The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-08-23

and instantly killed by an eastbound
Rock. Island passenger train.
Sunday Baseball Wins.-The ordin
ance prohibiting Sunday baseball
within the city of Wellington, present
ed and passed to second reading at
the July meeting of the council, failed
to pass on second reading by the de-
cisive vote of for and against.
A Fortune From Eneland.-Mrs. K.
A. Bathurst of Horton is in receipt of
intelligence that she is one of the
heirs to big estate in England and
that her share will be $4,000. 1t Is
said the matter is now all settled and
that the money will be Forthcoming
within month.
EmporIa Boy Wins Gold Medal. -
Clyde Wilson, of Emporia, received
gold medal from the Louisville Medi-
cal College, which was awarded him
for making the best grade in a com
petitlve examination at the close of
the school year. The examination
was open to members of the first year
class, to which Wileon belonged, and
IN which there were sixty members.
Wilson is a graduate of the Emporla
High School and taught school in Her
rington several years.
Kansas Population Increasing. -
The population of Kansas March l,
1907, was 1,651 1881, net increase of
39,540 or "a per cent over the pre-
ceding year, according to the enumer-
alton of inhabitants, returned by as
sassors through their country clerks
to the State Board of Agriculture.
This is the largest population ever re-
ported for the State. BY far the larg-
err per centages of increase are in the
It's show an aggregate gain of 1885
and 80 loss, altogether of 1926. The
largest increase reported is in Mont
gomery county, which has gained g.
$40, followed by Wyandotte with
1870, Crawford with 2,757, Finney
with 2,441 and Leavenworth with
2,0S6. The smallest increase is in
Osborne county, which gained 2. The
largest decrease is in Usage county
whose officials certify to a falling off
of 1889. Neosho, Johnson, Jackson
and Chautauqua, as named, show the
next largest decreases.
Professors Abandon their Trip. 49,
Profs. Moore and Freeman of the
State university, have added Their
names to the long roll of boatmen who
have attempted to go from Lawrence
to st. Louis by water and have failel
somewhere along TIE way The two
young professors thought they could
accomplish what HI ., never been &C
Complished by star4ng from Ottawa
On the Marias des Cygnes, instead OF
going from Lawrence on the Kaw.
They shipped thei" canoe to Ottawa
and launched it there below the dam
They got along wei! until in the Osag1
river just beyond the Kansas-Missouri
State line, they struck snag which
tore the canvas bottom of their canoe
and let their provisions and some 9TH
err effects into the water. They drag
ged the canoe out. repaired 1t and
went on. However. they met with Sc
many accidents that they finally gave
up the trip at Oscecla, Mo There Is
q dam there. built to furnish power
for the local electric company. Be
fore they were aware of the current
they were so close to the dam thal
they could not escape and went over
canoe and all They lost everything
they had, and We're fortunate to gel
out alive by swimming. Next year
they say they will build stoutel
canoe and try it again. confident that
they can make the tip TO ST. Louis.
Fatally Stabbed BY comrade.-A
man connected witt, an Uncle Toms
Cabin show which gave a perform
ance at Scottsville was stabbed by an
other one of the showmen. The in
juries are supposed 10 be fatal as the
wound was inflicted in ths region Of
the heart. The mai who did the stab
bling escaped.
Fight on Excursion Train.~A
Blades, car cleaner for the Frisco
road in Wichita. was slashed with
razor by a negro woman on the San
ia Fe excursion last Sunday west o.
Newton. Mr. Blades story is to th'
effect that the negress came in th'
car and sat down in the seat will
him. He objected to her occupyir;
the seat when she drew razor ant
began cutting. Blades was cut across
the breast, on the shoulder and oil
the arm. Two or three negro met
Joined in the scrap" and Blades wa
struck over the head with beer bot
tie by one of them. When order wa
restored It was found that the ne
gress had jumped from the train
Blades was taken to the Wichita hos
pital and his wounds sewed up.
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Game Warden Still Busy. - Tn
month Of July was remarkable amonI
other things for the great number o
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