The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-17

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was convicted of grand larceny ana
sent to the penitentiary a year ago,
/ has been given Communication OF
sentence by Gov. Hoch.
RaWlins County Man Paroled. -
Gov Hoch has committed the peni-
| Tertiary sentence of Charles X.
! Stevenson. of Rawlins county, from
a term of from three to five years to
a term of from one to three years.
| Stevenson was sent to the penitenu-
airy for manslaughter in the second
! degree last June. Under the cOmmu-
tation he will be eligible to parole
next month.
Destroyed Liquor Packages. -
Sheriff TOlman destroyed wagon
load of cases. barrels. kegs and jugs
containing liquor which had been
confiscated from different places in
Miami county last year and stored
| in the basement of the county jail
at Paoa. The liquor was poured on
the ground, the bottles were broken
and the barrels, cases and kegs We're
burned About $3.50 worth Of goods
was destroyed.
| Will Not Withdraw. - Pressure Is
being brought to bear upon Attorney
General Jackson for leniency In inc
case of the state against the Inter
national Harvester Company, agalhst
which charges have been brought Oh
violating the antitrust laws OF the
state. Mr.. Jackson Is going TO De
asked TO go slowly in the matter so
as to give the defendant concern an
other chance before the next legisla-
ture meets.
CLYDE Jointists Convicted. - The
State Temperance Union scored Z
signal victory at Concordla when III
the district court Judge Dillon found
four clyde jointists guilty of con
tempt in violating an injunction Is
sued against them last December
and announced that he would sell
| tencs three of tbem-Jues and Char-
les Regnier and Fred Landry to pay
fines of $500 and costs and 500 at
torneys' fees each and to go to jan
for four months.
NEGRO Lit on His Head. - Fed
Moore, a negro prisoner, handcuheu
and in charge of deputy constable,
Jumped through window of MIS-
souri,. Kansas & Texas passenger
train a few miles north OF Osweso'.
while the train was going at the rate
of forty miles an hour, struck on MS
head bounced to his feet and ran.
The train was stopped and the ofi1cer
pursued Moore across the country
but was unable to catch him, so ne
telephoned for assistance. Deputy
Sheriff Beck went out and captured
him after an exciting chase. Moore
was uninjured except where he was
cut by the glass in the window
DELEGATES to civic Federation. -
Gov Hoch has named the following
as delegates to the National Civic
Federation, which meets in Chicago
NAV 2S to 81. A. w. Benson, Otta-
wa; w. ]. Fitzgerald, Dodge City;
George e. Tucker, Eureka; A. Z.
Mitchell, Lawrence: c. l.. Davidson,
wichita: w. l.. Cunningham, Arkan-
sas City; James F. Getty. Kansas
City. KAN; George H. Hodges, GA
the; ]. H. Atwood. Leavenworth: h.
B. Miller. Usage City; w. B. Ham.
stockton: W. w. Caldwell, Concor-
dia. s. M. Porter. Caney; John Mad
den. parsons: George w. Click, Atch-
json: James W. Orr, Atchison; T. A..
McNeal. Topeka; Frank P. MacLen-
nan. Topeka: Harold Chase, Topeka;
Cell Keller, Topeka.
Case Set For May 16. - The case
-, alleged discrimination in railway
rates against Hutchinson in favor of
wichita. brought by c. e. Sentney,
,os set for hearing by the state
ho.rd of railroad commissioners for
Topeka on May 10.
Girl Fell Thirty Feet.-Miss Mary
lO'Connor. II years old, an erranu
girl in the .dressmaking department
OF the George Innes Dry Goods COM
pany. at Wichita, fell through d
sky,ieht to the ground floor of the
building. a distance of thirty-seyen
feet, lighting on her head and snouid,
ers and, strange to say, escapea
serious injury.
Three New Buildings Ordered. -
The latest order for constructor
work at TT. Riley has been received
by the quartermaster from washlng
ton. authorizing the construction OIL
one double barracks for two COM
NAMES. a big quartermaster's store
bouse and a granary, all of whicn
will, be built of native stone at a
cost of about 100000. The building
will be done this spring and sum
mer.