The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-19
1t Happened X a n S A S
OUR WEEKLY GIsT OF CONDENSED ITEMS


G. Crabb was killed by train at
Little Rock, Ark. according to teie-
gram received at Arkansas City.
Grabb was a barber. On May 20 he
disappeared from Arkansas City.
leaving his wife and two children
destitute.
Found Dead in the Road. - The
dead body of Geordie Brown, aged 81
years, was found lying by the road
side in west Weir. The old man had
been drinking heavily since the
Fourth and his whereabouts here I'M
known for many hours prior to the
finding of his body.
Wichita Postoffice Shows Growth.
Some idea of the growth of the
city of Wichita in the past year may
be gained from the report Of the post
office for the fiscal year ending the
30th of June. This report has not
yet been completed, but will snow,
approximately, an increase of $751;
600 in the receipts of the Wichita
Office for the past year.
browns in Inches of Water. -
Earl. the three-year-old son of Earl
Henshaw. was drowned in Eight
Mile Creek, near Rose Hill. There
is but six inches of water in the
creek where the boys body was
fuond soon after he fell in. the
child was playing in the farm yard
when he tumbled over the bank. He
found soon after he fell in. The
half of his body above the water.
May Need 1000 Teachers. - Re-
plies from the county superintend-
ents of thirty-eight counties in Kan
sas out of total of 105. with regard
| to the number of teachers available
| for next year, will not apply to the
| western counties. When all the re-
| turns are in, despite the present
contrary showing. State Superinten'
dent Fairchild looks for shortage
Of about 1000 teachers.
Three Horses Cremated. - Fire at
| Ottawa destroyed large barn own
| ed by u. Shugart Three stations,
| the property of j. e. Giffin, of Olathe,
and valued at $4,000, were burned.
| Four previous attempts had been
made to fire the barn. No reason is
known for the incendiarism. The
| fire occurred but half hour before
| the time when. according to an
nouncement, the city water plant
shut down for the day to make re-
pairs, Mr.. Giffin carried $4,000 in
surance on his horses.
Shows the Right Spirit.-The pro-
clamation of Mayor Jacoby. of Dodge
| City. was printed on handbills and
| distributed over the town. 1t fol-
lows: proclamation - The matter
of saving the wheat crop is becom-
| ing serious from lack of labor.
| therefore call upon the citizens OF
| Dodge City, of all classes. PROBES
| sions end occupations, for voun-
teers to devote what time they can
TO assist the farmers of this county
in saving crops Report TO the city
| clerk. Get busy
| Engine Fell on Him. - William A..
| Maib has begun suit in the district
court at Wellington against the
| Aetna Mill and Elevator Company
| for $4,000 damages for personal in
| iuries. He alleges that on February
4. 1907. he was working as day Ia
borer for the milling company under
the directions and control of E. n.
| Perkins in moving Corliss engine
| out of the has oment that by reason
| Of carelessness in constructing the
trestle over which this engine was
being rolled the plank under the en-
CINE broke. throwing Maib onto the
railroad track and letting the engine
, fall on him.
| Charged With kssaulting CLERK.
Homer Malaby. who was assaulted
| in the Union Pacific freight office in
Salna by robbers. gave detailed
description of his ASSISTANTS. Two
men giving the name of Simon were
identified by the boy. Malaby is not
seriously hurt.
ManeIed by Moving Machine. - A
little 4-year-old girl near Ottawa, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Jones. was terribly mangled by a
moving machine driven by her faith
err She ran in front OF the sickle bar
when the machine was in motion. II
the child lives both legs will have to
| be amputated
County Not Held for Costs. = In
many counties it has been the GUS
tom where defendant was not able
| to pay the costs in an injunction case
to collect them from the county. In
a case at Concordia which was dis
missed by the state the court taxed
the costs up TO the county, but the
county attorney refused to o. k. the
| bill and the commissioners refused TO
pay it. The attorney general held
that under M circumstances can the