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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Two Die in Mine Accidents.

Pittsburg. Kan.-Two men were Rill-
ed in mine accidents near here. Tom
CLAUDIO, employed at mine II. of the
Central Coal G Coke company. near
Frontenac, in leaving the mine be-
came wedgsd in a narrow passage be-
tween a mule and a wall and was so
badly crushed that he died in less than
two hours after the accident S. Bard.
a shot firer employed in the Macie F.
mine near Scammon. was caught in an
explosion due to a windy shot and was
suffocated.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
To Improve Fire Fighting Facilities

Great Bend. Kan.-Great Bend
which has for over 25 years main
tanned a volunteer fire department, is
10 adopt more modern methods of fire
fighting. The hook and ladder and
hose wagons are now hauled by the
first teams to reach the fire depart
ment headquarters after an alarm has
been sounded but the city council has
authorized the fire committee to buy
whatever equipment it desired, either
teams or auto trucks at once.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Bought Farm Back for $1,000 Bonus

Junction City, KAMA month ago
J. Goggin sold his farm near here for
800 per acre and started to hunt a
new location The other day he re-
turned and offered VIII Killian, the
purchaser. 81 600 in cash and the en-
tire crop of last year ii he would give
him back the farm. Killian accepted
and is ahead several thousand. Goggin
could find no other farm to suit him.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
21 Bank Robbers Caught in 2 Years

During the two years that State
Bank Commissioner j. N. Dolley and
his secret service force has been "af-
ter" the bank robbers twenty-one of
them have been landed in the peni-
Tertiary with an aggregate sentence
of four hundred and sixty-four years
against them. Besides these there are
several in county jails awaiting trial.
That Is one result of the campaign
Another is that there was not a single
bank robbery in Kansas in 1912.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Stubs Has Paroled 1870 convlcts.

Since Governor Stubs has been in
office he has paroled 100 people from
the state penitentiary and the state
reformatory. Since. December %,
field day" for friends of inmates OF
the penal institutions, the governor
has paroled or otherwise shown elem
ency to twenty-five persons. He took
favorable action in twenty-five OF the
10 cases that came before him on
field day.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
poherty Still Checker Champ.

Manhattan, Kan.-John Doherty OF
Manhattan, successfully defended his
title as state checker champion in
the tournament of the Kansas State
Checker club played off here the
other day. The winners in the
preliminary Nntest besides Doherty
were: F. c. Farmer, Wichita; H. ].
Rickenbrode, Medora w. II. Ellis,
Wichita; Charles Wierenga, Topeka;
w. L. Smith, Coffeyville; F. S. Morse,
Madison Dr.. A. r. Kidwell, Ottawa.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
X. U. Students self-supporting.

More young men and women are
working their way through the Univer-
sity of Kansas than through any sim
liar institution in the country. Figures
compiled by Registrar George o. Fos-
ter show that out of every hundred
X. U. students, fifty-siX pay all, or
nearly all of their expenses without
aid from home. Every kind of work,
from dish washing to selling life insur-
ance, is done by some 1,400 Kansas
students in order to obtain the high
er education which the state provides,
Some students do their money making
in the summer at such occupations as
pitching hay, clerklng, blowing and
peddling. Each student on register
ing fills out a card giving this infor-
nation on his resources, and the uni
versity registrar has just completed
his tables from this data The cards
show that forty-five out of every hun
dred students come from the farm
while a majority of the rest hail from
agricultural communities scattered
over Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Bob Store and Escape.

Salina, Kan-Robbers walked into
the Farmers Union Cooperative store
In this city and, at the point of re-
volvers, held up Earl Gil;ner and c. r.
Garlet, young fellows in charge Of the
store. The robbers secured $50 from
the cash register. There have been
very few robberies in Salina. and this
IA the first time in the history Of the
town that a store was robbed IN
business hours. By the time the 20
lice arrived the men were gone and
thsrs was no clew TO their identity.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
u. w. McCULLOCE
They Want State Fire Marshal.

The enactment of law by the forth
coming legislature to authorize the ap:
pointment of fire marshal for the
state of Kansas, will be the most i'm.
portant piece of legislation sought by
the Kansas State Fire Prevention as
ISOLATION. This matter was decided
upon at a meeting of members of that
body together with representatives. of
other agencies for the public welfare
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
ARMY officer Mustn't Umpire.

1t is found in the army that it will
not do to let officers act as umpires
in ball games and orders have been
issued to forbid it. 1t seems that the
players take advantage of the great
American baseball players right to
abuse the umpire, and it is found that
1t destroys the army discipline, when
the umpire is an officer, to have pri'
Yates call him such names as mutt.
"bone-head." etc.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
$4,000 Fire at Highland.

