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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Three Near Drowning.

Wlnfield.-Old Father Lagonda
nearly won his winter feast OF young
life when Pauline Breitweg broke
through the ice at Pete's Bend, follow.
ed by her sister, Alma, in an effort to
save her. both narrowly escaping
drowning. They were rescued partly
by their sisters, Brets and Ruth, help.
ed at the last moment by Chris
Schmidt and Clarence Davenport The
girl had drawn Pauline to shallow wa
ter when Chris arrived and Clarence
had pulled Alpha to safety by the use
OF fishing pole, she having maintain
ed herself by clinging to the ice. Both
girls we're cut and bruised about the
face and neck by striking against the
ice. and were nearly dead from chill
and exhaustion. They were in the wa
ter about ten minutes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
S T A T E
CAPITAL
l T E NJ S
Topeka, Kansas.
Prosperity Of Kansas.

1t is safe to say that great many
people who live in Kansas do not real
lie the immense wealth and unpre.
cedented prosperity of the state. 1t
takes man like Governor Stubs with
the assistance of a secretary like Dave
white in such way as to bring about
a full realization. The Munsey Maya.
zine In New York asked Governor
Stubs to write something showing
the condition OF Kansas as she enters
the new year. The following is the
result:
kansas enters the new year in the
flower of triumphant prosperity. Her
valuation equals one-fifth of the en-
tire wealth Of the nation when she
entered the Union. Her short corn
crop of 1909 was greater in value than
the gold and silver production of the
United States. Her alfalfa amounted
to more than the cost of Alaska, the
Louisiana purchase and the Friar
lands in the. Philippines combined
Her industrial products would have
paid the expenses Of the Spanish.
American war. The silver coinage of
Great Britain was scarcely sufficient
to pay for our egg crop. Six per. cent
interest on our surplus school fund
would easily pay the entire state debt.
The business expansion was enormous.
The neonle added S21 ono 600 to their
bank deposits. Hope of continuing
our remarkable prosperity during 1910
and Of making new record in material
achievement is buoyant and strong"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
From National Capitol.

The National Pure Food association
has asked that congress make In
vestigation with reference to the b. st
methods of food preparations ard
dispense information and instructions
as Is now done ON matters pertaining
to crop cultivation.
The senate committee on Judiciary
has voted to report favorably to the
senate the nomination of Judge Lurton
to the supreme court. The only OBJ
lection advanced was the age of the
jurist who has passed his Goth year.
For the third time the supreme
court of the United States has de-
cided against the Rio Grande Dam and
Irrigation company which proposed to
build dam across the Rio Grande
river. The court decided that the Rio
Grande was a manageable stream.
The American Institute of Archl-
tects held It's forty-third annual meet
ing at Washington The meeting was
addressed by President Taft and Sen
ator Root.
The president has nominated Horace
H. Lurton of Tennessee to be associate
Justice of the supreme court OF the
United States.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

The validity of the local option law
in Daviess county, Mo-, has been sus-
tanned by a decision of the circuit
court.
The plants of the Daily and Weekly
Tribune and Monitor and the Monitor
Binding and Printing company at Fort
Scott, Kan, have been ruined by
fire.
One of the men killed near Tulsa,
Ok, by an explosion has been identi-
fed as a man who has served time in
several penitentiaries at various times
for cracking safes.
The Democratic state committee of
Indina has arranged for the selection
of the new committee. No opposition
to Tom Taggart appeared at the meet
ing.
Representatives of milk evaporat-
ing company propose to establish a
branch at Wellington, Kan, and de.
sire the farmers to furnish milk from
5000 cows.
The meeting of the National Good
Roads association at Topeka is the
largest ever held by the society, dele
gates being present from nearly every
state and from Alaska.
The Farmers National bank of
Tulsa, Ok, and the First State bank of
Kiefer, Ok, have closed their doors.
1t is believed the failures are due to
the Columbia Bank and Trust COM
pany failure at Oklahoma City.
The prize steer belonging to the
Missouri college of agriculture which
took the prize at the Sedalia state
fair will be killed for the banquet to
the 1900 farmers who will visit Column
bia farmers week.
The officers of the faileed national
bank at Tulsa, Ok, claim that Norton
the president Of the failed Oklahoma
City bank owed the Tulsa bank $780,
900 while Norton maintains that he
does not owe the tulsa bank anything.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has admitted
that the. Vanderbilts have become in
terested in the Missouri Pacific rail-
road and that he has been made d.
rector Of that company.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Winning Prizes With Corn.

