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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Topeka, KAMA tract of govern
ment land in Cheyenne county, Kan,
was sold at public auction in the fed
eral building to Edwin c. Ramfey of
Bankle, Neb There are 120 acres for
which the government received $3.50.
Ramfey was the petitioner for the sale
There are about $4,000 acres of this
isolated government land left in Kan
sas. Whenever this land is needed for
pasture or farming purposes by adj
Joining land owners, the government
land office is petitiOned to offer the
land for sale, and it then is sold to the
highest bidder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
To Prevent Fever Spread.

Lawrence, Kan.-Vaccine is to be
used on University of Kansas students
in an attempt to prevent the spread
of typhoid fever here. DR.. NJ. T. Sud
Ter, head of the medical department,
announced that all students who de-
sired to be vaccinated might obtain
the treatment free. The vaccine is
said to be successful in treating ty-
phoid fever. 1t has been used extern
sively in the German and English
armies. 1t is said to secure immunity
for about three years. About two
thousand students may be affected.
Citizens of Lawrence may also be
treated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
States Best Coal Mine Ruined.

Topeka, Kan.-The best producing
coal mine in the state was put out OF
business indirectly through the strike
of the coal miners this summer and
Frank Gilday. state mine inspector, Is
of the opinion that it will never be
worked again The mine belonged 10
the Santa Fe and is located at Chico
pee. 1t covers large territory and Ia
now flooded with water. According
to Mr.. Gilday, who was in Topeka re-
Gently, this is not the only mine that
was made worthless by water during
the strike.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Lightning Kills Farmer.

Manhattan. KAMA. H. McCutch-
con, aged siXty-one, farmer living
east OF Manhattan, was found dead in
his barn. Two dead horses lay beside
him and the barn was partially torn
To pieces. The coroner has decided
that all was the result of bolt Of
lightning. The rest Of the Nc
Cutcheon family left home in the
morning. A daughter was the first to
return home and she found the body.
She was first alarmed when she saw
that the dinner which had been pre-
pared for him was untouched.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Bia Broom Corn Crop.

Mcpherson, Kan.-Broom corn leads
are coming into Mcpherson every day.
And broom corn is quite an item in Nc
Pherson county, when it is remember
ed that 5000 acres were planted last
year, and it represents in it's harvest
not less than 100000 to the farmers
of this county. The acreage this sea-
son is much larger than 1t was last
year; in fact, safe estimate is that
It is twice as large. Owing to the fail
ure of the wheat considerable ground
was planted to the future broom stand
and in this way makes up for much OF
the deficiency in wheat Another fac
tor, however, is the fabulous prices
which prevailed in the market last
season. The weed went soaring
around the 5000 mark
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Topeka, Kan.-The Santa Fe has
filed passenger train service re-
port with the state board Of railroad
commissioners, which shows that dur
ing the month of September the com,
pany operated total of 2,430 trains
in Kansas and that only 629 of them
were late. On the main line from Ar
gentine to Newton GA passenger trains
were operated with 404 on time and
21O late. From Newton to Wellington
1924 trains were operated and only is
were late. From Newton to Arkansas
City 1856 trains were operated and 80
were late.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Ennine RolIer Blows up.

Lawrence, Kan.-Two men were ser
iously injured three miles north Of
here when the boiler of traction en-
CINE, which they we're driving. ex-
ploded. The men were bringing the
engine to town for repairs when the
accident occurred. The younger of the
two, Claude White, was enveloped in
a sheet of boiling water. His brother
was thrown fifteen feet into a barbed
wire fence. The latter, however, was
able to reach a nearby farm house
where he secured aid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
When it comes to giving uppercuts
pugilists are not in 1t with BARRIERS.
WISE WORDS.
A Physician on Food.

A physician, Of Portland, Oregon,
has views about food. He says:
81 have always believed that the
duty of the physician does not cease
with treating the sick, but that we
owe it to humanity to teach them how
to protect their health, especially by
hygienic and dietetic laws.
with such feeling as to my duty
/ take great pleasure in saying to the
public that in my own experience and
also from personal observation l have
found no food equal to Grape-Nuts.
and that l find there is almost no limit
to the great benefits this food will
bring when used in all cases of sick
ness and convalescence.
ut is my experience that no physi-
cal condition forbids the use of Grape
Nuts. To persons in health there is
nothing so nourishing and acceptable
to the stomach, especially at break
fast, to start the machinery of the hui
man system on the days work.
'In cases of indigestion l know that
a complete breakfast can be made OF
Grape-Nuts and cream and l think 1t is
not advisable to overload the stomach
at the morning meal. l also know the
ereat value of Grape-Nuts when the
stomach is too weak to digest other
food.
This is written after an experiences
Of more than 20 years. treating all
manner Of chronic and acute diseases.
and the letter Is written voluntarily
on my part without any request for it,"
Read the little book. The Road to
wellviIle." in pkgs. There's a Reason.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
To Prevent Sunday Baseball.

