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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
ROY GRAGG IS MARRIED

Rov w. Gragg of Bartlesville,
Oklahoma was in the city Wednes-
dav between trains on his way to
Fulton. Missouri. Thursday at II
O'Clock occurred the marriage OF Mr..
Gragg to Miss Jessie Morgan Mcln
tire at the home of her parents in
Fulton.
Rov is we'll known here in Cha
mute. being the son of Dr. and Mrs.
C. E. Gragg. The bride is also
known to many of our people, hav-
ing visited here several times. They
will arrive in Chanute Friday or
Saturday for short visit with Koy S
parents, after which they will go TO
Bartlesville where everything is IN
readiness for them to go to house
keeping.
Miss Jessie has been teacher OF
Expression at Bartlesville for sew
eral years. She graduated from the
William Woods college at Fulton,
Missouri several years ago and at
terwards attended the Chicago uni
versity.
Roy has a lucrative position with
the Interurban railway at Bartles-
vile as bookkeeper.
The many friends of the bride and
groom wish them long life of hap
piness and prosperity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
HORSE HURT IN RUNAWAY

As a result of a runaway which
occurred Wednesday morning at the
corner of South Ashby and Second
street the six year bay horse belong
ing to one of the Bloomheart Bros.
delivery team is seriously injured.
The team was left facing east en-
Second street when the driver Pete
Siebert went into a house to deliver
IN order of groceries. Dr. w. K.
Mathis was coming north on Ashby
n his automobile and turned west on
second preparatory to backing up his
machine and turning around to take
a passenger to the fair grounds. He
lid not see the team until it had be-
come frightened at his car and
started to run.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
INQUEST FOR WOODRUFF DEATH

An inquest will be held at II
o'clock Wednesday morning in Erie
to determine the cause of the dealt
of John Woodruff who died week
ago Sunday from the effects Of
revolver wounds in his arm and leg
The action is taken by Coroner DR..
E. r. Hickey and county attorney
R. B. Smith at the request of Wood
ruff's relatives who are not satisfied
with the commonly accepted opinion
that the wounds were accidentally
inflicted by Woodruff himself.
Woodruff died on Alex Treadway's
porch near Stark instead of in tn
woods as was first reported. Stone'
concerning the tragedy are at suci
variance that no satisfactory con-
clusions can be made as yet. Men
who were associated with Woodruff
Sunday morning made no adequat,
effort to prevent him from bleedinl
to death but on the other hand ht
drove past several houses where he
might have used a telephone to
summon a physician if he had beer
willing to admit that he wa
seriously hurt.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
Is ROGERS NEAR CRAMUIE?

Chief Of police S. L. VanSandt
received a telephone inquiry Friday
afternoon from the Kansas City Chief
asking if Robert Rogers, themurderer
of Hazel Hardesty, could be located In
Chanute. Mr.. VanSandt replied that
the rumor had been followed up aud
proved false several weeks ago. Kan
sas City reported that Rogers was
sunposed to be working for Frank
Martin, a farmer living six miles
southeast of Chanute and that he had
assumed his employers name. Chief
VanSaudt inquired of men living In
the country but neither they nor
sheriff Reynolds. know any one named
Frank Martin.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
PRESIDENT TAFT is
WELCOMED TO CITY
Large Crowd Listened to Ad-
dress by the Nations Chief
Executive.

