The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-31

the jan, ana up 10 tnlS tllnc thel
wherea bout is unknown. They left
note on the table stating that 5herit
Shorthill had been very kind to them
and his kindness was duly appreciated
and as they didn't appear to have an.
other friends there, they intended t.
go where they had them. At one tim'
Oren was serving sentence in thu
Phillips county Jail, and succeeded il
making his escape.
William Altman, prominent farmer
of Cheyenne county, has just beer
taken to the state penitentiary t.
serve a two years term for larceny. In
some way he was sliced with a manis
for stealing harness. Within the pas
three months more than 20 farmer
have been robbed of harness. The
man stole harness simply for pastime,
| Every time he would steal set he
would take it to his farm and burn it
and throw the buckles and castings
| into the we'll. Altmon declared thai
| he could not help stealing harness. He
said that it might be a good thing for
him to go to prison for awhile; il
might break him of the habit
Mrs. Phoebe Bare, superintendent OF
the industrial school for girls at Be-
lott, proposes to make an example OF
people who aid girl inmates of that in
stitution to escape. A few weeks age
a couple of girls escaped, and it was
found that they had been aided in get
ting away by couple of young men
from Cloud county. The girls were
afterward recaptured and taken back.
Mrs. Bare has caused warrants to be
issued for the arrest of the young men,
and they will be taken into custody
Immediately. She has received an OPP
inion from the attorney general that
the girls can be used as witnesses in
the case. Attorney General Boyle has
promised to assist in the prosecution.
A number of local capitalists at
Leavenworth are interested in the or
ranization of a new gas company,
which will be incorporated about the
first Of January, with sufficient capt.
tai to insure the erection of gas plant
which will furnish ample supply of gas
for all subscribers. The popularity of
the new company will be insured when
it is known that it is proposed to fur
nish dollar gas, for public and private
consumption. The consumer will well
come this innovation, and will accord
hearty support to the new movement
As a preliminary to the organization
Of the new company paper is now in
circulation inviting the signatures of
persons who would make contracts
with the new company. Many sigma
lures have been obtained and The pro-
jectors are jubilcnt over the prospects
of the new corporation.
Many mortgages have been paid off
this year, and many old debts accumu-
lated by the farmers during crop fail
ing years have been settled. Much
money has been invested in new build
ings and much needed improvements
added to make the farm surroundings
comfortable. Much money has been
put in young stock and many farms are
now well stocked that have never been
before The average farmer is just as
easily encouraged as he is discouraged,
and now that he is on top he proposes
to improve his opportunities and re-
main there Many eastern people are
envying the western farmer and his
lot. There is more money to be made
out of stock in this western country
than in any other section on the globe,
owing to its vast advantages over other
countries not so favored with the pas
turage, watering facilities, climate,
etc. This western country is the gar
den of Eden, the farmer and his COM
ion being and Adam and Eve"
Fish in Labette creek, Labette coun-
ty, have been killed by thousands
since the recent cold snap. The water
is lower than ever before known, and
the FISH are in pools containing only
few inches of water, and the last freeze
killed them. The banks are lined with
half devoured fish, which have at
tracted muskrats, coons and other ami
mails.
The Beloit ice plant having fallen
through for this season, the several ice
have commenced to put up ice for the
coming season.
The farmers of Barton county, now
that wheat seeding is thing of the
past, are devoting their spare time to
shooting jack rabbits. The method of
hunting them followed by the majority
of the hunters is for six persons to
combine, two of them having teams
and wagons. One team of young men
from the western edge of the county
bagged $40 rabbits in two days and a
half last week. The rabbits are ship
ped by the dealers of the county di-