The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-02-05
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Larned people, who never were par
ticular about their reputation, have
organized house of representatives.
In western Kansas it is becoming to
be generally accepted that the open
we'll for water gives the best results.
A western Kansas newspaper wants
the anti-corset law killed and bill
providing for the inspection of corsets
passed.
Only ten marriage license were is
sued in Meade county last year. That
shows the deleterious effect of mild
winters
'Major Price," who has been lectur-
ing in Kansas towns on Cuba broke the
trocha and jumped his board bill at
Kansas City.
The local correspondents of the Sum-
ner county weeklies have agreed that
the eating of dog-meat is sure cure
for consumption.
The roads are so muddy in and
around Salina that no well regulated
funeral starts without four-horse
team drawing the hearse.
The Ell Dorado people have appoint
ed a committee of six to fight the Low
er claim to the city's site. A large fund
will be raised to defray the expenses
Of the contest.
In trial at Newton large crowd
turned out to hear racy evidence. The
only thing racy, however, was the de-
claration of a woman in the witness
stand that "she was no spring chicken. !"
Henry King is one of the few Kansas
newspaper men who has big salaried
place on a city newspaper. Usually
the Kansas fellows on city newspapers
do the fine writing and are bossed by
fellows who do not write at all.
When amateurs put on play in a
Kansas town it is always announced in
the home papers after the play that
the piece will be reproduced in neigh
boring towns. This is always bluff.
1t is never done. Some one tried il in
an early day and received i front that
no one cares to repeat the experiment.
But the bluff is always made.
A new Kansas probate judge mar
ried his first couple as follows: "All
right" said the judge, according to
the power invested in me by the stat
utes of Kansas and the ordinances
of this city, S., declare you man and
wife. My fees are two dollars and you
stand convicted until all costs are paid,
but in the meantime join hands, and
the groom is hereby ordered to kiss the
bride before the judge of this court Of
fers his congratulations The witness
es in this case must claim their attend
ance or they will not receive any fees.
The court is adjourned for breakfast
Farmers and cattlemen in western
Kansas have contended for twenty
years against the encrouchments of
nonresident cattlemen who bring their
stock into the state in the spring and
run them" in some instances assum-
ing the prerogative of building fences
promiscuously across the country I'M
der alleged leases This has been 60
ing on for years and has caused great
difficulty for the small cattle raisers.
The nonresident owners secured all
benefits and escaped all taxation. To
remedy this a Hamilton county repre-
sentative has introduced bill provid-
ing that all nonresident cattlemen
having stock on pasture, shall pay into
the county treasury certain sum. 1t
is not intended by the measure to gain
heavy revenues but to keep the inter-
lopers out.
One of the finest sights in Kansas
can be seen in representative hall in
Topeka every afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The lights are turned on at that hour
and the white head of Speaker Street
against the cherry black of the speak
er's desk makes pretty picture.
In 1896 Pratt shipped 2,779 cases of
eggs, 100 car loads of corn, thirty car
loads of live stock, thirteen car loads
of wheat, four car loads of broom corn,
five car loads of flour and 800 bushels
of peaches. The hens seem to be doing
the biggest business in that county.
Kansas editors have a way of sud-
denly becoming religious and writing
long fervent editorial on the goodness
of God. The other day northern
Kansas editor broke out that way and
preached fine sermon. The best men
in Kansas are its editors.
1t is not probable that general fees
and salary bill will be introduced this
year. 1t has been tried in preceding
legislatures and failed. The chairman
of the senate fees and salaries commit
tee, says it would be hard to arrange
just and equitable measure.
In Shawnee county the last day of