The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-17


at the Sumner county clerks Office
yesterday was 5000, for which $50 il
bounty was paid The total number
of scalps received since the bounty
was offered, is $4,000, representing
cost to the county of $40 for these
pests.
Fable from the Mail and Breeze
u A Kansas hen that had attended strict
ly to business, laying an egg at leas'
every other day, was rewarded by the
y farmers wife with extra feed. Ant
S thereupon she began to get fat ano
and neglected her regular business
entirely, saying in an alecky manner
when asked why she didn't lay any
more eggs, that she didn't have to.
And the farmers wife, seeing that she
was simply loafing around, doing nc
good, said "As you are no good for
anything else, l will feed you to that
gang of Methodist preachers who are
coming here tomorrow"
Every since the Santa Fee car sheds
were opened in the Topeka yards inn
provements have been going steadily
on. Everything to facilitate the work
in this department has been done. Yes
terday the new machine shop in con-
rectiou with the ear building depart
ment was in running order for the first
time. Heretofore the work that will
be done by this department has been
done in the mechanical department
but by having a wheel press, wheel
lathe, drill etc, at hand it will be
saving of time and trouble. Like all
other departments the machines are
operated by compressed air.
The stucco manufacturers of Dickin-
son county are investigating the new
Canadian process by which marble is
made of gypsum. 1t is claimed that
che gypsum is crystalized and harden
ed into a solid white mass by chemi-
cal process and is easily worked with a
chisel or lathe. The southern part of
Dickinson county has immense depos-
its of gypsum, and if marble making
is a success, the owners of these beds
will make test. The stucco manu-
facturers claim that they will be able
to obtain better results than the Cana
dian company on account of the super
iority of the Kansas gypsum.
Judge Simons has decided the
Crawford county eases involving the
costtutonality of the scrip and screen
laws, by sustaining the laws. The
only question he said was whether or
not the legislature has the power TO
pass the statutes. If it had this pow |
er in any case, then it was the sole and |
only judge as to its eXpediency. The
court has no right Judge Sim
ons decided, to inquire into the rela-
ton or conduct of their miners and !
their employers. If is not essential,
the court suggested, that the law effect /
all persons alike as was claimed by the
defense. 1t is sufficient if it apply to
all of the same class alike.
The Santa FEES establishment of
the trainmaster's and train despatch
ers office at Wellington has led to the
supposition that the division superin-
tendents office, which was abol shed
along with the other places two years
ago, will be put in again. For the
last two years the business of the Pan
handle division has been directed from
Wichita and Arkansas City. There is
o report that the Albuquerque extern
sion from Panhandle, Tex, will be
commenced the first of the year. It
is the opinion of local railroad Off
Gals that if the division superintendent
is located at Wellington the office will
be in change of c. j. Hartman, form
erly of Wichita, but now with the
Mexican Central, with headquarters
at Ell Paso, Tex, or Division Super
+. T. Dolan of Wichita, who
may be moved to Wellington.
A womans club at Wellington is
called the "Silent Ten As Bill
says, what's in a name.
A great many more Kansans would
sail off for Klondille if some one would
discover process for canning pump
kin pie.
There is such widespread insist
ence that Kansas man shall be happy
that he will positively hail next July
when the sky takes on its triple plate
of moulten brass and bird and beast
and man and plant faint in the blast,
with uncorked Joy.
At Wellington just after tbs earth
quake, a woman woke her husband up
with shake and said: "Fur heavens
sake John, quit your snoring. You
actually shook the bed"
The organ for the state university
chapel has arrived and is being put in
place. When completed it will be Che
largest in the state, and cost about