The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-28
1t Happened p TX A n s a S
OUR WEEKLY GIsr OF CONDENSED ITEMS

Hardy, of Belleville, 25 years old,
and son of DR.. Hardy killed him
self by firing a bullet into his left
temple. No cause is given for the
act.
Drowning of Wichita Boy. - Rol-
land Morey, the 9-year-old song of G.
A. Morey, local manager of the Long
Bell Lumber Co., was drowned in the
Arkansas li"er at Wichita while in
bathing. The body was not recover
ed for two days.
Wrestler's Neck Broken. James
Force and Blaney Devine, both or
battery D, Sixth regiment OF field ar
tilery at Junction City. had an I'M
promptu wrestling match that re-
suited in Devi. - S neck being broken.
He died instantly. The scuffie was
good natured one.
Train Kills Two Section Men. =
'While gang of section men was
loading material on a siding at Belle
vile 10 take to wreck near Esbon,
a fast passenger train on the ROCK
Island ran into them, instantly kill
ing two men. Sheldon and Cooper,
and injuring five others, of whom
two may die. Someone left the
switch open.
Wait Heir to Fortune.-Harry Pos
ner. aged 10, a waif, brought from
New York several years ago, and
now studying at the normal institute
at Howard, received message from
New York City stating that he had
fallen heir to half million dollars
left by his father, who died in cape
Town. South Africa. The boys
mother died when he was a child AND
his father disappeared.
Cupid in Strawberry crate,-A ro-
nance which had it's beginning when
the name of Miss Leila Miesner. OF
Rogers, Ark, was written on straw
berry crate shipped to wichita last
spring, has eliminated in the mar
riage. in Arkansas, of A. f. Johnson
and the young woman Johnson is
mail carrier at the Wichita post
office. and was formerly clerk in
grocery store, where he first saw the
name of his bride
Mine Inspector Names Deputies. -
Frank Gilday, of Scranton, state
mine inspector. has named the fol-
lowing list Of deputy mine inspectors
for Kansas: Thomas Morrissey.
Leavenworth, for Leavenworth coun'
ty; Joseph Ryan, Mineral for Chero-
kee county; William Harvey, Peter
ton, for Usage county: John Halt
day, Pittsburg, for Crawford county;
John Gilday, Chicopee, for Crawford
and Cherokee counties; Miss Janet
Bone, Pittsburg, stenographer.
Glass Plant Is 3urned.-The Chey-
enne Glass plant at Caney burned at
2 o'clock in the morning. the entire
blowing room being destroyed Most
of the workmen lost their clothing
and blow pipes. The loss to the COM
pany is estimated at $4,000, which
is partly covered by insurance. The
building will be rebuilt. The Chey-
enne is new plant and had been
tory was built at cost of $4,000
and is owned by home men.
Hutchinson First Class Office. -
The Hutchinson postoffice will be a
postoffice of the first class beginning
July /. When the receipts of an
office at the end of the year ending
March 81 are equal to $4,000 the
Office is made first class on July l
following A year ago, March 81, the
Office there lacked about 5000 of
having enough receipts to make it
first class Office. This year. on
March 81, however, the receipts ex-
ceeded $4,000 for the year and
Hutchinson easily goes into the list
of cities of the first class.
President and Supt Resign. -
The resignation of Rev. c. s. Nus
baum, Of independence. as president
and superintendent of the Ottawa
Chautauqua Assembly was accepted
by the assembly board, The action
grows out of the dispute over the
Sunday question Rev. Mr.. Nusbaum
resigned few days ago because
program is to be given and special
trains run to ottawa on Sunday
Is Declared a Bankrupt. - Follow
lowing a verdict by the jury in the
United States circuit Court at Leav-
enworth under instructions, declar-
ing that the Uncle Sam Oil Company
ia making an assignment April 10,
1907 committed an act of bank
ruptcy, Judge Amidon overruled
motion for a new trial and on motion
of f. A. Krauthoff adiudicated the
matter and declared the Uncle Sam
company bankrupt. zachariah Haz-
en-, of Topeka, for twelve years dis
trict judge in that district, was APP
pointed special referee in bank
ruptcy and will administer the
estlte.
PS'Iock Rules on Liquor.-Judge j.