The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-03-08

recently for $4,000. This SAND
piece of land sold six years ago for
$4,000 to VIM. Burgess, who later
sold it to W. A. Parr, who now sells
it to Peter Hubenet at the above
price
Church Dedicated at Jewell City.
The new Evangelical church at
Jewell City was formally Dedicated
Sunday by Rev. ]. H. Lamb, OF
Cleveland, o. This church, erected
upon the site of former edifice
destroyed by lightning few
months ago, was completed at a
cost of $1175O.
Injured Husband Gets $4,000. -
Peter Sonedgard was given YER
dict in the district court At Topeka
against DR.. F. H. Martin in the sum
of $4,000 Sondegard lives at Man
tnttan and he charged in his petit
ton for damages that DR.. Martin,
who formerly lived at Topeka, but
who is at present making his home
at lola, alienated the affections of
his wife, for which he asked
$4,000.
Ducks at One Dollar Each.-N. +.
Britt, an Usage county farmer, took
five ducks to Arkansas City which
he presented to H. Bensdof, a
friend Both men were arrested by
Charles Costello, state deputy
game warden of Kansas City, Kas.,
for bringing game into the state an1
for buying it, Bensdoff having in
sisted upon Britt taking G5 cents
for the ducks. Both men were let
off after Bensdoff pleaded guilty
and paid fine of SIS and costs.
Record Prices For Horses. Ac-
cording to all records of public
sales of thoroughbred horses in this
country, the one held at Wichita
by Burgess & Sons was the best in
quality of stock and prices. The
average price for pure bred stock
was $1,000 and Rough colts and
home bred, 1920. Remington
Prime Minister, A Shire, brought
the banner price, $2,425. 1t was
sold to Chapel Bros, Aurora. Kan.
Estranger, Percheron, brought
$4,000 from Gilbert of Lincoln, Kan.
Magnetic, black Percheron, and Do
mar, 3 year old Percheron, each
brought $4,000 from Fornwalt, Pen
sacola, Kan, and Jones, Medford,
Okla, respectively. Five brought
prices ranging from $1,000 to $1,925.
Eight from $1,000 to $1,4O0. Seven
from $500 to 5000.
Has Tasted Thirty pays.-"If the
best meal that could be prepared
were set before me would have no
desire to taste it, for my appetite Is
entirely gone said w. ]. McCarty,
of Wichita, the other day. Mr.. Nc
Carly is fasting to regain health and
on February % had tasted thirty
days. When he went to the hos
pital he weighed 1873 pounds, and
now his weight is 100 pounds. Daily
Mr.. McCarty walks in the corridors
of the hospital and spends an hour
on the veranda near his room. Rela-
tives and members of his family
visit him daily and chat with him.
Il do not know how long it will be
necessary for me to continue with
out taking food" said Mr.. McCarty.
have made up my mind to be
healthy again and | will see this
thing through.
Made a Fortune in Manila. -
Word has been received at Leayen-
worth that John Fischer, a Leaven-
worth man, who recently died IL
Manila, p. l., left fortune of over
$4,000. He left here eight years
ago with $1,000. His fortune was
made in the hotel business. Fischer
leaves a mother and several broth
ers, who reside here. They had not
known of his wealth The body will
be taken to Leavenworth for
burial.
Darning Needle in Finger. T.
Black, of Ottawa, submitted to a
simple surgical operation that had
rather surprising results. For a
number of months Mr.. Black had
been annoyed by a painful affection
of finger of the right hand that re-
sisted all treatment, and he remem-
bered that in August last he had
hurt 1t while at work in the Daven-
port store. 1t was concluded that a
foreign substance was present and
surgeon was applied to- Under
his knife the head of darning
needle, half an inch in length. was
removed from the finger end.
Sent Up For Murder. = Belle
Phillips, a 19-year-old girl, has just
been brought to the state prison at
Ieavenworth from Hobart, Oklaho-