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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
Committee Asking
Railroad for Tract
1t Considers Naming the East
Side Site the Katy
City Park.

Bideau who has been acting as
secretary of the building and
grounds committee reported to the
council Monday evening that they
had been in correspondence with
officials of the M. X. and T. rail-
road with view to acquiring for the
city small tract of ground adjoin-
ing the fairgrounds park site on the
northeast. 1t seems that the land
is of no particular value to the rail
road and the proposition offered it
by the committee was that if the
company should give to the city a
quit claim deed for the tract 200
feet square the committee would
recommend to the council that the
entire east park should be named
Katy City Park. Bideau stated
that the correspondence was favor.
able 10 the scheme and that the Katy
officials would give their decision
by Friday evening at which time the
council must meet to canvas the
vote of the city election.
Both Johnson and Bideau were
much gratified over the inspection
of the parks made with the com
mittee by D. ]. Walters, the land
scape gardener member of the fac
ulty of the State Agricultural col,
lege, on last Saturday. Prof. Wal.
ters is to prepare large drawing of
plans for laying out the drives and
setting out the trees and send it to
the committee from Manhattan.
For this help the city will have no
expense except the cost of the ma
terial, and no charge is made by the
professor for his trip to Chanute ex
cept his expenses.
Bideau was particularly enthu-
siastlc conferning the large amount
of information which Prof. Walters
has at his tongues end concerning
parks and trees and he hopes that
the citizens generally may later be
given a chance to hear a lecture by
this member of the states educa-
tional corps. The committee has
had many problems because of the
manifold uses to which the east
park must be put but in them Prof.
Walters was able to give valuable
counsel.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
SURPRISE FOR \, NJ, SOUIER

Ten Of the gentlemen friends Of
Herman M. Squler enjoyed O'Clock
dinDer at his home at BIS South Lafay-
cite Monday evening which had been
arranged as a surprise by Mrs. Squler
for, her husbands birthday. His
brother Sam Squier was up from
Cherryvale for the occasion. Follow.
ing the thorough enjoyment of the
dinner the men had several pleasing
talks from different ones of the guests.
@. P. Traxel presided as toastmaster
and responses we're made by Rev. G.
A. Wilson, ]. L. Sewell, ]. F. Elliott,
and Mark Gibson. The remainder OF
the evening was spent in social con-
versation.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN BODLEY

Mrs. Susan A. Bodley died at
O'Clock Sat. morning at the home of
her daughter Mrs. J., L. Robinson, 21l
S, Steuben at the age of 73 years and
three months. She had been ia good
health until about two weeks ago and
had been seriously i'll only since last
Monday evening. Another daughter,
Mrs. Helen Keith, of Ottawa and her
son F. E, Bodley of this city were
with her at the time of her death.
A brief song and prayer service was
conducted at O'Clock Sat. evening
at the home by Rev. j. r. McFadden.
and further funeral services at
Kansas City her former home where
the body was taken on the night
train for burial. Mrs. Bodley had
lived in Chanute three years. Be-
sides her children here and Mrs.
Keith three sons and a daughter sur
vive her in Kansas City. Since the
death Of her husband three years ago
she has made her home with Mrs.
Robinson.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05

W. C. VENTRESS DIED IN SALT LAKE CITY

VIM. G. Ventress who with his
family left Chanute for Salt Lake
City, Utah, In 1897 died at his home
In the latter city, 164 s. Second West
street, on March 10 in his seventy
fifth year. His death followed shortly
after that of his wife who passed
away suddenly on the morning Of
March 2 after returning from late
meeting of the Eastern Star. Three
children survive him. Mrs. Margaret
Lawrence, Miss Matte Ventress, and
Fl. W. Ventress all of Salt Lake City.
The death of Mr.. Ventress was
brought about directly by the shock
of the sudden death of his wife and
his grief at her loss. He appeared
unable in his old age to readjust his
life to the lonesomeness of existence
without her. After the funeral he
began to fail rapidly, grieving con-
stantly until death came. Rev. @ R.
Neel pastor Of the Central Christian
church Of Salt Lake conducted the
funeral services. Mr.. Ventress was
born In Schuyler county, ILL.,, Novem-
Der z, 1887. He came to Chanute in
1885 and lived here for the next
twelve years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
BOY WISHED TO RETURN HOME

