The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-18


Thomas Kelly, a stockman living
near Neosho Rapids, was burned ana
ten valuable horses were destroyed, u
He Failed to Wed Her.-Miss Ber-
tina Moore, young woman residing
near Galena, has filed suit in the
Cherokee county district court, Ga
lena division, against Clyde Deem for
$1,000 damages for breach of prom
ise.
Clay Center Boy Drowned. - Jones
Henshaw, sixteen years old, was
drowned in the river at Clay Center
The boy he was in a boat on the
river which is now very high and
was carried over the dam, the boat
was overturned and young Henshaw
drowned.
Are Hustling Names. - 1t is esti-
rated that over 1,500 persons IN
I.eavenworth have signed the peti-
lions for the commission form OF
government and in all probability
they will be presented to Mayor Ever
hardy at the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the council By that time
the petitions probably will contain
1000 names.
Snake in the Waeh.-At her home
near Brookviile, Mrs. Earl Lambotte
was engaged in washing clothes. She
had the wash piled up on the floor OF
the kitchen and in reaching to pick
I'M piece to wash, she felt sharp
twinge as though a knife had passed
through her arm. The sense OF the
pain was followed almost immediate
" by a warning rattle and 1erklnS
away some of the clothes, Mrs. Lam
bette saw, curled up, a large rattle
snake. 1t prepared to jump at her'
but she evaded it, There was marx
on her arm and that member COM
manced to swell at once. She calico
for help and was taken Immediately
to the Office of physician. He IN
jected medicine into the wound 10
draw out the poison.
History Of the Kansas Militia. -
The Kansas National Guard is an in
teresting organization and Adjutant
General Hughes is preparing to issue
n history of its doings since its or
ranization. He will tell of all its "ac-
tive service" calls, the number OF
men in arms at each call, the officers
in charge and the cause of the call
He will tell the cost to the state and
If possible the names of the men en-
gagged. Few people can remember
more than three or four occasions
when the guard has been called out
for active service. Yet the RECORDS
show that all or part of the guard has
been called out thirteen times Tho
only time the entire guard was call
cd out was during the legislative war
in 1898 Ti'a following list shows the
occasions On which all or a portion or
the guard has been called out for ser
vice. 1SSG-ParsOns. on account Of
the Missouri. Kansas & Texas rail
way strike: one regiment of eight
companies ordered cut. 1SS7-Wich-
tia county seat fight: two companies.
1gS8-Sherman county seat fight
s-criaI detail. 1S8S-June G. first eX-
pedltion to Stevens county, on ac-
count of Sam Wood fued; two COM
panies. tSSS-July rs. second expedi-
ton TO Stevens county; four com
p3nIes. 1889 - Garfeld county seat
fight l8S9-90-Fued at AXtall, Mar
shall county. 1S93-I-e legislative war.
IS95-Topeka Medical College body
snatching. Battery B and Company
A. lS96-St. John, circus riot, Bond
BROTHERS circus; one company. 1903
Topeka food. Battery B and Com
many A called out to guard property.
1903-Chcyenne county, Dewey Berry
feud: one company. 190G-Wiufeld
COMPANY called out by Sheriff Wei
felt to protect prisoner in county jail
Wealthy Farmer Killed. - ]. II.
I,eedy. one of the wealthiest men Of
Chautaudua county, died on his farm
near Cedarvale from the effects of a
blow on the head received in a fight
with Vim. Hines, a neighboring farm
er. Hines was arrested and taken to
the Sedan Jail. Hines is brother Of
Fred Hines. register of deeds of
Chautauqua county.
Kansaa 20 Send Another Train. =
Kansas viii send to the East in No
yembe- the longest train of its pro-
ducts ever sent beyond the borders Of
the state. A train of forty cars haul
cd by two monster engines viii leave
Topeka November 10th for Chicago.
New York and Boston. The route Sc
Iecfcd is via the Santa Fe and Penn
sylVAnia railroads. Stops will be
made at Galesburg. Streator and
Joliet. H.. and at Chicago the train
viii be switched into the Polk street
station for day. Syl Dixon. the
manager Of the expedition. has Sc
cured the largest caiiopc in the Uni
ted States for use on this trip. il can
be heard five miles. and on approach
ing a town the operator viii give the
people one OF the national airs with
inspiring variations.
Muster Out Company L. - Adju-