The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-27
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7 SUMMARY OF WEEKS HAPPENINGS

tracted with lyceum bureau to de-
liver forty-fou- Chautauqua lectures
this summer, beginning in June.
Water System at Blind School. -
The State Board Of Control has let
the contract for the construction of
a 27,000-gallon tank and SO-foot tower
at the school for the blind at Kansas
City to the Kaw Boiler Works OF
Kansas City, Kan. The contract price
for the work complete was $4,000.
Farmer Frtte a Suicide. John
Fritte, aged 55 years, farmer living
three miles west of Junction City
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the head. He was one of the old
est residents of the county. Despond-
ency over financial matters was the
cause of his taking his life. His
body was found in his barn by his
young son.
X. U. Professor to YaIe.-Prof. W..
c. Abbott, head of the department OF
European history in the University OF
Kansas, has resigned his position as
teacher there to accept full profess
sorship in history at Yale. He Will
complete his years work at Lawrence,
severing his connection with X. U. in
June preparatory to beginning his
new work in September.
Sue Parsnts of Boy.-Peter Giaret-
Ia, of Cheney, has filed in the district
court at Wichita petition asking
$500 damages from F. Pottberge,
Lena Semroth and John Semroth, for
the death of Marion Garietta, who 1t
is alleged was killed as the result OF
the firing of rifle December 20, 1907,
by Fred Pottberge the son of Lena and
John Semroth.
William Herbet Asks for Parole. -
The State penitentiary parole board
will hear the application of William
Herbert for a parole at its April SEES
sion. Herbert's parents live in Tope-
ka. but he was sent to the penitent-
airy from Douglas comfy to serve Il
years. He was charged with attempt
ed assault. Since he went to the pen
itentiary constant fight has been
waged for his release. The case was
I'D before Governor Hoch during his
first term. but he took no action.
cudahy to Extend Wichita Plant
%. A. Cudahy head of the Cudahy
Packing company of Omaha while IN
Wichita recently approved the plans
to build a five-story beef killing house
to cost 100000 and to have a normal
capacity of 500 cattle a day. The
hog killing capacity will also be
doubled. 1t has been unofiicially an
nounced that one of the big four pack
ing ompanies-Morris considered the
most likely-will enter the Wichita
field.
Intervenes in School Land Case
The Supreme Court has granted the
State of Kansas on relation of Attor-
ney General Jackson. to intervene IN
the school land case of j. c. Hopper
Of Ness county against j. M. Natloh'
State Auditor The State school
fund commissioners and State Treas
urer Tully, custodian of the scnooi
fund, have also been granted leave 10
intervene. 1t will be made test
case. While the suit is brought IN
the name of Nation, all of the state
officials who had anything to do with
the issuance of a patent to Hopper
are brought into the case. The state
contends that it has been defrauded
by illegal homestead entry of Hoppers
grantor. Hopper took up land in Ness
county running through the middle
of a section following a creek. 1t IS
all on the two sides of the creek ana
makes the other two divisions of the
section almost worthless for they are
fenced off from water. He took it up
in twenty divisions and nothing less
than forty acres is legal division.
Convicted of Psrjury.-Leslie Hoel
was found guilty of perjury in the DIS
trict court at Arkansas City, the jury
being out but an hour or two. Leslie
and his father. Chamberlain Hoel,
were witnesses in the murder trial OF
Amasa Thomas, who killed Charles
McEwen in May. 1896.
To Bring Swedse to Kansas. - A
Swedish immigration association has
been formed near Salina for the pur-
pose of bringing Swedish people there
from the East for settlement in Sa-
lire. Mcpherson and Rice counties.
1t is said that numbers of immigrants
will also be brought from Sweden.
Each of the counties are now largely
settled by Swedish people.
Auditor Makes Big call.-The state
auditor has called upon the county
treasurers of the state for 1921, G20.G2
to pay for the estimated April bills.
This represents q pretty good sized
slice of the money still due the state
from the counties. This money does
not actually come into the state treas
ury but is transferred in the form Of
credits from the county depository