The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05

Strawn, a horseman at Erie. south
east of Chanute was kicked to death
by one of his race horses.
Another Wichita Boy Drowned. -
While swimming in the Little Ar
kansas river in Riverside Park, at
Wichita, Ralph Helm, the 16-yearold
son of Judge A. E. Helm, was drown
ed. The boy had been in the water
for several minutes when he was
seized with cramps and before the
other boys could get to his rescue he
sank from sight beneath the muddy
water. The body was recovered at
ter five hours.
Asks Damages For Cattle -Charg-
ing the Santa Fe Railroad Company
with negligence in caring for his cat
tie while en- route from Spivey to
Kansas City. l.. ID. Alexander has
brought suit for 1896 damages. Mr..
Alexander alleges that the cattle
were improperly bedded and as re-
suit seven of them died. The remain
ing 1913 suffered so as to make them
unstable on the Kansas City mar
ket.
Firemen Will Sue For Jobs. = Five
men who were dismissed from the
Wichita fire department by the lnoe-
pendent administration. have re-
tanned counsel to represent them in.
mandamus proceedings to BE- brought
against Mayor Graham, compelling
him to reinstate them in the service.
Their claim is that the Wichita de-
partment is governed by civil ser
vice rules and that he discharged
them for political reasons.
A TWister in Kansas. - A rain
storm at Emporia amounting almost
to cloudburst was accompanied
with a high wind, which did consld-
cradle damage. In places the actlon
of the wind was similar to that or
tornado Eight miles southeast a
twister tore the corner out of the
home of c. w. Vanorden and de-
stroyed his barn. Shortly before the
family had taken refuge in storm
cellar and escaped injury.
Insane Barber kills.-Whila crazed
from the effects of vermouta. John
Bello. an Italian barber, shot ana
killed C. V. Topp, tailor en- route
from st. Paul. Mimi. to San Fran
cisco. as he slept. and wounded Mrs.
Morris Olson and Mrs. Harry Blake
sley sisters. travelling from Mar
shall. Mimi. TO Colorado, on pas
senger train No. 5. west-bound, on
the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad, near Seldom, Kan.
First Degree Murder. - EX-City
Marshal Charles Garner, of Galena'
recently arrested for alleged com
plicity in the robbery and murder OF
L. C. Frick, secondhand dealer
has been bound over to the district
court in the sum of $4,000, on
charge of murder in the first degree
N. c. Malone. another secondhand
dealer. turned states evidence ana
accused Garner, r. Il. Booth and Ed
Jones. of committing the crime.
Jones died in the county Jail of blood
poisoning shortly after the hour set
for his preliminary.
Hutchinson First Class Office. -
The Hutchinson postoffice will be
postoffice of the first class beginning
July /. When the receipts OF an
office at the end of the year ending
March 81 are equal to $4,000 the
Office is made first class on July
following. A year ago. March ~ the
office there lacked about $500 OF
having enough receipts TO make IL Il
first class Office. This year. on
March 81. however the receipts ex-
ceeded $4,000 for the year ana
Hutchinson easily goes into the lsI
of cities of the first class.
Kinqsdown to Have station. me
Rock Island railroad has been order-
ed by the Kansas board OF rallroaa
commissioners to establish a stauch
and agent at Kingsdown' in foro
county.
BRIDEGROOM Is Insane. - John
LOOMS. highly respected and pros
porous young farmer living near
Pittsburg. was taken into CUSTODY,
suffering from an unbalanced minu
and application, was made to admit
him to the state asylum. About SIX
weeks ago Mr. Loomis was married
to Miss Mary Tucker, a Walnut glri-
Shortly after the marriage his BRIDE
was taken very sick and has since
been at the point of death Worry
over her condition and constant at
tendance at the side of his bride re
suited in his mind giving way. Inc
Young man is a son of Elmer Loomis'
former representative for the legisia-
ture. II is believed that treatment
at the state hospital will restore ms
mind. II is feared. however. that
the shock will prove fatal to MS
young bride; who is not yet out oil
danger.