The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-05-03
M"OUT THERE IN KANSAS" l
III OF PEACE. PROSPERITY AND PLENTY ~
90 49,

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state.
kuroki Coming to Kansas. 1t is
Kuroki, one Of the Japanese heroes
of the war with Russia, will visit
| Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley
early next month With General
Kuroki will be Lieutenant General
Kigoshi and twelve other officers of
the Japanese army.
White Enters Wichita Jail. = e.
w. White. the pension agent of
Wichita who was sentenced in the
federal court in Topeka to pay fine
Of $500 for causing pension vouch-
err to be illegally made out. was TAX
en- to Wichita by United States Mar
shall Mackey and given into the GUS
tody of the sheriff of Sedgwick
county. White is unable to pay
the fine and costs Of the prosecu-
ton and will have to serve out the
sentence.
Engineer Seriously Hurt - At the
commencement exercises of the
School of Traction Engineering. held
at Wichita; Charles S. Ely, of
New Hope, Penn, was caught be-
tween an engine he was backing and
separator. The separator was
pushed a distance of two feet be-
fore the engine could be stopped.
Ely was backing the engine under
full head of steam, and according to
his own statement did not shut off
the steam in time, and the momen-
tum of the heavy engine carried it
against the separator. His back was
caught against the self-feeder, with
the engine pushing against his alb
domen. Those who witnessed the
accident said that it seemed as if he
would be killed instantly. He was
rescued from his perilous position
by c. G. Mcbride, another student of
the school, who leaped upon the en-
CINE and threw the reverse lever
over, causing the engine to leap for
ward and releasing him. The unfor-
tunate young man was taken to the
Office of DR.. Evans and later remov
ed to a hospital for treatment.
Big Scottish Rite Reunion. = The
Twenty-ninth semi-annual conclave
of the Scottish Rite Masons in the
Valley of Wichita was concluded
with magnificent banquet at the
Temple in Wichita. The banquet
hall was filed and the dinner which
was excellent, was served by the la
dies of the Order of the Eastern
Star The room was deliberately
decorated and an orchestra furnish
ed music throughout the evening.
The class in whose honor the ban
quet was given was composed of
eighty-nine members, and was call
ed the Cornerstone" class. 1t
adopted as its motto For they shall
be as cornerstones of the Temple"
f. w. Allen. pastor of the Central
Church of Christ, delivered the class
grafton. Rev. DT. Richie. formerly
of Wichita. but now of Kansas City,
was the POSTMASTER Mr.. Thomas
w. Harrison. of Topeka. sovereign
general of the Kansas Grand Lodge
was the first speaker Of the evening.
In speaking of the new building, Mr..
Harrison stated that it was the lar
gest consstcry building in the
world. The Masons are planning
great things for next year when
the new building will be dedicated.
They expect to have a class Of 1000
ard Mr.. Harrison announced that it
would be the largest Masonic event
that had ever taken place on the
American continent.
Charges Forty-one Violations. -
On charge of failing to unload
eighty-three carloads of cattle with
in the twenty-eight hour provision
for feeding and watering. H. ]. Bone,
United States district attorney. has
filed suit against the Rock Island
railway for $20,500 in penalties on
forty-one different counts.
Wichita Man Is Receiver.-J. c. o.
Morse, manager of the Wichita In
dependent Telephone Company. has
been appointed receiver of the.
Uncle Sam Oil Company by Judge
]. c. Pollock, of the United States
district court, at Topeka. Mr.. Morse
has signified his willingness to ac-
cept the position and will take
charge of the companys business at
once. Judge Pollock fixed the
amount of the receivers bond at
$4,000. In appointing the receiver
Judge Pollock required the three
stockholders upon whose applica-
ton the appointment was made to
furnish bond in the sum Of $4,000
each to protect the Uncle Sam COM
pany against any injuries that may
result from the receivership.