The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-29
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EorcStTy COMMISSION appointed.
Governor Hoch has announced the
appointment of Francis H. Ridgway
as commissioner of forestry at the
O'Gallah station for a term of two
years.
Man Is Injured by Train. = NJ. P.
Sebrie. of Peabody, while attempt
ing to mail letter on Santa Fe
west-bound passenger train No. I
was knocked down by an east-bound
freight on the other track and badly
iaiured.
Fifteen Barely Escape. - The
Evergreen hospital. n. private SAM
tarium at Leavenworth, was destroy
ed by fire, causing loss of $4,000.
The fifteen inmates barely escaped
with their lives. No one was in
iured.
City of Lawrence Files Its Brief
The city of Lawrence filed in the
supreme court it's brief in the case
Of the state against that municipal
Fly to compel it to liquidate bonds
in the sum of 100000 issued by it
as a bonus for the establishment CT
the state university in that city. s
County Treasurers Drawn On. -
Sightdrafts amounting to S144,162
have been drawn on the various
county treasurers of the state for
state taxes, this amount being
necessary according to the estimate
of the state auditor to pay the run
ming expenses of the state during
the month of April.
Mcpherson Gets Medicine Factory.
Mcpherson is to hive another
business house added to its already
Increasing number, A company has
been organized for the establish
ment of medical laboratory for the
purpose of manufacturing what IS
known in the trade as Russian
Schogaaseer, together with several
other remedies.
Possible Successors to Crummer
The appointment of S. G. Crum-
mer as a member of the new tax
commission will necessitate his res
fgnation as chairman of the state
Republican central committee.
Among those who have been men,
toned to succeed him are Senator
w. W. Caldwell, of Concordia; o. ].
Peterson, Of Wyandotte county; w.
Y. Morgan, of Hutchinson; Cy Le-
land and S. ]. Osborne, Of Mont
gomery county.
Wichita's Masonic Cathedral. -
The cornerstone of Wichtas mag
nificent Scottish Rite cathedral will
be laid April "a. Kansas Masons
are very proud of the record made
by their Wichita brethren. The
consistory has grown from two lit
tie rooms, decorated with calico
curtains to a stately temple erected
at cost of $250,0O0 and with costly
paraphernala for the proper setting
of the different degrees valued at
not less than $4,000.
The Law viii Be Tested. -
Samuel Baughman has filed suit in
the supreme court to test the valid
fly of the law passed by the legisla-
ture creating a city court at Cha
Rute The petition names C. S. Ma
tion as defendant, the latter being
appointed Judge of the court by
Gov. Hoch directly after the bill be-
came law and who took posses
sion of the office last month.
Baughman was elected police Judge
of Chanu'e last April for term of
two years. Two Chanute justices of
the peace were deprived of office by
the enactment of the new city court
law.
Farmer Cut to Pieces. - Joseph
George. of near Walnut, was cut to
pieces by a disc plow. He was
blowing and stepped in front of the
horses. when they became unman.
ageable and started off. He was
dreadfully mangled and died about
seven hours later.
Gold in Atchison County.-Frank
Sawyer, farmer near Huron, in
Atchison county, claims to have
struck gold in paying quantities on
his farm. : mples of pay dirt"
sent to the 1ol of mines at Col
den. Colo, he claims. assayed $40
to the ton.., Sawyer talks of buying
machinery to work his find.
7. G. N. w.. Work Suspended. =
Pursuant to orders, from Union Pa
cific headquarters, work on the con-
struction of the Topeka & North
western from Onaga to the North
west has been suspended and grad
ing outfits are already being loaded
for transportation. AS the result Of
the shutdown thousands of men
have been thrown out Of employ
ment and every train is crowded
with the discharged laborers. . u
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