Highland, Kan.-Property valued at
100000 was destroyed here by the
worst fire in the history of the town.
Among the buildings destroyed were
the First National bank building, the
Woodmen hall, and the hardware and
furniture store of Jacob Blevins, in
which the fire started. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The loss is par
italy covered by 100000 insurance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Found Dead Near Horse.

Winfield, Kan-William Gordon,
IS, of Latham, Kan, was found dead
in his barn by his son when the boy
returned from school. The body lay
near horse. The head was bruised.
The suprosition is that Gordon had
been kicked by the horse, although
the wound might have been made by
a club.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Gas Hearing January "a.

The Kansas utilities commission set
the Kansas Natural Gas company hear
ing for January "a. This means that
the gas rate will be handled by the
new commission appointed by Cover
nor-elect Hodges. The terms of the
members of the present commissioners
expire January IS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Special Car fer Farmers.

Wichita, Kan.-Twenty-five farmers
left Wichita the other day in special
Pullman car bound for California to
spend the winter There were men
wearing kid gloves, women wearing
willow plumes on their hats, girls
dressed in hobble skirts and boys
blossomed out. in chic attires Every
one looked prosperous and carried a
bank roll
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Howe scheduled for RefOrmatOry Head

]. w. Howe of Abilene, editor of the
Abilene Chronicle, a Democratic news.
paper, is scheduled for the appoint
ment as superintendent of the Hutch
.nson reformatory by George H.
Hodges to succeed NJ. F. Amrine. Mr..
Howe was elected to the senate from
Dickinson county by the Democrats
at the last election. He has been an
active Democrat in his section of the
state for several years. He did hard
work in the interests of MT. Hodges
during the governorship campaign
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Alvin Chance Is Free.

The forty-nine year sentence of AL
vim Chance, the young man who vlr-
tually forced himself into the peni-
Tertiary, has been committed by Gov
ernor Stubs and Chance is living in
another state. That fact developed the
other day when the parole books in
the governors office were thrown open
for the first time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
WILL TAKE COMBINED EFFORTS
OF ENTIRE STATE TO Ac.
CoMPLIsH DESIRED END.
TIiiers of the Soil Urged to Burn
All Trash on Their Farms
Oranges and Farm Unions
Should Assist.-Prompt
Work Necessary.

Topeka, Kans.-H. NJ. Cottrell, agri
cultural commissioner for the Rock
Island, is satisfied that unless the
Kansas farmers start right now in 8
determined fight against the chinct
bug that pest is going to do a great
damage in Kansas next summer.
Mr.. Cottrell says it will take the
combined efforts of the farmers, the
county commissioners, grain dealers
bankers. merchants and the news
papers to avoid the coming trouble
"Every farmer should burn the
trash on his farm" said Mr.. Cottrell,
land combine with his neighbors to
burn the trash along the roadsdes
and on Nonresident lands. The Anti
Horse Thief association, the Grange,
the Farmers Union and all other farm
organizations should act at cnce.
Each county commissioner should
have the. burning thorough. The coun-
~ superintendent of schools should
have the danger from chinch bugs
discussed in every school room and
get every pupil to spread the alarm.
Road overseers should burn all trash
along roads and interest the people
in burning all trash on farms and
vacant lots. Fire departments in
cities should superintend the burning
OF trash on vacant lots.
every bank should take the mat
ter up with all correspondents and
customers. Merchants should get
their customers to burn the bugs.
Grain dealers, millers and broom corn
buyers should push the matter. The
telephone companies should urge
everyone having phone to burn
trash. Commercial clubs, credit asso-
Citations and other business organiza-
lions should use every possible eff
fort to have the bugs burned.
"At the beginning of cold weather
the old bugs went into winter quar-
tiers in the corn stalks and in grass
and weeds, particularly along fence
rows and in ravines, meadows, pas
lures and grassy spots in cultivated
fields.
1.-THE chinch bugs start feeding and
breeding early in the spring and just
before harvest time, if conditions are
favorable, they are in such numbers
as to destroy much of the small grain.
When the grain fields are harvested,
the chinch bugs leave them and at
tack the corn, Kaffir corn, broom corn
and forage crops, and injure them as
much or more than the wheat.
Repeated tests made by experts of
the Kansas Agricultural college have
shown that if all grass, cornstallIs,
weeds and trash sheltering these
rests is burned, 9S5 out Of every 1000
will be destroyed and the others left
unprotected. The burning must be
done close to the ground as the bugs
live just above the surface.
"All hiding places in county must |
be burned. If one man burns the brgs |
and his neighbor does not, the bus. J
will come out of the peighbor's graps
in the spring and attack the crops AN
both farms. Roadsides and vacant
lands are particularly dangerous
Burning is absolutely certain to PIE
vent all losses from chinch bugs If IL
can be made state wide.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17

Arkansas City, Kan,-The jury
which heard the evidence in the
Frank b. Rogers case, at Newkirk,
Okla, who was charged with killing
Ed Conrad, returned verdict finding
him guilty and fixing the penalty at
four years in prison.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
Young Mother Dies From Burns.

