The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-10-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from al
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for tho Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Domestic Items.


States secret service and Col. Ismal
Zuniga chief of the Mexican secret
service are at Ell Paso preparing for
the meeting of Presidents Taft and
Diaz.
The revenue cutter Bear has been
detailed to bring home the 100 men
and women who we're taken to Nome,
Alaska, by development company
and left destitute.
More suits are to be instituted by
the government to recover lands to
members of the five Indian tribes,
which it is contended could not legally
be alieniated. The federal authori-
ties contend that guardianship may
still be exercised Notwithstanding the
Indian is citizen.
A platform at a Springfield, Mo-,
street fair fell with a load Of people
killing one boy eight years old.
Three of the balloons that sailed
from st. Louis have broken the Lahm
cup distance record Of 473 miles.
Eight hundred delegates met at
6edalia, Mo-, at the request Of Gov.
Hadley to discuss good roads and
water ways. Most of the river coun-
ties of the state were represented by
delegates.
The state bank deposit GUARANTY law
of Oklahoma has stood the test in the
settlement of the Columbia bank of
Oklahoma City and neither the de-
positors the state bankers or the guar
anty fund will loose one dollar in the
transaction.
Citizens Of Ell Paso, Texas, will pre-
sent Presidents Taft and Diaz each a
cup when they are there October 16.
The cups will be IS karat solid gold
and will be duplicates.
Officers Of street and interurban
railroads in all parts of the country
met in Denver to attend the annual
meeting Of the American Street & In
terurban Railway association and
other organizations.
The supreme court of Oklahoma has
ruled that the control of interstate
commerce laws over shipments of
liquor into Oklahoma ends with its de-
livery to consignee.
Records at the University of Kan
aas show that there was but GO per
cent of an average run of wind during
September. but that the railfall, 11.49,
was greater than any September dur
ing the 40 years in which records have
been kept.
According to government records
the Arkansas river at Tulsa, Ok, has
reached the lowest level in 20 years.
The drouth in that region has reached
q serious stage.
Within 4S hours after mail order
sale of seats began for the worlds
championship games at Pittsburg the
$4,000 reserved seats were sold for
both days and 100000 were returned
TO the senders because no more seats
were to be had.
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad which since May l has de-
clined to issue mileage books for use
in Missouri has decided TO both ac-
Cepl lHIeICudnSGduIC uulItd5C anu 10
sue books OF its own.
The Kansas state board OF health is
making efforts to learn more of the
cause and cure of infantile paralysis
seven additional cases of which have
recently appeared | nthe state.
The Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association assembled for
its eighth annual convention at Win
ona, Wis.
The thirty-second annual parade OF
the Yelled Prophets occurred at St.
Louis and was viewed by thousands Of
centennial visitors.
The University City balloon which
sailed from St. Louis in the long dis
lance race for the Lahm cup landed
near Mooresville, Mo.
The Kansas Agricultural college is
l,eparing TO manufacture hog cholera
sarIm to be furnished to ..e farmers
Of the state at cost in an effort to
prevent the spread of the disease.
Gov Stubs in conformity with the
wishes OF the president of the National
Good Roads association has issued a
call for the annual convention of the
organization IN Topeka November IA
and 10.
New FORK Italians have erected in
New York harbor statue to Giavianni
De Verrazano, who discovered the
Hudson river So years before Henry
Hudson. The statue was unveiled
with much ceremony following a pa
sads OF thousands OF Italians.
A IRE at Springfield, Mo-, caused
loss Of 100000.
A rich pay streak ten miles long and
hundreds OF feet wide has been I'M
covered IN the bed OF the upper Kan
Garok river Alask. One nugget
worth 500 was 10 ma.
The Schroeder Aerial Navigation
company has been incorporated in
New York to manufacture airships,
balloons and areoplanes.
lac mayors Of 361 cities were guests
NJ Ct. Louis at a reception and will re-