The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-14
It Happened In Kansas
Brief Synopsis of the Weeks Important Dones the Sunower State


under the previous administration.
All those appointed took civil service
examination and passed good grades
Doctor Shoots Man-Dr r. l.
Ready, dentist, at Junction City,
shot and seriously wounded ]. G. Car
ter, a painter from Fort Riley, in the
formers office. The men quarreled
over a bill and Dr. Ready claims he
shot in self-defense. Carter is not ex-
pected to live.
clifford Pinchot Will Visit Kansas
Clifford Pinchot, head of the federal
department of forestry, will be In
Kansas May q and 2S, and will
speak at the state agricultural college
at Manhattan. This will be the only
stop he will make in Kansas. The
speech will be on forestry and will be
delivered May rs.
Wichita, the "Beerless" Princes
For the first time in twenty-eight
years not single book of blank af-
fidavits to be signed in receipt for
liquor bought at drug stores has been
issued in Sedgwick county. The last
permit held by a druggist in the
county was returned from Valley Cen
ter. Thirty-six permits were issued
during the month of April and they
have all been returned. The entire
county is dry, with the exception of
liquor sold by bootleggers.
Reorganizes Labor Bureau.-State
Labor Commissioner Johnson has eff
fected a reorganization of the state
labor bureau, under the provision of
the new law. The appointments for
the coming two years follow: w. L..
A. Johnson, commissioner; Brother
hood of Boilermakers, Topeka; ac-
credited iron trades. owen Doyle,
assistant commissioner; United Mine
Workers, Mineral; accredited mine
workers. c. e. Bramlette, deputy
factory inspector, Eastern district;
United Mine Workers, Columbus; &C
credited mine workers. w. b..
Bryan, deputy factory inspector,
Western district, Wichita; United
Brotherhood Leather Workers; accre-
dited State Federation of Labor. w.
o. VanPelt. chief clerk, locomotive
engineers, Pittsburg. accredited rail
way organizations. Thomas p. Men
ton, statistical clerk United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners, Cot
feyville, building trades. |. R. Boyce,
stenographer, Brotherhood Railway
Clerks, Kansas City, accredited rail
way organizations.
Surety Company Fixes Fees.-The
Kansas Bank Deposit Surety company,
which was recently granted charter,
has issued its prospectus, and one of
its promises is that per cent divi-
dends will be paid from the time the
company begins business. It proposes
to guarantee the deposits of both
state and national banks and in add
ton to this to do a general surety
business. 1t will issue bonds to pro
tect the state. county and city de-
posts in banks and will help banks
through embarrassment at any time
providing the bank can put up the
proper showing. Under the rules
adopted only banks can purchase
stock in the company and the pur-
chase of stock must be by vote Of
the stockholders. Regarding the charge
the company will make for insuEing
deposits the prospcctuse states: Tine
rate charged for insurance, payable
when liability is finally determined,
will be so cents per annum per thou
sand for deposits up to the amount
of capital and surplus and one dollar
per annum per thousand for deposits
in excess of capital and surplus, pay
able semi-annually in advance"
High School for Tonganoxie.-The
city of Tonganoxie at special cleo
ton, declared for a better city high
school by the striking vote of 42O to
/. There were 662 voters in the city.
The high school proposition involves
the issue of $4,000 worth OF school
bonds.
Feared Lynching in johnson Co.
Four prisoners, charged with horse
stealing, taken to Ardmore some time
ago from Tishomingo, for fear of
lynching in that county, have been re-
turned to Johnson county. Matters
had become quiet and the fear was
removed.
Kansas EIks viii Meet in Topeka
Topeka members of the B. P. 0. e.
are doing some hustling these days
getting ready for the state convention
of Elks, which will be held there
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 11-l2.
The Elks are known from one end of
the country to the other as jolly good
fellows, which would indicate that
Topeka is liable to bubble over with
good fellowship for two days. About