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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
MYSTERY AT MCPHERSON, KAN.
Aged Woman Found Dead and Her
Husband Dying From Acid
Poisoning.

Mcpherson, Kan.-An old Swedish
couple of this city were found by the
officers here, the woman dead and the
man dying. They were Nels Rosen-
gren and his wife. indications are
that carbolic acid was used. but
whether it was murder or suicide
pact is not known.
The house was found locked, the
key inside of the door, and money in
the house was not touched. The man
was SO years old and the woman 75.
They had no children. The man was
taken to a hospital and is in dying
condition. Poverty was not a cause
for suicide, as they had money, the
neighbors say. An inquest will be
held.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
SOLD CHAMPION HEN FOR $500
Lady Show You" Purchased by the
Chicago Poultry Journal at
Springfield Show.

Springfield, Mo.-Eight hundred
dollars was paid here for White
Plymouth Rock hen, but that hen.
Lady Show YOU" is champion egg
layer of America, by virtue of having
a record of PSI full weight eggs in
one year The bird was bough' from
j. A. Bickerdite of Millersville, H.,
by the Chicago Poultry Journal
Lady Show You" won the national
egg laying contest at the state poul-
try station, Mountain Grove. Mo-, this
year. She was upon exhibition at
the State Poultry show here.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
WHEAT BRINGS $1,000 A BUSHEL
The $4,000 First Prize at Minneapolis
Exposition Was Won by Mon
tafa Farmers.

Minneapolis Joseph P. Nash and
Charles Bridgeman of the firm of
Nash & Bridgeman, Clyde Park, Mont,
have just been awarded the $4,000
first prize for the best five bushels of
whea. exhibited at the Northwestern
Products Exposition held here in No
vember. The grain, which is of the
Turkey red variety, was grown in the
Shield River valley, seventy miles
north of Yellowstone Park.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
KANSAS TOPICS
PRIZES TO K. S. A. c. STEER
The College Fared Well With Entries
at the International.

Manhattan, Kan.-Insurgent Envoy
a two-year-old Angus steer, bred by
Parker Parish of Hudson, Kan, and
owned by the Kansas Agricultural col
lege, won four prizes at the Inerna-
tional Live Stock exposition in Chi
cago last week. He won first prize
as two-year-old among all breeds
and won first prize as the best two.
year-old steer exhibited by any agri-
cultural college.
Twenty-one prizes, amounting to
$685. were won by the cattle shown
blythe Kansas college. First and fourth
places on junior Hereford calves was
won by Fancy Beau and Fauntelroy,
both bred by the college. First prize
on grade Junior Hereford calf, won by
College Nina, bred on the college
farm. For the hog premiums, two pens
of barrows, under six months old, won
first and second places as individuals
in the Duroc Jersey class, and another
pen of three won third on a pen OF
Berkshires, under six months cid
These hogs were all bred and fed by
the college. In the sheep division,
first prize was won on a yearline
grade or cross-bred wether, and cham
pionship in grade or cross-bred class
on a yearling Hampshire grade, bred
on the college farm. The college won
second prize on the best general ex
hibit of cattle, sheep and hogs, Offered
by Clay Robinson & Company, to all
the agricultural colleges of America
Seven other third and fourth prizes
we're won by college cattle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
KANSAN KILLED HIS EMPLOYER
Thresherman in Confession
pleads the UnWritten Law
AS His Defense.

Dodge City, KAMA. G. Kuhlman,
a thresherman, was shot and killed
by Fay A. White, one of his EN-
ployees. White, who is now in jail
here, has signed written statement
which is confession that he did the
killing, but it is understood that he
will plead the unwriten law. The dead
man has wife and family at Quincy,
Ill, and his wife has telegraphed the
officers here to send his body to
Quincy. White came here recently
from Lakin, Kan.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Flames in a children's Hospital.

New York.-More than one hundred
crippled boys and girls ranging in age
fro 3 10 IA years, were in peril for a
few minutes. Fire was discovered by
a nurse, Miss Reilly, in the one-Etory
childrren's hospital on Randall's
Island. She rang the special alarm
and the firemen found the blaze to be
in the cellar.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Wichita Man For Disbursins CLERK.

Wichita, KAMA dispatch from
Washington announces the fact that
DR.. Alvah H. Thompson has been APP
pointed by Secretary Fisher to be dis
bursting clerk of the pension service
and pay out annually $1S0,0OO,OOO,
which has been handled through the
eighteen pension agencies which were
abolished January 81. DR.. Thompson
is now chief Of the finance division OF
the pension service, having risen from
a clerkship in which he began 90 years
ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Boy Caught by Saw.

