The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-08-06

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default of 1900 bond.
Wichita people think if their pros
pect hole can be put down far enough
they will have China mine
A company has been recently organ
lzed and chartered for the manufac-
ture of patent adjustable hame in
Lawrence.
The potato market is the first thing
a Lawrence man reads when he opens
a newspaper Next he turns TO is the
book reviews.
An Abilene man is going to the
Klondykc. He expects to bring back
$50, 900 in gold nuggets. That beats
running joint
The Dutch picnic" is II regular in
stitution at Emporia and is always fol-
lowed by headache which affects a
large part of the town.
Abilene shows an increase of seven
ty-seven school children over last
years census. Abilene people are de-
voted to infant industries.
The cooks and dishwashers of the
Mcmahon circus struck at Atchison.
There were enough dishwashers among
the performers to save the day.
A standing phrase about the hot
weather in Southern Kansas is the re-
mark that it was so hot that it melted
the solder on the handspring of wom-
ans hustle.
Threshing in the wheat belt of CEN
trail Kansas is under way. The yield
is running from fifteen to twenty-five
bushels to the acre, and is exceeding
expectations, both as to quality and
amount The poorest is more than
paying expenses. The weather has
been favorable. Prices range from 80
to So cents bushel 90 cents more per
bushel than it was one year ago, which
will bring into central Kansas nearly
one-third more money than last year
! Corn is in fine condition.
To keep the flies off cattle, take coal
tar two parts and coal oil and grease
one part each, axl mix with small
amount of carbolic acid. Apply with
cloth by moistening the hair and horns
with the liquid. In the application
include the feet and legs and it will
drive every fly away, and one applica-
ton will last ten days or more in dry
weather. Apply as often as necessary
and your cows will be entirely free
from flies of all kinds. Any old lard
or grease can be nsed.
The most gigantic enterprise that
has yet been undertaken is now being
developed by Larned business men
New England capitalists. They pro-
pose to harness the waters of the Paw
nee river by building a dam one and
half miles west of Larned and then put
in an electric plant to supply water for
the Touring mills, planning mill, ele-
yators, foundry and creamery now in
operation, and for other similar INDUS
tries that may be established The
high price of fuel has always been
great drawback to manufacturing in
dustries in this section of Kansas, but
with cheap power furnished by the
waters of the Pawnee river, through
the aid of electricity, it is confidently
predicted that Larned will soon be-
come manufacturing center of no
small Importance Electric experts
have examined the situation, and say
the Pawnee can easily be made to fur
nish almost an unlimited amount of
electric power, and that the industries
there can be operated at from half to
two thirds less cost than at present by
the use of coal Boston capitalist is
at the head of the enterprise and prom
Uses to push the enterprise to speedy
completion.
Russell Scooter young man 20 years
old, was drowned in Grouse creek
on July eth while fishing with par
ty He came to Cowley county from
Elk county with his father, about two
years ago.
Rain has so fur advanced the corn
in Sheridan county that the probable
Weld is now estimated at forty bushels
to the acre. Threshing is in progress
and the wheat is running from Is to
37% bushels to the acre. Some of the
farmers have their ground plowed and
are ready to SOW.
A Leavenworth woman was In the
depot at Kansas City when another
woman asked her to hold baby until
she should return. The Leavenworth
woman still has the baby.
Nortonville is going to have a new
depot. The Santa Fe will commence
August 1, on such structure. The
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