The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-25

OuT9cTy SlNcS El'HI opCSCh'-Shdi'
ley Carter, q 9-year-old Lawrence boy
who has been dumb from birth, will
talk as we'll as anybody in a few
months, according to the surgeons
who recently removed a large poly
pus from his nose and throat.
Squires Head of Photographers. -
The photographers of Kansas have
ended their convention at Lawrence
C. F. Squires, of Lawrence, was elect
ed president; E. wv. Woodward, OF
Hayes City, vice-president; Max
Wolf, of Manhattan, secretary; and
Homer Hardin, of Wichita, (re-elect
ed) treasurer. The meeting next
year goes to Topeka.
More Towns Get Natural Gas. -
1t now seems certain that Cotton
wood Falls and Strong City are to he
supplied with natural gas, piped from
the gas fields of Elmdale. The PIPE
line is to be laid distance of six
miles, by the New Mexico Oil, Gas
and Pipe Line Company and gas will
be furnished from their wells in and
around Elmdale.
Burial Association Out of Business.
State Superintendent of Insurance
Charles Barnes has put the Cloud
County Burial Association out of
business by compelling it to suspend
indefinitely for the reason that its
rates of assessment were too low to
insure safety. The association was
organized several years ago and has
a membership of about 1000 in the
county. Many Iof its members have
been buried by the association.
Good Word for Hoch.-Gov. Hoch's
prohibition speech at the banquet
table at Memphis. Tenn, where the
wine was flowing by the bucketfll,
seems to have made hit even with
that bibulous crowd. The governor
has received from w. F. Saunders,
secretary of the Lakes to Gulf Deep
Waterway Association" handsome
badge. bearing a Photographic minia-
ture of President Roosevelt and a
letter which is in part rs follows:
please allow me to congratulate you
most sincerely and cordially on the
speech made by you in Memphis. 1t
was an extraordinary thing for man
to stand up in that audience and ad-
vocate and defend prohibition earn
estly and positively, and at the same
time not only without giving offense,
but making friends for your idea. The
audience was with you. as YOU doubt
less saw by the hearty applause.
Hoch Grsnto Paroles. Gov. Foch
signed the paroles of eight penitenti-
ary convicts These paroles had pre-
yiously been recommended by the
State Parole Board and needed only
the governors signature to make
them effective. The persons who are
given their liberty are: John Man
son Neisho county, grand larceny
sentence l to years. served l year
2 months; Addie McCarter, Crawford
county, grand larceny. l to 5, served
/ year months George Andrews.
Shawnee, grand larceny, 1 to years,
served l year months; Arthur john
son Leavenworth, robbery third de-
gree. served l year months; Char
les Johnson, Leavenworth. grand lar
cenv to 7 years. served years;
George o. Needham, Leavenworth,
grand larceny, / to years, served 3
wears Q months; Carl Hamlen. Reno,
assault with deadly weapon, 1 to 10
wears served 8 years; William Haw-
kins. Graham, grand larceny, 1 to 8
years. served 1 year 10 months;
George Rice, Osborne, assault with
deadly weapons, to 10 years, served
/ year,
Insanity viii Be Plea. 1t is gen
orally understood that c. w. Arnold,
the murderer of Tim Riggs, at Well
ington, will plead insanity. The case
was called I'D in court and his attor-
news asked for a continuance until
the January term of district court. l
Hunq Jury Resulted. - Minnie
Greenback Conner, full-blood Quaw-
paw woman, was tried in the court at
Miami and a hung jury resulted The
woman was accused of the murder OF
her husband
Farmer Dragged to Death.-M. u
Eaton. an elderly man, was acci-
IDENTIFY killed on the farm of c. F..
stone. a few miles southeast of Pea
body. He was coming in to dinner
on a riding pillow when the horses be
came frightened and ran away. He
was thrown from his seat, his 1oot
catching in a wheel. He was drag
ged a quarter of mile to the mousse
where the accident was discovered
He lived only about five minutes al
ter he was found and was uncon-
scious all the time. The scalp was
form from his head. He has a son
living near Burns and a daughter III
Newton.