Emporia, Kan.-Alva Peak, a It,
year-old boy, was seriously injured
when his right arm caught in the belt
attached to a circular saw. The bones
of the forearm was badly splintered,
and the attending physician estimated
at least three breaks occurred below
the elbow. The accident occurred at
the home of Lem Johnson, five and
one-half miles northwest of Emporia,
where young Peak was assisting IN
a big job of woodsawing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Hold Corn For Higher Prices.

Junction City, Kan.-Confident that
the corn crop has been overestimated
and that the price will advance, many
OF the Geary county farmers are hold
ing their corn, and very little of it
is being offered for sale. The farm
ers have been watching the market
closely for the past several weeks and
they are confident that the price will
go up soon. Very little wheat is being
hauled to town, as compared with the
same time last year, and the farmers
generally are storing it
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
ACQUIT A BANKER OF BITING
A Jury at La Cygne, kan., Finds Amos
Rush Not Guilty of Crime
of Mayhem.

Mound City, Kan.-Last September
Frederick W. Pollman, president of
the Linn County Bank at La Cygne,
lost a piece of his ear in fight with
Amos W. Rush, cashier of the La
Cygne State Bank, rival institution.
He had Rush arrested charged with
biting off the piece in the struggle.
A jury has found Rush not guilty of
mayhem. after being out two hours
and half.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20

Nunden, Kan.-During the year
ending March l, 1912, according to
the assessors returns, Republic coun-
ty farmers lost 14,512 hogs from dis
ease This is one of the biggest
losses Of this kind that ever occurred
In this county, yet the present year
bids fair to show big loss also, sew
eral farmers having already lost their
entire herds, single individuals here
abouts losing as many as $40 head.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
REJECTED SUITOR SHOT TWO
BY Hiding Behind Stove, the Girl
Escaped-Mother and Brother
Wounded.

Hopkins, Mo.-F'rank Pierson, II
years old, was shot and wounded,
probably fatally; his mother was shot
through the hand and his sister Lola
escaped by hiding behind the stove,
when a man opened the door OF the
Pierson home and began to fire with
his rifle. He was a rejected. sutton
of the girl He escaped. The crime
occurred four miles north of Hopkins,
in Taylor county, Iowa.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
A GIRL STABBED ON A TRAIN
st. Louis Greek, Probably Insane,
Slashed a Passenger and Himself
Near Centraia, Mo.

Mexico Mo.-Miss Leona Sherer OF
St. Louis was stabbed and, it is be-
lieved, fatally wounded by Y. Metis,
a Greek, on board Wabash train
near Centralia Mo. Metis, who is be-
lieved to be insane, turned the knife
upon himself and inflicted wounds
that probably will prove fatal. He
was taken off the train at Centralia.
Miss Sherer, who was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Myrtle Sherer, was
brought to Mexico and taken to To-
cal hospital. The injured woman re-
ceived stab wounds in the chest and
side.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
aurntars PiIfer Safe at Inman.

Inman, Kan.-Burglars entered the
Holdeman Mercantile company's store
here recently and secured about 500
in currency and checks. No notice.
able amount OF merchandise is missing
The robbers were evidently well &C
quainted with the store and employed
no professional methods. A piece Of
windmill head was used to pry off the
iron bars over the back windows lead
ing through the repair shop. The safe
was easily worked and the shoemak
ers tools were used to force the cash
boxes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Forced Down Prices of EGGS.

Philadelphia.-Th fight of the
Housekeepers' League for 24-cent eggs
has been practically won. Following
the sale of 100000 dozen eggs at "a
cents by the league. two companies
operating large chains of retail stores,
cut their prices to "a cents. The cut
meant reductions ranging from 20
cents to 6 cents a dozen from the pre-
vailing retail price.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
KANSAS CITY DOUBLE KILLING
Jealous Husband Shoots Wlfe's Ad.
mirer and Puts Bullet Through
His Own Head.

Kansas City, Mo.-Insane jealousy
claimed three victims in the south
part of the city Barnett C. Dudley,
laborer, deliberately shot and killed
Charles McGhee, an 1S-year-old boy,
whom he believed to be in love with
Mrs. Dudley; dangerously wounded
Mrs. Dudley's brother, Duffey Sexton,
and finally, after failing in an attempt
to kill his wife, committed suicide.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
servia Recalls a Minister

Vienna.-By an order from Belgrade,
the Servian minister to Austria, w.
Simics, was recalled. There was no
explanation offered by the diplomat or
the Servian foreign minister. The ac-
ton of servia was construed as a
formal breaking off of diplomatic re-
lations with Austria-Hungary.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
A Police Chief Didn't Murder.

Wahoo, Neb.-After celebrating
thirty minutes, the jury in the trial
of Chief of Police John Briggs of South
Omaha. charged with the murder Of
Roy Blunt, returned verdict of not
guilty Blunt, a young farmer, was
hostage of three escaped convicts for
whom officers posses were searching.
and in the battle which followed their
meeting was killed.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
May Be Another Belle Guinness.

