The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-03-20

Deen AWARDED 10 hdhodS SSiASA'
company. The cement awill be used
in the construction of dams. basins
and walls in connection with the lrrl-
cation projects in Arizona and New
Mexico. The contract, which calls
for 10000 barrels. was awarded to
the United Kansas Portland Cement
Company in lola.
Wreck Fatal for Fireman. - The
Rock Island passenger train which
runs on the branch between Herring
ton and Salina ran into an open
switch mile from Abilene and the
sudden stop crushed the fireman,
Carl Paullson. between the engine
and tender and killed him. Paullson
was rs years old and lived in White
| City.
Another Kansas Midshipman.-Mc-
Pherson already has three boys in
Uncle Sans navy and will probably
soon have a fourth, for Congressman
Victor Murdoch has named as princi
pal for appointment as midshipman in
the navy Carl Ruben Taper, men,
Der of the graduating class of the
high school. The application was
made through County Clerk j. o..
Stromquist.
Brakeman Killed by Train. IF. L.
Dickinson, brakeman of the Santa
Fe fell from freight train near
Coolidge and died from the effects OF
slippery and it is supposed that he
slipped while passing from one car to
another. The train had travelled a
couple of miles before he was miss
ed, and when found he was still con-
scious but died shortly afterward.
Two Years for BuckIin Slayer. -
Clinton Pope was found guilty of the
killing of John Stumpf at Bucklin on
January 9Th, at the February session
of the district court at Dodge City,
the jury rendering verdict of man
slaughter in the fourth degree. He
was sentenced by Judge Finley to
two years in the states prison. This
is the maximum penalty and is in &C
cordance with the recommendation of
the jury.
Tried to Overpower Sheriff. - An
other attempt was made to break out
of the county Jail at Fredonia. Sher-
if Timmons was in the Jail and
while locking a cell e. Booker from
Neodesha, who is charged with as
sault on the marshal of Neodesha,
grabbed the sheriff and attempted to
get his revolver. Mr.. Timmons, be-
ing too much for him, soon released
himself and ordered the prisoner in
his cell.
Helen johnson Pardoned. Miss
Helen Johnson, the young girl who
few months ago forged several
checks on Harvey Thompson, pro-
prietor of the pantatorium at Salina
and who was later bound over to the
district court on the charge of for
gerry in the second degree, was tried,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the penitentlary, but Immediately her
sentence was pronounced she was
pardoned on her promise to obey the
laws of the state in the future.
Is Completely Exonerated. - Mr..
]. C.. Mcfarland, secretary of the
Sunday School Union, was given an
odlz1 ,,o4 80 oop6danoo in addition
to the complete exoneration from the
charges of heresy preferred by DR.. G.
A. Cooks of Troy, N. Y, when the
Kansas Methodist conference at To
peka elected him a delegate to the
general conference which meets in
May in Baltimore. DR.. Cookies ac-
ton was "deplored and condemned"
J by resolution.
dred and seventy-five men were in
volved. The total number of days
lost during the year on account Of
strikes was 57,199. The total amount
of wages lost on account of the
strikes was S113,016. Strike bene-
fits paid out amounted to $21,570.
Five hundred and four workingmen
were injured in Kansas last year
while ION the job" and of this num-
Der sixty-seven accidents resulted IA
tally. The total membership Of labor
organizations reporting was 1908
Miner Killed by Falling Slate. -
Mark Price, white coal miner, was
instantly killed by fall of slate in
the Carr mine at Leavenworth. Two
tons of slate fell on his head and
shoulders. He was the second man
killed in this mine in this manner in
three days.
/ Peabody Man Lands Berth.-J. G.
Johnson. of Peabody. has been noti-
fled that he has been appointed the
! Kansas member of the Democratic
national congressional committee. to
fill the vacanty occasioned by the
death Of David overmyer, of To
peka.
| Can't Paw Them Over.-Secretary