The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-03-19

game law was A. olChcHuiCh, MI III VI
town. Mr.. Sickendick was hunting
ducks, but failed to provide himself
with the necessary hunters license.
He was placed under arrest and was
81 and costs, making a total of
1880
Exit Jerry Botkin.-It is announced
that Jerry Botkin of Winfield, promi-
nent in Kansas politics, ex-congress-
the last election, may leave Kansas
and cast his business and political for
tunes in Oklahoma. If Mr.. Botkin
should decide to make Oklahoma his
home he probably will become poll
teal force in the state to be reckoned
with in the next election
Record Load of Farm Produce.-A
new worlds record for the most val
liable load of farm produce was es-
tablished at Garden City the other
day, when George M. Dallas delivered
to McBeth & Dallas, who are incident
ally, the worlds largest alfalfa seed
dealers, load of alfalfa seed valued
ct $4,000, thus exceeding by $1,000 the
value of the load marketed by Nj
quette Brothers few months ago.
Accident at Hutchinson High School,
w. c. Hutchinson, principal of the
high school at Hutchinson, and James
Farley, a student, were badly burned
as the result of a sodium explosion at
the high school building. Professor
Hutchnson's face was burned by the
explosion. Mr.. Farley's eyes were
burned by the fumes of the gas. The
students of the chemistry class were
doing chemistry experiments. Water
was accidentally poured on some So
dunn and the exposition occurred.
Senate Confirms New State Officers.
Governor Stubs has sent the fol-
lowing appointments to the senate:
For adjutant general, Major Chas. l..
Martin, Fort Scott Members of the
state board of health for unexpired
]. A. Milligan, Garnett; S. J. Scott,
independence. Members of the state
board of health for full terms: Victor
c. Eddy, Colby; Charles H. Lerrigo,
Topeka; H. l.. Aldrich, Caney. Mem
bers of the board of medical examin-
alton and registration for unexpired
terms: Chas. S. Simmons, Lawrence;
Henry A. bikes, Lebanon. Member of
the board of medical examination and
registration for full term: John Out
land, Topeka. Member of the board
of managers of the state soldiers
home, A. w. Smith, Mcpherson; S. J.,
Churchill, Lawrence; A. NJ. Breese,
Chase county. All the appointments
were confirmed without opposition.
Bankers Meet in Wichita in May
Plans are already being made for the
twenty-second annual convention of
the Kansas Bankers association,
which will be held in Wichita Wednes-
day and Thursday, May 26 and 81.
Secretary w. w. Bowman is busy ar
ranging the program, and one of the
best meetings in the history of the
organizations is anticipated. There
were 500 delegates at the convention
last year, which was held at Kansas
City, Kan. Almost as many are ex-
pected to meet in Wichita this year.
Secretary Bowman is greatly pleased
with the rapid growth of the associa-
tion and the interest being taken in it.
He states that one hundred new mem
bers have been added since the con-
vention last year, and that the asso-
citation is rapidly coming to the front
as one of the best in the west. The
present officers are: President, w.
W. Peck, Concordia; vice president,
p. w. Goebel, Kansas City; treasur-
urer, E. r. Morse, Great Bend.
Last Of tie Fraud Cases.-The last
of the western Kansas land fraud
cases was tried in the federal court
at Wichita. 1t was the case of the
United States against Frank l.. Neff.
Neff was convicted and appealed the
case to the United States circuit court.
The legal status of the case was de-
cided in favor of the government.
Ernest Wilson and John Bartholomew,
who were indicted by the last federal
grand jury on the same offense as
Neff, were arraigned before Judge
Pollock They pleaded guilty and
were fined $1,000 each.
Bought Himself a coffin.-It is
learned from Pratt that Frank Devo-
rak, the Bohemian farmer living near
Iuka, Pratt county, who shot his wife
in Preston recently. visited the under
taking parlor of C. e. Repp in Pratt
about two weeks ago, looked at cas-
kets and picked one out, saying that
he wanted 1t kept for him as he would
need 1t soon. The matter was talked
about some at the time. but the story
had not been generally known until
Devorak had shot his wife and took