The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-06-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

COuNCHblOuS.
Wanted Agents Best work. Goot
commissions. Kansas Steam Laundry
Wichita, Kansas,
The cold-hearted probate Judge o
Shawnee county refuses to sell mar
riage licenses on credit.
The new public library at Anthem.
has received gift of 600 volumes from
generous New York man.
Tom Osborne of Kansas was elected
an alternate to delegate to the Re
publican League of Kansas.
The prime joke in Kansas just now
is to challenge anybody to name al
the eight congressman. There are mo-
more than 200 people in the whole
state who can do it.
The prettiest flower in the west is
the blossom of the Kansas sensitive
plant The prairles are now covered
with them. They are as pretty as any
that grows in Japan.
Fay Templeton, who used to play in
Kansas opera houses along about 1870
has just received 100000 from re-
cent husbands estate. She is still
young and will probably marry again.
Kansas people know very little
the Nashville exposition and further
than glimpse of news item or two
care nothing about it. But when the
Omaha exposition comes in all Kansas
will 60
The story that Jack the pepper at
Emporia was woman in mans cloth
ing has been proved false Jack climb
ed over a fence the other night when
pursued and did not throw one leg
over the top rail.
j. T. Martin of Lenape is in the
Leavenworth county Jail to be cared
for until he RECEIVERS his mental bal-
hnce. Martin was storekeeper at Le-
nape until he failed in business, and
then he went to farming. His mind
was shaken over the failure and he
went crazy. His great fear is that his
family will starve to death and he
talks of this and nothing else.
Reports from Barton county show
that wheat in that section of Kansas
is far beyond the average. The wheat
is said to be better than it was in 1892,
and will average from 30 to 35 bushels
to the acre. One farmer of Cheyenne
hat 400 acres of wheat that will aver
age As bushels to the acre. Besides
the wheat, considerable corn, katfir
corn, potatoes, etc., are giving encour-
aging prospects Tor a bouDtiful yield
record break. And the Kansan, with
these prospects, has perfect right to
boast of his independence.
Reports from AZ Kansas counties
show that the acreage of alfalfa, COM
pared with the acreage of 1896. has
been increased this year 1901 acres,
or total of 16. 45 per cent. According
to reports received by the secretary OF
the state board of agriculture, the con-
dition of the alfalfa crop was never
better, and exceptionally good results
are anticipated unless some unforeseen
calamity should overtake the growing
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crease of 1,042 acres, while "a counties
show an increase of IA, 113 acres, max
ing the net increase in acres 10, OIL.
The smallest decrease, three acres, is
in Rush county. The largest, 3s1 acres,
is in Mitchell county. The greatest
increase, 1,141 acres, is in Sheridan
county; the smallest increase, 10 acres,
is in Clay county.
Irwin Lands, son of Harry Lands,
leaves Annapolis soon for cruise in
China. He is an Ensign in the United
navy States.
R. Sterling of Augusta, has received
contract for furnishing about S., DOC
worth of stone for the Hutchinson re-
formatory. The stone for cells at the
reformatory will have to be sawed
stone which necessitates his putting in
saw mill While the stone does not
have to be delivered until August he
will begin getting out the stone at
once.
Little bits of newspaper soaked in
sour milk until it becomes pulp, fed
to hens is said to increase their egg
laying capacity Kansas should give
1t thorough test. The hen may again
help to increase the circulation of the
Kansas newspaper.
The pension board at Stockton is
having more work to do than for some
time In the past three weeks they
have examined twelve claimants fol
increase of pension. Of the last foul
examined two were from Osborne
county and one from Phillips county.
About five years ago Bert Garrison
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