Lansing, Mich.-What may be the
work of second Belle Guinness, with
several victims in unknown graves
and a plan of intrigue INVOLVING a
number of lives and thousands of dol
lars, is the theory the police are work
ing upon as the result of the confess
sion of Mrs. Mary Lucas to the MUIR
der of Mrs Pauline Fingle, one of her
boarders.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
ManacIe Trick Nearly Fatal

Chicago, HE. G. Mast, secretary
of the Oak Park Y NJ. c. A., boasts
that no handcuff was ever made
from which he can't extricate him
self He was handcuffed and put in
a box The box was lowered into a
tank of water from which he prom
ised to emerge in so seconds. At the
end of minute the box was pulled
I'D and Mast was unconscious.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
SlDNA ALLEN TO GO TO PRISON
slaughter Given the Leader of
the Virginia Clan.

Wyetheville, Va.-Sidna Allen,
leader of the Hillsville gunman, who
shot up the Carroll County court and
killed five persons, was convicted of
involuntary manslaughter. The jury
fixed his punishment at five years
Imprisonment. He was on trial on a
first degree murder indictment for the
killing of Commonwealth Attorney
Foster.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Norway,s Queen Under Knife.

Christiania.-It has become known
that Queen Maud of Norway recently
underwent an operation in London.
The nature of her ailment was not re-
vealed, but it was said that her condi-
ton was not dangerous and that she
soon would be recovered fully.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
sondhoIders Want Their Money.

Kansas City, Mo-A demand was
made on the receivers of the Metro
politan Street Railway company of
this city to pay Immediately an ad-
ditional bond Indebtedness of &c.,
100000. The debt reprents bonds
that the trustees assert became due
because of the receivership, although
they do not fall due until next May.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
: Five Dead in a Train Wreck.

Cumberland Md.-Four trainmen
and an unidentified trespasser we're
killed aud six other trainmen were in
jured. two severely. when a freight
train on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road was wrecked after a wild fight
down the Allegheny Mountains.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Mother of Seven Drinks Acid.

.Atchison, Kan.-Mrs. Mamie Bell, 40
years old, wife of Eugene Bell died
after taking carbolic acid at her home
near Port William, south of Atchison
She had been in i'll health. She was
the mother of seven children, the
youngest baby.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
A Train to Have a Nursery.

Chicago, Illinois.-Special cars with
nurseries for babies were proposed as
an addition to the equipment of over
land and limited railroad trains at a
meeting of passenger agents of a
Western railroad system here
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
balkan peleuates Agreed.

London.-The Times confirms the
report, that the Balkan delegates had
a formal meeting, exchanged views
on the entire situation and estab-
lished perfect unity of purpose in
regard to the Approaching negotiations
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
$4,000 Suit Against Interurban.

Wichita, Kan.-Roy May, an ambu-
lance driver has brought suit against
the Arkansas Valley Interurban rail-
way here, for $4,000. He claims that
he fell down a chute into shallow wat
err at the interurban's summer park
and broke his back
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
poIiceman Shot bx Italian.

Springfield. Ill.-John Shaw, night
policeman at Virden, twenty-five miles
south of here, was killed when he at
tempted to arrest an Italian for fight
ing. Two Italians are reported dead.
Further trouble is feared
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Nuns Saved Sick From FLAMES.

Peoria, nl.-Ninety patients were
carried to safety by sisters when
flames attacked st. Francis Hospital
here. All we're saved. One wing OF
the hospital was flooded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Falling Tree Kills Farmer.

Kingman, KAMA falling tree that
he was cutting down killed John A.
Ford. Go years old, living near Spivey
Mr. Ford has lived in this county for
50 years.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
would LimIt women,s labor.

Washington.-A bill providing for
an eighthour work day and 6-day
week for women employed in factories
in the District OF Columbia has been
introduced by Senator La Toilette
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
charIie Ross's Mother Dead.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Mrs. Sarah Anne
Ross, the mother of Charlie Ross. who
was kidnapped thirty-eight years ago,
died at her home here. IS years old
She was the widow of Christian K.
Ross
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
Marshlp Sank a Steamer.

Davenport, England.-The British
battle ship, Centurion, collided with
and sank an unknown steamer of this
port. The bows of the battleship we're
damaged and it returned to Daven-
port.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20
A shooting at Hutchinson, Kan.