Topeka, Kan-The State Civic Fed
Grafton, a new organization, has com
menced active preparations for a
fight against Sunday baseball. 1t is
the intention fthe organization to Sc
cure the passage Of bill at the com
ing session of the legislature to pro
hibit the playing of baseball on Sun
days. Letters are being sent to the
various ministerial associations in all
parts of the state from the Topeka
headquarters of the federation, ask,
ing the aid of the ministers through
out Kansas to aid the state federation
in its work against Sunday baseball.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Anthony, Kan.-Charles A. Ruther-
ford, former Anthony boy, who is
now salesman for the Ford Automobile
agency at San Diego, Cal, has perfect
ed a scheme which he says will do
away entirely with gas lamps for head
lights and substitutes electric lights
instead. The electric contrivance is
connected with the magnetic and fur
nishes strong electric current. Reg
ular incandescent lamps are used and
the reflectors make very bright light,
which lasts while the auto is running
and go out when the car is stopped.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Asks sss,ooo From Directors.

Arkansas City, Kan.-W. l.. Gun
ningham. attorney for Merrill JeffrieS,
who is receiver for the Citizens and
Farmers State bank of this city, filed
in the district court at Winfield civil
suit against the local directors of the
bank, G. Luther Brown, Thomas Baird,
G. r. Bacastow and C. T. Thurston, for
the recovery of $4,000. which amount
was due the bank from the c. T. Wells
produce company at the time the bank
failed on November 6, 1908. In other
words, that is the amount of c. 7.
Wells Indebtedness to the bank
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
House Numbers on the Curb.

The problem of house numbering in
Pasadena has been complicated by the
fact that a majority of the houses are
set back from the street on grounds OF
varying size and are completely COW
cred with the luxurious southern Cal
ifornia trees and shurbs, so as to
make 1t impossible to have any uni
form system of numbering the houses
themselves. AS Pasadena is so popu-
lar a resort of tourists it has made
it particularly difficult for them, as
well as for delivery men and for the
police. The mayor has recently au-
-thorized painting the numbers of the
houses on the curbs throughout the
city and the names of the street near
the street intersections. The letters
and figures are black, an inch and
half high. with a white ground
Twentieth Century Magazine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Final Report of pevIln trustees.

Topeka, Kan.-When objections to
the final report of the trustees in the
Devlin case were completed, Judge
Pollock, Of the United States, district
court, refused to sustain the objections
and accepted the report as final. This
last statement Of the trustees closes
the affairs of the Devlin estate, which
has been before the courts for several
years. During its settlement two OF
the trustees appointed at the time OF
the first hearing of the case, J. =.
Harley and Walter Reeves. have died.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Has a Broken Neck.

Junction City, Kan.-Richard VIII
son of this city is in the Fort Riley
hospital with a broken neck, the result
of a fall from roof August a. The
surgeons, after an examination, de
cided that a bone in his neck had been
broken. An operation was performed
Immediately and several shattered
fragments Of the bone removed. VIII
son recovered and can now talk and
take a little nourishment, but his body
from the shoulders now is paralyzed
and he is gradually growing weaker
and probably will die.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Two Prison Guards Given Dismissal.

LeavenwOrth, Kan.-As a result OF
the recent investigation into the SNUG
CLING of whisky and morphine and
other drugs into the penitentiary, w.
H. Bradbury and James Wilson, guards
were dismissed. Walter A Quigley,
another guard, was dismissed July %
for the same reason. This makes
eight guards who have been dismissed
from the service OF the federal peni-
Tertiary within a year and half
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Bio Artesian Well.

Ricnfield, Kan.-What is undoubt-
eddy the largest artesian we'll west OF
the Mississippi river was opened here
about two weeks ago. 1t is estimated
that the flow from this well will reach
LOO gallons per minute, which is con-
siderable water for a city the size of
this one, where the demand for drink
ing water is so small. The tested
pressure lie so pounds to the square
inch.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Ditch oueensware for China.

Hutchinson, Kan.-Inmates of the
Kansas State Reformatory will here
after eat from queensware dishes such
as are used in the homes of other peo-
pie. 1t has been long time since tin
plates and dishes were used in the
reformatory, and now the heavy crock
ery dishes are to be replaced with
what the inmates themselves call
"china"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
She Probably Could.

