The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-01-24
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SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

Hotel Burns at Garnett.-The Ho.
tel Royal, one of the largest buildings
In Garnett, burned. The loss is
$4,000.
Wheat In Sumner and CowIey. -
Following an extensive investigation
of the wheat fields of Cowley and
Sumner counties it has been found
that the chances of any extensive
damage to the wheat from the Hes
sion fly are small.
State Mining Much Coal. - The
state prison coal mines made rec
ord recently that is hard to beat. On
Tuesday LOGO of the mine cars were
loaded and hoisted This means that
500 tons of coal were dug that day
besides the usual run of slate.
Calls For Kansas Funds. - Treas
urer Tully has called upon the coun
ty treasurers of the state for
$427,102, which represents 25 per
cent of the 1907 levy. This sum is
unusually large this month because
of the special session of the legisla'
ture.
Fish Wardens Are Busy. - The
fish wardens who have been con-
Quoting an investigation at Arkansas
City arrested Peter Kahler at his
camp on the Walnut river. Later in
court he pleaded guilty to the charge
of fishing illegally and was fined SIS
and costs.
Frank cloueh Goes Free. - Frank
Clough, Bourbon county convict,
has been released from the penitenti-
airy by Gov. Hoch. Clough was sent
up for robbery in January, 1903, to
serve IL years. He is now in the
prison hospital with locomotor ataXia
and the doctors say that his death is
close at hand. He will be taken care
of by his father. The pardon was
recommended by the Judge, county
attorney and jury that participated
in his trial.
800 Men Kill Two Wolves. - In a
wolf drive in the east part of Saline
county twenty wolves were started
but because of a weak south line all
but two of the animals escaped.
More than 500 men were in line and
covered a territory of seven square
miles. The men were on foot and
three-fourths of them carried guns.
1t is said that another drive will be
arranged for within the next few
days Wolves are unusually plenti-
full this year.
Anti-Lquor Law Is Upheld. - The
supreme court of the United States
at Washington upheld the anti-liquor
law of Kansas by affirming the de-
cisions of the supreme court of this
state in a number of cases, including
that of Fritz Durien, of Shawnee
county, convicted of violating the
law. Durien appealed to the federal
supreme court on a writ of error on
the ground that the statute contra
venes the federal constitution be-
cause It gives discretion to probate
judges in granting permits. The de-
cision was announced by the chief
Justice. There was no written
opinion.
New Sheriff of Neutrality-suspicious..
Hoch has appointed Ed Love as sher-
if of Montgomery county to succeed
C. M. Paxton, who resigned. j. X.
Charlton, county attorney, has also
resigned and it will be necessary to
select a successor to him. These
designations are due to the failure OF
the officials to enforcet he prohibit
tory law. Paxton and Charlton were
sent to the Eldridge hotel at lnde-
pendence to raid joint. They re-
turned empty handed and reported
that they were unable to find any
thing except crap game. Other
offciaiswere sent to the same place
Immediately afterward and they
i,aund a wagon load of wet goods and
Joint fixtures. Charlton went to To
peka and pleaded with the Attorney
General to prevent the filing of GUS
ter proceedings. He apparently had
little success and resigned. The
sheriff's resignation followed.
Prison For Train Robbers. - Joe
Bush and John Meriield. who were
found guilty in the present term OF
the district court at Pittsburg Of hoid-
,n, I'M a Missouri Pacific passenger
train near that city on March 4,
1906. were sentenced to the penitenti-
arv. The former got an indetermin-
ate sentence of from FIVE to twenty
ono wears. while the latter received
twelve years. Bush was found guilty
of manslaughter in the first degree
IN the shooting of John Henry, one oil
the passengers, who fred two shots
at the robbers during the holdup' ana
WINS killed by Bush. who was stand
ing AT the back door Of the coach
thew we're robbing. Merifeld was
found guilty Of murder in the second
degree. because the jury thought he
was as guilty as Bush.
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