The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-19

freight wreck on the st. Louis d san
Francisco road about four miles east
I of Columbus, seven tank cars OF OH
were deraied and set on fire. The
wreck was caused by the breaking OF
small bridge. None of the crew
was injured.
Ham Succeeds Ashbaugh-Govern-
| or Hoch has appointed Representa-
| tive w. b. Ham, of Stockton, Rocks
county for the state board OF ran
| road commissioners. The place be-
came vacant by the appointment OF
S. S. Ashbaugh of Wichita, who has
| held the place since carr Taylor's re-
| tirement, to an assistant attorney
ship with the department of justice
at Washington.
Train Hit Him Twice. - A west
bound Union Pacific passenger train
struck John Eubank, the 19-year-old
son of r. j. Eubank. railroad con
tractor at Junction City. The boy
was thrown in front of the engine
and as he came down he was MT
again and was thrown to one SIDE.
He died of conclusion of the brain.
On one side of his head was small
bruise. 1t was the only mark on his
body and no bones were broken.
Engine Fell on Him. - William A.
Maib has begun suit in the dlstrlct
court at Wellington against the
Aetna Mill and Elevator Company
for $4,000 damages for personal in
| juries. He alleges that on February
a. 1907 he. was working as day la
borer for the milling company under
the directions and control of Z. y.
Perkins in moving a Corliss engine
out of the basement; that by reason
of carelessness in constructing the
trestle over which this engine was
being rolled the plank under the en-
CINE broke, throwing Maib onto the
railroad track and letting the engine
fall on him.
Emmett Dalton Paroled. - Gov.
Hoch has granted Emmett Dalton
provisional parole for four months
in order that he may go to Kansas
City and undergo a surgical opera
ton which is expected to save his
right arm. The parole was granted
at the recommendation of the board
of managers of the state pen1tenti'
airy at Lansing, where Dalton is seTV-
ing a life sentence. Emmett Dalton
was a member of the famous Dalton
gang of outlaws and desperadoes
which for a number of years TER
rorized Oklahoma and Southern Kan
sas. He was shot down and cap
tured at Coffeyville fourteen years
ago while participating with the
gang in raid on the town. Two OF
his brothers and several others of
the gang were killed at Coffeyviie.
Emmett was then but boy. He mas
now been at Lansing over fourteen
wears. Recently he has suffered
much from the wound received at
Coffevville and the prison physician
has decided that a delicate operation
is necessary If his arm is TO DE
saved. In every respect Emmett Dal-
ton has been a good prisoner For
years he was employed in the peni-
Tertiary tailor shop and is said to be
an expert workman. For several
months past he has been trnst' ana
has been permitted to go outside the
prison walls 81 paroled him tempo
| af humanity said
Gov Hoch last night. Dalton is
strapping young fellow and it would
he almost criminal to 4allow him 10
lose his arm for want OF proper
medical attention. I have released
him for four months at the soliclta-
ton of the prison officials who know
him best. They have no fear of the
result
A Negro Woman Jointist. - sallie
Pelton. colored woman living at
Junction City. was arrested for sell
ing beer. A barrel of beer and case
of empties were confiscated. In po-
lice court the woman was fined 500
and costs and sentenced to 80 DAYS
in Jail.
$4,000 Ties to Ell Dorado.-The ORR
ent railway has just sent cons!Sn-
ment of $4,000 ties TO Ell Dorado. 10
be used in the construction of the
new road from that point. The ties
are a fore-runner of large lot OF
steel rails that will soon be shipped
to FL Dorado. Work at that place
will commence as soon as possible
To Study Kansas Labor Laws. -
Kansas has been picked out by the
Carnegie institution as representa-
tive Western state in which to make
study of Western labor laws anu
Scott f. w. Bedford has been sent
10 Topeka to write a 15O-page book
on the subject. Bedford is a young
man from Usage City, Kan, who was
graduated from Baker. and then went
to the University of Chicago. where
for several years he has been at work