The Chanute times., 1913-05-30
BRIEF PARAGRAPHS OF
KANSAS HAPPENINGS

they would take notnlnS else. Oh
complied and then awoke to find sh
had left her bed, gone into anothe
room and cropped off her hair clos
to her head.
Freddie" Ginther, the 5-year-olt
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George Ginther
who live on j. r. Freed's farm, south
west of Russell, was run over by
roller and killed The little fellow
was riding on the roller with an oldel
brother and they were driving IL
from the field when the little boy
accidentally fell off.
Miss Alice Schlobohm. daughter Of
a farmer, was accidentally shot al
Reading, receiving a charge from a
shotgun in her knee. The accident
occurred when Miss Schlobohm was
ascending stairs underneath which
the gun was standing in closet
Surgeons removed forty-four shot
from the wound.
Mrs. j. M. Bachman. 5S years old,
wife of an old settler of Halstead,
committed suicide by jumping into
the Little Arkansas River above the
dam in the little public park. De-
spondency over fancied family
troubles was given as the cause of
her act in note left pinned to her
husbands coat.
William Thompson, United States
senator, wired a niece, Miss Anna
Thompson, at Wichita that President
Wilson would withdraw the name of
A. E. Jasques, which he sent to the
senate for appointment as postmaster
in Wichita, and substitute the name
of Captain Shields, veteran Democra-
tic editor.
Mrs. C. M. Palmer of Irving has
given that city ground and $1,5O0 to
the fund for the erection of a new
city hall. Last February she gave
the local Knights of Pythias lodge
money to build their new hall.
Mrs. G. R. Inge, one of the Oldest
residents of Hamilton county, is dead
She was born in 1928, and came to
this section in the early days. She
was member of the D. A. r.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage Associ-
alton recently held a two days ses-
sion at Lawrence. The body was re-
organized to meet new conditions in
the state. Mrs. G. B. Chalkley of
Lawrence was elected president.
DR.. F. A. WILDER, formerly pastor
of the Presbyterian church, at Law
renee, has received a call from the
Nelson Memorial church at Colum-
bus, o., and will leave soon for that
city to take up his work.
The Farmers Grain Dealers Asso-
citation of Kansas recently held its
first annual meeting at Larned. j. A.
Lyons of Langdon was reelected as
president. The next annual meeting
will be held in Abilene.
Midland college was awarded gifts
announcing to almost $4,000 at the
meeting of the General Synod of
Lutheran Church in America at
Atchison.
The Kansas Equal Suffrage Associ-
alton has entered protest against
the placing of a statue of Ex-Governor
Click in the hall of fame in Wash
ington.
]. H. Drake of Wheatland town
ship, Barton county, broke the rec
ord for payment of bounty on coy
ote scalps. He brought in twenty
one scalps, eleven of which he had |
secured himself.
A $4,000 damage suit against the
City of Winfield has been fled in the |
Cowley county district court by Mrs. |
Dolley Uday. Bert Uday, her husbaid,
was killed March 81, 1912, while work
ing at the old water works plant as
an employe of the cicy.
DR.. ]. ]. Sippy of Wichita has ac-
repted the place of dermatologist on
the Kansas State Board of Health |
offered by Governor Hodges. The po-
sition pays $2,400 a year and allows
expenses.
An oil drilling rig is being put up |
on the Branson farm just north of |
Dexter, where preparations are being
made to drill to depth of 5000 feet
II necessary.
Thirty-five delegates to the annual
convention of the Kansas Assistant !
Postmasters' Association we're in En-
poria recently for two days session.
H. c. Sticher of the Usage City
Free Press has been elected presi-
dent of the Fourth District Editorial
Association.
James Drummond, a wealthy farm
er, was kicked by horse and is near
death at the Axtell Hospital in New
ton.
The Grand Chapter of the Eastern
Star closed its annual meeting at Sa-
lima with the installation of officers.
Mrs. Grant Harrington of Kansas
City was chosen Grand Matron. The
meeting nS6 year will be held in
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