The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-07-05
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ken, a young man nineteen years OF
age, of Peabody, Kan, was drowned
In Cedar creek, near Wonsevu. &
Killed by Train at Florence.-Pat-
rick Coyne, a retired farmer living at
Florence, was struck by the Santa Fe
California Limited and instantly kid
ed
Fell and Broke His Neck. - E. r.
Lowe, an old settler near Peabody,
was instantly Killed. While driving
team with load of hay the team
ran away and he fell off the load.
breaking his neck.
Organize Against Autoists.-Farm-
ers in the Potter neighborhood are
organizing an automobile associa-
ton. the object of which will be to
see that farmer gets fair SHOW
when he meets an automobile
Fatally Injured in Tornado. - A
tornado at Seminole, six miles south
of Coffeyvile. demolished the house
OF @. Lett, "A farmer and fatally IN
jured two of his young children. The
storm did no other serious damage.
Condemn Burial Associations. -
The Kansas undertakers before con
Guiding their State convention al
Leavenworth decided to meet i'll
Kansas City next year, and resolu-
lions were adopted condemnlnR
burial associations.
A Gambler Fined $25o-"Big Bill
McArter. who brutally assaulted
George b. Harrison, editor OF the
Evening Telegram. at Garden City.
was fined $3.50 by Judge W. II.
Thompson. Of the district court. Inc
case was tried before a jury when
had but little trouble in arriving at
verdict OF guilty as the assault was
admitted
sianal Device Nets Him $1oo,ooo.-
Judd Shoecraft. of Eskridge. has soid
a signal patent TO the Santa Fe Kali
road Company for 100000. This is
not the first patent that Mr.. Shoe
craft has secured and sold. He was
partly responsible for the patent Of
the signal bars which are used by
most railroads at the different cross
lngs in towns.
Banker Kills Himself - fully NJ.
Seward, &c years old, assistant
cashier of the First National Bank
at Great Bend, committed suicide in
his room at the Hotel Briggs by
shooting himself twice through the
heart The cause of his act is not
known. as everything at the bank APP
pears TO be all right. The supposi-
ton is that love affair was the rea'
son.
Cut Their Threats. - Mrs. Peter
Johnson. of Formoso. attempted TO
take the lives of her two children. a
girl of 10 years and a boy of .. Dy
cutting their throats while they were
in their beds. She then ran up
stairs and cut her own throat. She
used piece of broken earthenware
The children will recover. but the
mothers life is in doubt She is the
widow Of Peter Johnson. who took
his life by drinking carbolic acid
June Is.
Auto Ambulances for Army.-Fort
Riley Fort Leavenworth and per-
haps other of the larger army posts
are soon to be equipped with auto
mobile ambulances. The vehicles
will be of the same pattern as one re-
Gently purchased for the military
academy. Each car will have 80
horse power compound condensing
steam engine and will be capable Of
making a speed of from forty to
forty-five miles an hour. They will
carry ten persons each inside and
two on the front seat. They will cost
about $1,000 each.
Hail Destroys Wheat. A destruc-
tive hail storm passed directly over
the town of Lincoln Center. in
northwesterly direction. continuing
en- or eight miles. The total area
covered was about two miles wide
and ten miles long, much wheat be
ing totally destroyed and much more
badly damaged. All windows not
protected were broken out. Iron
awnings were pierced as by bullets.
II was the most severe hail storm
this locality has experienced in
years.
Will Try High Explosives. - Dur
ing the military exercises to be held
at Fort Riley early next month, high
explosives will he fred into earth
works for the first time in this coun-
try. The redoubt. which will be at
tackled in this manner. will be con
structed by military engineers. Sew
eral guns Of the two siege batteries
now at Fort LeavenwOrth will be
used in the firings. The frings are
to be made to ascertain the effect oil
the high explosives on earth forth
cations.