The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-11-19

The Downs public schools have closed
on account of diphtheria.
George R. Altman of Wallace county
has produced over hundred pounds
of honey this year.
An Atchison Methodist has four mar
ried sons. Three of the number mar
ried Catholic women.
The Kansas farmers will reyel In
luxuries this withdrawing every
thing at their command.
Chancellor Snow has been appealed
to by parties in South Africa to assist
in driving out pest of locusts there.
A Brown county man looked his
fields over last week and decided it was
safe to market $4,000 bushels of 1896
corn.
Some nine or ten years ago man
died in Weir City under circumstances
which indicated poisoning. After he
had been buried some days DIR. ID. W.
King was called to hold post norton,
and in so doing, became blood poison
ed from scratch on the middle finger
of the left hand. Though it has not
caused serious trouble, the effects new
err disappeared, and lately the finger
has been in such condition that ampu-
tation became necessary. Last week
he went to Kansas City to have it TIA
ken off clear back to the middle of his
hand.
Last week the six banks in Clay
county concluded the publication OF
their statements. The total figures as
compared with year ago are interest
ing. The county deposits year ago
in September and October including
the old Farmers and Merchants which
was then doing business, were $227,-
ass 81. The deposits this year are $685.
800. 49, The difference in favor of the
year 1897, $9s,9l2.72 However, it
would seem that there is something
over $50 in the banks for every man,
woman and child in the county. Last
year the banks bad loaned out $780,
GIG. 81; this year their loans and dig
counts amount to 1891 ,055 IL.
G. G. Glllett, the cattle king OF
Dickinson county, has the only cow
boy band on earth. On his big ranch
near Wood bine he employs % cowboys
and they have been furnished by Mr..
Gillett with a complete set of fine in
struments. Young folks come from
miles around to dance and enjoy band
concerts. He will ship to Dickinson
county bunch of $4,000 head from the
plains of Texas. His 25 cowboys have
started after them and the first lot,
about 6,0O0 head, will arrive in few
DAYS. If the prices continue to hold
high for another 10 months, Mr.. Gillett
will clear about $25O,0OO. He began O
year ago with practically nothing and
is now the largest shipper in the state.
HIS new barn which accommodates Sc
head of horses and other stock has just
been completed
The Lomond Mining company will
Immediately commence the erection of
a $40, 900 zinc ore crusher on their 40
acre lease southwest of Galena. The
plant will be one Of the finest ever
erected in this mining district The
power will be furnished by 70 horse
power gasoline engine. The crusher
will be erected at the Black Hills
mines, one of the best zinc mines ever
discovered in the entire mining region.
They have already taken over 1000
tons of rough zinc ore from this one
shaft. Zinc is not all they have in
this mine. They also have great
face of lead, but have not been work.
ing on this recently. The pile of rough
ore which we mentioned above is con-
servatively estimated as containing
over 1000 TONS They were offered 81
per ton for this, but refused it and will
soon be crushing it.
Neodesha is having big fight over
the proposition: Shall the town own
her own gas and waterworks?
Charles Ross was convicted at juno
tion City of burning the Pacific express
Office at Milford. He is also suspected
of burning the Union Pacific depot at
Niles
Charles Wolf of Smith county, died
last week and the doctors being curious
TO know just what had been the matter
held post mortum examination. 1t
revealed six cancers in his stomach and
liver.
Kansas bankers are almost unit in
opposition to postal savings banks.
The new electric head lights, which
were recently given a trial on the
eastern division of the Santa Fe, have
been pronounced unsuccessful and the
old style head light has again taken
their place.
A party who has been experimenting