The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-09-13
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SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

late Gov. Lewelling, died az koch-
ester, MINI. Mrs. Lewelllng mad
been at the hospital at that city only
few days, and had undergone an
operation. The operation was a Sc
we're one and Mrs. Lewell:ng never
recovered from the shock. Inter-
ment was at Maple Grove Cemetery
at Wichita, beside her late nus
band.
Arrested For Wife Murder. - Mil
ton Dixon, who's bride OF three
months was found dead as the re-
suit of a gunshot wound in the head
at their home in Oakland, near Ash
land was arrested on the charge that
he murdered her. The prosecuting
attorney and coroner charge ths't
Dixon slew his wife because she had
berated him for having danced with
former sweetheart at ball on the
night proceeding the murder. Dixon
declared that his wife, mad with
jealousy had shot herself
Killed by Gas in Well. - r. A.
White lost his life in a well on MS
farm, two miles north of BelleVllie'
! from clamps" He had sent boy
into the well to assist in cleaning IL
when the boy was overcome by the
gases. Mr.. White went into the well
to the aid of the boy when he was
overcome. One physician went INTO
! the well to rescue Mr.. White and the
| boy and was also overcome by the
gases and was pulled out by rope
unconscious. The boy was taken
from the well and revived, but MI
White never gained consciousness.
Drug Shops Raided. - Attorney
General Jackson invaded Cowley
county by causing to be issued from
| the district court search and selzure
warrants against Joyce Billings ana
Cooper Hayes and Scott and Ellis
and Dye, three leading drug firms at
Arkansas City. Sheriff Day served
the writs and took possession OF
quantity of liquor, mostly WHISKY
$500 pounds in weight. The pro-
prietors were arrested and inJunc-
lions served at the same time. me
attorney general made out the papers
in Topeka and sent them to WIN
field by H. S. Hines, city attorney 81
Arkansas City. The liquor was tax
en- to Winfield for storage until the
case can be tr.Sd.
mo Mans Land" Raded. = the
roadhouse saloon and gambling den
on the State line, half mile south
of Caney was burned, following
raid upon it by United States Otf1cer
Keller and Johnson of the indian
Territory. The officers found TWO
men in the place, Claud Paradise ana
| Will Peters, and they were arrested
After raiding the place and remoV-
ing the money from the cash register
the officers set fire to the Duilding'
The liquor and gambling devices
were destroyed. Following the raid
and fire Robert Hicks, who it seems
owned the place, had the officers ar
rested for taking money from the
cash register that did not belong 70
them. The officers demanded an I'M.
mediate trial This was given them
and a hearing was held before Jus
tice Yost. who refused to hold the
officers. The building was put up re-
csntlv on a narrow strip of land on
the State line that the builders be-
lieved mo mans land" having been
omitted from beth Kansas and Okla-
homa by the government surveyors
They believed themselves safe on
this land and the place was DOING
a fourishing business when the OIL
GERS swooped down upon it. The
building was a fourroom, one-story
structure.
Kansas Wins 28th place. - A tele-
gram from General ]. w. F. Hughes
] from Camp Perry. Ohio, where the
\ national rife matches were helu'
I saws that Kansas won twenty-elgh1h
4 place with 2.12O points. which score
i last year would nave given 'N0 -
sans fourteenth. Roy Slower VINO
4 coached the winning navy team Is ="
son of Tim Stovey of lola.
Kansas to Have a SaIe.-Kansas is
I going to have "rummage' sale
4 some of these days. At the meeting
!, of the executive council recently the
J. custodian was instructed to prepare
4 n list of all the old things about the
j state house This list will include
!. all the old chairs, desks, bookcases
i carpets and the gardening machinery
! used on the lawn. When the list is
| completed the council will ask for
n bids on the lot Some of the state
4 officials have already begun check
l ing up their old furniture and seeing
!. if there is not some of their property
! which could be classed as old and
:. put into the rummage sale and then
{ they would get nice new furniture
for their Offices 's.- .l
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