The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-11-08

Nolan resulted in a verdict OF guilty.
Walker shot Nolan while attempting
10 eject him from Santa Fe train
In Wichita last March.
Brakeman Killed by a Tran.-E
S. Hopkins, of Mountain, Pa, Kan
sas City Southern brakeman, aged
20 years, and single, was instantly
killed at Fuller, by freight train
and his body literally ground to
pieces. )
Dynsmitcrs Scared Away. - An at
tempt was made to rob the bank at
Pawnee Rock by using dynamite. The
robbers were scared away before Sc
curing any money. The safe was
partly wrecked and the front of the
building was blown out
Crap Game In Depot.-On a plea Of
guilty to the charge of maintaining a
nuisance within the meaning of the
prohibitory law and of engaging in
game of craps r. B. Fanestock, agent
for the Missouri Pacific railroad at
Lane, was fined 500 and sentenced
to serve thirty days in jail on the
first count and $40 on the second. It
was charged that Fanestock used the
depot as n distributing place for the
liquor and as headquarters for the
crap game.
Arthur Given Ten Years.-Charles
Arthur, a gambler, of Nichita. con-
yicted of being implicated in the at
tempt to rob the Hunnewell state
bank last spring, has been sentenced
to serve not less than five nor more
than ten years in the penitentiary by
Judge Schwartz at Wellington. Ar
thurs attorneys, Adams e Adams, an.
nounced to the court that the case
would be appealed to the supreme
court Arthur's bond is fixed at
$4,000, which he is unable to give.
Harvest Hands in Demand. The
corn harvesting season is on in Kan
sas and the farmers are appealing
to the state free employment bureau
for help. An average crop that is es
timated at 2S0,000,0C0 bushels must
be harvested, and the work must be
completed by December LIST. The
farmers are paying cents per bush
el for huskers. The average husker
can make $3.50 per day and board
Many expert corn huskers make 81
per day. The army of huskers moves
into the fields at early dawn and
works until nightfall, with just
enough rest at the noon hour for
luncheon These luncheons served
by the wives and daughters of the
farmers are elaborate affairs. The
tables are loaded with the products
Of the farm, the dessert of pumpkin
pie being served in abundance.
Turkeys Will Come High. Kan
sas is apt to have Il big lot of turkey
less Thanksgiving dinners this year
The gobbler and his spouse are both
scarce and high. The cause of the
trouble is said TO be the much-chang-
ing weather of last spring. Last
year the bird was a rGra avis. and
its price was 25 cents per pound. But
the butchers and produce men over
the state this year claim that the
price will be So cents per pound by
the day of the big final football
games. and still a street car fare
higher by Christmas. 1t may not
look good to the head Of a household.
especially if a bunch of relatives are
invited to share the feast. to pay 81
for a ten-pcund turkey. or So for
twenty-pound bird. and the latter is
more like what he viii have to put
up.
cashes in and Gets Out - After
cashing a check for $4,000. which, |
it is alleged. he was to have invest |
ed in city property, Sylvester Har-
rlson. resident Of Wichita for many
years. drew all of his money. amount
ing TO 100000, from four banking in
and disappeared. Harrison
received the check from Mrs. Katie
T. Gathers. a wealthy widow. who has
lived here several years The money
was to have been Invested in Wichita
cottages.
Kansas Shippers Complain. - Com
plants have been received recently
n the Office of the state board of rail
road commissioners that the rail
roads are using all of their available
cars for the moving of grain out of
the state. and are discriminating in
some ways against shippers of hay,
brick and other low grade commodi.
ties. This fact is emphasized some
what by the record that the com
plants filed with the state commits
'ion against car shortage have all
been made by hay men. No com
plants have been received from
prick or coal shippers.
Special Election Called. - Mayor
5raham. of wichita. has called n
special election TO be held Decem-
ler Ord to give the voters an oppor-