The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-28

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There is already tax on schooners
The good people of Burton are offer
ing the glad hand to anybody who
wants to start custom mill in that
town.
Citizens of Emparia to the number
Of $50 have signed petition asking
the city officials to close the joints and
to dc so at once.
Six out of the ten lady teachers 1T
Concordia are to be married as soon as
vacation begins. These contagious
diseases ought to be stopped
The corn crop in Western Kansas is
looking well for this season of year
and promises to make good yield uH-
less some unknown misfortune yet be-
falls it.
Three hundred farmers in Ford coun-
ty are determined to put up something
for rainy day. They have signed an
agreement to DIN all the draws ON
their farms
Discussions caused the surrender of
the charter of the Masonic lodge at
Cedarvale but the boys have gotten
together since and are now asking for
a renewal of the charter.
The postoffices of Sumner county
have been handed over to Andy Rich
ards. A great many envious rivals
down there allege that he has not
friends enough to fill them.
Biorklund is the name of the new
captain of the Salvation army at Abb
lene. If she /; woman she ought to
change it at once. 1t sounds too much
like man falling down stairs
Elliott Preston, colored man, was
arrested at Arkansas City May Goth,
charged with the murder of Claud
Williams at Guthrie last February.
He claims that lie came TO Arkansas
City on the night of the murder and
has been there ever since
Charlie Parker, the man who was
sent to the penitentiary from Clark
county, for stealing cattle, after first
having been shot by Lot Rayenscraft.
died there recently of heart trouble.
Some alleged good citizens of Kan
sas can sleep more easily now.
A few years ago Dayis county was
changed to Geary county by the legis-
lature because it was named after the
arch-rebel. Now Geary county has
imported two blood hounds from the
south for the purpose of trailing hui
man game. The county name should
be changed back again.
The case of John V. Cunningham of
Texas charged with the murder of
Joseph b. McMahan, the circus man,
was called in the district court May 20
and went over to the September term
to enable the state to procure impor-
tant witnesses. Judge Dale reduced
Cunningham's bond from $lO,0 to
ST., 900.
A brass band of fifty players has
been organized among the students
ard teachers at st. Benedict's college
at Atchison. The college has long had
band of from twenty-five to thirty
men, but the number of players is to
be increased to fifty. The additional
instruments necessary will be pur-
chased at once.
The Santa Fe company will
gin work erecting an immense
ed at Topeka, large enough to shell
ter so freight cars, which would require
at the least calculation more than
three thousand feet of space. Freight |
cars average SO feet in length. The
sheds will be used to shelter cars
while undergoing painting and repair
ing. Although the expenditure of the
money has not yet been authorized it
is said that work will soon begin.
The Jensen creamery in Beloit, with |
separating stations in Scottsville, Vic
tor and Saltville, in Mitchell county,
paid out in April upwards of $4,000 to
oyer 500 customers and about dozen
employees.
Brick made in the vicinity of Topeka
are said to be the best brick in the
world. One brick plant has already
turned out LOCO, 600 brick this year
and the works are still running at full
blast. A shipment of $4,000 to Wichita
has just been made to be used in pay
ing streets in that city.
Business men and farmers are sub
scribing literally TO aid the creamery
project at Phillipsburg. The Kansas
Creamery company of Topeka, who
are behind the enterprise, ask of Phil
lipsburg 81, 800 divided in shares of