Ralph Chambers who lives with
his father and stepmother two miles
southwest of carlton was arraigned
before Justice Groome Saturday
afternoon on charge of having
forged the name of Bert Shepard to
check and having obtained SIS on
it from the carlton State Bank Fri
day morning. When his father
stated that Ralph was under sixteen
years of age Justice Groome certi
fed the case to the county juvenile
court and the boy was taken to
Erie Sunday. Neither father nj r
son denied the boys guilt.
The explanation for the boys
act is that he wanted to get money
to return to his former home in
Iowa. In fact he was on the way
thither when he was taken from the
train at Olathe Friday afternoon by
the Johnson county sheriff who had
been notified by Chief Swartz.
The complaint had been filed with
the police department by H. c.
Bodley of Chanute who is one of
the directors of the carlton bank.
Chambers got away from here Fri
day afternoon before the officers
had time to arrest him. He was
brought back by Sheriff Reynolds
Saturday afternoon, he having
made the trip to Olathe on the
night train.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
MORE TIME TO BUILD IN1ERURBAN

An ordinance amending the ordl-
nance granting franchice to D. 81.
Slogans for the construction of an
interurban trolley into Chanute was
introduced on first reading by council
man Bideau on Monday evening, Its
purpose is to extend for two years
the time allotted In which the line
must be built.
A blanket ordinance to cover all Of
the brick sidewalks which have been
approved by the council but not or
dered In was brought upon second
reading and advanced to final passage.
It includes new sidewalks as follows:
On the south side Of Ash between
Santa Fe and Highland, the north
side of Sixteenth from Katy
to Evergreen, the south side
of Cherry from Washington
to Lafayette, the north side Of Elm
from Washington to Lafayette, the
alley on the north side of Cherry
from Steuben to Forest, on the west
s,lde of Malcolm between Eighth and
Ninth. on the east side Of Washing
Ton from Beach to the city limits,
and on the west side of Forest from
Mulberry TO the city limits
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
CONSERVING NATURAL GAS

The Bureau of Mines at Washing
ton has Just issued a Technical Paper
No. 10, "Liquefed Products from
Natural Gas; Their Properties and
Uses" by Irving @. Allen and George
A. Burrell, in an effort to show how
natural gas, which is being allowed
to escape almost without restraint in
almost all Of the petroleum fields OF
the country, may be conserved. The
authors Of the technical paper, in
outlining their Investigations say:
"By fractionating natural gas,
either during or after liquefaction.
four products can be commercially
obtained. Roughly, these four pro
ducts may be described as follows:
(D The gaseous product, the common
natural gas of commerce; (2) the
semi.liquid product, known as the
new wild product, which should be
used only as liquefied gas and should
be held In bigh-pressure steel con-
tainers only; (3) the lie ht liquid pro-
duct, or light gasoline used for
blending with heavy naphthas, and
t4) the heavy liquid product, or ordi-
nary high-grade gasoline.
"The possibility of handling the
second product in the way that
Pintsch and Blau gases are handled,
enabling small town, hotels and
country estates to have the advantage
of gas illumination, manifestly opens
a new field of comparatively great
in the natural gas indus
try, and should add materially to the
made In the so-called4
natural gasoline industry.
1.-THE liquefaction of gases by
pressure is not new industry, but
only recently has its application to
natural gas been recognized as
practicable"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
ELECTED SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFICERS

The annual election of officers OF
the Presbyterian Sunday School
was held Sunday morning. Fol-
lowing their selection the pastor,
Rev. G. A. Wilson, conducted brief
installation service for them. The
new officers are as follows: Mrs. L..
L, MARCEL, superintendent; ]. L
Taylor, secretary, and Marie Sewell
assistant; W. Fl. Powell, treasurer;
Rita Rohrer, pianist; Pearl Johnson
superintendent of Junior department
and Mrs. J.W. Phillips assistant;
Mrs, ]. L. Taylor superintendent of
primary department and Mrs. L. j.
Mildren assistant, and Mrs. V. K.
Stevens, librarian; school librarian,
Paul Elliott and Harry Davis assist
ant; Mrs. c. H. Bardwell and Mrs. M.
E. Squier superintendents Of the
Cradle Roll and Home department
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
High School Wins
Tournament Trophy
By Defeating City Basket Ball
Team They Secure Spald-
ing Loving Cup.

