The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-06-28

Miss Pearl Rogers, at Wellington
and awakened Mrs. Rogers, her
mother, by attempting to choke her.
The woman fought and screamed un-
til neghbors were aroused. Several
shots were fired at the man as he re-
treated but he made good his
escape.
$500 Pounds of PIug.-It requires
just 1900 pounds OF chewing tobacco
to keep the jaws of the states wards
in the charitable institutions going
for six months This amount costs
the state $500 and the contract for
it was let by the State Board Of Con-
troll to Theo Poehler of Lawrence.
This tobacco will go to the following
institutions: Topeka State Hospital,
1900 pounds; Osawatomie State Hos
pital, $500 pounds Parsons Asylum,
$50 pounds; School for Feeble Mind
ed Youths, at Winfield. 60 pounds
The favorite brands are Horse
shoe" 81. T." and Star"
Big Damage Suit Filed. - The lar-'
gest damage suit ever brought in
Bourbon county was filed by Dillard
& Padgett. as attorneys for Stout &
Tiernan The suit, which is against
the Chicago Life Insurance Company
asks for $4,000. At the time of the
dissolution of the Chicago Life III
surance Company last September
Stout &c Herman were its general
agents in the Southwest. The petit
ton alleges that the plaintiffs enter
ed into contract with the company
for given number Of years and that
there is now due them on future
premiums which would, under the
contract not mature for nineteen
years over half a million dollars.
Since the dissolution of the Chicago
company, Stout & Herman organized
the Central Life Insurance Company
with Fort Scott as headquarters.
"Kansas-her Story" - Secretary
Coburn. of the State Board of Agri-
culture has just issued report I'M
der the title, Kansas - Her Story
and Statistics" 1t covers the quar-
ter ending March. 1907 This re-
port is not intended for Kansas peo-
pie as much IS it is for residents OF
the eastern s, ates," said Mr.. Coburn.
1T will give outsiders information
regarding the state and at the same
time answer the purpose OF mirror
held up in front of Kansas that she
may learn something concerning her
self" In the introduction Mr.. Co
burn makes statement of what
Kansas is now and how she came to
be what she is. 1t contains agricui'
turaI history. statistical facts and in
teresting comparisons with other
states, It tells many things OF MS
torical nature that are not told Dy
the so-called histories.
jackson Is Threatened.-It is cup
to" Attorney General Jackson and
his assistants to go to Hutchinson
and show the saloon element what
he eau do when he is "riied.' He re-
| ceived an anonymous letter from
Hutchinson telling him what may
happen if he or any of his hired men
set foot In the town on Cow creek.
The letter was as follows: MT.
Attorney General: You may clos
al the joints in the other towns but
we voted wet, church peepul and all.
County and city eleted officers are
with us in sympathy and the leeding
newspapers to the railroad men anu
all our colIard folks and if you or
your hired men gets to busy mere
you'll hotfoot it out of this town
quicker than you com In. A word 10
the wise is enuff There Is more
ways selin goods than over a bar.
Committy."
| Killed by a Live Wire. - Clarence
Smith, boy aged IL years, was IN
stantly killed at Salina by picking
up a live wire. Workmen had cut
the wire and it was hanging near the
home of the boy, who saw 1t and took
| hold of it.
No 2-cent Fare Order Vet. - A
story is in circulation that the board
of railroad commissioners will on
its own motion order the establish
ment by the railroads of 2-cent
fare in Kansas. G. A. Ryker, mem-
Der of the commission. fatty denies
this rumor. There is no truth in
it," he said "The board has not
planned to make an order for 2
cent fare The board has believed
right along that it should wait until
Missouri and Nebraska have fought
out their tests. We have not chang
ed from that policy" s. s. Ash
baugh, attorney for the board, said:
I'VE are going to await the reports
from Missouri and Nebraska. especi-
ally Missouri 1t may be three
months before We take up the mat
ter"
s. w. Kansas Veterans Reunion.