The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-06

Saiu 10 nave been j0lntlSt, was
found murdered in his home at Law
renee. His head had been beaten
with an AK and he had been stabbed
in and about the heart six times with
large knife.
kansan Killed by Train. go William
rutherford of Larned was run over
and killed by Santa Fe train No. A
at Kinsley. He boarded the train at
Dodge City and wished to get off at
Kinsley. 1t Is believed that as No. A
does not stop there he attempted to
jump off and fell under the train. The
body was frightfully mangled, the
arms and legs being broken in sew
eral places and the head badly
crushed. Rutherford was about 81
years old and was married. His par
ents also live in Larned.
Fire Drill Saves ChiIdren.-The re-
markable GOODNESS and presence of
mind of the teachers and the splen-
did fire drill training of the children
were the means of averting possible
appalling loss of life when the pub
lie school at Hoisington burned.
When fire broke out there were 300
children attending classes in the
various rooms of the building. The
signal for fire drill was given and
before more than few of the child
rem were aware it was not one of the
frequent practice drills, every one of
them had filed out of the burning
building The loss is estimated at
$4,000
Will Serve Without Salary. - For
the first time in the history of Leav-
enworth, municipal ticket was NOM
mated at a big mass meeting which
in all probability will have no oppo-
sition at the election the first week
in April Leavenworth recently
adopted the commission form of city
government and the men selected
recently will serve as mayor and COM
missioners. Every member has
pledged himself to serve without sal
ary The mayor will be allowed
enough to pay a secretary and
stenographer. Both political parties
have practically agreed to indorse
the ticket One of the commission
ers selected is the present city
treasurer. who fought the commission
but who is chosen because of his
recognized ability.
Banking Districts Created. - John
@. Royce, state bank commissioner,
has divided the state into eight bank
ing districts, much in the order OF
the congressional districts. The
First district is exactly like the
First congressional district; the Sec
ond has Greenwood and Woodson
added to the Second congressional;
the Third has Sumner added to the
Third congressional; the Fourth has
Marshall added to the Fourth con-
gressional; the Fifth has Jewell and
Smith added to the Fifth congress
sional: the Sixth is just like the
Sixth congressional; the Seventh has
Rice, Barton. Rush, Ness, Lane,
Scott, Wichita and Greeley added to
the Seventh congressional; the
Eighth is like the Eighth congress
sional. These district examiners
were appointed: First district, So
banks. F. w. Kotsch; Second dis
trict, SO banks, NJ M. Rowley; Third
district. SO banks, w. ]. Watson;
Fourth district, 81 banks, e. E. Mar
shall; Fifth district, 80 banks, Harry
Hagerman; Sixth district, 9S banks,
John E. Ryberg; Seventh district, SO
banks. j. NJ. Reynolds; Eighth dis
trict, SO banks, w. P. Hazen.
Private Secretary to Anthony. II
M. J. Burries of Burton has been APP
pointed private secretary to Con-
gresham D. R. Anthony. Burries
was already in Washington. He has
been holding a position in the post
Office department.
schneck and Stewart Bound Over.
Justice Robbins bound over for
trial in the district court without bail
Frank Schneck and Mollie Stewart,
charged with the murder OF
Schneck's wife and two little child
rem at Centropolis the night of Feb
ruary 3, 1907.
Telegraph Operator Back. - The
Missouri Pacific has restored the
telegraph operator at the station of
Toronto, in Woodson county. To
ronto was one of the towns which
made a kick soon after the Mis-
souri, Pacific took action and while |
the Missouri Pacific in its communi-
cation to the state board of railroad
commissioners gave no reason for
reassigning an operator to Toronto 1t
is likely that it marks the beginning
of other reservations.
Wright Found to be Innoeent.-Syl- |
vester Wright of Usage county has
been paroled from the state peniten-