The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1909-01-29

DdLn rOOnu OIL his hume upon tlc lC-
turn of his wife, father and mother
from church. His death was I'M
doubtedly caused by gas fumes es-
Gaping from small stove used to
heat the room. The body was lying
on the floor with one arm badly burn
ed from having come In contact with
the stove. He was the son of Maui
rice S. ingalls,, one of the pioneer resi-
dents of Harvey county.
Farmers Want State Fair.-The far
mers of Kansas want the legislature
to appropriate money to establish a
state fair. This appears to be trae
judging from the large number of let
tiers that have been received by Sec
rotary H. A Heath, of the state fair
promotion committee, favoring the
project. Since the pro:notion commit
tee has started to work for this ap-
preparation over 200 letters have been
received by Mr.. Heath from farmers
and prominent stock men in all parts
of the state All persons from whom
letters have been received have ia
vored liberal appropriation.
Say II Is Fire Trap.-A committee
of business men, representing the EN-
poria Business Mems association, were
in Topeka recently comforting with the
state normal regents for the necessity
Of better fire protection for the nor
NAL auditorium. The association In
structed the fire chief to inspect all
public buildings and see that the fire
laws were enforced. A resolution
adopted by the meeting closed with
the words that the normal regents
and the legislature be informed what
a fire trap they are maintaining in AL
bert Taylor hall, and that this infor-
nation be made specific and in terms"
This auditorium, in which chapel and
all other entertainments at the normal
are held, seats about 1900 and covers
the second and third stories of the
main building, and is inadequately
equipped with fire escapes. The re-
gents have from time to time consid-
cred a new ground floor auditorium to
cost $4,000, with seating capacity
of 5000.
BeIen Cutoff Open March 1.-THE
announcement has been made by the
Santa Fe officials that he opening of
the new Belen cutoff has now been
definitely postponed until March 1. 1t
was at first thought that the opening
would take place February 1, but it
has been found that owing to bad
weather the terminal facilities at
Waynoka and points west of there
will not be completed before the date
first named. All the through Cali
fornia business will go by way of
Florence, Mulvane and Wellington, al
though this will not affect the terri
DRY west of Newton as much as some
people have thought, as the routing of
he California business over the new
Inc will not take to exceed three or
our trains off of the territory west
If there, which will be fully recover
I'D by the increase in local business
n the territory between La Junta and
During the past two
Years the traffic in this territory has
more than 200 per cent. be-
cause of the influx of settlers to west
srn Kansas and eastern Colorado, and
he consequent development of the
country, and the opinion is expressed
hat the traffic derived from this
source will be more than enough to
Equal the California traffic that will
,e diverted to the southern route. No
,hange will be made in the passenger
rains, at least not for some months
o come.
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ions paid in 1907 the sum of s3,171.-
IA, and in 1908 the sum of 81 999,37s.
This shows a decrease of S172,236 for
his year. Republic has the lowest tax
evy of any county In the state. It's
evy is Sc cents on the 500. Leaven-
worth is the highest with $1.5O on the
of taxes levied in each count
100.
Given Lecture by the Judpe.-Vin.
ent c. Robb, editor of the Ottawa
Guardian, and an employee of the Kan
as legislature, was found guilty of |
by Judge Smart. He was
iven a scathing lecture by the court
nd placed under $500 bond to appear
t the next term of the court with
entence suspended.
six-Foot Anti-Auto Petitlon.-Anti.
utomobile legislation is asked for in
six-foot-long petition from Sumner
ounty, sent to Representative NJ. p.
Iarbaugh at Topeka. Complaint is
lade that the automobiles have be-
ONE a menace to safety. and that
hey are so numerous the farmers are
fraid to trust their wives or daugh-
ers with teams on the public high