The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-11-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review Of the Happenings of Week Condensed Into
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gest weeks record for the slaughter
ing of hogs by Wichita packing
house was made recently when the
bold plant killed 9,1S5 porkers. This
record exceeds any previous weekly
record by fairly 1000 head.
Charged With Abandoning Family.
Governor Hoch has honored re-
1uisiton issued by the Governor of
Ohio for the return of Charles Her,
wanted for child abandonment. Ac-
cording TO the story told by the sher-
if of Preble county, o., to the Cover.
nor, Her had a wife and three small
children He is said to have left one
Eight, leaving them destitute
Andalc Girl Suicidc.-Bertha
Shocks of Andale, aged is years, shot
and killed herself because her loveS
Army Baker, is dying with consump-
ton. The girl was working at wash
tub and suddenly left it, went into
the house. secured her fathers re-
volver, and shot herself through the
heart, dying instantly.
Killed While Hunting--George Simp-
son, a 16-yearSld boy living in Con-
cordia, was instantly killed while re-
turning from hunt. A shotgun in
the hands of a friend of about the
same age. Frank PALLET, was acct
dentally discharged at short range
Ia, 81, la IN, 10
Simpsons breast, killing him instant
h.
Buried Alive in Cave-in.-A tunnel
In which several men were working,
caved in at the State Agricultural col
5lege at Manhattan, killing one man.
injuring two and killing team of
mules. The tunnel was being dug for
passageway for steam pipes CON
Meeting the new buildings with the
heating pant, and was seventeen feet
under ground.
Eleven Horses Perish in Fire.-One
Of the most serious fires that has nc
Cured in Great Bend for the past year
was that of the Bush feed barn and
its contents. entailing loss of
something more than $4,000. 1t was
| especially distressing on account OF
the burning of eleven head of good
| horses, which were absolutely help
less, and peri5hed without even a
fighting chance for their lives.
Life Sentence For Two.-Henry
! Behner. convicted at Independence
| OF the murder of Tobias Sawyer, while
| inflamed with the belief that Sawyer
had ruined his daughter, was SEN
fenced TO life imprisonment. A SINH
lar sentence was pronounced on Will
liam Lipsey. who went with Behner
| to Sawyer's home when the shooting
occurred. Lipsey served term in
! The Kansas penitentiary when Il young
man.
| Parker Shows in Trouble.-About
| thirty-five attachment and garnish-
inent suits have been filed by attor-
neys for different creditors of the c.
| W. Parker Amusement Company OF
| Abilene, while it was holding forth
in Chanute recently. Most of the
suits are for labor claims, but local
creditors of the company who have
| failed to get money which they claim
| is due them, have filed suits against
! the Parker company.
Bet Cow on His Wife.-G. G.. Bur
| ton of Topeka, whose wife ran on the
Democratic ticket for superintendent
Of Public Instruction, paid an unusual
bet on election when he transferred
the title of a registered Holstein COW
valued at $175 to r. X. Putnam of
| Oakland. Prior to the election Mr..
Burton wagered the COW against So
that the entire Republican State tick
ct would not be elected. Burton
thought his wife would be elected.
In Kansas, Of course.-The first
baby named for Taft after the polls
closed on election day is undoubtedly
William Howard Henshaw of Ulysses.
Young Mr.. Henshaw was born cleo
ton day and letter from his father.
/ ~. y. l1tEeudhs W ltC
ards grandfather. D. c. Henshnw, of
Garden City, says: I'VE named him
William Howard after Taft and claim
he is the first baby in the United
States named after the next Pre5i-
dent after the polls closed.
Sues City offieers.-In the district
court at, Leavenworth. Nick Berry
has filed suit for damages against
Mayor GRANGER, Chief of Police Tay-
lor and Officer Mcclure. He asks
for $4,000 damages in each case. The
suits were filed by Kansas City
attorney employed by Mr.. Beery. Mr..
Beery alleges that Officer Mcclure.
acting under instructions from his SUI
periors, entered his (Beery's) dwell
ing one night recently presumably in
search of lewd characters and there
by injured his reputation. The may
or and chief refused TO discharge Nc
Clure upon the request of Mr.. Beery.