The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-07
KANpAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.

vice.
The war cloud is rising at Emporia.
Normal students painted the sidewalks
at the Presbyterian college yellow.
Two car loads of mules left Coolidge
for Great Bend having secured posi-
tions with the contra ctors for the big
ditch.
A Winfield man haS been watching
grasshoppers and now announces that
grasshoppers do not die with the sea-
son, but barring accidents, live to a
ripe old age and become decrepit and
cranky.
People going west in covered wagons
meet on the western border of Kansas
people in covered wagons returning
from Colorado, where they went full
of hope last year. Next year the form
er will return and settle on Kansas
farms alongside the latter.
In every Kansas town there is sys-
tenn of alarms for the tirebell. One
tap means first ward, two taps means
second ward. Yet there is no case on
record where man listened to the bell
and translated it's code. The Kansan
simply rushes blindly out into the
dark and follows the first running man
he sees.
Several Eureka people arc standing
and varacity saw the air-ship last
week. They are conscientious in their
report of it add considerably to the
knowledge of the mystery. 1t con-
sisted of one bright light with an arch
above of different colors. The lights
travelled erratically and turned always
at right angles.
Rev. U. G. Robinson, lecturer and il
illustrator, and Prof A. NJ. Shaffer,
singer and evangelist have started out
from Ottawa for a summer tour, dur
ing which they will hold gospel meet
ings and deliver illustrated lectures on
sacred subjects They stan ted out via.
wagon, which was loaded with the
pharaphernaiia of tent life.
One of the biggest lead strikes that
has ever been made in the vicinity of
Galena has been opened up on the
Short Creek Mining companys lease
on the Teddy & Schmidt Bros, ground
east of that city. The shaft is owned
by John Pickett and two sons, NJ. J.
and Frank and Fred Stone. They
have reached the depth of thirty-six
feet and on April the 18th three thous-
thousand pounds of pure galena was
taken out of this shaft in one and
half hours.
Anglers, golfers and deyotees of
coaching will find features of special
interest in Outing for May. We have
no higher authority on golf than Price
Collier, and players, old and young
may profit by his timely suggestions.
A. H. Godfrey gives the latest wrinR-
les in Driving Fourth Hand, >" while
the angling department contains "a
Womans Trout Fishing in Yellowstone
Park" by Mary Trowbridge Townsend
and 1.-Two Days Trout Fishing by
Ed. w. Sandy. Other notable features
of an excellent number include: 1.-The
Development of the American Fox
hound" by Allen Chamberlain; "Ath
letic Training" by Randolph FAIRIES,
NJ. D.; 1.-The Waterways of Holland,''
by Charles Turner; "Across the Allie
ghenies Awheel," by j. b. Darlington.
and after Australian Fur and Feath
err" by Col. j. +. Hobbs. The illus
trations are of the usual high stand
ard.
Thomas Moore, who claims to be
champion middle-weight pugilist of
Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas,
and Prof. Hightower of Arkansas City
have arranged a twenty-five round
glove contest for a purse of 500. The
match will occur at Ponca City at an
early date in May.
Central and southwestern Kansas
was visited by good soaking rain on
the night of April %. This has placed
the corn in fine growing condition and
made the wheat in this particular sec
ton of country.
There are enough creameries in Kan
sas now and if some of them don't look
out there will be creamery machinery
for sale cheap soon. Swimming sta
tions are the thing and don't require
the risk of capital
The Solar Salt works at Solomon
have begun operations. The Solar
Salt Works are built on very large
scale and capable of supplying the
trade with the strongest and best salt
on earth. The well from which the
water it drawn is 100 feet deep and the
vein is liberal one.
Thieves went through the houzo of
Mr.. Roche of Arkansas City the other
evening and made away with collec-
ton of old coins.