The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-07-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review of the Happenings of Week Condensed Into
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Electric Cars in SaIina.-The cleo
trio street car made its first appear
anco in Salina.
Dies at Age of 1902 Ycars.-"Grand,
ma" Snyder, 102 years old, and the
oldest woman in Lyon county, is
dead.
Lyon Is Re-Appointed. - Governor
Hoch has re-alSointed F. A. Lyon, of
Fort Scott, on the board of managers
of the Dodge City soldiers home.
Wichita Band Won Elko' Prize
The Kansas band from Wichita re
ceivcd the first prize of $4,000 at
the Elks' convention at Dallas.
Gains $50 in Population. - Salina
has gained CSC in population within
the last year, according TO the re-
turns of the assessors, the total pop
plation of taxpayers being 9,147
against 5000 last year.
Easy for Safe BIoWers.-Safe blow
ers found an easy mark in Wichita
shop, which they entered with the in
tention of blowing the safe. They
found the strong box open and es.
capped with $3.50.
Gets a $500 Reward. - The Rock
Island brakeman who discovered tho.
Cinnamon in the freight car at Her
.ngton has something coming to him
The government has decided that the
reward in this case shall be $500.
The Cinnamon will soon be deport.
ed across the line again, and the first
inspector who sealed the car will lose
his position.
Has 20 New State Banks.-Twenty
eight new state banks have started
In Kansas since the financial furry
last fall. Their aggregate capitalize
ton is nearly 100000. A large num-
her of national banks have also been
established. The applications of about
dozen more state bank charters
have been passed upon, but the in
situations have not yet completed
their preliminary organizations.
Horse Thief Arrested.-Walter l..
Yos, wanted for horse stealing at
Evanston, Wyo., was arrested at
Wichita. Yos' arrest was brought
about by information furnished by a
former pal in New York to New
Jersey officer who communicated with
the Wichita police. A reward of $1,000
was offered for the arrest of Yos.
This will he divided among the three
participating in tbs arrest.
Has 1908 Miles of ilroad.-Kan-
sas is we'll served with railroads. Ac-
cording 10 tho last report of the state
railroad commission, there is q total
mileage operated, all tracks, Of H.
0S8.14. New line constructed during
the year was 1920 miles. Since the
issuing Of this annual report. Il num-
Der of new roads have been chartered.
among them lines TO be operated in
Western Kansas.
Shooting May Result Fatally.-Char-
ley Timer quarclcd with John Holt,
manager cf dance at Farlinvil!e,
fifteen miles southwest of LacyGne.
He had been drinking. He went
away, got shotgun, came back and
shot into the house. Holt was hit
on the back of the head and may die
A man named Starks was wounded
in the arm. Timer fed but was To-
Gated and arrested.
TERMS Officers chosen.-At the an
nual election of the Kansas Tennis
Association held at Wichita, Robert
Dradock, Eldorado, holder of the state
championship, was elected president;
H. u. Dale, Neodeshr, vice president,
A. II. Dickinson, Wichita, treasurer.
Wichita was chosen as the place for
holding the 1909 tournament. The
state association is perfecting ar
rangements to join the national as
ISOLATION.
Short Change Artist Was Smooth.
The Merchants State Bank and the
Santa Fe railroad at Wichita each
contributed $50 to a short change art
list. The same crook worked both
places, using a hundred dollar bill
requesting change and then chang
Ing his mind regarding the denomina-
ton of the change, confusing the
cashier and escaping before the trick
was discovered.
coffeyville Negro Kills Wife
Dick Warehouse, a young negro al
Coffeyville, shot and instantly killed
his wife and then attempted to take
his own life. Waterhouse is now IN
the city Jail and will recover.
Seven Capitals Of Kansas.-The fol-
lowing in the order Of their success
sion are the names of the seven capt.
tails of Kansas: Leavenworth, Shaw
nee Methodist Mission, in what is
now Johnson county; Pawnee, near
Fort Riley; Shawnee Mission Ia sec
ond time); Lecompton; Lawrence;
Minneola, in the northern part OF
what is now Franklin county; Topeka
Minneola had been selected as a cap
ital, but the offices we're never trans
forrod 40 II On IL wac a CaDital in