The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-09-04

Died on Way to Hosptal.-R. T.
Ratcliff, of Argentine, while working
as a brakeman on the Leavenworth
branch of the A. T. & S. F. Railway
company, was fatally injured at Har-
vey Spur, a small station near Leav-
enworth, and died while being taken
to the Santa Fe hospital in Topeka.
Ratcliff was on duty while assisting
in the switching of some freight cars
he fell between two cars and both
legs were horribly mangled. He was
also otherwise injured, but his death
was due to the shock.
Kansas Spends $3,216,e2o. - The
state of Kansas spent $3,216,92034
during the fiscal year ending July,
1908. The total amount appropriated
for the year, payable out of the gen
eral revenue fund, was $3,623, O7323.
This amount included the balances
from the fiscal year ending 1907,
which were reappropriated. The I'M
expended balances on hand today,
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the next legislature, to be used on
the fiscal year 1909, sum a total of
S406, 1929 in all funds. OF the total
amount spent this year $724,666. 43
was for land, buildings, machinery
and improvements of permanent
character.
Woman Asks $4,000 for Libel
Papers in a $4,000 libel suit have
been filed in the district court at
Wichita. The suit Is brought by
Katherine Roberts, who it is said, was
formerly a resident of Fort Dodge, la.
1t is against ]. F. Cordell, 90 years
old, G. A. r. member and capitalist
formerly of Perry, Okla, but now Of
Wichita. Katherine Roberts as her
chief cause of action, alleges that
Cordell, who is said to have married
Lorena, her daughter, caused to be
published in the Fort Dodge Messen-
ger, of Fort Dodge, Ia, three articles
said to have been libelous and untrue,
stating that Cordell had been robbed
of $500. Cordell is said to be worth
$4,000.
Fifty-two Good Counties.-Fifty-two
counties in Kansas sent no prisoners
to the state penitentiary from July,
1907, to July, 1908. One hundred and
persons were sent to the
in the state in that peri
cd of time Twenty-tow counties had
but one prisoner. The counties that
had not prisoners are: Chase, Chey.
enne, Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Co
Decatur, Doniphan, Finney.
Graham, Grant, Gray, Gree
ley, Greenwood, Harper, Haskell,
Jackson, Kearny, King
man, Kiowa, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Lo-
gan, Lyons, Marshall, Morton, Ness,
Norton, Osborne, Ottawa, Pawnee.
Rawlins, Rice, Rocks, Scott, Seward,
Sheridan, Sherman, Stafford, Stanton,
Stevens, Thomas, Trego, Wabaunsee,
Wallace, Washington, Wichita, Wood
ION.
Workman's Awful Death.-Randolph
}. Bailey, an employee in the crushing
department of the Prime Western
Spelter company at lola, met with a
errible accident. While at work
Bailey either slipped or accidentally
flowed his hand to be caught in the
tubular machine lined with heavy
ogs for crushing coal for the re.
orts. His arm was slowly but surely
rawn inward, the desperate struggle
f the man being of no avail to escape
rom his awful predicament. The arm
ias drawn into the elbow and must
Don have been torn from his body,
ut at this stage the machinery was
topped. The strain on the mans
ody must have been terrible, indeed,
S the physicians soon gave up hope
t his recovery. A series of internal
emorrhages followed and about six
ours after the accident he sank rap
lily and died.
Will Lecture on Clean Miik.-Geo.
I. Whitaker of the dairy division
the United States department of
griculture will spend a month in
.ansas with State Dairy Commission
r Wilson, giving stereopticon lee
Tres OH clean milk. He will teacn
lspectors in the different cities how
, do their work scientifically.
Boy Killed by Lightning BoIt.-Dur- !
lg furious thunder storm six boys |
wing east of Glasco, who had been |
and were driving home, |
ere caught in the rain. Four Of |
lem drove the team under a tree for /
lelter, but the other refused to &C.
)mpany them. While those in the !
agon were jeering their companion
II being afraid, and making light
their timidity, lightning struck the
zee, killing both horses and one of
lie boys, named Hardy. The other
rec who were with him were ren-
,red unconscious. Thinking their
all dead, the two who had
caped ran home and gave the alarm.
hen men arrived on the scene they
und the situation as above stated.