By defeating the city team In a
fast and furious game at the rink
Friday night the high school bask ct
ball team using its members of I35
pounds weight and under won the
championship in the tournament
which was begun by players of this
weight several weeks ago. The
trophy which is large silver loving
cup offered by Spalding Bros. of
Kansas City was presented to Har-
old Miller, Ncaptain of the team, at
the close of the game by Professor
Hoss. The high school students
thus secure anther attractive addi-
ton to the prizes which their repre-
sentatives have received in various
contests this winter.
The score was 80 to II and
though it properly indicates that
the city team players were on this
occasion distinctly unable to hold
their opponents it does not indi-
cate the extent of the strenuous
work which the school team put
forth to win. Orville Barnes at
forward was the particular star of
the evening, securing E field goals
for his team and counting 9 points
from free throws. Harold Miller
at forward scored 10 points for his
team chiefly in the second half.
The Foose brothers played an ex-
cellent game as guards, Clarence
securing goals. Hemphill tcenter
secured goals.
For the city team Chas. DeBolt
at forward scored points. Wick
strom the second forward and
Johnson at center each secured
g. Purdy and Anderson were
CARDS. AS a squad they have
practiced together but little and
thus they lacked in team work as
we'll as ability to toss baskets when
they had chance. The regular
city team has won 7 of the IL games
played this season with 458 points
to 314 for their opponents.
The girls game ended with the
one sided score of I6 to in favor
of a high school team which op-
posed the Kawa club team. When
their duties were over all the girls
did vigorous roofing to cheer the
high schools boys on to victory.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
TWENTY-SIX new PUPILS DURING MONTH

The superintendent report for the
sixth month of school as submitted to
the school board by Prof. ]. F.
Hughes Monday evening listed the
total enrolment as 309S of which
twenty-six were new pupils for the
month. The present enrolment how
ever which presents conditions most
accurately is 1904 of which 1858 are
boys and 946 are girls. The number
temporarily withdrawn is III, divided
"A boys and 70 girls.
The per cent of attendance for the
month was 95 66 in which the boys
had slightly the better record. OF the
1874 not tardy S15 we're boys and 919
girls. The boys who were neither
absent nor tardy outnumbered the
girls, however, the figures being 5S6
and SIT respectively.
Cases of sickness during the month
were 369. being 152 for the boys and
PIT for the girls. Cases of corporal
pun shment we're eleven, all boys.
The number of visitors were PIG
Ninety-seven visits to parents were
made during the month.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
NORMAL FACULTY GIVlHS CONCERTS

The Kansas State Normal Concert
Co. passed through Chanute Sunday
on their way home from Grenola
where they gave successful concert
for the public schools before a very
appreciative audience Saturday even
ing The musicians are members of
the Emporla Normal faculty and
their concerts have been popular in
many places in the state. They are
hoping to arrange for a concert in
Chanute this spring.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
SENT A WIRELESS MESSAGE

Prof. Paul Annadown conducted an
interesting and quite a successful
demonstration of a wireless telegraph
apparatus at the Pioneer school
building Monday afternoo1. Mem
bers of his physics class and some Of
the high school faculty witnessed the
reception Of the message by an or
dinary telephone receiver at the
school house. The distance traversed
was forty OF fifty feet and a silicon
detector was used to send the
message.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
Laphan, Johnson
and Sans Elected
Will be Commissioners Under
Chanute's New Form Of
City Government.

