The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-11-19


The Sedan photographer offers to
exchange pictures for corn.
The big Santa Fe fish pond has been
completed west of Hutchinson.
Many schools has been closed in
Kansas this winter on account of diph'
liberia. The disease is said to be abat
ing.
Notwithstanding the recent rains
the water supply of Lyons county is
very low. At Burners ford, the river
is dry. Allen creek is empty of every
thing but dry leaves. The Cottonwood
is lower that it has been since 1860.
The people who have bought cattle are
having trouble in getting water
The Westmoreland Recorder says
Some time ago little daughter of Mr..
Strife was bitten on the foot by cop
perhead snake. Mr.. Strife took new
! milk and had her immense her foot IN
it, changing the milk frequently for
some time. The little girl experienced
no pain or inconvenience and the next
day she was as well as ever.
The railroads of Reno county, be-
sides fulfilling their mission of useful
ness, are paying almost $50, 900 in tax
es to the county. The total valuation
of railroads in this county is fixed this
year at 81, 200, 365, and the tax on this
amounts to $4s, 300. 40. The interest
paid by the county on railroad bonds
amounts to SOS, 651.0s. The amount
received from the railroads by the
county this year exceeds the interest
to be paid upon railraod bonds to the
amount of almost $4,000.
Osborn county's school superin tend
ent is placed in peculiar position just
now, by reason of the fact that there
are not enough teachers holding certi-
fcates to supply the school of the coun-
ty. The law evidently did not con-
template such a position of affairs.
Temporary permits may be granted,
at the superintendent discretion, but
any teacher failing to pass at the last
regular examination is barred from be-
ing supplied with one. The only rem
edy would seem to be to issue permits
to enough of the higher grades of fail
ures left over from the previous exam.
nation to fill the vacancies. The
schools must have teachers.
An invocation in beautiful and COM
plicated stage manouvers is "the
March of the Romans, introduced this
season as one of the leading features
of the AL. G. Field Minstrels This
brilliant spectacle is the handiworll of
Dan Quinlan, who has found leisure in
the midst of his duties as assistant
manager, stage director and iuterlocu-
tor to evolve one of the most intricate
but finished and pleasing marches ever
seen on the minstrel stage. Twenty
young men take part, costumed in the
dress of the all conquering Roman
warrior, their manouvers taking place
in realistic representation of the
now departed glorIes of Rome's famous
Coliseum. When Dan Quinlan at
tempts anything he does well and the
result of the present efforts is bril-
liant spectacle, viewed from any and
every standpoint. Calcium light eff
fects, now brilliant in their glare and
anon subdued and softened lend an
added charm to the poetry of motion
so deity portrayed by the marching
warriors. grand finale is furnished
in broad sword combat between two
horsemen, mounted on the pure white
Arabian thoroughbreds, Belle and
Sultan. Local theater goers will have
an opportunity of witnessing this stir
ring feature when the merry minstrels
make their annual appearance in this
city, Their date at the Wichita opera
House is Friday, November 10.
The latest fraud calls at a farmers
house and politely doffs his hat to the
housewife and says: Good morning,
madam; have just met your husband
and purchased a calf from him. He
could not change this $50 bill and he
told me to call at the house and get SIS
in change" The bill later proves to
be rank counterfeit.
Lacious persimmons adorn the banks
of the Oklahoma streams and they are
ripe too. Nutting parties are said to
be quite numerous in Oklahoma and
the Indian territory.
The new gas well on the Greer farm
near Independence has been completed
but it is not so strong as was the orig
inal Greer we'll No. /. This one shows
pressure of only 26O pounds. An
other well is to be drilled at once near
the Debo well.
Cowley county has several quarries
of as fine building and paving rock as
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