With band playing, hass flying
school children pressing close in to
the special train, civil war veterans
grouped together and every one else
eagerly crowding forward as far IS
possible, Chqnute welcomed III her
midst tbs afternoon William Howard
Taft the president of the United
States. AS he was to remain In the
city but twenty minutes no attempt
was made to have the President
leave his train. He made his ad-
dress from the rear platform OF his
observation car, the Ideal Every
precaution had been taken by the
four regular members OF the police
force and four extra men to pre-
vent any accident and to arrange
the crowd so that as many as pos
sible might have chance to hear
the Presidents address. The school
children had reassembled at their
respective buildings affer an early
dinner and each room had marche q
in a body down Main street from
each direction and then were gwen
the vantage ground closest to the
Presidents car. AT one O'Clock
Nam street had been closed to ali
but pedestrians for the distance be-
tween the east side of Grant avenue
and the west side Santa Fe.
President Taft received rouSlng
welcome this morning al CufeyvliIe,
independence and Cherryvale. Al
Coffeyville a speakers stand had
been erected In front of the First
National Bank building and the
crowd stood in the plaza while he
spoke. Elabora.e e decorations con-
sisting especially of golden rcd ano
arches of honor had been prepared
for the Presidents reception al
Independence
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
ON VACATION TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick, Ryan left
Wednesday afternoon for vacation
trip to visit relatives in the east for
four or five weeks. They will go
first to Pittsburg, Pa, to the home
of Mrs. Ryan's sister whom she has
not visited for fourteen years. 1t
has also been many years since Mr..
Ryan was in Pittsburg. On the re-
turn trip they will visit with rela-
tives of both in St Louis.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

SAID that-the legislation to which
his vetoes were IT ached was the
result of hasty s'ipshod action which
would have been very disastrous to
the business of he country if it had
been allowed to pass. TIE presi-
dent reiterated his belief in the
value Of the work of the tariff com
mission whose re .ort be awaits
before recommending certain tariff
reductions. President Taft when
he was in,rouurtd bv Congressman
P. P. Csmr h-,l sav' t. snute people
the beur6 fr,~ . ,d sm'le. and
again S vera Lis train
rece led from The crowd.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
COUNCIL DISCUSSED
QUESTIONS OF LAW
Several Matters of Considera-
ton Involved Legal
Points and Opinions

The consideration of the method
of determining the correctness OF
the petition for an election to vote
on the question of commission
form of government took consider
able time at the council meeting
Friday night. The petition was re
ferred to the law, ordinance and
judiciary committee and the city
attorney. Some difference of opln
ion as to how the petition should 0@
checked was developed. City
Attorney Evans ruled that the
council must call the election If
the petition is prima facie suftclei
He said that the council could
not act as a judicial body
and decide whether name on the
petition was that of legal voter
but could simply count out any
duplicated name.
G.. K. Bieau as chairman OF the
judiciary committee reported IN
favor of paying the bill of Jones x
Reid as attorneys for the city in the
case in which C. G.. Martin had
been given a judgment in the dis
trict court against the city which
now amounted to $25oo. The
council adopted the report and also
the committees recommendation,
that Lapham and Lapham be eth
ployed for $50 fee to carry the
appealed case through the Supreme
Court
City attorney Evans reported on
the question of who should pay for
the oil sp1nkling that is necessary
to keep the macadam streets in re-
pair which ad been referred to
him at the Il meeting. He said
that the law made such expenses
chargable to the general fund of the
city rather than the property abut-
ting on the street where the repairs
were made. Councilman Filson
protested that such ruling required
the property owners who had PAID
for brick paving to stand the ex
penses of their neighbors' streets.
Mayor Beach called attention to the
fact that the same was true however
in regard to the dirt streets.
The contract presented by the
electric light committee as con
templated for the city to enter into
with the company that is to secure
power from the Neosho river dam
at Austin was considered favorably
by the council. They, however,
asked the committee to report fur
ther as to the present cost to the
CITY of each kilowat of electric cur
rent and also the total cost of the
olant for the last year. A motion
was carried to purchase two 500. 90
switches for the further equipment
of the present plant.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

Santa Fe train No. 2oI which
went out of Independence Monday
afternoon as double-header struck
a horse three miles west of that city
and both engines were derailed.
Two engines were being used be-
cause of the three extra coaches
which were returning the passengers
who had come from Winfield to
hear President Taft speak at Inde-
pendence. No one was injured by
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
BIG LOSS BY FIRE