Hiawatha-Mr. s. G. Trent of this
county is now entitled to be called
the seed corn king of Kansas. He
has won nearly all the prizes at Oma-
ha, which closed last week. He
again took first honors in the Kansas
class, winning first on Reds Yellow
Dent, second on Boone County White,
first on Red Texas oats, and third on
hard winter wheat. This makes four
years in succession that Mr.. Trent
has won first prize on his corn in the
Kansas class. Mr.. Trent is 20 years
old and has been raising corn for the
last five years and is one of Brown
county's most enterprising and pro-
gressive young farmers.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Cash for Kansas.

Washington, D. Gin the book Of
estimates of appropriations for the fis-
cal year ending June, 1911, submitted
by the secretary of the treasury to
congress-, is contained the following
items of interest to Kansas and fed
eral institutions in the state:
For completing the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth, $4,000.
For continuing construction of the
new United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth, 100000.
For completion of the enlargement,
extension, remodeling of postoffice at
Kansas City, Kan, 100000.
Estimated amount for salaries and
expenses In the office of collector of
internal revenues for Kansas district,
$22,500.
For Kansas national forest reserve,
$S,S05.
For the support of the national home
for disabled volunteer soldiers at
Leavenworth, total $4,000, itemized
as follows: Current expenses, 100000;
subsistence, 100000; household, $751;
600; hospital, $4,000; transportation
of members of home. $4,000; repairs,
$4,000; farm, $4,000.
For the support Of the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, total
s197,960, itemized as follows: For
subsistence, $4,000; clothing, trans
portation- and travelling expenses,
$4,000; miscellaneous expenditures,
$4,000; hospital supplies, $780, sal
aries, including pay OF officials and
employees, $75,660; foremen, shoemak.
err, harness maker, carpenter, black
smith, tailor and timer, $4,000.
For support and education of 750 In
dian pupils at Haskell institute, Law.
renee, including transportation and
pay OF superintendent, $1S7.750; for
general repairs and improvements,
$4,000; total, $147,750.
For the fulfillment of treaties with
the Pottawatomie Indians of Kansas,
$9,o37.90.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
George plumb at Head.

Emporia.-George Plumb was elect
ed president. David Cowan secretary
and T. Jensen treasurer Of the Igor
County Agricultural society at the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders helf
here. The new officers will serT'
until the next annual meeting. VIII
liam Wayman, J. r. Soden and Tor
Evans Of Hartford we're reelected d.
rectors. Park l.. Moore, Charlie
Reebie and J. d. Eastin. the retirin
secretary aud treasurer. each serve
two years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Boone Doesn't Want Passes.

The Kansas board of railroad com.
missioners will not participate in the
movement started by the Tennessee
commissioners to secure interstate
railroad passes for railroad connie
sioners and their employees. The let
ter from the Tennessee board was
presented to the Kansas board. I'VE
are not interested in that movement"
said Georg X. Kanavel. chairman. DE
cause the state pays our expenses
when we make any interstate trips on
official business"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
crumbIne a University lecturer.

DR.. S. ]. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, is now a member
of the lecture staff of the University
of Kansas. At the last meeting of the
board of regents, DR.. Crumbine was
appointed a lecturer on pure food and
drug regulations, and sanitation. The
appointment will in no way affect OF
interfere with the duties of DR.. Crum.
bine as secretary OF the board OF
health. but will give the university the
benefit of a course of lectures to be
delivered by him during the year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Ready for Business.