J. w. Lapham, 1. N. Johnson
and W. F. Sans were respectively
chosen as mayor, Commissioner of
Public Utilities and Commissioner
of Finance for Chanute in the city's
first election of officers under the
commission form of government.
w. F. Sans was the high man re-
ceiving 2o82 votes out of total Of
3o6z counted for Commissions of
Finance and having plurality of
I4oI over his nearest competitor C.
G. Wood who received s9I votes.
Lapham's plurality over H. w. 10y
was 278 votes. Johnson had r56
votes more than Parks Helmick.
The vote polled by the candidates
of the Socialists was a surprise to
many persons but on the other hand
some had expected it to total 500
votes. ]. M. Watkins candidate for
received mayor 382 votes. GA. Harp
received 2o4 votes for Commits
sloner of Public Utilities. For
Chas. Bloomheart, candidate for
Commissioner of Finances, 38o
votes were cast. The greatest
strength numerically for the Social
lst candidates was in the Second
ward where Watkins received ap-
proximately one sixth of the total
vote. Proportlonately their heavi-
est vote was in the second precinct
of the Fourth ward where Watkins
with % votes received one fourth
of the total pumber cast.
10y made distinct gain over
Lapham as regards their compare
tive vote at the primary on March IL,
when the latter received 9o7 votes
to 5S7 for 10y. Johnson however
gained over his competitor as at
the primary he received but 4so
votes to AIS for Helmick.
The distinct interest during the
campaign and especially that of the
election was markedly reflected by
the eagerness with which the citi-
zens sought to learn the results. A
large crowd watched the bulletins
placed in the windows of the
Timesett office as they were secured
during the evening. Inquiries
poured in over the telephone con-
tinuously from before O'Clock
until midnight. In the Second
ward voting some confusion pre-.
vailed and the election officials
were late in beginning their count.
The results on the city candidates
In that ward were not known until
1890 this morning.
The vote in dstails is as follows:
1st Ward I'd Wd Sd Wd 4th Wds Plu
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05
new ENTERPRISE

The Rickel brothers of this city
are fixing up the Star rink for a
painting and trimming establishmet.
They expect to make automobile
work speciality. This will be some
what Of boom for the auto man as
the Rickeis can put the shine back
on.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-04-05

A. V. Bourque, western representa-
tive Of the Oil and Gas Journal with
headquarters at Tulsa, was in the
city on business Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
SUMMER RESORTS
Queer Cheeks

From the New York Press.
 There is a bank clerk in western city who has for years indulged hobby for collecting bank checks drawn on queer articles. There hang about this clerks desk a torn linen collar, a piece of lath, cuff and various other objects used for the purpose of drawing money from the bank.
 Each of these has a story. The clerk began his collection with piece of lath. This was honored by the bank for S250. It was made into check by the owner of a sawmil, who with his son, was at the plant with no check book. The money was needed to pay the hands The saw mill man wrote on the lath just what a check correctly drawn would bear and sent his son to the bank to get the money and explain. The lath check was hon. ored after some discussion among the bank officers The cuff was drawn by an actor. who while intoxicated. had en- gagged in fistcuffs with fellow Thespian and had been arrested. He was treated cavalierly in his cell. As he could oDtaln no paper, he bribed boy to take the cuff check to a bank. In due course the player received his money and paid hie fine If one carries a good account 1t Is probable that his bank will honor his check even if drawn in freaky way, but as a general thing they are loath to encourage that sort of procedure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
THRILLING RACE OF ENGINE AND O|L CAR Cars Catch Fire on a Long,
 Steep Grade EIGHTY MILES HOUR Brakeman Did Not Throw on Brakes on Burning Cars-They Pur-
 sue Engine for Sixteen
 Miles
EIGHTY MILES HOUR
From the Railroad Mans Magazine.