The fine barn belonging to w.
w. Gardner on his farm over near
Villas was completely destroyed by
fire last Friday morning, and most
all the contents burned. 1t is
thought the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion as the NOW
was filed with hay. The loss to
both Mr.. Gardner and his tenant
will be heavy, as the barn was not
fully covered by insurance. The
barn will be rebuilt, bat on a some
what smaller scale.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
Santa Fe Engines Were Dsrai. e / Near
independence but No One Hurt

the accident and the rear engine was
soon re-railed and backed the train
into independence. The engine was
turned about and then hauled the
train back to Chanute about 7
O'Clock in the evening from whence
it was detoured to Longton over the
cutoff. Not only was no one in
jured but little damage was done to
the railroad property. 1t is reported
that Superintendent P. Ripley was
on the front engine.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

State Senator George Hodges of
Olathe was the speaker at the meet
ing at the Baptist church Wcdnes-
day which was part of the program
for Home Coming Week. Though
it was Democratic day according to
the plans of the committee Senator
Hodges took almost no advantage
of the opportunity thus afforded to
discuss political issues. He how
ever positively stated his endorse
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

Influence OF Home
VIGOROUSLY STATED
BY S. w. Brewster - Judge
Dunsmore Told Of Early
Land Controversies.

"Home is the unit in the con
struction of the great body polite
which we call government" said At
torney S. w. Brewster in his ad
dress on "Home" at the opening
Home Coming Week program in the
Baptist church Monday evening.
"CiviIization is greatest when men
own and cherish their individual
homes. But home life has under
gone many favorable and many un-
favorable conditions since the time
of our forefathers." Mr.. Brewster
said that because of the severe strug-
gle often necessary to secure suffici-
ent wealth TO justify home some
bad results we're reached "Greed
is self preservation gone to seed,
and the only antidote for it is the
Golden Rulei'
To overcome this greed and Sc
cure the we'll contented soul which
rests upon faith in Almighty God,
Mr.. Brewster advocated the con-
sideration of prayer in all its as
poets. To accomplish this the home
is the greatest influence. "Home,
the salvation of the individual, the
hope of the nation" concluded Mr.
Brewster. "Home, no other word
expresses so much; here centers love.
rest and contentment,
Judge J. NJ. Dunsmore of Thayer
in his address on early Reminis-
cences" gave some history of the
controversies over land grants in
the early seventies in Neosho and
Labette counties. In the struggles
between the settlers and the l.. L.
and g., and Katy railroads concern
ing the occupancy of the Usage
Coded Lands the pioneers organized
themselves into a secret Settlers
League. T his organization fire.
quently made itself felt in political
ways and as Judge Dunsmore frankly
admitted INDUCED in considerable
graft to secure its ends. Congress
sional action in 1876 however
opened up the land to settlers on
firm basis and largely brought an
end to the controversies.
Mayor Beach in his opening re-
marks said though he had been in
this vicinity for So years he realized
fully that he was the Oldest settler
only because he seemed to be about
the only man in Channte who can
now make many of the afidavits
needed in real estate transfers. Vo-
cal solos were furnished by Van H.
Johns and Mrs. Hattie Emerson who
both responded to encores. Mr..
Johns is here for a short visit with
his brother T. R. Johns. His home
is in Nowata, Okla where he is in
the Government employ in the In
dian service.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
Senator George Hodges Pleased Au-
dience with Tributes to Kansas

ment of the enforcement of the pro
hibitory law and his opposition to
any resubmission policy. Senator
Hodges devoted most of his address
to discussion of Kansas and paid
pleasing tributes to the state. H
P. Farrelly presided at the meeting
and vocal solos were given by Misses
Edna Davis and Grace Keifer. A
good sized audience was present to
hear the program.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
j. E. Stanfield Loses Eight Head of
Cattle from Texas Fever

The Texas fever ticks were
brought to his farm by cow and
two calves that he recently imported
from Louisiana. Eight head of his
herd have died from the disease anc
three more are sick.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
AVIATION MEET A
GREAT SUCCESS
Crowd Was Enthusiastically
Pleased With the Flights
Made by Havens.