Following a recent decision Of the
supreme court that the Bankers De
post Guaranty and Surety company
has complied with the law. z. z. Ames,
president Of the company, stated that
100000 will probably be deposited
with the state superintendent Of insur.
ance and the company win begin &C
tive operations. This IS the company
formed to insure deposits Of banks not
guaranteed under the state guaranty
Law.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Meat Contracts Awarded.

) Junction City.-The contracts for
supplying the meat for the garrison
at Fort Riley for the six months be-
ginning January /, were awarded.
The Nelson Morris Packing company
Of Kansas City gets the contract, fur
nishing beef at 1871 per hundred.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Work. Stopped on Railroad.

Frankfort.-Orders have been re-
ceived to close down all work on the
new Union Pacific railroad. 1t has
been too cold to work and it Is sup
posed that the work will be resumed
as soon as the weather will permit.
1t is understood that all the work
trains have been called in and all the
forces laid off here until further or
ders.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Wreck at independence

Independence.-A northbound Mis-
souri, Pacific passenger train ran into
a switch engine in the yards here and
both engines were damaged. The pas
sengers were shaken up but only a
few severely injured. TIE injured In
clude Mrs. NJ. ]. De Lano, Hutchinson,
Bruised A. ]. Jones, Coffeyville,
bruised.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
TATTOO Mark Identifies Him.

ffeyville.-Strange tattoo marks
put on the arm of members of labor
union in Terre Haute, Ind, led to the
identification Of the man found dead
near the railroad track in South COT
feyville, Okla. as Dick Watson, a
plumber.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Shot While Hunting.

Norton.-Upert Purdy,. aged "a, was
accidentally shot in the face and hanus
by Roy Bieber, who is about the same
age. While Purdy is badly hurt and
may lose the sight of his right eye,
his life is not regarded as in danger.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Original Good Roads Man III.

Kansas City.-John Milton Lindsay
surveyor of Wyandotte county, Kan
sas, and one of the original promoters
of rock roads, is critically i'll at his
home in this city, His sister, Mrs.
William Allen White of Emporia, has
been called to his bedside.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Asphyxiated by Natural Gas.

Galena.-Will Richardson, pro-
fessional musician and band leader
who had been missing two days, WAS
found dead in his room. Death was
due to suffocation by natural gas, but
the suicide theory finds but little IA
vor. A fire was burning in his room
and an unlighted lamp burner was
turned on.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
KANSAS TOPICS
Load of Wheat Brought st.o5.

Junction City.AL. B. Martin, one
of the we'll known farmers north of
the city, brought in load of wheat
that tested SO pounds. The grain was
bought by the Hogan Milling company
for s1.05 per bushel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