Bennington. Kan.-Mrs. Albert Muir
dick died at her home in Minneapolis
as the result Of burns received eleven
days ago while kindling a fire with
kerosene. when the can exploded. Mrs.
Murdick was so years old.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
PIONEER Killed by a Train.

Marysville, Kan.-Thomas Mcmillan,
a pioneer Of Marshall county, bewil-
dered by the storm while on his way
to Axtell to get medicine for his sick
wife, was killed by a passenger train.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17

"Mr. Lilsbeau, is it true that you
haIn't got sense enough to come in
out of the rain?''>
Yes. Miss Kitty; you must always
believe what papa tells you"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17
His Guess.

"Wot's inflated currency Bill?"
'Dunnol less it's money wot's been
blown in. boston Transcript
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17

No matter what happens. the sus-
penders a man wears are never en-
tirely free from responsibilities.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-17

Fully two-thirds of what the average
man says is of no consequence
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
Union Dots.

Misses Eron, Ethel and Minnie Hite
visited Miss Glide Steele Sunday.
Mr.. Henry Hite was the guest of
his Uncle, Mr.. J. L. Shull, Sunday.
There will be prayer meeting at
Union next Sunday plight.
Mr.. leon Roof, of Chapln, was the
guest of his Uncle. Mr.. O.. Steele, and
attended services at Union Sunday.
Mr.. Quincy P. Shull and family spent
awhile at his fathers, j. L. Shull, Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Bessie Roof and little son. Wis
tied her parents Mr.. and Mrs. L. L..
Lown, last week.
Messrs. Henry Hite, @. P. shull and
family, Lee shull and sisters, Misses
Nellie aud Cora shull, and Ar. ".
Lee Bachman, Of Edmunds, visited
Mr.. Moody Shull and family Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Shull and little
sons, were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Eatus Shull Sunday. Cor.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19

Lick Fork Items.

The farmers around here are getting
behind with their work, due to too
much rainy weather.
Irish potatoes are being planted by
the acre here. Look out for bugs!
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Roland, and lit
tie Eddie, were visitors at Mr.. and
Mrs. J. 8. Dooley's Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Roland gave a
birth day dinner on March 18th, in
honor of Miss Katherine Frey. Miss
Frey is in the 18th year of her age.
Mrs. Arey Sharpe, of CASTOR, spent
the week end with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. P. Roland.
Mr.. Cayce Fallaw has recently moved
back to his old farm home on route 4.
We are glad to have him with Us again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gable have re-
Gently moved back to their new cot
tage and they are as happy as the
days are long. -,
Mr.. James Rikard has built hand
some cottage on his plantation at the
Sandy Ford and has moved his family
there.
There was large crowd at Union
on the third Sunday to hear Mr.. Cap
Shealy preach. Plow Boy.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
Notes from Clemson.

Examinations have begun and cram
ming has necessarily begun too.
Cadet End Lieut.. G. E. Frick has
recently been promoted to 1st Lieut..
Quartermaster and Commissary, also
Cadet Senior Private @. E. Stoude-
mire has been appointed End Lieut..
of the company, both of Chaplin.
Cadet E. D. Kyzer has recovered
from an attack of the measles and is
able to be at work again,
Prof. L. A. Sease has also been i'll
but is out again.
Prof. and Mrs. Sease entertained at
tea on Friday and Saturday nights.
Quite number of The Lexington ca.
dets, WEIGH was greatly enjoyed by
them.
Tuesday being Calhoun's birthdsy
all the cadets will have holiday.
Easter is coming and you can hear
all the cadets boasts of the "Big
Box' they are going to get from home
The entire 100 acres of river bottom
land is now under water, as result
of the unusual rainfall which has visi'
ted Clemson in the last few days.
A Student.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19

Hon. George 8. Drafts, Judge of
Probate of Lexington county, has been
engaged since Monday in taking testi-
mony in quite an interesting will case.
It appears that Mrs. Perry, Of Bates
burg, made two wills. She made one
in 1868 and named George Bell Tim
merma, ESQ. as executor. The later
will, said to have been made few
weeks before her death, named M. U.
Boatwright and 8. F. Perry as execu-
tors, The fight is to determine which
set of executors will be approved in
due form of law to carry out the pro-
visions of the will. The property in
volved is valued at BE, 200.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
Cross Roads News.
". i. MoNCETo.