A crowd estimated at more than
5000 people witnessed the second
days successful flights by Beckwith
Havens with Curtiss biplaue
Wednesday afternoon and went
home happy with their first idea of
what aviation really is like. Or
course a few people had seen fights
elsewhere but the flights of the bird
man was new and delightful
experience to the majority of the
crowd. Havens was delayed in
starting Tuesday because of the
time required to put together the new
5iplane. He made three fights and
was ready to go again but the crowd
was now satisfied. On the second
fight he was up eleven minutes and
marked out a figure 8 in his course.
Flying conditions. were ideal.
Havens scared up for his first flight
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 IN the
face of a breeze which caused his
machine to waver somewhat. About
a mile south he was seen to drop
toward the ground and the expec-
tant crowd guessed for the next
hour as to what had become OF
their good natured young birdman.
Havens' mechanics were driven out
in an automobile to Taylor's pasture
where he had landed and the crowd
was notified at 4:3o that their pet
would fly back again safe and sound
in short time. Havens reappeared
shortly after S O'Clock and circled
away to the east, then back over
the field and around his circuit
before alighting.
His second fight of eleven min
utes inst after 6 O'Clock was most
successful one and was enjoyed by
the occupants of long line of far
mers' wagons going home on the
east road as well as by the large
crowd which still remained on the
fair grounds. When Havens came
down from the third flight it was
dusk and most of the people had
departed with repeated exclama
tions of praise for various features
of the exhibition.
On both days the school children
had been dismissed for the after
noon and whenever they could evadt
the oficers pressed up to the ma
chine 10 see the blades Of the pro-
peller IN their revolutions of 1850
to the minute. Every incident con.
nected with the flights was of un-
bounded interest to them and theil
elders as well. The remarkable
birdlike ease with which Havens left
the earth and then again alghtec
on the field brought forth the super
Iative praise. AS one man said, i.
was a ''grand" sight.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

Both ]. E. Stan6eld living 10
miles northeast of Chanute and his
cattle are quarantlned on account of
Texas fever as a result of an inspec-
ton made Friday afternoon by two
veterinarians.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29
For Sale

Three exhibition pens and one coop,
one excellent bone grinder, all in
good condition. Also s to IL choice
white Wyandotte pullets and one
Quitting the business
Lewis Thomas. l2)l S. Central
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

Joe Humphrey aud ]. Fl. johnson
visited in Independence Sunday and
report that most elaborate decorations
we're made in that city in honor Of
President Taft's visit.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-09-29

R. l.. Cathoru Of Hamilton H., re-
turned home Monday afternoon after
a short visit at the home OF his sister
Mrs. T. ]. Kimbrough when enro sA
from western Kansas q
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02

times, and said that ought to have an
operation. I would not listen to that
and when a friend Of my husband told
him about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, I was willing to take 1t
Now I look the picture Of health and
feel like it, too. I can do my own house
work, hoe my garden, and milk COW,
can entertain company and cajOy|
them. I can visit when I choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman
any day in the month. / wish / could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl"|
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo-
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms oil
female complaints is Lydia E. PINK
hams Vegetable Compound.
= 1t is more widely and successfuly|
used than any other remedy. 1t ha,
cured thousands of women who haw|
been troubled with displacements, in
Hammation, liberation, fibroid tumoH
Irregularities, periodic pains, backachs
that bearing down feeling, indigestion
and nervous prostration, after all othe,
means had failed. Why don't you tryit;|
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02

There is strong circumstantial evil
dence that Lots wife was to blame
for most OF his troubles.
There are still plenty Of green pas
lures for the Lords sheep.
Many a bad case of backsliding had
its beginning in horse trade.
The bread that Is honestly earned is
the sweetest.
We admire the rocket. but how soon,
we forget it.
The young man should make up his
mind early as to whether he wants
to be house plant or tree.
The sword is the great grandmother
Of the pruning hook.
The man who Us envious Of evil
doors will soon be carrying a ban-I
ner in their parade.
Don't go with crowd Just because
1t is a crowd.
A happy heart is always young
When some folks onen the bible the
last thing they want to find is the
truth.
You can depend upon 1t that the devil
hates the man who loves his enemies.
There is always poison in the wound
that is inflicted by a friend.
1t would be easier to see good in
others If we didn't have so many faults
Of our own.
Love is the only thing that never
fails
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
A Naive Critic.
From the Washington Star.

