The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-10-09
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review of the Happenings Week Condensed Into
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gregate OF $lo,lz6,ZlO In DonQS anu
coupons belonging to the state.
Tries to Take Life in Van.-Ep-
hiram Badger of Atwood made an I'M
successful attempt to end his life by
one ball entering just back of the
right temple which flattened and fol
lowed the skull, and the other en-
tered above the ear and ranged up
ward neither being fatal. He is an
old soldier and had lost considerable
property, which is perhaps the cause.
1867 Arrested at Tusa.-The report
of the police department at Tulsa
shows that since statehood the de-
partment has arrested 1867 persons, of
whom 1,706 were males and 251 fe-
males. OF the full number arrested
$50 were Indians, 10 were foreign born
and the remainder were Americans. Of
the females $50 were white and II
were negroes. Seven boys were taken
in charge by the police during that
period.
Wichita Bonds in Demand.-Wichita
10 ldtnCl VI tlCuib JuoI nv"
The city clerk, R. N. Dorr, has one
check of $500, another for $500, and
$500 in cash locked up in his safe.
The money has been entrusted to him
with instructions to turn it into the
city treasury the minute the city OF
Wichita issues some bonds, and to
turn over the city bonds to the par
ties putting up the money. Wichita
issued several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of bonds in the past year
and all were readily taken.
Nine High Schools Teach Farming
Nine Of the twenty-one county high
schools in Kansas teach agriculture,
according to the reports made to e..
T. Fairchild, state superintendent.
These schools are in the following
counties: Atchison, Chase, CrawforI,
Dickinson, Cove, Norton, Scott, Sheri-
dan, Sumner. The county high schools
are primarily for the children of the
country districts of the county. In
most of the county seat towns there
is a high school course offered and
in most instances the county high
schools were established for the coun-
try. AS agriculture is the chief indus
try it is considered proper that 1t
should be one of the coursese offered
IN these county schools. 1t has only
been short time since the recon-
mendation for this work was made
and already nine Of the schools have
adopted it. Others may be working
on a similar course, but the reports
made to the state superintendent do
not show it.
Good Interest on Deposits.-The an
nual report of States Treasurer Tul'
ley shows that the state received $19,-
61S as interest on its deposits in the
state repositories last year. This is
almost double the amount it received
for the year previous. The increased
amount is due to two reasons: First,
the state had more money in the
banks; second, it got bigger interest
rate. The report also shows that all
of the Western Kansas counties have
settled their seed wheat accounts but
three-Garfield, Seward and Haskell.
In 1891 and in 1895 the state bought
seed wheat for many western counties
that had had crop failures. The coun-
ties agreed to return the loan. About
half of them did it promptly. Others
DELAYED. The attorney generals depart
ment got after them and it has sue
ceeded in getting settlements in full
from all but the three counties named
above. Garfield county is now part
of Finney county. The total amount
due from these three counties ag-
gregates s1,795, and the treasurer be-
lieves that it will be paid this year.
Horse Killed Young Farmer.-H. Ad-
ser Hanson. a prominent farmer OF
Republic county and at one time quits
prominent in politics in his county
was kicked by horse and killed.
No Tuberculosis Germs here.-Ac-
cording to the official report to the
French government. made by a com
mission of French doctors sent out TO
investigate the whole world with re-
gard to climatic conditions and tuber-
.culosis. Woodward is within one hours
ride of the center OF district Wnlch
this commission describes as not only
free from tuberculosis at this time, but
of such popularity Of climate that the
tubercular bacilli will not develope or
live here.
Arcadia Kansan a Suicide.-After
drinking the cont ents of a two-ounce
vial of carbolic acid, Sim Humphrey
of Arcadia fell to the ground in the
back yard Of his home and died in
srea, agony before any of the mem
bers of his family could get TO him.
No reason is given for his act. He
was SO years old and was born and
raised in that part of the country and
was in good circumstances. He leaves
a widow and three children.
Body Found in Field.-A body be-
Iieved 10 be that of James P. Dolan
of Denver was found in a field near
Geneseo, Rice county. 1t is believed
- co,,nittad euicide as a letter was