grown successfully up to the sixtieth,
parallel and in the years to come your
vacant land will be taken at rate
of which you have at present no con-
ception. We have enough people in
the United States alone, who want
homes, to take up this land.
What you must do in Western Can
ada is to raise more live stock. When.
you are doing what you ought to do
in this regard, the land which is now
selling for 500 per acre will be worth
from $50 to 500 pre- acre. 1t is as
good land as that which is selling for
more than 800 per acre in the corn
belt.
II would rather raise cattle in West
ern Canada than in the corn belt of
the United States. You can get your
food cheaper and the climate is bet
ter for the purpose. We have bet
ter market. but your market will i'm.
prove faster than your farmers will
produce the supplies. Winter wheat
can be grown in one-half of the coun-
try through which I have passed, and
alfalfa and one of the varieties of
clover in three-fourths of it. The
farmers do not believe this, but 1t Is
true"
Keeping pace with wheat produc-
ton, the growth of railways has been
quite as wonderful, and the whole.
country from Winnipeg to the Rocky
Mountains will soon be network Of
trunk and branch lines. Three great
transcontinental lines are pushing
construction in every direction. and
at each siding the grain elevator is
to be found. Manitoba being the
first settled province, has now an ele.
vator capacity Of upwards of 25,000,000
bushels, Saskatchewan 100000. and
Alberta about 100000, while the ca,
pacity of elevators at Fort William
and Port Arthur, on the Great Lakes,
is upwards of 100000 more.
Within the provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta there are
flour and oatmeal mills with a com.
bined capacity of $4,000 barrels per
day, and situated along some famous
water powers in New Ontario, there
are larger mills than will be found
anywhere in the Prairie Provinces.
Last year the wheat crop totaled
over 10O,O00,OO0 bushels This year
the crop will yield 3O,0OO,000 more. A.
recent summary shows that on the LIST
of January, 1909, the surveyed lands
Of the three western provinces, totaled
100000 acres, of which about 80.
900, 600 have been given as subsidies to
railways, 11,000,0 900 disposed of in 9TH
er ways and 100000 given by the
Canadian Government as free home
steads, being $4,000 homesteads OF
100 acres each. OF this enormous ter.
ritory, there is probably under crop
at the present time less than 1000,
900 acres; what the results will be
when wide awake settlers have taken
advantage of Canada's offer and are
cultivating the fertile prairie lands.
one can scarcely imagine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Marty L. Potter Dead.

Kansas City.-Marty L. Potter, q
Democratic member OF the Kansas
legislature from Dickinson county from
1887 to 1891, died here, aged 66 years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
A Rare Good Thinu.

cam using Aliens Foot-Ease, and can
truly say would not have been without
itso long. had known the relief 1t would
give my aching feet. think 1t rare good
thing for anyone having sore or tired feet.
Mrs. Matilda Holtwert, Providence r.
l." Sold by all Druggists. 25c. Ask to-day.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

You can't blame the man who has
got his winters coal in for feeling
Just a little better than the rest OF
the neighborhood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

If you wish beautiful, clear, white clothes
use Red Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 OF.
package, cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

After all, the kind of world one car
ries about within ones self is the i'm
portant thing, and the world outside
takes all it's grace, color, and value
from that.-Lowell.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24

We don't blame man for growing
IL his wife treats him like dog.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24
Foreiun Affairs.

A contest over the succession of the
throne of Belgium is possible. Leo
pold's son five years old may claim it
from the heir presemptive Prince AL
bert who is a nephew to Leopold.
Aviator Paulhan in new flying ma
chine at Paris made a record for
weight carrying when he made fight
with two passengers the total weight
aggregating 440 pounds.
The censor has refused to allow the
production of Strauss "Salome" at the
Convent Garden, London.
The report of an anti-Zelayan demon
stration at Managua the Nicaraguan
capital has been confirmed by dis
patch from Vice-Consul Caldera to the
state department at Washington.
King Leopold Of Belgium has sub
mitted to an operation as last
resort to save his life and is said to
have stood the operation well.
Hongkong correspondent tele-
graphs that an anti-foreign outbreak
is threatened at Pekin.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-12-24


