The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-03
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SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

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Boy Drowned While skatne.-Wil-
lie Lewis, coiored, aged IA years,
was drowned at Lawrence while
Skating. His body was recovered
later.
Topeka Grand Jury Feb. 3.-Judge
Dana OF the Shawnee county dis
trict court has ordered the special
grand jury recently drawn to begin
its sessions in Topeka on February
3. 1t will consider charges of sewer
misconstruction and overcharges Oh
paving
Children Burn in Hotel. - The old
Cavert hotel, near Randolph, was de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was a railroad
house built in 1879. The negro
cooks two small children, years
and months old, respectively, were
burned to death in room on INC
third floor while asleep.
To Vote on Commission.-The city
attorney of Leavenworth prepared
and filed with the mayor, who imme-
diately signed it, a proclamation call
ing for a special election to be held
February 18th to determine whether
or not Leavenworth shall try the
commission form of government The
proclamation is the outcome of the
third and last petition filed by the
taxpayers, and which was signed by
$50 legal voters.
Increase Enlistments. Enlist
ments in the army have increased
considerably during the past few
weeks, and thirty-two men have been
recruited into that branch of Uncle
Sans service, through stations in
the Kansas division. Three april
cants were passed successfully at Sa-
lima, six at Hutchinson, one at kio-
wa, two at Pratt and one in Arkan-
sas City in one week. The class OF
men received into the army is of
very high grade.
To Enlarge Sugar Factory. - The
Sugar Company will enlarge its fac
tory at Garden City. This state
ment was made by R. P. Davie, vice
president of the United States Sugar
G. Land Company. The plans refer
red to include the Encouragement of
the machinery in the factory, the
building of additional rooms and the
adjusting Of the plant so that it will
be possible to practically double the
output of refined sugar.
Christmas Gift a Lemon. - Coffey-
ville's Christmas gift was a lemon.
1t came in the form of two custer
suits filed in the supreme court
against Mayor j. H. Wilcox and
against the city of Coffeyville. Be-
cause Of the practice of collecting
license money from the jointists in
the form of fines the attorney gen
eral asks that the court GUST Mayor
Wilcox from Office and issue an GUST
err against the city forever prohibit
ing it from exercising such unauthof-
lied powers.
go Per Cent of Cows Sick. = John
b. Baker live stock sanitary COM
missioner, in his annual report to the
governor, says that tuberculosis in
cattle is prevalent in some sections
of the state. Many herds have been
inspected and the test showed as
high as 80 per cent of the cattle in
fected in some instances The sani-
tary commissioner and the state vet
erinarian have joined forces and are
testing all the suspected herds as
rapidly as possible. The state agri-
cultural college experiment station
has perfected a test which Is being
sold al cost so that farmers and
stockmen can make their own tests.
According to the report it will not be
long until mango in cattle is entire
ly stamped out.
SaIina Man a Suicide. = j. Albert |
Nelson. a leading merchant of Salina, |
committed suicide, shooting himself |
in the head with revolver. Des- |
pondency over business matters is |
the only known cause for the act
Robbers Crack Safe. - Robbers |
entered the Missouri Pacific freight |
depot at Council Grove and blew the
safe open. They only secured a
package containing knives and forks. |
There was considerable money in the |
safe which they overlooked.
Workmen Fell twenty-five Feet. -
Edward Cline, a carpenter, employed |
by Harvey Silver, the contractor
who is building the shops and round
house for the Santa Fe railroad
south of Chanute. was knocked from
his footing by the falling of heavy |
beam and dropped 25 feet. He fell
on all tours. striking his face VIC
lently upon the frozen ground. He
was terribly cut about the head and
face and IL looked as If he were GER