The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-07
* From I'LL Over Kansas *
Short Carefully Prepared the
Of he Sunflow State = -

Drowned in Smoky Hill River. =
Robert Tremaine, the 10year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Tremaine,
was drowned in the Smoky Hill river
at Salina while bathing.
Kansas Trotter Is Dead. = Harry
McGregor, one of the best known trot-
ting horses of Southwestern Kansas,
is dead at Pleasanton. McGregor was
brought from Topeka twenty years
ago.
Preparing For Big Wolf Hunt. -
Chickasha sportsmen and others in
terested are preparing to have the
biggest wolf hunt in several years,
beginning September 5. Dogs have
been ordered from Texas and towns
in the territory. None but fox hounds
will be allowed, as the hunt will last
five days.
Penitentiary Guard Promoted. -
Samuel D. Sample, a guard at the
federal penitentiary, has accepted the
appointment to be deputy warden of
the New Mexico territorial prison at
Santa Fe. His resignation from duty
1t Leavenworth will become effective
September / and he will enter upon
his new duties Immediately after
wards.
Piano Factory in Sight.-Ten thous-
and dollars, just one-third the requir-
ed amount, has been pledged to Sc
cure for Lawrence the Weber Bros.
Piano Company factory. The pro-
motors require pledge Of 100000,
but when $4,000 has been pledged
work on the factory will be begun,
as it will then be settled that the
entire sum can be raised.
Fish and Game Car.-After Septem-
Der IS, Kansas will be equipped with
a fish and game car for the first time.
The car is under construction by the
Hicks Car Company in Chicago now,
and will be delivered to Del Travis,
fish and game warden, within the next
two or three weeks. The car is the
same size as the ordinary passenger
coach and has facilities for carrying
fifteen thousand live fish and several
hundred game birds.
Admits His Guilt James Wade,
who was serving his second term as
treasurer of Cloud county, writing to
Commissioner Price at Consordia I'M
der date of Colorado Springs, Col,
August 10, confesses the embezzle-
ment of about $4,000 of county funds,
and states that he will not return.
The county is AMPLY secured with a
bond for $50 900. Later Wade return
ed to Concordia and was arrested.
Oil DriIlcrs Get Vein of Hot Milk
Drlllers on the Dosbaugh farm in
Chautauqua county, struck vein of
hot water having temperature from
30 to 10 degrees. This water is
= milky in appearance and is said to be
] similar to water found in a well at
Claremore I. T. that is advertised
quite highly for it's medical proper
ties and is called "radium water"
The depth of the well now is some
thing in the neighborhood Of 1000
feet.
Prairie Chickens Scarce in Coffey
There is again some complaint that
the young prairie chickens are being
killed off before the season opens. A
few convictions for violating the game
law ought to prevent it's fragrant vio-
lat0n and it would be nice If some Of
that $500 collected in Coffey county
for hunters licenses could be used
IN prosecuting violators of the game
law. There used to be plenty. of
chickens in Coffey county, but they
are scarce now.
Badly Scaided Riding Trucks. -
Two tramps. claiming Kansas City as
their homes. were taken off of Santa
Fe train No. s. eastbound, at Lakin,
IN horrible condition. They were
said to be riding the trucks out of
Syracuse and were scalded and bruis-
ed in pitable condition.
4 AsyIums Are Crowded. = H. c. |
!. Bowman. member of the State Board |
of Control of Charitable Institutions, |
says the various counties over the
state must either build ,asylums for |
the innbeciles and incurable insane as |
is provided by the Kansas law or that
the state must add to her asylums.
The conditions in the several insti-
tutions of this nature in Kansas are
so congested that it is impossible to
care for the states insane properly.
Horton Boys Body Found.-Ralph
Pierce. the 16-year-old son of w. R.
Pierce. of Horton. was found dead in
an alley back of his home. He had
been spending the evening at neigh
boris. He did not return and his faith
er went toFsearch for him. There
were no marks of violence on the
body and it is supposed that he died
of heart disease.
A Pardon For William Dean.-Gov.