The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-03


few days ago.
Ona Melton, the Kansas boy who has
been in prison at Havana is soon to
be released.
The Santa Fe has given orders for
fifty coaches to be equipped with the
new electric lights,
Ex-Secretary of State Edwards had
1900 acres of wheat this last year and
has 1000 acres this fall.
An Atchison policeman was dis
charged from the force because he kiss
ed girl while on duty.
A Mcpherson real estate dealer has
averaged selling one farm every two
days for the last sixty days.
Duck are abundant at Lakeview, but
the shooting is confined to 100 men
who have fenced in the pond.
At Abilene the opera house manager
charges a young man extra if he comes
to play unaccompanied by a young
lady.
Nels Christensen, fore handed far
mer of Rice county, has just paid off
mortgage which dues not fall due un-
til 1901.
! The business men of Kansas City
who are trying to steal retail trade
from southern Kansas, are learning
that southern Kansas is no more part
of Kansas City's territory than the
Sandwich Islands are.
The first death has taken place in
the State Resormatory at Hutchinson,
which has been running two years.
George Lackey, a young man from
Franklin county, who was a bright,
winning boy despite his past record,
died of typhoid fever.
The possession of the only surghum
sugar works left in Kansas to repre-
sent the $250,OOO spent by the United
States government on experiments in
that industry in this state in involved
in lawsuit. The Bank of Fort Scott
sought to foreclose a mortgage of $19,-
900, when some stockholders enjoined
the sheriff from selling the plant on
the ground that the mortgages were
fraudulently executed Judge Still
well, of Erie, Kansas, is sitting in the
case on change of venue.
Twenty-siX farmers along the Ar
kansas river between Wichita and
Hutchinson have organized to bring
suit in the United States circuit court
of Colorado against the Rocky Ford
Irrigation company of Rocky Ford,
Colo, TO prevent that company from
taking Water from the channel of the
Arkansas river. Representative Rul-
lege of Sedgwicll county, wealthy
farmer, will be at the head of the or
ganization and the suit will be brought
in his name. Farmers along the Ar
kansas river from Arkansas City to
Colorado line are interested and will
contribute money to defray the eX
pense of the suit. Three Wichita at
torneys, assisted by two eminent law
yers of Denver, one of whom is an eX
congressman, are preparing the papers
and the case will probably be filed by
the first of the year. The first step
will be to petition for temporary
restraining order against the irrigation
company and, if the injunction is
granted, steps will be taken to have it
made permanent. The theory of the
local attorneys is that the special act
of congress in 1866, giving irrigation
concerns the right to take water from
the river channel, also required that
any damage occurring from such drain
age should be paid for by the parties
using the water and that under the
provisions Of the act the irrigation
company must pay the damage or stop
taking the water from the river
Enough capital has been subscribed to
to carry the case TO the supreme court.
The is contest over the office of
regioter of deeds in Haskell county.
In accordance with the order of the
board of regents the thoroughbred cat
tie were sold from the farm of the
State Agricultural college on the 10Th,
netting the state S., G99. The state live
stock sanitary commission protested
against the sale, fearing tnat although
the cattle had not responded to the
tuberculin test, they might be infected
and cause great damage by spreading
tuberculosis. The farm will be re-
stocked with common Kansas cattle.
The Hugoton Hermes comes to the
following wise conclusions: The man
who gets start in cattle and turns
our wonderful pasturage to his profit
learns little Of the practical side of
irrigation by growing garden, wa
tered from his wind pump will be in a
position to put down his artesion well
and take full advantage of that tide
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