The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-12-13
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SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

Wichita Case Will Go Over. - The
oust9r proceedings in the Supreme
Court against the city of Wichita
were continued to the March sitting
of the court.
Mexican Trackmen on Strike. -
Wen the Santa Fe announced to the
Mexican laborers employed on track
repair work south of Arkansas City,
and in the yards there, that their
wages would be reduced Is cents per
day. forty Of them struck.
SO Per Cent of Milk Cows Diseased.
That over so per cent Of the COWS
in Wichita from which the city de-
rves its supply of milk, suffer from
tubecular trouble, is the statement
made by DR.. J. C. Brown, chairman of
the Wichita board of health.
Gas War in Kansas ToWn.-By the
inauguration of natural gas war in
Independence the three supplying
companies have cut their former
rates more than half, so that now CON
sumers are getting incandescent
lights at 5 cents each a month and
heating stoves at 81 a month.
Commission Loses in Wichita. -
By vote of 1,22G for to 1926 against
the commission plan of government
was turned down by the voters of
Wichita at a special election. Out Of
IL total registration of 12,S5S but
1892 votes were cast. One-third as
many women voted as men. Practi-
cally all the women were against the
commission.
Mayor and City Marshall Fined. -
Something considerable out of the
ordinary occurred at Halstead when
the city mayor j. D. Lange. and the
city marshal, James Ewing, were ar
rested for riding en- bicycles on the
sidewalks and fined by Police Judge
Marcy to the tune of SO and costs,
which footed up a total Of So each.
They plead guilty and paid their
fines.
Farmer Kills Golden Eagle.-C. O..
Bates, farmer near Mentor. in Sa-
line county. killed golden eagle
that measured seven feet from tip to
tip and weighed eight and one-h@lf
pounds This is the second golden
eagle killed in this vicinity this fall
and Mr.. Bates says there were two
together. Farmers report that eagles
are more plentiful this year than
ever before
$4,000 Fire at Mound Valley. -
Fire which broke out in the Rin
block in the general Merchandise
store room of Wilmoth & Burke, at
Mound Valley, within two hours con
sumed the entire block and frame
restaurant next to it. In all, the
property was worth 100000. The
firms burned out are the First Ma
tional Bank, Dr. Huff's office. with
$4,000 in accounts; Wilmoth q
Burke's general store, worth $4,000;
a real estate Office and a restaur-
ant.
Measles Sem to Be Gaining TIE
monthly bulletin of the State Ro"rd
Of Health for the month Of November
issued recently shows great in
crease in the number Of contagious
diseases in the state over the num-
Der in November, 1906. In Novom-
Der, 1906, there were but II cases OF
measles in the state. The report
shows that last month there were 81
cases. Last month there were Co
cases of smallpox. List vear there
we're but SO. Last month there wore
10 cases of scarlet fever and last
year there we're 100. The number Of
cases of typhoid fever has jumped
from 2S6 to $50 and the cases of con
sumption from SO to %.
Mayor Puts Lid on Topska.-May-
or Green. of Topeka, has issued IN
order that all cigar stands and gro
Gerry stores must hereafter be clos
ed on Sunday
Shot While Huntlnc. - Vile a
party from Miltonvale was hunting In
ottawa county A. p, Thompson. a
clothing merchant of Concordia, was
accidentally shot with a shotgun n
the hands of John Roster He was
sitting in the buggy and a portion o.
the buggy seat was blown into his
hip with the charge from the gun II
is flesh wound and he will recov
er.
Thinks Bond Issue Useless -lohu
Q. Royce, state bank commissioner
does not quite agree with the pres
ent national administration that the
Panama and government bond issue
of s15O,OOO,O 600 should be issued The
purpose has been served right now
he said. Not a dollar of it should
be let go. There is no need of II
and we will Just be pilling up a big
debt Conditions are in such shape