The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-01
Saline County Farmer Drowned

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John Cunningham was drowned on
his farm near Salina while attempt
ing to cross the Smoky Hill on a
foot log. Cunningham was alone
when the accident happened. His
brother, fearing that something had
happened to him, went in search
and found Johns hat on the ice and
a hole in the ice near the foot log.
He secured help and later found the
body lodged in drift under the ice.
| Cunningham had broken through
the ice and failed to come up at the
right place. He was a prominent
farmer, but was single. He was
about Sc years old.
Fund to Free a Solder.-Captain
Nettles, judge advocate of the Uni
ted States army, was in Leaven-
worth recently comforting with Ma
jor Boughton, chief of the law de-
partment, regarding the case of
Homer Grafton, private soldier
who was sentenced to twelve years
in the penitentiary by "A Philippine
court Circulars have been sent to
every military post in the United
States requesting soldiers and Off
GERS who wish to contribute toward
the expense of this trial to send
their money to Major Boughton at
Fort Leavenworth. 1t will be heard
before the supreme court in Wash
ington on March IA.
Big Fire at Wichita.-One of the
most stubborn fires in the history of
| Wichita broke out in the broom corn
factory of the National Warehoune
Company Over 100 car loads of
broom corn was stored in the build
ing and this became mass of
smoldering flames, burning for over
six hours, and totally destroying it
all. causing a loss of $4,000 Five
car loads of coffee stored in the
warehouse was also destroyed. The
building was damaged to the extent
of $4,000. Owing to the necessity OF
keeping doors and windows closed
to prevent draught, fremen Who
entered the building were soon over
come by smoke. Six of these were
taken from the building and one
from the roof. 1t was necessary to
take four firemen to the hospital for
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threatened destruction of the whole
sale center of the city.
Run Down by Train.-No 6, an
east-bound Santa Fe passenger
train. struck buggy containing P.
H. Schriver and Warren Peck, at
Cedar Point, six miles east of Flor
ence. Mr.. Peck was killed outright
and Mr.. Schriver MORALLY wounded.
The horse was killed and the buggy
demolished. They were returning
from the funeral of A. Louis, an old
settler of that vicinity. The cross
ing at Cedar Point is rather dan
perous on account of a large hedge
which conceals the track for some
distance at that point. Both were
s,;obtlv deaf. so failed to hear the
approaching train. The train was
held until Mrs. Schriver, wife OF the
wounded man, could reach the
scene of the accident from her home
one mile south. He was then taken
to Topeka. The men were two Of the
oldest settlers and most prominent
Ismen in the community. Mr.. Schriv-
or was a wealthy mill owner, farmer
and president of the Cedar Point
State Bank Mr.. Peck was an i'm
plement dealer and prominent
Mason.
Enqne Blows UP. - Missouri Pa
cifc engine No. $40 blew up in the
yards at Wichita. No one happened
to be near the engine at the time so
that the damage was confined to the
engine and a company pump house,
which was pierced by heavy piece
of iron casting. The engine had
been steaming up preparatory to
making its regular run to Yates
Center. The explosion was heard
for distance of three or four
miles.
Ends First Season. - The jubi-
liant footing. of the mammoth whis-
tie at the sugar factory at Garden
City was mistaken by a number of
citizens for a frantic fire alarm and
crowd of them rushed to the
works. only to find that this waste
of steam was in celebration of the
slicing of the final load of beets.
AS the last beet passed the grinders
the $4,000 tons of sugar beets be-
came matter of history. Ten days
more and the juices. syrups and mo-
lasses will be disposed of and the
initial campaign in Kansas will be
at an end
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