The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-22

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having the record initial season so
far as the amount of beets is con-
cerned. Over 10000 tons were
sliced and the plant ran 1903 days.
This record is better than many oil
factories made this year.
Arrested For Murder. Early
Curry, a negro, was arrested at Col
feyville on the charge of having
killed I.adson Powell, wealthy
negro land owner, living in the In
dian Territory Powell was known
to have had considerable money
with him and was found with his
head crushed.
Dead at the Prison Gate. - Henry
Mckinley, OF Chandler, Okla. came
to the state penitentiary at Lansing
to see his twin brother, John Nc
Kinney, who Is serving a sentence
of forty years for murder, and drop
ped dead at the prison gate. 1t is
believed that anxiety over getting to
see his imprisoned brother caused
him to become suddenly afflicted
with heart failure.
Rural Routes in Kansas. = The
Seventh congressional district in
Kansas is the banner district in the
United States for rural routes. lt
has 295, or thirty-:lve more than the
nearest competitors The Nine
teenth district in Illinois and the
Third in Iowa have 260 each. The
number of rural routes in operation
in Kansas follows. First congress
sional district. 1888; Second, 81;
Third 225; Fourth, 243; Fifth, 25%;
Sixth, 202. and Seventh, 295.
Scott's Pension Bill Record. =
Representative Scott. of Kansas,
broke all records in the matter II
special pension bills during the re-
| cent session of congress at Wash
ington. He got through nine special
| bills for Kansas. soldiers. carrying
from s24 to $50 Il month each. He
also got one claim through the pen
sion bureau for $50 month; two
| for $24 month and two for $50. Be
side this, he flso filed applications
for more than 1000 soldiers for pen,
sions under the McCumber act.
For Selling Liquor. = Seven men
were arrested at Hutchinson charg-
ed with selling liquor contrary to
law. They were as follows: Thorn
as, Hickman, Stratton, Simpson,
Johnson, Croker and Dunn. They
were taken to the county Jail by
Sheriff Duckworth and his deputies
and some liquor confiscated. All of
them, excepting Dunn. gave bond
and were released from custody.
These cases will come up for trial at
the April terra of the district
court
Are After Information.--The Uni
versity of Kansas will begin re-
search work soon in the chemistry
department for the purpose of dis
covering some method which will
prevent the chemical destruction of
clothes in the laundering process.
For the purpose of carrying on this
! work the AldenSpears Laundry
Supplies Company of Boston has es.
tablished fellowship in the Uni
versity carrying with it $500 Year
Mr.. Fred Faragher, who has been as.
sistant in the chemical department,
will, have the fellowship this year.
Mr.. Faragher will spend some time
in Boston and New York making in
vestigations and may go to Europe
to continue the study during the
summer. This work will be done
under the direction of Professor
Duncan of the department of Indus
trial Chemistry of the University.
Bank Deposits Increasing. Ac-
cording to the combined statement
of the State and National banks
given out by State Bank Commits
sioner John Q. Royce there is $751;
| 100000 more on deposit in the
banks of the state than there WAS
at this time a year ago. The re-
port establishes another high marx
for the banks of Kansas. The re-
port shows the condition of the
banking institutions at the close Of
business January &c.
Ex-counciman Suicides. Ex-
Councilman. ]. W. Blossom, former
iy member of the city council Of
Topeka from the First ward, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself
with a rope in the loft of barn at
the rear of his home. 1928 North
Polk street. For the past three
years and half Mr.. Blossom has
been suffering from mental de-
rangement brought on by worry
over losses sustained in the flood
which swept over North Topeka in
the spring of 1908 and by kidney
and bladder disease and the taking
of his life is attributed TO this con-
dition. Fa
Can't Get Through Docket. : Fed
eral' court was opened at Wichita
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