The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS
Brief Review Of the Happenings of Week Condensed Into
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successfully held his title in the final
ten games of the state checker tour
nament played at Wichita with J. V.
Daugherty of Ellsworth; Williamson
won five games and Daugherty two,
the other three being draws.
Second Trial Sueesss-Mary Craig,
38 years old and unmarried, committed
suicide by shooting herself in the
heart at her home In Natoma. 1t is
thought that she was insane, as she
has been acting strangely lately. Two
weeks ago she jumped from Union
Pacific train while 1t was running
thirty miles an hour near Oakley.
Honors Funston Family Member
The State Association Of County SUI
perintendents, in session at Topeka,
honored member Of the Fcnston
family by electins Mrs Aldo Fun
ston, sister-in-law of General Fred
Funston, as member of the Kansas
Reading Circle, which selects all the
library books for the school children
of the state.
Usage Gas Plant closes.-owing to
the inability OF the workmen and
manufacturers to get together, the
Usage gas plant at Independence has
been closed, and 1t Is announced no
glass will be made by the firm until
mex. fall. The action throws $50 men
cut of employment. Other plants in
this county are expected to pursue
similar course.
For Selling Old Drugs.-Three To-
peka druggists, M. R. Meade, G. 2.
Pierce and D. r. Osborne, were fined
$500 each for violating the pure
food act, by exposing for sale certain
drugs which have deteriorated by rea-
son Of age. DR.. Crumbine says he pro-
poses to make the druggists OF the
state keep fresh drugs in stock. This
Is the beginning Of the campaign along
that line.
Wichita Captured All the Officers
A Kansas musical association was or
ganized at Wichita by the election of
the following officers: President,
Charles Carter, Wichita; secretary,
Theo Lindbers. Wichita; treasurer,
Reno B. Myers, Wichita. Directors,
w. 9. Van Densn, Pratt; B. S. Hoax
land, Hutchinson; o. P. Barbour Win
field The next meeting will be held
in Wichita Dec. Is, 20, 80, 1909.
Meeting Of Wells credltors.-The
first meeting OF the creditors Of the
C. T. Wells Produce company Of Ar
Kansas City, which failed last Novem-
Der, will be held January 10. Over
$500 creditors have filed their claims
with G.. " Ferguson, referee in bank
ruptcy. They are merchants in Ok
lahoma, Kansas and Texas, agents
and employees Of the concern. While
the total claim Is not known exactly,
Il Is certain that the amount will ex-
coed 100000.
He Might Ask In Advsnce.-Judge
James L. Dyer Of the city court at
Wichita, has held that hotels in Kan
sas cannot hope to collect bills from
delinquent guests by having them ar
rested. The decision was given in ths
case of the Carey hotel against a
guest who refused to pay his bill be-
cause he did not think 1t was correct.
Judge Dyer holds that the proprietor
might ask the guest In advance II he
had sufficient funds with which to pay
his bill, but there was no law In the
state under which a person refusing
to pay the bill could be punished. But
that II the man said he had the money
and then failed to pay he could be pun
ished for false representation.
Kansas Green christnas.--The re-
markably fine weather which Kan
sas experienced on Christmas day
caused good deal Of comment, but
an examination of the records shows
II was not unusual. For the past
twenty-three years snow fell upon
only four. Christmas days in Kansas,
although three others show trace"
Twelve of those Christmas days were
clear, five partly cloudy, and on the
rest the sun did not manage to break
through the clouds.
viii Talk "RevIslon of code."-The
twenty-sixth annual meeting OF the
State Bar Association will be held In
the supreme court chambers 81 Tope-
ka Wednesday and Thursday, Janu-
airy 81 and 2s. There are two i'm
portant matters to come before the
association at its meeting this year
the revision of the civil code OF the
state and the revision of probate prac-
tice and procedure. The committees
in charge of these two matters have
their reports prepared and every law
yer in Kansas is invited to take part |