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

man Al HEREFORD was seriously, II
not fatally, injured by falling from
the roof of two-story house while
fighting fire in Wichita.
Crawford Must Stand SriaI. -.
Judge Dana, of the Shawnee county
district court overruled motion to
quash the case against Roy Craw-
ford, Topeka theater manager, for
operating his theater on Sunday.
The case will now go to trial.
Destructive Fire at Lane, Kan. -
Fire destroyed a greater part of the
business portion of Lane, a small
town in the southwest part of Frank
lin county Loss $4,000. In en-
deavoring to stop the flames it be-
\ came necessary to blow up the post
Aoffice building with dynamite.
Killed by an Engine. - Melvin
Wells, aged 10 years, was crushed to
death while riding on the pilot of
Missouri Pacific engine in the yards
at Dexter. He was caught between
the engine and box car when the
engine in the darkness collided with
the car.
Boys Dare Not Smoke.-Mayor d,
w. Hills, of Salina, has issued an
order that all boys under 16 years OF
age caught smoking cigarettes or
using tobacco in other forms be
taken to juvenile court as incorrigl-
BILE. A city ordinance recently pass
ed, forbidding the sale of tobacco to
boys, the mayor says, will be rigidlv
enforced henceforth
Was a Wise Mana Pratt county
mans way of presenting himself with
a Christmas gift was by taking S7,OOo
in gold to the Pratt banks and de-
posting it. He had drawn 1t out
when the financial furry bobbed up.
Worrying over the possibility of
visit from robbers left him when he
left the money in the banks.
salvationists Feed 1,2oo.-Through
the efforts of the Salvation Army OF
Wichita more than 1900 of the poor
of that city were enabled to enjoy
bountiful Christmas dinners, which
very many of them could not have
done had it 'not been for the untlring
efforts of the Army and the gener
osity of those who contributed iood
and money to the cause.
Oil Co. Doubles capitalization
Notwithstanding the fight that is
being made by Attorney General
Jackson to GUST the Prairie OIL
Gas Company from the state, that
company has increased its capital
cation from ten million to twenty
million dollars. The increase was
allowed by the State Charter Board
of which Attorney General Jackson
Is a member.
Narrow Escape From Death. -
Whirled around an engine shaft at
the rate of SO revolutions a minute,
with his feet pounding with terrlhc
force against the low ceiling OF the
engine room, w. e. Watts, engineer
at the Forest Park mill, at Ottawa
had a narrow escape from death and
only came off with injuries which
will probably cripple him, If they DO
not finally result fatally
Police Feed the Fishes. - Two
wagon loads of beer in kegs and pot-
ties, and whiskey. were taken from
the Wichita police station to the
dump along the Arkansas river near
the Maple street bridge. The DOT
ties and kegs were smashed INTO
smithereens and the liquor allowed
to flow into the Arkansas river, much
TO the delight of the fish. The liquor
was secured in the various raius
made by the police.
Falls on Red Hot stove. = Joseph !
q. Holland, aged GO years, dropped
dead of heart failure at Chanute, rail-
ing ON a red-hot stove. His head and
face were partially burned away be-
fore he was found.
An Accidental Killing. = Ira Say
was accidentally shot and killed at
lola by Frank See. The men were at
n shooting match on the Bible farm
northwest of lola. Say had finished
shooting and was going to the traps
not knowing that See was to shoot
A bird was turned loose and See
shot. The whole load of shot struck
Saw in the head. See is an lola
emelter man and Say is farmer.
Supposed Dead; Heard From.-Ed
Brown. who disappeared from South
Haven, west of Arkansas City, seven
years ago. and who has been mourn
ed as dead by his parents and reia-
tiyes, has turned up at the home OF
his brother near Greencaste. lnd-
This information was received by his
father. II. V. Brown, postmaster at
Braman. Okla. in a telegram from
the brother who simply said that Ed
had appeared there.