Little Pat wants to take short chat.
We are having some rainy weathe r
now.
Little Joe, your letter was fine.
Please call again.
Rev. B. G. HerIong spent Friday
afternoon and night at Mr.. D. H. Law
sons. s ". ".......
Mr.. Jacob A. Harsey, your letter
splendid. Please write again soon
and let us have all the news from
Florida. ~.
On March 9th, 1918, Mr.. Tom Hal.
sonback and Miss Ida Blackwell, Of
the lower section, were happily mar.
ried by n. H. Lawson, Notary Public.
We wish them much happiness and
success.
Mrs. J. c. Sheppard and little son,
have just returned from visit to rel
atives and friends in Lexington, where
they spent two weeks.
Messrs. Gary Royster, Junior Mack,
Calvin Backman and Tiucy Bill we're
the visitors at the Cross Roads school
last Friday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Dreher, of Lexington.
visited the Cross Roads school one
day recently aud took dinner with Mr..
D. H. Lawson and family.
Mr.. Joseph Goodman and Miss Ettie
Lou Williamson were happily married
at the home of Mr.. Olen Williamson
s,me time ago by D. H. Lawson, No.
tary Public. We wish them long
and prosperous life.
Miss Lula Mea Shumpert and broth
er, were visitors at Mr.. D. II. Lawson
and family recently.
Misses Beulah Lawson. Lessie Mea
| Martin and Ruth. Bachman were the
prize winners at the Cross Roads
school this year.
The two daughters of Mr.. n. L.
Rister spent Friday night at Mr.. D.
81. Lawson's.
i will ring of for this time. i
| Little Pat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
New Store at Cayce.

We are pleased to note thatthe bus
ness of the live aud progressive firm OF
Stallings & Armstrong at New Brook
land, has grown to such an extent as
to necessitate the opening of branch
store at Cayce to meet the convenience
of their friends aud customers. This
ztore, which will be located next to
the "Seaboard" on the old State road,
will soon be filed with choice sclec-
tion of general merchandise.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19

We have been having quantity ct
rain and the farmers are considerably
delayed in their farm operations.
On Sunday, March 2, 1918, at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stansel Blackwell, Mr.. >Micheal
Gunter and Miss Ida Blackwell were
happily married by the Rev. A. W.
Rodgers.
On March Is, 1918, at the BRIDES
mothers, Mrs. Darkis Gleaton, Mr.. j.
A. Derrick and Miss Pearl Gleaton
were happily joined in the holy bonds
of matrimony by the Rev. J. G. Holly.
The bride and groom left on the after
noon train for the latter's home near
White Rock.
On last Saturday evening at 7:SO
O'Clock, Peiion Camp w. O.. w. furn-
ished.a fine supper consisting of nice
fried Ash and oysters which was great
~ enjoyed by all.
We are looking forward to seeing q
modern school building erected at no
distant date. We think . majority Of
the patrons are in favor of voting to
bond the district. There is nothing
better we could do for our children
/, that would do them more good than an
education. The time has come for us
to give our children . first class edu-
cation.
Rev. J. @. Holley preached an in:
teresting and impressive sermon Sun
day at King Grove Baptist church.
We were delighted to have Osunty
Superintendent of Education Holley
L. Harmon to mingle with US at the
supper at Pelion Saturday night.
H,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
Lyceum Attractions.

We are glad to be able to state for
the lovers of refined and elevsting
amusement, class which appeals to a
persons intelligence rather than to his
passions, that arrangements have been
made with the manager of a first class
Lyceum concern to give course of
six attractions in Lexington the pres
ent season AMI the first attraction
will soon be announced.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19
Marriage License.

The following m marriage license has
been issued in Richland county:
w. @. Whitworth, .Richland county
and Miss Lynn George, Lexington.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-19

Mr.. Wea,ley P.ice accompanied his
sister-in-law to Edmund Thursday af-
ternoon, after a pleasant visit to his
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-13
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

Although dull and heavy at the OPEN
ing, the noon session of the Washington
Stock Exchange showed considerable ami
nation toward the close and spirited
bidding was in evidence for several of
the usually active issues. This was true
particularly in the bond list, and the
bond sales aggregated $4,000, while bids
for still larger blocks were on the floor
with no offerings in sight to satisfy the
orders. Washington Railway and Elec-
trio As was the market leader, with sales
of the bonds to a total face value of
$50. 900 recorded These trades involved
two ten-thousanddollar lots, both being
taken at 3d. One $1,000 Capital Traction
IS found a buyer at 1914.
Transactions in the stock list were con-
fined 70 the public utilities. Washington
Railway and Electric preferred selling at
ssh and ssh, Washington Railway and
Electric common at 81 and Washington
Gas at S4h.
Alexander Mccormick. jr.. who recently
purchased the seat of Thomas r. Hume
on the exchange, following which he was
formally elected to membership, today for
the first time was present on the ex-
change.