The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-02-26

beTUHdTuC nlCueTJ, WediIhy la hiOi
of near Mcpherson, was found dead
with a bullet hole through his head.
BY his side laid his old army rifle
that he had carried through the Civil
war. He was one of the Oldest set
tiers Of Mcpherson county, taking
homestead where he has always lived
for the past thirty-eight years
To Pen for Careless Driving.-Ira
Brecount of Arkansas City, who was
convicted at the November term OF
court of manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree, on account of the death of Mrs.
Fred Bower in collision with the fire
chiefs wagon, was sentenced to the
penitentiary for term of one or two
years. His motion for a new trial was
overruied, just before the sentence
was pronounced Harry Scott, the fire
chief, is yet to be tried on the same
charge.
Can't Recover For Loss by Fire-A
peculiar case from Barton county has
just been decided by the Supreme
court. The case is brought by Lille
M. Johnson against the McLane In
vestment company. 1t is charged in
the petition that the manager of the
ranch owned by the McLane Invest
ment company set fire to the barn on
that ranch, but the fire got away from
him and burned a barn belonging to
Mrs. Johnson. Soon after the confla-
grafton the manager admitted that he
had started the fire but when an at
tempt was made to collect damages he
denied it. The lower court held that
since the manager and his men had
attempted to put out the fire after it
was started and there was no evidence
to prove that he did set the fire the
McLane Investment company could
not be held for damages. The
Supreme court affirms this decision.'
Kansas G. A. r. Shows Gain.-It had
been thought that the high water mark
had been reached several years ago in
the membership of the Grand AEmy OF
the Republic of Kansas. This, 1t
seems, is not so, as the reports of AS
sistant Adjutant General Charles Har-
ris to the national organization, which
have just been forwarded, show an in
crease In membership during the year
of 330-the largest number of men,
bers in good standing since 1894,
when the membership numbered H.
904, at the close of the year when
Charles Harris was department COM
mander. Since that time the member
ship had been gradually declinig, the
membership on which per capita tax
was paid in 1905, when p. H. Coney was
commander, being 1868, and for his
second year 1860. The next year,
when r. A. Campbell was commander,
the membership dropped to 10,6O4.
This year, under Commander w. A.
Morgan, it has increased to 1884.
The annual report shows a death list
of 1898, which is probably not over one
half the number who have died within
the year, as many of the posts have
entirely neglected to make any report
of the deaths. So 1t will be seen that
the Grand Army veterans are still a
power to be reckoned with. The mem
bership In the Grand Army is only 4
fraction of the number of veterans
in the state, as many do not belong
to the organization. This is especially
so in the sparsely settled portions of
the state, where residents live far
apart. and where it is almost impos-
sible to keep up an organization or to
hold meetings. In many parts of the
state. where small organizations have
heretofore been, they have been
abandoned on account of reasons
above noted, and also because of the
increasing age Of the members, and
the lack of inclination to attend meet
ings of any kind.
Suspect is ReIeased.-The case
against Cecil Wilson, who was arrest
ed at his home in Madison several
weeks ago on the charge of being i'm
plicated in the Olpe bank robbery,
was dismissed. The officers were un.
] dDle u SEIZURE 6Nlu6uCS oulllClSuI lOI
conviction.
Kansas Wants Federal Ald.-Secre
tary Wyant of the senate forwarded to
each member of the Kansas delegation
in congress a concurrent resolution
adopted by both branches OF the legis
lature, urging the congressman, ana
directing the senators, to vote for a
bill in congress to prevent the FEEDER
al government from issuing liquor ia;
licenses in prohibition states. The
resolution was offered by Senator
Robertson, Democrat, of Rawlins, and
was adopted by both branches by
unanimous vote. The resolution con-
tinues: Be it further resolved, that it
is the sense of this legislature that
the law governing interstate COM
merce should be so amended that no
common carrier can transport into the
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