The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-05-29

| nOIlCe from lue Agricultural DSpoi'
ment that the chief of the Weather
Bureau had been instructed to erect
at Dodge City, Kan, one of the new
$4,000 weather buildings provided for
in the agricultural appropriation bill. 6
Body Breaks Railroad Tie.-Jacob
Ruhkstool, about As years of age,
farm hand, was found dead by the
Central Branch railroad tracks six
miles west of Atchison, having been
struck by a train. He was struck with
such force that his body broke the
tie it was thrown again. Ruhkstool
had only been in the community a
year and none of his relatives are
known.
Kansas Episcopals Elect Officers
At the state Episcopal convention held
at Winfield, Arthur S. Freeze Of COT
feyville was elected secretary of the
diocese for year. d. w. Nelli5 of
Topeka, treasurer, and Samuel David
son of Topeka, registrar. The stand
ing committee elected were: ]. =.
De B. Kay, dean of the cathedral.
Scammon; r. C. Talbot OF Topeka;
Rev. l.. e. Baxter, Lawrence; Rev. F.
C. White, Atchison; George A. Rock
well, Junction City, and o. b. Hard
castle, Emporia.
X. S. A. C. Issues Programme.-The
forty-fifth annual commencement pro-
gramme of the State Agricultural Col
lege has just been issued. The pro-
gramme opens June IA with the bacca-
laureate sermon by Rev. Robert E. l..
Jarvis of Winfield, Kan. Monday, June
10, there will be recital by the de-
partment of music. The class day
programme will be given Tuesday and
business meeting of the alumni as
ISOLATION will be held. The triennial
address will be given by Ernest f.
Nichols of Columbia University, New
York. The annual address Thursday,
June IS, will be delivered by DR.. AL
bion w. Small, professor of sociology,
University of Chicago. Thursday
night the triennial alumni reunion
will be held in the new Y. NJ. C. A.
building.
improving the Pen.-Work on the
construction of the new buildings at
the federal penitentiary is being
pushed right along. The white stone
which is being used for the construc-
ton of the entire front, is giving an
attractive appearance to the wing
a." that is now being built. After
the completion of the two cell houses
that are now being built. known as
"A" and BIB" the institution will be
able to accommodate 1,760 prisoners,
each cell house has 440 cells, ten feet
| long, five feet wide and nine feet high,
all equipped in the most modern style,
with all sanitary improvements of the
latest, up-to-date prisons. These new
cell houses will be known as the east
and west wing of the south front. 81
do not know how much of the $780,
600 that was appropriated by the last
! legislature will go for the construc-
tion of these cell houses" said War
den McClaughry, part of it must go
for the erection of the hospital which
we are badly in need of. but yet no
plans have been received "Well, do
you think that this appropriation will
come anywhere near finishing these
cell houses?" was asked. 20. my, no.
1t will be a starter. You see, these
corridors will be all finished with
steel, which is very expensive, and the
hospital ought to be, when finished
able to accommodate two thousand
prisoners, and a hospital of that size
with all the modern Improvement will
cost considerable money. A hundred
thousand dollars seems to be a whole
lot of money, and in fact it is, bur
that much don't last long in the build.
| ing of an institution Of this kind
Fire at Kirwin.-SiX business build
ings on the public square at Kirwln
burned. The total loss is about S.
coo.
Business Buildings eurn.-Fire OF
unknown origin destroyed business
property at st. John, worth from $780,
600 to $4,000 Among the buildings
destroyed were the following: The
Storcker building, containing a meat
market; F. NJ. Cornwall, jewelry store;
Lee Powers, barber shop; Paul Girard,
bakery; E. r. Barnett, grocery; e. c.
Glasscock, general store, and the st.
John National Bank All of the build
ings west of the square and south OF
the posto 1sce were burned.
A Frishtful Death.-The body of
John Badura, a farm hand working on
the farm of Joseph Seliska ten miles
north of Rossville. was found in the
field where he had been working with
the head blown off. Badura had been
grubbing willows and took dynamite
with him - use in clearing the ground.
When he did not appear for dinner a
search was made for him and his body
was found. The body was taken to
Della and the coroner of Jackson COUP
lty was called.