Senator La Toilette, apropos of GER
tain scandals, said at dinner in Mad
ison: These things recall the legisla-
tor who remarked to his wife, with a
look of disgust: One of those land
lobbyists approached me today with
another insulting proposition"
THE wife, young and pretty wom-
an, clapped her hands. oh, good!'
she cried Then can have that sable
stole after all, can't |, dear?"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
No Trial for Mrs. Barclay.

Holton, Kan--Mrs Stella Barclay
will never be tried on charge of kid
mapping Marian Bleakley, the "incu-
bator baby" The two cases against
the woman. one on a charge of kid
mapping and the other for assault, have
been dismissed in the district court
here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
All Temper Bad Temper.

Tempers have been classed by
psychologists into hot, quick, high
and other divisions, but they must
agree. as must we lesser humans, that
all temper is bad temper, and that the
wise man cools his rage as quickly as
possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Our leading lady smugglers may
console themselves with the thought
that collector Loeb will have no such
perfected system of search when the
ocean going aeroplane is in commits
sion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

What has become OF the old-fash-
Toned youth who grew long hair for
every football season, even though
he never got any closer to the game
than the grand stand?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

From the depths Of the sea a new
island has added itself to the Aleutian
xroup. Uncle Sam should hurry up
with a more definite government for
. Alaska. which is twice as large as
Texas and still growing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

A court has decided that platonic af.
lection for a married woman does not
Justify gifts OF silk hose and lingerie
not even in these ultra-modern times.
Stick to Browning and essays on
friendship, and the lady viii be safe in
a divorce suit
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

The mint officials have Just discov.
cred that the citizens Of the United
States don't seem to be able to keep
any Of the $11,o0O.oOo coined annually
in gold. So they are going to stop
coming 1t.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
He Didn't Stop.

Horse ran away with you. eh?"
Eyes; l was right on the edge of
hog when the darn horse stopped"
Lucky for you he stopped" Not so
very. l kept on going. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Any man who is inclined to feel
naughty should stop and consider that
according to the census he is just
about 10000, OOOth part of the popu-
lation of this country.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

The fact that the oyster season is
onen Is notified by the news item that
a pennsylvania woman found a 5000
nearl in an oyster which she was as
similating n New York This is cal
cuIated to Increase the feminine de-
mand for oysters, and may entail the
further drain on the family purse of
trims to New York
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

A very young magazine writer in
stats that girls Of the present age do
not know how to kiss. It is hoped
that he will, with more experience,
have cause to revise his opinion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

CLAY Center, Kan.-The police have
been instructed to enforce the tobacco
and cigarette law and hereafter all I'M
der 81 will be called to account
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

II one had ones choice of deaths
that by the administration of hot
mince pie over a period of about sew
snty-five years would seem as de-
sirable as any
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

A hen that sings has been discov
cred in South Carolina. Owing to the
stiff price Of eggs, she will not be
likely to cast much Of a shadow over
the hen that lays.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

New that New York has abandoned
the horse cars we may entertain
hopes of her one day being real up.
to-date and enterprising village.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

An attempt is being made to Ameri-
canize hotel menus. Pork And"
white Wings" "One in the Dark
and Ham on Rye"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Baden-Powell has landed in New
York. II your boy asks for khaki
suit and a scout hat don't be sur
prised.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Why is It everybody has a bottle
Of carbolic setting around the house
somewhere to be taken in mistake for
medicine2
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

When song writing has been intro
duced in the schools will the pupils
take their arithmetic lessons home
and try them on the piano?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Speaking Of menu French, It is a
fact that English is expressive enough
b designate all that the ordinary
man wants to eat.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Japanese children are to be taught
b write with both hands. The pa
per trust may be encouraging the
movement
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Not all men are poets. says re-
viewer of current verse. Now, If we
could only convince them Of that
truth.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

II the world is going insane, some
modern music must be consciously
written for the future.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

II your digestion is bad it's because
you lack sand" A spoonful with
each meal says the doctor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

In the matter of joy-riding 1t is be-
coming harder than ever to tell steal
from a borrow.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28
Seventh Cavalry Reaches Fort Riley.

junction City, Kan.-The seventh
cavalry arrived at Fort Riley after
completing its annual ESQ mile prac-
tice march. The command was gone
exictly one month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

The frost is on the Sunday school
picnic.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Boys in Chicago public schools are
20 take up sewing. Why assume
bachelorhood for them so early in the
6ay7
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Aeroplane flights and balloon races
are fascinating, but think how good
The walking is!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Chimmie-G'wan, you're no ball
player. Yer couldn't ketch foul il
it was moultin'
Patsy-Gittout, you couldn't ketch
fly if it was stuck on sticky fly-pa-
per till it was dead as merlasses!
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

