The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-05-07
STATE NEWS NOTES


vi HuSel lOn, COMMITTED suicide by
hanging himself to a tree in his or
chard. His body was discovered by a
neighbor, F. H. Reid, who had been
summoned by the family to assist in
the search when Mr.. Middleton was
missed. Poor health is supposed to
have unbalanced his mind
Big Fire at Parsons.-Fire, which
broke out in Charles Gamers tailor
shop in the Strasburger business
block in Parsons from gasoline ex-
plosion, destroyed the entire block.
The sparks, carried by high south
east wind, threatened the residence
portion of the town. The two local
fire companies proved inadequate, and
achievements were sent for from
Coffeyville, Joplin and Fort Worth.
The total loss exceeds 100000.
Attorney General Nails Lockers
In carefully prepared statement
just issued Attorney General Fred S.
Jackson holds that if the present
state laws are enforced, clubs where
liquor is used cannot be maintained in
Kansas. He declares that clubs may
not furnish or assist in furnishing
liquor to members when the club re-
ceives pay for the same in any way,
direct or indirect, that clubs may not
keep liquors for sale to members and
that club or lodge rooms may not be
used as drinking places for liquor
owned by individual members.
Must Have a Charmed Life.-While
train No. 2 of the Santa Fe was run
ming at the rate of 40 miles an hour,
about IA miles west of st. John, Yetta
Raderblitz, the 4-year-old daughter of
Mrs. Herman Raderblitz, fell through
an open trap in the vestibule of one
of the chair cars and escaped death
by a miracle. After being rescued
it had fallen, the child was attended
by physician at Hutchinson. To the
amaZement of the trainmen and pas
sengers it was found that the little
one had sustained only few
bruises.
Farmer Attacks Chauffeur.-T. r..
MAIDEN, chauffeur in the employ of
H. T. Trice, the Winfield real estate
man, is suffering from a wound in
the head which he says was inflicted
by Joe Wolfe, young farmer living
near Postland. Wolfe was walking in
the road following lister driven by
his brother, according to the story of
the Trice party, and MAIDEN slowed up
the machine and asked young Wolfe
if the horses were afraid. The latter's
reply, they declared, was an attack
on the driver with pitchfork, knock
in MAIDEN nearly senseless. A war
rant has been issued for Wolfe's ar
rest.
Winfield's Butchers Arrested.-All
of Winfield's butchers, A. Dautsch-
man, Joseph AIitschler, Hudson &
Haines, w. L. Gordon and Cochran &
Helwig, were arrested on complaint
of Inspector A. c. Pike for maintain
ing their slaughter houses in a filthy
condition, and taken before Justice
Emory Erhart, where they all pleaded
guilty and were fined So and costs,
amounting to $13 each The COM
plant charged that the offal and filth
incident to slaughtering animals was
not properly disposed of. The bitch
ers have taken the hint; also the nee.
essary steps to put their slaughter
houses in such condition that when
the inspector comes again they will
have a clean bill of health. This
makes the second batch of arrests
that have occurred in Winfield within
the last few days as the result of the
violation of the pure food and sanitary
laws, four of the grocers having been
pulled the first of the week for i'm
properly displaying their goods.
They Pay Cash and Ride.-Kansas
farmers have practically quit using
walking implements. Every time they
buy a new farm implement now it
must have a seat on it, All deals in
implements are made on a cash ba-
sis. The farmers have quit asking
for time.
Kansas Rabbits for Danish Zoo
Twelve of the largest and fleetest
jackrabbits that could be procured in
the state were shipped from Wichita
TO Copenhagen, Denmark. They are
ordered for the geological gardens in
the Danish capital.
To Make State House cIean.-The
present occupants of the state house
are not good housekeepers. The To
peka fire marshal has ordered them
30 clean the building, especially the
sub.basement. The military and his
torical depart ,Snts use the sub-base-
ment as a store rc ON for looks, rec
ords and ammunition. The fire mar.
shall says such trash" is fire breed
er and insists on it being taken out.
in accordance with his demand the
executive council has ordered the Gus
todian to clean the state house from
to dana