The Chanute times., 1908-12-25

ria, near Salina, Mrs. Frank Himmel-
wright, wife of section foreman, and
| her six months old child were burned
to death. Himmelwright was away at
work.
Drug Clerk a Suicide.-Ross H.
Beam, unmarried and aged about 30
years, committed suicide at Herington
in the drug store where he worked
| by cutting his throat with a razor. He
had been in i'll health for some time
and was Respondent
Hunger Caused Suicide.-An uniden-
titled man who committed suicide near
Soledad by shooting himself, left an
unsigned note saying that he had not
eaten since November 80, and that he
was brother of Mrs. Sarah Brewing
ton of Frederickston.
Nearly 10000 Insurance Men.-Ac-
cording to figures in the office of
Charles w. Barnes, state superintend-
ent Of insurance, there are now 1887
insurance agents in the state and all
| appear to be making good thing Of
it. The insurance business appears
to be a profitable one in Kansas.
Early Settler a Suicide.-Reuben
Babcock, an early settler of Osborne
| county who has been in poor health
for some time, left his home in Downs
and went down to the bank of the
| river about half mile distant, and
shot himsef in the head with re-
volver, falling into the water, and was
dead when taken out only short time
after.
Man Fell Under Train.-A stockily
built man about so years of age, ap-
parently farmer, attempted to board
a moving freight train at Independ-
ence. He fell under the wheels and
was killed. He had program of far
mers' institute in his pocket, along
with tax receipts from Ulysses, Kan.
The name was cut off the receipt. A
| IS bill was the only money in the
| pockets.
Gas at 8 Cents Per Thousand.-On
condition the Commercial Club of Tul-
sa secure manufacturing industries
which will use 100000 cubic feet Of
gas daily, the Henry Oil and Gas COM
pany, which controls a large part Of
the production of the great Collins
Vile gas field, will build a pipe line to
that city at cost of 100000 and will
supply gas for industrial purposes at
the rate Of cents per thousand.
Must Stay In PenitentIary.-Argu-
ment was made in the federal court
on the application of Charles B. Shep-
pard for his release from the federal
penitentiary on a writ of habeas cor
pus. Sheppard was sent up from Utah
for sending obscene books through the
mail. He was formerly an attorney
at Anthony, Kan. He claims he was
wrongfully convicted. Judge Pollock
denied the writ and Sheppard will have
to stay in the penitentiary.
Butcher Fined $3o0.-L. Tyler, a
butcher at Council Grove, got the max
imum fine for violating the pure food
law by selling diseased meat, in the
district court at Emporia. The charge
against Tyler was that he killed COW
which had a cancer over one of her
eyes and sold the meat over the block.
The pure food inspector, John Klein
hans of Topeka, happened to run
across some OF this meat and went al
ter Tyler. He secured a statement
from the butcher to the effect that the
COW killed did have a sore over one of
her eyes. The judge of the district
court of Lyon county did not hesitate
to give Tyler the maximum fine-$3O0
and costs.
Release Alleged Sayers on Ball.
Mrs. Myrtle Reed. who is charged with
numbering Thomas Glenn at Herring
ton, was released on $4,000 bail and
her hearing postponed to December 81.
Glenn's father expects to put up mon
ey for an autopsy on Glenn's body.
Locomotive Turns over.-A Mis-
souri, Pacific freight engine, running
without a train, jumped the tracks at
Hallville, Saline county, and turned
over. John Hill, engineer, and Mike
Flannery, fireman, jumped. Hill
stumbled and the engine fell on him.
killing him instantly. Hill was 45
years old and leaves a wife and two
children at Council Grove.
State Labor Society to Meet.-The
official call for the eleventh annual
meeting of the State Society of La
Dor and Industry has been sent out
by w. L. A. Johnson, state labor COM
missioner. The meeting will begin at
Topeka Monday. February 1, and will
last through most Of the week. All Of
the labor organizations OF the state
will be represented at this conference
and matters pertaining to the legis-
lature will be discussed among other
things.
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