The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-01

SaS are the llluStra lions themselves.
The Jensen Creamery company OF
Beloit are making plans for the estab'
lishment of Swimming station at
Stockton.
The booty fellow who broke into Il
restaurant in Wellington and ate half
gallon of hot chill broke out next
day-with heat
Washington schools at Ottawa have
been dismissed on account of the dan
gerous condition of the building Z;
was built in 1872.
They have an extra school in Butler
county this fall. 1t is guessing school
as to the name of the male teacher WHO
hugs the big girls.
Horsethieves are again getting plen-
tiful in Sumner county. Where is that
Anti-Horsethief Association that was
organized there some years ago?
The Old Settlers meeting at Ell Do
RADIO developed the fact that there arc
only three old settlers now living who
who were in Butler county forty years
ago.
The new Sumner county High school
has opened with an er rollment of over
two hundred. This school was estab-
lished by special act of the last Legis-
laturc.
a prairie fire near Colby destroyed
about one hundred and fifty acres of
wheat for Ole Jensen and about four
hundred bushels of wheat for RAN
dolph Jones.
A reward of SIS is offered for the ar.
rest and conviction of the person who
set fire to the Baptist Church, near
Sharon, Hans. The church was en-
tirely consumed.
A mother and daughter put up at a
hotel in Ottawa. After two weeks
stay they left in the night without
paying their bill, and it was found
that they had used the hotel linen in
making undcrclothes.
The farmers of Labette county have
adopted a new plan for enriching their
land. Already this season the county
has received % carloads of fertilizer
from q Kansas City factory and other
farmers have ordered more.
The boom seems to have struck Cher
ryvale with full force. Every store
room in the city is now occupied and
several parties are unable to etrooms.
The vitrifcd brick works and the zinc
shelters, soon to be built, are causing
the boom.
The Hutchinson salt plants are now
employing more men and making more
salt than at any time since 1898; 80 per
cent more than in August, 1896 Since
the 1st of August, two old plants have
been started again and Il new one Is
being built.
A Geary county man has, up to date,
sold forty loads of watermelons and
has two loads yet to pick. He will
realize 500 this year from the two
acres of melons, or Sc more than
enough to pay for the rent of the 40
acres of bottom land including house
rent.
A Joint spy at Hutchinson, while
peeping through keyholes had an eye
badly damaged by muslSet ramrod,
which was thrust into it by parties in
side the room. He is now laid up and
is getting some needed rest, for he has
heretofore been too busy at prying to
sleep
The farmers of the eastern part of
Crawford county and across the line in
Missouri are losing many cattle. Their
death is caused by what is known as
dust choke. G. NJ. Fulton, a prosper
1us farmer reports that he has lost
several COWS during the past two weeks
caused by dust inhaled while feeding
on dry pastures.
Quails and prairie-chicken can be
shot in October and Novem Der, provid
ed the hunter gets permission of the
owner of the land on which he wishes |
10 hunt.
The published opinion of the Com !
missioner of Pensions concerning the
marrying of male pensioners indicates
that wives can be had almighty cheap
IN some localities. The Commissioner
wants Congress to legislate so that
women who marry old soldiers on
their death beds cannot draw pensions |
rs soldiers widows.
The fair ASSOCIATION at Stockton will
rive a fine new cook stove to the couple |
that will get married in the grand
stand at the fair grounds on the Sec
ond day of the fair, Sept 30.
An Atchison woman, whose daughter
went away to school for the first time