1.-THE preacher who complains OF poor
,r inattentive congregations" said DR..
Charles +. Aked, in a recent address
n New York, would perhaps do better
20 devote to the Improvement OF his
sermons the time spent on these COM
plaints.
This type of preacher generally be-
longs to the Cannes class. which Mrs.
Gladstone naively condemned.
Mrs. Gladstone and her famous hus-
oand went to Cannes one January, and
Sunday morning, of course, they re-
paired to the English church.
But when the sermon began Mr..
Gladstone frowned and sqpirmed, then
whispered TO Mrs. Gladstone fretfully:
81 can't hear him.
better said to her husbans. with re-
assuring smile:
Never mind, dear. Go to sleep. Il
viii do you ever 80 much more good :"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
EASY CHANGE
When Coffee Is Doing Harm.

A lady writes from the land Of ca
ton Of the results Of four years U
of the food beverage-hot Postum.
Ever since can remember we D.
used coffee three times day. 1t d
a more or less injurious effect upl
as all, and myself suffered almd
death from indigestion and neryo1
uess caused by 1t.
81 know 1t was that, because wha
would leave it off for few days
would feel better. But it was hard
give it up, even though I realized ~
harmful it was to me.
"At last l found a perfectly esI
way to make the change. Four yea
ago / abandoned the coffee habit a
began to drink Postum, and l also
6uenced the rest of the family toI
the same. Even the children are
lowed to drink it freely as they
water. And it has done us all gTd
good.
Il no longer suffer from indigestiI
and my nerves are in admirable ~
since l began to use Postum.
never use the old coffee any moro
1--WE appreciate Postum as
lightful and healthful beverage, va
not only invigorates but supplies
best of nourishment as we'll" IA
given by Postum Co., Battle Gre
Mich.
Read "The Road to Wellville,
pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letters
one appears from time to time.
are genuine, true, and full of hu
interest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
That Essential Struggle.

There are men who go through life
without ever getting what one would
call throw-down or set-back-they
never get to know what it means to
face rough or tough weather. Their
way IL slicked and paved. They seem
to miss the one great essential thing
in every SUGGESTIVE struggle; days
when everything looks as though one
is about done for and ready to cave in.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
Was Taking No Chances.

An amusing incident occurred a fe'
days ago outside Maranz, Austrll
A cow strayed from the pasturage an
came within reach of the fort. Th
officer in command suspected the pre-
ence of an automatic Photographic al
paratus, and had the beast seized an
closely examined ard when he foun
nothing to justify his suspicious b
turned the animal loose again, undo
the observation of two of his mel
charged with the duty Of following th
suspected home to ascertain whetha
her owner was an Italian spy
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
DIsTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages of horHes,
as well as dogs, cured and Others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTENPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 600 600
bottles sold last year $50 and $l00. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
A Mosque for London.

1t is proposed to erect mosque
the capital of the greatest Mohau
medan power in the world, and %
only surprising feature of the pr
ject is that 1t has not been executs
before. The building is to cost GlO9
900, to which the aga khan has
ready contributed $4,000. The COZ
mittee in control of the scheme
presided over by Amir Ali and
cludes the Turkish and Persian mi
,sters, as we'll as three members
the council of India.--London God
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1911-02-02
"Thais."
From the Washington Star.

FROM Inc washington star.
Frederick Townsend Martin at a tcs.
It the Hotel Gotham. in New York,
eferred with smile to the many mis-
.ronunciations Of the title Of Massa-
,et's popular opera, "Thais."
Some pronounce it to rhyme with
STAY u.s." he said. Others make it
hyme with face with 'ba!ze' or with
mice
TT ali reminds me OF a conversation
.etween two young men at the Met
opolitan museum.
"'How do you pronounce that there p
aid the first. pointing to a statute Of
he bereavec Psyche. Is It "ISizz" or
T'isk"?'
Its "Fizz," of course said the
.ther young man. You don't pro-
iounce the n" no more than in
'zinc."'
ioubtfu!ly:
"Some. calls 1t "Sikc."'"