The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-01-11

trlct court at lola against the han-
sas Portland Cemer' Company ask
ing for damages in the sum of $1,000.
He was a workman at the plant and
was injured in an accident while at
work at one of the Griffin mills.
Charged With EmbezzIement. -
Marshal Phiffer, of Horton, on re-
ceipt of telegram from the au-
thorities at Fort Madison, Ia, arrest
ed George Nickolpules, a Greek, who
is charged with enlightenment there.
Nickolpules has been working with
gang of track laborers at Horton.
Year for Impersonatins Officer
P. H. Crumpley, of Yate, Mo-, was
sentenced by Commissioner Will
liams of the federal court at TopeSa
to one year in the United States
penitentiary for impersonating an
officer and collecting taxes from the
jointists of Cherokee county.
An Accident at Sterling. - Jacob
Sitter, an employc of Shaak's eleva-
tor at Sterling, was seriously 1n1ur-
ed in an attempt to throw belt.
Sitter was caught in a wheel and
damned against the building with
such force that his jaw was broken
and body severely bruised. His re-
covery is doubtful.
Arrested at Prison Door. - G. c.
Hutchinson, wanted in Logan coun'
ay, Oklahoma. for murder, vas ar
rested as he was leaving the feder-
al penitentiary at Leavenworth,
where he had Just finished term
for larceny under the name OF Tun'
nell. Hutchinson is accused OF Kill
ing a German farmer.
$4,000 Fire at Cheney. = The town
of Cheney was visited by an early
morning fire which did damage to
the extent of about $4,000, with
probably less than half covered by
insurance. The Wichita fire deoart'
ment was called but the fire was un-
der control before they had time TO
respond.
Sues For $4,000 Damages.-Gene-
We've Carroll of Leavenworth, a girl
10 years of age, has brought suit
through her next friend, Mrs. Chris-
tina Cogan, her mother, against the
Kansas City-Western Railway Com
many for $1,000 for damages and eX-
penses alleged to have been incurred
as the result of injuries sustained by
being thrown from an electric car Oh
November 20, 1906.
Shot by Ira. Porter.-Two young
men claiming to be from st. Joe
we're nut off the Rock Island Goluen
Gate Limited at Galva and claim thaI
after they had been put off the negro
porter opened fire on them with a re-
volver with the result that one was
shot through the knee. The bullet
cut its way through the joint and the
doctors think an amputation Will De
necessary.
Impure Ice Caused Typhoid. = An
investigation made by DR.. Crumolne,
of the board of health, reveals the
fact that the epidemic or typholo
fever which prevailed at Ulysses
Grant county, recently was due to
contaminated water. The ice used IN
Tho ,ittls town was cut from a reser-
voir near there and an analysis Oh
ne water shows that it is tull o.
typhoid germs.
Bin Car of Cement. - The lola
Portland Cement Company recently
shipp,d out what is believed to be
the largest car of cement ever sent
from lola. The car contained zSo
barrels. or LAO sacks, or lOS,3oo
pounds of cement. The cement was
sold to the government and was
Skinned to the west. The car IN
which the cement was shipped was
one of the new cars = longer ana
deeper than the old regulation car. L
silver Service at Topeka. = The
AZ. 1000 silver service for the battle
shin Kansas has arrived in Topeka
from New York. The candeleDra IN
tbe service are 80 inches high. The
large tray is by feet and the
punch bowl is Sc inches in diameter
and 2S inches high. The punch bowl
set comprises 10 pieces and there are
besides 20 miscellaneous pieces. The
service will be on display in the exc
cutive Office during the legislative
session.
McNees Was Probably Murdered
The coroner's jury at Lawrence in
vestigating the death Of Houston M :
Nees. concluded its work at NO. III
school house by finding that the &C.
ceased came to his death by bullet
wound inflicted by John Lewis ard
Young Anderson. No one seems 10
know what the fight really was
about. 1t was an old grudge that
cropped out. At first the various
r-rties threw rocks at each other
and John McNees was so seriously
hurt that 1t is still feared that ne
NAV die. Lewis is in Jail but Ander-