The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-22
KANSAS KERNELS
BRIEF ITEMS GATHERED FROM AROUND the sUMFlowER STATE

body Of an unknown man was found
siong side the Rock Island tracks
near Perth. in Sumner county, by
the crew of freight train. He had
evidently fallen or been pushed OH
a rapidly moving train and his head
had struck chunk of ballast at the
Eottom of a high embankment, frac'
sgrins his skull.
Fats TO Get New Trial.-Dr E. B..
Mccoy, convicted of murder in the
second degret, has been denied a
new trial in the district court. He
was formerly prominent dentist
Of Caaey and was accused OF the
coid blooded murder of his wife. He
Gas nado desperate struggle
against the indictment and will ap-
peal. His attorney was granted
@txty days in which to file bill of
EXCEPTIONS
No Race Suicide Here. - The
sgenty fourth child has Just been
born 30 Mr.. and Mrs. George w. H..
ioss. OF the Oak Mills neighbor-
Esod. near Leavenworth. Consid-
cr1ins the fact that Mrs. Ross Is
only 20 years old this is believed to
DE the record for child births in the
United States. Still more remark
able il the fact that Mrs. Ross looks
several years younger than she
really is.
Ottawa Wins State Contest-The
twecty-fourth annual contest of the
Kansas intercollegiate Oratorical
Association, held at Ottawa, was
won by w. r. McNutt, of Ottawa
University, whose subject was The
American Problem" Marcus j.
Lehman, of the College of Emporia,
was. second with "Worldism VS.. Ma
tionalism." The Third award went
TO George Boicourt Of Baker Uni.
versity. whose subject was "The
Worlds Greatest Citizen"
Tragedy at Hill City. - Pat Egee,
an insane farmer living near Hill
City. attempted to Kill his wife. j.
j. Plumb. who was near by at the
time, with a number of other neigh
bors. immediately rushed to the res
cue of Mrs. Egee. Egee attacked
flit. men who were trying to save his
wife. discharging a shot gun at short
rassr Plumb was instantly Killed.
EEec then stood the others off with
his gun while he took poison dying
fifteen minutes later.
A Sig War Balloon. = lnforma-
lion has been received at Fort EeaV-
rrworth to the effect that the war
5cnsrtment will send the big army
war balloon, now in course OF con-
s'ruciion In the east under the OBJ
scrya.ion of the war department
officials, to the post, to be used al
5he signal school and the other SER
rice schools in connection with the
work Of the staff college. This bal
loon will be kept here for perma-
ncne use by the army officers.
AbTsene Wants Woodmen Home
TIE commercial club of Abilene VIII
ofs- n site for new fraternal
ZONE. The Woodmen of the World,
- fratcrnal order with 100000 mem
bc-zs. have decided to build Ma
iionGl Home for the aged and dis
aaInd Og their order and have chos-
On Kansas as the state on account
az the fine and healthful climate.
The building is to be built at the
cost of one-half million dollars and
hhiiepe Is one of the places under
consideration. The club guaranteed
4; acres OF land in the suburbs of
Abilene which is one of the require
ments.
Pastor Accepts College Presidency.
--Rcv. Henry Coe Culbertson, pas
tsr Of the First Presbyterian church
at lola, has accepted the presidency
rf the College of Emporia. He is
:. years old, B, A. of the University
II Cincinnati, and has spent two
yelrs IN the Columbian Law School,
Kew York. He is also A. B. from
tho University of Chicago.
Laundry in Packing Plant. =
That everything but the squeal is
used in packing houses is becoming
near the truth. The Cudahy Pack
ing Company is installing COM
riese laundry in its Wichita plant.
All the laundry work Of the differ
eEt departments will be done by
the company. The company makes.
sts own soap in large soap factory
in Southh Omaha, to which place all
SOAP grease from the local plant is
cent for manufacture. The machin-
cry Icing installed is OF the latest
Bstteru. A powerful wringer of the
separator style is to be used. 1t
hzs an attachment that applies
pressure at the same time that it is
rcroIvfng. The contents come out
practically dry.
Assault Caused His Dsath.-A. Z.
Peterson, proprietor OF a dairy east
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