The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-04-26
Negro Soldier Acquitted Of Murder

the Ninth cavalry. was acquitted of
the charge of murder in the district
court at Leavenworth. Marlowe was
tried for killing Isaac Johnson, d
negro, in fight, The evidence
showed self defense.
Calls For $2ss,431. - Drafts have
been made by State Treasurer Tuily
Oh the county treasurers for 20 per
cent Of the states money they hold
on tax accounts, The total amount
Of the drafts is $2SS,431 This
amount is the estimated cost of run
ming the state government until
June /.
Must Pay Jointlsts Bal. - In the
district court at Salina a case was
decided as result of which J. p.
McDaniels and Finely will have
10 pay into the court The sum OF
$500 Oh the bond of one = Roberts.
who conducted "a joint in Salna
some time ago and vas arrested.
Roberts skipped wheI eiNtn bal.
Soaking Causes op nsI Meningitis
Charles Welsh, / years old, of
Atchiscn. died of spiral meningitis
brought On in a peculiar way. \
month ago he with several play
hates held their heads under water
to $50 which coril rcmain in hat
position the longest The following
day Charles fell into stupor and
never gained Cors"iousnoss.
Stavcns Acquitted. - Letters writ
ten by Dora Bright while at her
home in Rich Hill, Mo-. TO Roy Sing
Stevens in Wichita, which were read
to the jury during the trial of Stew
ems for the murder of the Bright
woman in Wichita last September
were mainly responsible for the
sealed verdict of not guilty returned
by the jury
$4,000 Barrels inspected in March.
State Oil Inspector Husey has
made his reDort for the month of
March to the state auditor. 1t shows
that during the month his depart
ment inspected 22,4S2 barrels Of
kerosene and II ,7G1 barrels of gasO
line. The total amount of fees was
$3.49G05 and the cost of operating
the department. was sCG9.59. The
amount of the check turned over to
tho state treasurer was $2,1574G.
Wealthy Farmer Commits Suicide
--Gottlieb Chaser. well-to-do Ge:
man farmer, living II miles south of
Lakin. was found dead in his barn
having committed suicide by hang
ing himself. Domestic trouble was
the cause of this rash act. He
leaves wife and one son. This is
the second well-to,do German to
commit suicide in this vicinity. a
Mr.. Barnes having taken his own
life some three years since by shoot.
ing. Family troutia was the cause
of his suicide.
viii Continue Waterways Survey.
Cr. S. j. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, has announced
that the survey Of waterways in
Kansas would be continued, despite
the fact that the law passed by the
last legislature making an appro-
priation was declared unconstitu
tional by the attorney general. The
government will keep the stations
now established and locate about
twenty more. and will send the sam
pies to the state university for
analysis. The sanitary department
of the state board OF health will
maintain the stations and the state
university will make the analysis
Suits Are Dismissed. - The case
brought by Mrs. Mason, the police
matron, against the Beacon Publish
ing Company and several Wichita
citizens during the campaign have
been dismissed.
Wallace Men in Jail. - c, C. Hal
sey, ex-county superintendent of
Wallace county, and ]. S. Bouslogl.
a farmer of the same county, who
were convicted in the federal court
in Topekt of making false entr%5 on
western Knsas land. were taken to
Junction City and placed in the
Geary county jail to serve their IS
days sentence.
Killed by His Cattle. - c. Long
vardt. a prominent citizen of Alta
Vista. and well known throughout
Wabaunsee and surrounding coun-
ties, received injuries recently
which resulted In death While
helping his son in feeding cattle his
team became frightened and ran
away, throwing him against the barn
and crushing his skull just over the
right eye and completely removing
the scalp from his head and crush
ing his right lung. He was estimat
ed to be worth at least 100000
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Kansas Soldiers Can Shoot. = The
Kansas National Guard, from figures
lust cOmDleted holds the highest