The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-08-03

4 Glass Factory for caney. = The
Cheyenne Glass Company was organ
lied at Caney with capital of $1,000
The new company will put up thirty
blower tank factory of the latest i'm
provements for the manufacture OF
window glass.
Shows Ambition to Grow. - The
business men of Herington have
formed an organization to reach out
after more improvements for the city
The town will be advertised all over
the East and improvements and new
enterprises will be sought The popu-
lation is now nearly 1000 and grow
ing faster than any town in that part
of the state.
| Is Now Millionaire. - Claude E.
Leppleman, a dry goods clerk in
Wichita. has been notified that he is
among the heirs to an estate valued
at nearly $3S,OO0,O00. According to
letter received by Mr.. Leppleman
his share of this estate will be about
100000, he being one of eleven
heirs. 1t was by the death of a
grand uncle, ]. c. Ingraham, of New
York City, that Mr.. Leppleman will
become independently rich. .,r
Pumping Station Burns, vr Fire of
unknown origin BADLY damaged the
pumping. station of the municipal wa
ter works system at Burlington, but
rfid not materially damage the pumps
which were in deep pit and were
soon covered with water from burst
pipe. The boilers also escaped
serious damage. The entire roof was
burned off and the brick we'll dam
aged The plant was able to resume
operations.
Properties viii Be Closed Out. -
The properties of the Devlin estate
will be closed out completely by the
first of next year, is the announce
ment which Cyrus Leland, one of the
trustees of the estate, made.
This will take with it the discharge
of the trusteeship of the estate.
In less than two years the entlre
estate of over s3,0O0,O0O will have
been closed out to the satisfaction of
numerous creditors.
Lucky Wichita Man. - Miss Helen
Gould has written to Wichita man,
Fay w. Stevens, who has invented a
childs seesaw, and requested him TO
go to New York and there place one
of his amusement apparatuses in
every public playground in that CITY,
These seesaws are to be paid for by
Miss Gould. Mr. Stevens will leave
for New York as soon as he can make
arrangements to have the machines
delivered to him there.
Held Without BaI.-The coroner's
Jury empannelled to hold an inquest
over the remains of John Dauron, the
Crawford county farmer, who was
shot and killed on his farm near
Cherokee. rendered verdict charg-
ing his wife, Mrs. Pella Dauron, with
the murder The inquest was held
before Justice of the Peace c. L. Nor
ton and upon receiving the verdict of
the jury Justice Norton issued a
warrant charging Mrs. Dauron with
murder in the first degree and order
ed her committed to the county Jail
at Girard without bail, pending her
preliminary hearing.
Goes Mad From Cat Bite. Seth
Day, a farmer living seven miles
southeast of Topeka, was taken to the
county Jail a victim of cat bite re-
ceived sixteen years ago. He is raw
ing maniac and has been locked in the
padded cell of the Jail. Physicians
say that he has every indication of
hydrophobia. Sixteen years ago Day
found in his barn a cat which seemed
to be having a fit. Mr.. Day picked it
up by the tail to throw it out of the
barn when it bit him on the wrist. His
arm began to trouble him and, he went
to Kansas City, where he was told
that he had hydrophobia. A mad
stone which was applied adhered for
forty-eight hours Physicians also
told Day that he was liable to suffer
a return of his trouble. He has brood
ed over this prediction and members
of his family believe this is partly re-
sponsible for his present condition.
Would Build lnter-Union Line. =
]. p Carroll, of Kansas City, is trying
to interest the Salina Commercial
Club in an inter-urban street railway
from that city to Concordia. The club
has not yet taken any action.
McCroskey Goes to Wellington. -
The board of trustees elected Profes-
sor w. C. McCroskey, for several
years principal of the Sumner county
high school to succeed Professor T.
w. Butcher, who resigned to accept
the presidency of the Central Okla
bona normal
E. H. Phillips Commits Suicide. -
E. H. Phillips. proprietor of the
South End Feed Mill and Grocery
Company of Winfield. committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head
with a pistol. The act was the re-