The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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from his mother in a poker game.
5The Presbyterians of Pratt have
bought Judge Bashores house and
after purifying it will use it for par
sonage.
One Of the youngest doctors gradu-
ated at Topeka this week is under
conviction of completely in grave rob-
bling.
The return of a number of Kansas
statesmen from Washington deprives
Mr. Mckinley of lot of valuable adj
visers.
An athletic club is being organized
at McCracken, but no such exhibition
as the one at Carson City will be toler-
ated.
1t seems to be popularity of Major
Mckinley that he does not believe
Kansas men will make competent dip
lomats.
The airship has been seen at Troy
At Troy the luminous spot was as big
as headlight
People for miles around go to Hois-
ington to see the blue grass lawn the
railroad company maintains on the
station grounds
Fred Vandegrift has discovered a
farm lease in Bourbon county which
provides that no dancing shall take
place on the property.
the corn carnival at Atchson, the
appeal festival at Lea ven with and the
Topeka jamboree are all being planned
on the largest scale.
In New Moon school district, Finney
county, il is impossible to get a school
marin who can occupy the place over
six months without getting married.
The police at Lawrence recently ar
rested three men in the Union Pacific
yards who were throwing rocks at
passing trains and had severely hurt
passenger conductor who was going
through the yards on his train. The
men were fined $50 each and put on the
rock pile to work it out.
Friday June %, will be Bryan day at
the Ottawa Chautauqua assembly, the
distinguished Nebrasllan having ac
cepted an invitation and notified San
ford Topping, secretary of the assem-
bly,, that he will speak at Ottawa at
1870 p. m. on that day. The assembly
officers have invited Gov. Leedy and
staff to be present, and the invitation
will be accepted.
The distinction of being the first
fourth-class postmaster appointed by
this administra ton has fallen on John
p Kelly, of White Cloud, Doniphan
county, Kansas. The former incum-
bent resigned. About $500 now con-
front fourth assistant Bristow, repre-
senting the accumulation of cases
since the going out of Fourth Assist
ant Maxwell who ceased making APP
pointments out of courtesy to the new
administration.
The committee appointed by Govern
or Leedy under authority of resolu-
ton adopted by the legislature, to go
to Texas and oklahoma, to conduct an
investigation OF existing passenger and
freight rates with view of securing
relief for the people met in Wich-
ta April Sd. The committee will go
Immediately to Guthrie where it is
probable the Texas committee will join
them and the three committees repre-
senting as many legislatures will pro-
coed with the work which they have
placed before them.
An Ellinwood girl is so 'cold" that
she freezes the water in which she
washes her hands. Most of the Film
wood girls don't sreeze anything.
An Atchison man who had been car
ried away with, relig ious fervor was re-
turning home with his, son and re-
marked to the boy that he had listen
ed to sermon that carried him to the
gates Of heaven. "Well, said the boy
who had observed the old mans ex-
PLOTS in horse trade, You'd better
have lodged in. You'll never have
another chance"
A st. Louis man offered to put in an
electric light system at Wellington for
franchise Of twenty years and a con-
tract to light the streets for five years.
The city council knocked out the fran
ohise.
The chief of police of Wichita was
last week presented with gold star
by the members of bis force. The
badge is star of solid gold, The
front is an elegant design of frez tan.
gent and, carved ON the back was 10
WIN. Campbell, Chief Of Police, From
the Police Force
Topeka druggists are now allowed
IN sell beer for medical purposes and