It will take a snow storm to DC
away with straw hats.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Outside the slight chill OF this
weather. can you beat it?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

Guess they will discard the hobble
skirt now. Fashion says it's passe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

While the aeroplane is still In It's
infancy, 1t is a very husky infant
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

The best of aviators often come
down when they least expect to.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-10-28

- A mustache can come back.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-10
No. 057S.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
COPPER NATIONAL BANK

at East Ely in the State OF Nevada
at the close of business, June both
1910.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-10

stand and a concert of exceptional
merit was rendered by the Steptoe
band. The proceedings had been
bindered by the lateness of the trains
owing to a misunderstanding on the
part of the Indians who had been
told that they were to ride Tree on
the trains and their refusal, or in
ability TO pay, had given the con-
ductors a good deal of trouble.
The most interesting race for the
men was the "%1200-yard relay four
men in each team. The fat mans
race drew forth round after round OF
applause. The finest and most exclt-
ing race of the afternoon was the
relay race of five horses Tor nve
miles. The bucking and baking OF
several horses under the cruel spur
and the overthrow of two men with
out injury added to the excitement oil
the occasion.
20 the Englishman from h East
there was a natural contrast drawn
between the prettily dressed jockey
boys of the great races of England,
as he remembered them, dressed in
their tasty jerseys of blue and white
ard green, blue and purple n their
peaked caps OF the same gay eoloIs-
and the rude clothing and sacklike
belt and ugly neadgear of the riders
the superb riding and the
quickness of change from horse to
horse and the sudden dash to get
into the circle again, showed a pluck
and energy and quiekness unknown
to the jockey boys of the English
steed.
The baseball game needs no men
ton here; but the grim silence that
greeted the news from Reno showed
an intense disappointment at the re-
suit of the hand to hand fight be
tween the Caucasian and the Negro.
Perhaps the greatest fun and the
most thoroughly enjoyed of the vari-
Gus parts of the program was the
famous "broncho busting" of which
the Far West never tires. The bunch
ing and bucking and dancing on four
stiff legs, and then the rearing and
tossing on fore and hind feet, that
were not stiff, and the falling down
of the horses and riders evoked lots
of applause and laughter. The live
~ and active mustangs were not
easily conquered. One of them got
away and ran a ace of miles before
being rncaptured.
The days amusement closed with
dance in the pavilion and both
Staptoe band and the dancers showed
no WEAKNESS after the fun and
frolic of one of the most delightful
of all the 'Fourths ever enjoyed by
the writer. GEO. BUCKLE.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-10
A Battle For Life.

The following remarkable story
has been received by the Las Vegas
Age from James S. Abbott, its cor
respondent at Bunkerville, Nevada.
Bunkerville is a small town in the
Virgin River Valley, about two miles
distant from Mesquite, where the
incident occurred. Both places are
remote from the railroad, in one of
widest localities of the southwest,
yet which is now beginning to attract
considerable attention On account of
the fertility of its soil. Mr.. Abbott's
story follows:
In the small hours of the morning
of June 22nd, at the town of Mes
quite, in Clark county, the two small
daughters of Mrs. Aaron II. Leavitt,
a widow, were peacefully sleeping on
the floor between the open doors of
the room. Under cover of darkness
an animal crept through the open
door and Immediately plunged its
sharp teeth into the brow and tenn
pie of one of the sleeping children.
The little girl screamed with the pain
threw up her arm to ward off the at
tack, whereupon the fierce brute
fastened his jaws upon her forearm,
driving his teeth to the bone. The
mother. awakened by the cries of her
baby. sought in the dark the cause
of the trouble. She felt in the dark
ness what she supposed to be a huge
cat and undertook to drive him off,
but by this time the animal was
drinking the life blood Of the child,
who was w%rithing in pain and
screaming, Take him off, Take
him off, The little sister was sent
for help to the house of a neighbor
and Mr.. Herbert A. Leavitt was
awakened and came running to the
scene. A desperate fight with the
monster Immediately began.
After vainly trying to beat the
beast off he saw that something must
be done quickly to save the life of
the child. He settled himself down
onto the animal and holding its body
between his knees clutched its throat
in a powerful grip and finally sue
ceeded in choking ii SO that Ii
loosened- its grip from the arm of the
child. After getting 1t loose a terrific
struggle began and 1t was only
through the great strength of Mr..
Leavitt that the struggling beast was
held until more help came and the
animal was hnally killed with the AK.
The beast proved to be an i'm
mense badger. Weighing 55 pounds,
and was strong enough to have car
red off and and killed the child had
not help fortunately been at hand
The badgers mate was seer around
the place later.
The child is doing nicely after its
frightful experience, under kline
treatment. and it is hoped that nc
bad effects may follow.