From the Railroad Mans Magazine.
 One of the most thrilling events in railroad history Is the ride down Broc- ton hill in 1889, of Engineer Duff Brown on the old Buffalo. Corry and Pittsburg railroad, now a part of the Buffalo division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
 Tn 1884. six months before his death, Engineer Brown called in a reporter for the Brocton (N. Y.) Enterprise, and gave him all the details of his hair raising experience. A copy is owned by Harry Kirkland, a Pennsylvania con- ductor
 T don't expect to live much longer, and after l am dead I want you to put in the papers the story of that ride had from Prospect to Brocton in 1860" said Duff Brown.
 Tn 1889 I was running a mixed train on the Buffalo, Corry and Erie railway The track between Prospect. or May vile Summit, and Brocton Junction is so crooked that while the actual dis taince is only 10 miles. the curves make it IA by rail. The grade of the whole
 
 About o'clock on the night of Au- gust IT, 1869, we reached the summit with a train of two passenger cars, six oil cars and a box car. The box car con- tained two valuable trotting horses and their keepers. on their way, l believe, to the Cleveland meeting. There were 30 or 60 passengers in the two ears,
 "I got the signal from the conductor to start and I pulled out We had got under considerable headway when, looking back, I saw that an oil car in the middle of the train was on fire
 T reversed my engine and whistled for brakes. The conductor and brake man jumped off. They uncoupled the passenger ears and set the brakes on them, bringing them to a stop
 "Supposing that the brakes on the burning oil cars would also be applied called to a brakeman on the box car to draw the coupling pin between that car and the head oil tank. backing so that he could do it, intending to run far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
Useful Rich Men
'om the Boston Globe.

From the Boston Globe.
 That men of wealth in increasing. mum bers are deserting the ranks of the idle rich and devoting their time, talents and part of their money to useful pub lie service. is one of the encouraging fruits of democracy in this country. The charge has often been made that wealthy men do not bear their just proportion of the public burdens. and possibly many or them do not Possibly many of them lack a sense of responsibility During the i..si quarter of a century. however. there have been In American public life. or in sem-public life, a great number of men Nho feel that riches, as well as noblesse, oblise- It would be superfluous task to enumerate them-the men in whom a social conscience has been developed and who find the performance of public du- ties more attractive than polo or golf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17

R RE X TfVES desrs to learn present ad-
 dress of Lizzie Crawford, formerly of Henry county, Mo; last hf ard from in Birmingham. Ala. years ago; at that time she conducted a rooming house and her husband, John Crawford. was a cook in a hotel. Communicate with Box 4, Clinton, Mo. 6-ll-1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
wANTED--FEMALE HELP

Combination girl; must take dictation and correctly transcribe notes. Write a good clear hand: speedy and accurate in figures. One experienced in clerical work pre- ferred Do not consider this unless you desire a permanent position. Sal ary S35. Address Box SIS, or call sos North 18th street. 5-17-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
MANICURING

ESSING, manicuring, massag- ing. all kinds of hair goods made to order. Open after 6 o'clock p. m. by engagement. Your patronage earnest
 iy solicited. Mrs. Hayes Parlors, sue cessor to Mrs. W G. Johnson, 4lS \,
 18th street. Bell main 36S1. 6-l6-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17

SOUTHERN RAILWAY ANNOUNCES RATE OF G23.25 WASHINGTON
 AND RETURN FOR THE INTERN sTIoNsL BIBLE STUDENTs' cc~ ~r-F'-'--'- T =. ON SALE JULY 4 AND s THE OFFICIAL ROCAEs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
ONE CENT A WORD.

RATES-one cent n word dayy no nd. taken for less than 25c for first inser- lion. Cnsh must nccOmpnny order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
LEGAL NOTICES
Proposals Wanted Nnficn fa Cnnfractors

PrOpOsafs Wanted
 Notice to Contractors
 Sealed proposals will he received until 12 o'clock nooff July IS. 1912, a. the office of the county commissioners of Calhoun county, at Anniston. Ala. for the con struction of a jail building
 All bids shall be addressed to Mir w. F. Hanna. president of county commits sioners. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check for $500, payable to w. F. Hanna. president. as a guarantee of good faith that the contractor will make bond in sum of S10.000 in a surety company doing business in the state of Alabama. to insure the faithful perform ance of all work in accordance with the plans and specifications as prepared by Harry E. Wheelock, architect Birming- ham, Ala. Plans and specifications are on file and can be obtained at the office of the county commissioners at Anniston, Ala, and at the office of Harry B. Vince lock. Birmingham. Ala.
 The right Is reserved to reject any or all proposals presented 6-l1-St-mon-