The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-07-31

| between Wellington and woodward
for years, has been made a postoffice
4 inspector in the Wichita territory and
will make his headquarters at Wich'
ita.
Negress Sues Amusement Company.
Mary A. Jones, negress, has filed
suit against the Wonderland Park
Company, a Wichita summer resort
asking $1,000 damages alleging dis
elimination. Mrs. Jones alleges that
the park manag ement hung posters
in the windows of her place of bust
ness, giving for the privilege two
tickets of admission, and that when
she presented the tickets she was
refused admission.
! Used Knife on Officsr-While drunk
! Lige Wilson, of Wellington, cut Off.
Ger Turner on the left side of the
face with a pocket knife when the
officer went to arrest him fer curslnG
w. B. Seymour. The knife with
which the cutting was done was found
, in the weeds near the scene of the
trouble. Wilson was held for a state
charge. He cut man at the round
house last winter but was not prose
cuted.
Auto Wins Long Chase.-A race
| horse ard two mules were stolen
| from A. j. Gregg at Sterling. City
{ Marshal Fox and Mr.. Gregg pursu'
ed the thieves in Sam Hoston's auto
and after covering 300 miles in twen-
ty-four hours, came up with the out
fit at the Chicaskia river, twenty
| five miles southwest of Kingman.
They captured two men and all the
plumber, landing the men in the Rice
county jail.
Kansas Gains 1880 PopuIation.-
Kansas has a total population OF
1,611 AGO, a nets gain of 1894 over
the figures of two years before, CT
percentage gain of 4.97 Kansas has
| 1913 cities and towns with 1000 in
+ habitants or more, as against 100 in
that class one year before. Kansas
City shows the largest increase, with
l020S; Wichita, 4,431; Topeka, 4,245;
Parsons. 1888; Coffeyville, 3,211, and
Independence, 2,29S.
$14o,1e5,2e3 in Kansas Banks.-
Kansas bank conditions make show
ing worthy of pride. For ten years
/ the situation has bettered steadily,
until according TO the most recent
report of the state hank commission
er, the situation never before was so
gratifying. The increase in bank
deposits within the two years cover
ed b. the last biennial report Of the
commissioner was thirty millions of
dollars The total deposits then were
$14C, ,293.62.
Tried to Run With Show Caee.-
+, A man giving the name of Charles
Anderson. age 45, grabbed show
case filed with jewelry at Wichita,
and attempted 10 escape with it. He
was quickly captured and locked up.
Anderson went into a general store
and requested that he be allowed TO
sit and rest. When the proprietor was
in the rear of the store Andersen
grabbed the case and ran. He was
caught in a corfield adjoining town.
Few Prisoners IIliterate.-The Kan
sas state penitertiary can claim the
smallest per cent of illiteracy among
its inmates Of any penitentiary in the
world. Out of a total of 1900 pris-
oners now confined in the gray walls
of the Lansing institution, but four
cannot read or write the English Ian
guage, and they are prevented by
racial limitations, two being full
blood Indians and the otl E two Hun
garians, ard none Of them knowing
more than few syllables Of Eng
fish.
Counties Hav. No High School,
There are only seven counties in the
state which have no high schools and
with some vigorous campaigning
State Superintendent E. T. Fairchild
expects to have high schools in these
counties within short lime. The
seven counties are Greeley, Grant
Hodgeman. Stanton, Stevens, Morton
and Haskell. Superintendent Fair
child is sending a food OF literature
into these counties urging the estab
lishment of high schools and giving
some strong arguments to hack them
W.
For Better Whest.-The Kansas
State Agricultural college is preparing
to distribute 10000 bushels of i'm
proved wheat seed this year. This is
| a big increase over the usual GUAM
tity. In the past three years about
900 bushels have been distributed
annually The varieties include
Kharko, Malakoff, Turkey, Bearded
Fife and Defiance, all hard wheats,
and Fultz. Zimmerman. Fulcasier and
Mediterranean, |soft wheats for East
crn Kansas. The station also has
about 1000 bushels OF Tennessee win
ter barley fer the eastern part CT
/ the state.
Fined for SEEMING Fish. - Deputy
Game WardeBs Curtis and Walk sur
priscd 2 party Of SEEMING fishermen