The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-05-02
BRIEF MENTION OF
KANSAS NEWS ITEMS


ly. Fifteen sticks were placed at
corner of the house and discharged
Mrs. Glades and her 7-year-old daugh
ter were alone in the house at thu
time. Neither We're hurt, although
the building was wrecked. JOSEPH
Glades is a brother of Frank Glades
who was killed last November. Frank
Kuss was found guilty in the district
court Of having killed Glades.
The Luther League state convention
closed at Emporia after electing the
following named officers for the com.
ing year: Carl f: Kenner Salina,
president; Fred Nicholas, Emporia,
first vice-president; Rev. H. C. CARVE
Atchison, second vice-president; Miss
Bette NJ. Bruesser, Kansas City, Kan,
recording secretary; H. ". Grothe,
Wichita, corresponding secretary; L..
]. White, Peabody, treasurer.
The other day each Missouri Pacific
employee at Atchison received ballot
with his pay check, nominations for
members of the hospital board being
in order. The election will occur June
20. Each branch of the railway SER
vice will be represented on the hos
pital board by one member, and each
branch will nominate five men.
The B. P. o. Elks of Mcpherson
have decided on the plans for their
new home to be built this summer.
Recently they purchased one hundred
feet of ground, just facing the county
court house, one block off of Main
street. 1t is expected to have it COM
pleted in the fall some time, ready for
occupancy before winter.
Joseph Titolski, alleged leader of a
gang which during the last few years
is declared to have been responsible
for the deaths of many veterans of
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
was found guilty of highway robbery
in the district court. His sentence
may be from ten to twenty-five
years.
Donald Ball, Florence High School
student and a member of the high
school track team, was killed when a
12-pound hammer struck him in the
back of the head. He stumbled and
fell while trying to escape the ham,
mer. He was 10 years old and would
have been graduated in May.
Joseph Beebe of Lawrence was in
jured dangerously in an accident on
the George Land farm near Great
Bend. He was driving a hay rake,
when the mules ran away throwing
him in front of the teeth. He was
rolled and dragged for a quarter of
mile before rescued.
Five hundred Shriners from more
than a score of cities in southeastern
Kansas, gathered at Mira Temple at
Pittsburg to confer degree work upon
1875 candidates. 1t was the largest
class ever inflated in Pittsburg.
Mayor-elect J. w. Moss, Thomas D.
Hampson and w. S. Cady, commits
filed their bonds at Fredonia
and the city took on the commission
form of government. The new Off
GERS promise reforms.
Mrs. R. ]. Elwood, 63, one of the
earliest settlers of this country. died |
recently at her home near Newton,
and was buried there. She came here
with her husband forty-one years ago
In rebuilding a barn east of Herring
ton the body of a 6-months-ord infant
was found. 1t had been there several
The authorities are investi-
eating.
]. H. Cook is dead at the home of
his son, Hugh Cook, near Garrett He
was "a years old and has been a resi-
dent of this county nearly 40 years.
Peter Boxberger, western Kansas
pioneer is dead at his home near
at the age of 95 years. He
was the father of eight children and
Is survived by So grandchildren and
s. great-grandchildren 11S descend
ants in three generations.
Missionaries Preston is dead from
the effect of being kicked by COW
she was milking. Her husband is
Eureka's street commissioner.
Mrs. L. C. Smith, 90 years old, was
struck by George Dickerson, a post
office employee, when he fell through a
skylight in the stamp department of
he postoffice and was scalped. Dick
srson weighs 200 pounds. His legs
we're injured severely, He fell 20
eet.
Michael Delaney, postmaster at
got a new motor car re-
Gently. On his first trip he ran off a
,ulvert, injured all four passengers,
Frank Lillibridges arm and
smashing up the car.
State Fire Marshal Harrison Park
nan has ordered the jury room of the
Allen county court house closed until
/ fire escape is constructed. The
ury room is on the fourth floor of
he building.
G. H. Epperson, a farmer near
)lathe was recently thrown from his
lorse and trampeled. He was fatally