to look after
matters of taxation.
Annual Rating of Watches.-H. S.
Montgomery, general watch inspector
of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe,
has issued a bulletin to all trainmen
notifying them that the annual rating
of watches in position will begin at
Chicago on Monday, January 1. Adj
vance notice is given in order that en-
ployes may have their watchcJ given
attention by reparers, in case repairs
are needed, to bring them up to the
standard required by the position
test.
Christmas Tree AbIaze.-Consider-
able excitement was caused at the
North Ottawa Methodist church by
blaze in the Christmas tree. One
of the branches caught fire from a
candle, and the flame spread rapidly
through the tree. The audience be-
came badly frightened and one'or two
persons tainted before the panic died
down. The tree was carried out of
the building, and severely burned.
hand received by Arthur Monford was
the only damage done, The gifts
escaped damage.
Fruit Growers Complain. - At the
meeting of the State Horticultural So
ciety a committee was appointed to
consult with Attorney Carr w. Tay-
lor with a view to bringing complaint
for a decrease in freight rates on
fruit shipments in the state. Frank
Dixon, of Holton. claimed it cost him
Al cents a hundred to ship a carload
of apples from Holton to STOCKTON,
while the rate from New York to
Stockton is only At cents! Others
contended that the rate on fruit from
California to New York wasrS1 a hun
bred, while it was s1.25 hundred
from Kansas to Eastern Missouri. The
committee appointed under the 'reso-
luton will confer with Carr Taylor,
attorney for the board. shortly and
formulate a complaint to be filed with
the board. William H. Barnes for
twelve years secretary of the State
Horticultural Society, place that
pays $1,000 a year, with .$72O job