The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-23


city limits of Deerfield and probably
fatally injured.
Boy Killed by Circular Saw.-Clar
ence Wakefield, the 21-year-old son oil
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Wakefield, was
instantly killed by a circular saw
while saving wood at the Wakefield
farm near Alta Vista.
Killed BY Falling Wall.-Alfred
Redtke, aged rs years, was killed at
Wichita by falling wall. He was
engaged with five other workmen in
razing wall when another wall back
of them fell. The others managed
to escape but Redtke was buried un
der the bricks and the life crushed
out of him. His home was in Valley
Center.
Five Months and $5oo.-W. H
Ready, the North Topeka Jointist
will serve the next five months in
the city jail. In addition he will be
compelled to pay a fine of $500
Ready was found guilty of violating
the prohibitory law. He was con
victed on four sales and one nuisance
count. Six witnesses testified to buy
ing liquor from Ready. The defend
ant has been a notorious jointist for
several years, and has been convicted
of a similar charge several times be-
fore.
Fined for Adulteratine Milk.-.In
the United States court at Topeka
Judge Pollock imposed fines on the
Johnson county dairymen who had
violated the pure food law by shipping
adulterated milk to Kansas City. j.
b. Todd of the Edgerton Creamery
company, was fined $50 and costs for
shipping cream containing Tornado
hyde. Hall and Lewis, NJ. S. Piercy,
Maggie Shoemaker, Jacob Meyer and
]. W. Ernshaw were each fined $40
and costs for shipping watered milk.
All pleaded guilty to the charge and
avowed they would not doctor their
milk again. The fines were paid.
Gusts Surety Company-Insur-
ence Superintendent Barnes has
barred the Illinois Surety company
from transacting business in Kansas.
Some time ago the company bonded
New York agent of the Russell Mill
ing company of Russell Kan. The
company shipped the agent a car load
of flour. While it was Ell route the
bonding company cancelled the policy
The agent received the flour, sold it
and kept the proceeds. The bonding
company made no satisfactory expla-
nation as to the cancellation of its
bond, and the insurance commissioner
said it should not transact any more
business In Kansas.
instructions For Food Inspectors
DR.. 8. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health, is giving his
six pure food and drug inspectors out
over the state course of instructions
in the new food and drug laws. He
sent out the following instructions to
his inspectors by letter: There is
a great deal of confectionery, dried
fruit, dates, figs, etc, that is kept I'M
covered and subject to the contamina-
ton of dust and flies inside the store
room. Under no circumstances what
ever will confectionery or the articles
enumerated in this regulation be per
mitted to remain uncovered or be en-
closed in such way and manner that
they may become contaminated from
dust or flies. Give written notice in
each case to parties who are violating
this regulation and whenever or wher-
ever it becomes necessary to give
second notice, this notice should be
accompanied by a complaint to the
county attorney for the violation of
the regulation"
kansan Declines Colorado Job
w. A. Harris, former United States
senator from Kansas, has declined
the position of president of the Colo
RADIO State Agricultural college. Sen
ator Harris was offered the presidency
of the college last week. His home
is in Lawrence and he is member
of the board of regents Of the Kansas
State Agricultural college.
Sends a Woman to JaiI.-Mrs. An
ma Fishback of Colwich was found
guilty of violating the prohibitory law
and was sentenced by Judge Wilson
to>serve thirty days in Jail and pay
fine of 500. She is the first woman
TO serve term in the county jail for
such an offense in Sedgwick county. 5
Soldiers Home Under Fire.-Com-
plant has been lodged with Governor
Stubs against the management OF
the State Soldiers Home at Dodge
City. 1t came from an old soldier who
lives at the home, who attacks the
management. The principal charges
are that favorites get better food than
others. Harsh treatment is also al
legged. Governor Stubs says he will