The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-06-19

gree in the district court at Wln1leld.
Moore killed his wife on the streets
of Arkansas City in October, 1906, as
she was returning from church His
plea was insanity. The jury was out
almost twenty-four hours and spent
the night singing hymns.
Municipal Ownership Wins.-Munic-
ipal ownership won an important vic
tory in a decision of the supreme
court, in the case of the city Of Clay
Center against the Clay Center Light
& Power company This case has
been in the courts for several years
and has been hotly contested. The
court holds that the 21year franchise
of the company has expired and that
the city is not compelled either to pur'
chase the plant or to renew me fran
chise 1t holds that the attempt OF
the city council to bind the city to
buy the plant was illegal and void.
Hospital at Kansas University.-The
University of Kansas Hospital associa-
ton has completed arrangements for
fully equipped hospital for next
year. 1t is the purpose of the assoc
iation to furnish to it's members who
have paid the membership fee Of $500
all necessary medical attention, medi-
cine and a room in the hospital in case
of illness or accident. The physician
employed by the association will have
an office conveniently located on the
university campus where he will have
regular office hours five days each
week. The board of regents and the
faculty are back of the work of the
association.
Kansas state penitentiary binding
Irvine plant has already sold more
Irvine this year, since May l, than any
year in its history. The total sales
this year have aggregated 100000
pounds. During the whole season of
1907, 1,274,O00 pounds were sold. The
plant has about 100000 pounds on
hand now, and John Brown, assistant
warden, says he expects that to be
sold within a very short time. The
plant was naturally crippled by the
bad fire recently, when a large guam
tity of sisal was destroyed. Two
thousand five hundred bales are now
on the way to the plant, however, and
there will not probably be any cause
to stop work for lack of material. The
sales of Irvine for the first four days
in June run in this order: June a.
- no &c
June 2, 10000 pounds; June l, 100000
pounds; May %. l2S,000 pounds.
No One-Cent Kansas Rate.-Definite
and final refusal has been received by
Governor E. w. Hoch and T. b. Gerow,
director of the free employment bu-
reau, from the railroads for a rate
of one cent per mile for harvest hands
from Kansas City to the wheat cen
ter. The Western Passenger Associa-
ton wrote the governor as follows:
LAS we advised you, this question was
duly laid before the interested lines
and has been carefully considered. AS
q result thereof it is concluded that 1t
will not be practicable nor consistent
to make any reductions from the pres
ent low tariff of two cents per mile
The present fare is SO l-3 per cent less
than that which has prevailed hereto
fore, and applies to all" The rail
roads have put in a special harvest
rate from Chicago to Kansas City OF
s6.25. Gerow wanted a one-cent pei
mile rate into Kansas. The railroads
argued that heretofore the one-cent
rate was made for entrance and three
cents for return, or total of -four
cents, just as two cents per mile each
way will total this year Further, the
railroads say they want TO give the
two-cent fare a through trial, since ii
is in litigation. Director GeroW
says the fight will be continued.
Man Burned by Gasoline Explosion
A fire occurred at Cunningham
ba. .eiy at Caldwell almost wholly des
troying the building. The fire was
by the explosion of a galoino
stove. Aside from the property lost
Mr.. Cunningham's hands and face
were severely burned by the explosion
The neighboring structures escaped
damage.
Reserve Must Be Credited.-State
Bank Commissioner Royce is notifying
all state banks that the full amour
of the reserve required by the law
must be credited to each bank. Only
a few banks have not followed the
matter closely. and where this has
been done it has probably been acct
dental, but Mr.. Royce will now insist
upon its continued observance.
Street Takers Barred at Wichita
The day of the street merchants who
cry their wares on the street corners
in Wichita is passed. Mayor Graham
ordered that licenses should no longe:
be issued to these persons, and o. c.
Emery, chief of police, Immediately
the police force to see that
all street vendors were kept off the
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Charged With Forgery.-Undersher-
Ifr Nelson arrested Abraham A. Neu- |
faldt of Iuman on a charge OF having /