The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-04-30

water works system and the work will
be started just as quickly as the bids
can be let The plan is to install
$4,000 gallon tank on top of a one
hundred foot tower, which will fur
nish pressure for domestic purposes
as well as for fires.
Recommended Parole for Hogan
The state penitentiary board has rec
commended that Governor Stubs pa
role Emmett Hogan, who has served
eight years and one month in the PEN
itentiary for mansaughter in the first
degree. This recommendation comes
with the regular monthly bunch OF
paroles. Hogan was convicted OF kill
ing "Scotty" Massey in a brawl in a
roadside camp in Marshall county.
Hogan had served sufficient time to
be eligible to parole.
Couldn't Ride the crtter.-While
attempting to ride bucking broncho,
Earl Mccartney, a student of the
high school at Salna, was thrown
and dragged a distance of probably
ten blocks. Nearly all the clothing
was torn from his body. By holding
his arms about his head he was able
to protect it from serious injury, but
his body, arms and legs are badly cut
and a mass of bruises. The injured
boy is IS years old, and if not hurt in
ternally may recover.
Prohibition Proving PopuIar-"Nev-
er in the history of the prohibitory
law in Kansas has it been so well en-
forced and so popular with the peo-
pie of the state as it is today, and
the future of enforced prohibition in
Kansas is unusually bright says Ju-
liam X. Codding, attorney for the
State Temperance Union. THAT the
law is popular is shown by the fact
that the last legislature, without any
urging or the question being an issue,
passed prohibitory laws, the most
drastic, the most effective of any in
the world. The decisive vote that
elected Attorney General Jackson
upon this issue alone, also swept into
office in nearly every county in the
state. county attorneys which are in
touch with the law enforcement spirit
of Kansas. The unusual activity dis
played by these officers is bringing
about an almost absolute enforce
ment of the law in the great majority
If the counties and the change is very
noticeable"
Executive Council Names Employees.
The state executive council has
made all of its elections and appoint
ments-thereby relieving the strained
condition which has existed around
the state house for the last six weeks.
The council set four positions aside to
be elected by the whole council. The
remaining positions were made ap-
pointive and were divided up among
the members of the council. c. e.
Voorhees, of Attica was reelected
as custodian. Frank Rothrock Of Wei
| lington was also reelected as en-
gineer in charge of the state heating
and lighting plant. A. L. Whitcomb
of Great Bend succeeds Louis Geague
of Abilene as guide. Andy Vester of
| Topeka was reelected electrician.
All the other places were filled by
appointment. They are as follows:
Messengers, A. Collins of Lawrence.
and A. H. Buck of Erie; elevator man,
John Carver, Erie; assistant engineer,
]. A. Dennick, Topeka; fireman at the
state heating and lighting plant, T. L.
Brown of Coffeyville, E. Heckathorn,
Ellis NJ. Dixon; janitors, Charles
Brown, Virgil Lane, George Hardy,
Frank Dimery, w. ]. Sharp, VIM.
Webb, Felix North ]. w. Finey, Cur
tbs Jones, Edd Bass, Thomas Sneed,
Alexander Gregg, D. Hickman, Dodd
CASTOR.
Hutchinson Gets Shoot in 1910.-
Hutchinson gets the big state shoot
again next year. This was the unani-
nous vote at the meeting held in
Larned. The gun club men from
Hutchinson had not asked for it, but
the shooters all wanted to go there
and the vote went unanimous on the
first ballot Hutchinson had the state
shoot in 1907 and again in 1908.
Turned in $4,000 Net.-L. T. Hus-
sey, the restiring state oil inspector,
has turned the books of the depart
ment over to his successor, j. S, Long
shore. Mr.. Hussey has been the state
oil inspector for four years. During
that time he collected in the neighbor-
hood of a quarter of million dollars
for the state and has turned in, net to
the state, $4,000. During the 20
years previous to the Hussey admin
istration the total collections for the
department, according to the records
were $4,000. 81 am going out with
the best of feeling" said Mr.. Husey
II have no sore spots. am satisfied
with my administration of the affairs
of the department and with the rec
ord that was made. / appreciate the
courtesies that have been shown me