Hutchinson, Kan.-James Lyons, 81
years old, was shot through the lungs
here by Claude Sharp. paroled from
the state reformatory, after the two
had quarreled over a girl.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1912-12-20

Kingman Votes Water Plant Bonds.
Kingman, Kan.-Kingman voted 6
to for bonds to the amount of $45,-
90 for a water and lighting plant.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
TWO ALARMS; ONE FIRE

Firemen were called to answer two
alarms in the southern section of the
city last night. The first alarm was
for blaze caused by the upsetting
of a Kerosene oil lamp in the apart
ments of George J. sWenzel, 405 Fre-
llnghuysen avenue. The damage was
5000. The other alarm was from box
SEA but was a useless run, Steam
was seen coming through the VIM
dows in the Payne Brothers works,
375 Emmett street, and someone turned
in the alarm.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
ITALIAN OPERA PLEASES
LARGE NEWARK AUDIENCE

ia Forxaz .lel Destino,'' an opera
by Verdi. was produced at Ross's
Metropolitan Theatre. Montgomery
and Charlton streets, last night.
There was an excellent cast, ade-
quato, scenic equipment and COM
petent orchestra.
The theatre was filled and the pro-
duction was very pleasing to the
large audience.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
&c a Dozen

Christmas Plants Beautiful
Ferns and other Christmas Plants
and a variety OF ChrySanthemum
and other cut flowers, as well as
wreaths and other decorative ma
tefial for the holiday season, are
now on sale in the Floral Section
of the Basement
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
.Dtiora Prices

in nemen lots in a o.
ed ongoodpap bouna he
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-04
Iris Bulbs

What is left of our supply of
Spanish Iris and Chinese Lily
Bulbs that can be planted now for
springtime blooming will be closed
out at only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

but the closer examination made possi- ble in the small room disclosed many ad- mirable triumphs of the photographer $ art and none were more striking than the portraits of some of the splendid chiefs who made history in the western lands
 re ogramme in the lecture room be- gan with a musical prelude played by a small orchestra under the direction of the composer. This prelude was intended to be a musical depletion of the prairie. It was followed by a baritone solo entitled,
 "rhe Indians Requiem" beginning with the line sing the death song of my peo- ple.' Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, presi- dent of the museum, then introduced in a few words pr. George Frederick Kunz, president of the American Scenic and Historical society, which united with the museum authorities in giving the enter tainment. Dr. Kunz. in short address paid warm tribute to MT. Wanamaker for his hberality in fitting out the expe- ditions and then introduced the lecturer of the evening.
 Rr. Dixon spoke in the beginning of the bitter tragedy of the Indian life. of his consciousness of the memorable fate pur- suing him and of his gradual loss of the distinctive characteristics of his people
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03


 rasses through it in seventy-fve days. About S0,0a0 daily use the Pennsylvania Brtad street station, in Philadelphia, tae equivalent h nineteen days of the city population. The number using the New York, New Haven & Hartford south sta tion, in Boston. every day is over leJ, 5V0. At that rate the entire population of Bos- ton would pass through it in week, the VI hole dense population of New England in two months. and more than one-third of all the people of the United States in a year.
 Greater even than this, perhaps, is the number handled by the Southern Pacific at it's unique Oakland pier terminal at San Francisco. To deal with the traffic at the Northwestern terminal requires 3l0 trains a day; to handle that at the Grand Central terminal. 4l3 trains day; to handle that at the Broad street station, 543 trains day
 To handle the traffic at the Boston south station requires 779 trains every twenty four hours-an average of more than one every two minutes. During the busiest three trains enter and leave the south station, or one every forty-three seconds. There leaSe and enter the Oakland pier terminal of the Southern Pacific about 1900 trains day, or not far from one every minute.
 The only terminal in. the world with a business exceeding that of the largest in this country is the Gaze Saint Lazare at Paris, where there are said to be handled 45, 100000 persons year, or 123,0oo day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Like Widows Cruse

From the New York World
 The widows cruse of Scripture. which kept her always filled d.ahowever large her charities. yielded the palm yesterday al an agent of benefaction to the other kind of oil which build the fortunes of No. 2s Broadway. At best the widow could hope for an undiminished supply of wealth.
 Yesterday the story became matter oi authentic court record that a modest holding of Standard Oil in twenty-tws years spared from it's store three and one. half times it's original value, and thers still remained for the joy of those con ccrned a five-fod return.
 ]. Campbell Thompson. referee gave to tho supreme court the narrative of this wonderful fecundity He had been ap pointed to pass on the value of the estate of Albert c. Bostwck. whi died worth s. GOO last November, having starled if life with 8 trust fund from his father Jabez A. Bostwick, consisting of Stand. ard Oil stock worth in 1890 S29S, 30 The elder Bostwick was in at the start 1T Standard Oil.
 Between 1890 and his death Albert O Bostwick drew on the fund for s1,032. 227.53 in cash. The more he drew thi more the fund increased. At his death its market value was s1,642611.SS Had thu fund been undisturbed by Bostwiclk its present cash value would be s2674.s .s30. fl.
 Referee Thompson figures in interest and makes the total product of the seed &. .795. .95S. 4s The difference between tn, amount of the remaining trust fund and tbe gross estate of sS.0OO.ooO represent profits saved by Bostwiclk on investment, of the sums withdrawn.