The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-04

five days in the workhouse prison at
Washington, D. c., unless she
changes her mind. Judge Bundy,
who sentenced her, went to the work
house and pleaded with her to prom
Use to not hold street meetings so
that he could release her, but she re-
fused.
Judge Dale Won't Accept. -
Judge D. M. Dale, who was offered
the place made vacant on the tax
commission board by the death OF
Judge Humphreys, will not accept.
When asked about it che said he
would let Gov. Hoch make known
why he declines. 1t is understood,
however, that Judge Dale thinks he
would be making too big a sacrifice
financially.
Trying to Gust Prosecutor. - c.
w. Whorrall and e. P. Rochester, of
Scott City, appeared before Attorney
General Jackson, at Topeka, with
petition signed by 100 Scott county
residents asking Mr.. Jackson to re-
move from office l.. S. Boyer, the
county attorney of Scott county The
charges against Boyer are immoral
conduct and incompetency. Attorney
General Jackson said he will take
some action in the matter.
Brakeman Killed at Wichita. -
! After having been crushed and man
gled between two box cars and spend
ing three hours in awful agony,
Claude C. Feigley, a Rock Island
brakeman. died at st. Francis hos
pital in Wichita. He was assisting
in the switching of cars in the yards
| when the accident occurred, and, ii
is thought was caught between two
bumpers. Feigley was about 80
years of age. His headquarters were
at Harrington.
! Killed by Freight Train. - Floyd
Skidmore, q years old, cashier OF
| the Tescott State Bank, at Tescott,
and president of the Tescott Tele-
phone Company, was thrown under a
| freight train at Salina in an effort to
jump one of the cars while 1t was
running twenty miles an hour. He
| died in an hour and twenty minutes
In great agony every bone in both
legs and his spine having been crush
ed He was a son of F, F. Skidmore.
president of the bank.
Found Hanging l., His Cellar -
N. ]. Ashley, of Little River, was
found hanging by the neck in his eel
lar. He was unconscious when dis
covered but was cut down and doc
tors summoned. They reported that
\ 1t Is impossible to save his life. Mr..
Ashley has been in business in Lit
tie River but a short time, having
come from Liberal to engage in the
| grocery business. He is about 80
years old, married and has two small
children. No cause is known for his
attempt to take his life.
Train Hits Street Car. - AS re
suit of q collision between a Frisco
freight train and a Cleveland avenue
street car on Douglas avenue, in
Wichita three persons were injured.
Those hurt are e. T. Ratllff, 1921
East Central avenue, bruised and cut
about the face by broken glass.
Jesse Clinesmit, 1918 North Topeka
avenue, bruised and cut over the
eye; Mrs. Jesse Clinesmith, shaken
up and suffering from severe nervous
shock. The passengers were taken
from the car and the injured, after
they had been attended by physi-
clans, were sent home in ambul-
ances. The car was No. 100, the one
that plunged into Chisholm creek
several years ago, injuring thirteen
people. 1t has been in other acct
dents since and is considered the
hoodoo of the line.
Petition for Commission. - Those
in charge of the petition praying for
the government of Wichita by com
mission announce that they have a
large surplusage of names over the
required number, which is 1900, ar.1
that the petitions are being collected
and will be presented within the
next week. The petitions will be
numbered and checked over and in
eligible slgners eliminated before
this step is taken.
A River of Booze.-Acting under
the instructions of Judge W. R. Law
renee to the grand jury, that all malt
and fermented beverages be consid-
cred liquor, w. E. Johnson, aided by
eighteen deputies made the most ex-
tensive liquor raid in Tulsa ever
known in the western district. Twen-
ty-six Hiawatha, Pablo and Uno
joints and distributing places were
raided and $4,000 pints of these bev-
erages were seized and dumped into
the Arkansas river. The officers
cleaned the city of the two percent"
liquors with the exception of three
wagon loads of Pablo which were re-
plevined.
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