have stood the operation well.
A Hongkong correspondent tele-
graphs that an anti-foreign outbreak
is threatened at Pekin.
Personal.
Maj. Gen. Walter F. Suffer, who
fought under Grant and marched with
Sherman to the sea died at Salt Lake
City.
Leopold II, king of Belgium, and
the richest monarch in Europe IS
dead The collapse occurred sudden
ly, and at a moment when the doctors
seemingly had the greatest hopes for
his recovery.
Clifford Pinchot will not forsake the
forestry service to accept the presi-
dency of the University of Michigan.
Danny Deerskin, said to have been
100 years old and the last descendent
of the famous Indian chief Mohican
died recently at Vineland, N. j.
Gen. Fred D. Grant will be trans
ferred from command of the depart
ment of the lakes to the department of
the east with headquarters at New
York.
Fritjoff hansen the Norwegian ex-
plorer has made statement in which
he announces that he has abandoned
faith in the claims of DR.. Cook as the
discoverer of the North Pole. He has
faith in Peary.
Maj. Gen Wood now in command
of the department of the east will be
made chief of staff to succeed Gen.
Bell.
Mrs. Mary E. Roscoe of Great Bend,
Kan, fell dead in Chicago depot. She
was on her way home from Wisconsin.
Leslie M. Shaw, ex-secretary Of the
treasurer in an address before the
business men of Indianapolis said that
If a central bank was established as
proposed by Senator Aldrich 1t would
be controlled by the Standard OIL CON-
pany.
Capt. Thomas Franklin commissary
and treasurer at West Point Military
academy has endered plea of guilty
to a charge of embezzlement and has
been sentenced to two ears and six
months in the penitentiary.
F. w. Young, manager of the Conner
hotel at Joplin, Mo-, was acquitted Of
the charge of permitting a gambling
device to be run in the hotel. A raid
on the hotel under the supervision of
the mayor had disclosed large roul-
cite wheel in operation in one Of the
rooms.
William j. Bland a Kansas City boy
has been awarded a Cecil Rhodes
scholarship at Oxford.
President Taft has nominated
George A. Carpenter Of Illinois for
United States district Judge Of Illinois.
John Richards his wife and son
were asphyxiated by the fumes from
a gas heating stove in their home in
Topeka.
Mrs. Clara Plummer of Liberty.
Kan, committed suicide by shooting
herself. She was respondent because
OF III health.
Gov. Haskell Of Oklahoma has had
a serious attack of acute indigestion
the primary cause Of which is sup
posed to have been gall stones. An
operation may be required.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-01
HEALY SUPPLIES farmers
With MUCH GOPHER POSION
DEATH DEALING DOPE is POPU.
LAR WITH THE AGRICUL-
TURISTS.
Three Cases Were Sent Out Yester-
day-Mail Applications Will Not Be
Attended to on Account Of U. S.
Postal Laws.

County Auditor Healy was busy
this week dealing out gopher poison
that is being supplied free of charge
to those who have been troubled with
the little animals. There are a num-
Der Of people who have made appli-
cation for the dope by mail but on
account of the postal laws forbidding
the transportation of poisons through
the mail it is impossible for the audi
tor to comply with these requests.
1t is not positively necessary that ap-
plications be made in person as one
resident in vicinity can represent
the entire neighborhood, and by him
bringing in a list can secure supplies
for neighbors.
There have been number of anus
ing incidents that have come up in
connection with the distribution. One
merchant in one of the smaller places
in the county, who evidently does not
read a daily paper, wrote to the audi
tor that he had not had notice of the
passage Of the law and had stocked
up with large supply of poison and
thought that it would be no more
than right that Mr.. Healy should take
the poison off his hands. Up to the
present writing there have been no
arrangements made to reimburse the
merchant.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-04-01
A MUSICAL TREAT,

A musical organization that will
be heard with pleasure and profit on
Thursday night, is the Glee Club Of
the University of North Dakota. This
club numbers twelve besides the &C.
companist. The repertoire includes
choruses, tenor and baritone solos,
and violin solos. Professor Stout has
proved himself an accomplished vio-
linist, and is too we'll known to
North Dakota audiences to need any
further introduction. Mr.. L: u. Row.
land, the accompanist, is a graduate
of Oberlin Conservatory. Although it
is year since he came to North
Dakota, Mr.. Rowland has made a
place for himself and established his
repute as one of the rising musicians
of the state.
The program will also be inter
spersed with readings, and excellent
talent has been secured.
The glee club was never in so good
form as now. The training has been
severe, the members of the club. have
paid the price of long, incessant
training, and those who are to hear
them may congratulate themselves
on the treat they have in store. Al
the opera house Thursday night.