The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-07-03


back to answer to the charge of har-
boring a girl who had escaped from
the industrial school, was given
hearing in justice court and, upon
plea of guilty was fined $50 and or
dered to pay the costs in the case,
which he did. He was released and
went to join a show of which he was
member.
Had Wife Arrested.-The police at
Salina were called upon to arrest
Mrs. Arthur Reynolds and stranger
with whom she is alleged to have
eloped from Ellsworth. Reynolds
stated the woman had stolen $500
from him and had destroyed a mort
gage which he held upon her mothers
property and eloped with the stran.
ger. The police caught the pair at
Salina, but after Reynolds recovered
his money he refused to prosecute
them. They came to Ellsworth sew
eral weeks ago from Denver
To Bar consumptive Teachers
The semi-annual meeting of the Ken
sas state board of health, in Topeka,
devoted much time to discussion of
barring teachers affected with tuber'
culosis from teaching in the public
schools Sewer and garbage laws
were discussed. Secretary Crumbine
gave a detailed report of the work
which has been done during the past
six months. At the close of the meet
ings recommendations were made re
garding the matters under considera
ton.
Are in Great Despair.-Attorney
General Jack On has ruled that any
one who filed nomination papers with
the secretary of state for the August
primaries cannot withdraw them, for
they are the property of the state and
the public. If he choose to run for a
different office after filing papers for
one, he can draw up new papers and
then select one of the offices when
the county clerk makes up the ticket.
Jackson's ruling is based upon the
fact that the primary law gives no
chance for a person to withdraw his
name for an office after once filing
petitions of nomination.
Preaching Is Not Teachins.-Chap
lain J. d. McBrian of the state peni-
Tertiary has filed an action of man
damus in the supreme court against
James Nation, state auditor, for SIS
pay for services as teacher in the
penitentiary night school. The legis
lature appropriated money to pay the
chaplain for this work at $50 month.
Nation paid it until last month, in
which the school only ran eighteen
days. He discovered that the law re-
lating to the penitentiary provides
that the chaplain must look after the
moral and intellectual welfare of the
prisoners He decided that McBrian
YVES being paid for such duties and
that he could not receive additional
money even though it was especially
appropriated McBrian is now suing
for the SIS.
Lost County Fair in Flood.-Among
other things which Douglas county
lost in the flood was it's county fair
for this year. A meeting of directors,
resulted in definitely giving up the at
tempt to hold fair this year. The
fair was new, having been started
last year A very successful begin
ming was made, but the association
was not on it's feet firmly enough to
risk bad year from the box office
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greatly injured this county financially,
but it has ruined many of the crops
depended upon to make the agricul-
tural end of the fair success. The
directors canvassed the situation
thoroughly and then gave up having
fair this year. Probably they will
make another effort next year.
Cooper Is Murdock's Secretary
Congressman Victor Murdoch has APP
pointed Carl L. Cooper of Newton his
private secretary. Cooper has been
city editor of the Newton Evening
Kansan for eight years and is well
known to newspaper men of central
Kansas. He has resigned his posi-
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Wichita to enter upon his new work.
To Learn How to Fight.-Major
General Faustino Gerray Puentes.
commanding officer of the Cuban
army, with his aides, Major Joe Marti
and Captain Landa, are in Fort Riley
for a months stay for the purpose
of learning the principles of the
United States great school of appli
cation. During their stay here the
Cuban general and his aides will have
their headquarters at the officers
mess at the post. Upon their arrival
they were greeted with a salute by
battery of artillery much to their
delight. They were met by Brigadier
General ]. B. Kerr, his staff, the band
of the Seventh regiment of cavalry
and squadron of the same regiment,
that acted as an escort for the Gu
ban officers.
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WeIIinuton Woman Is President