The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-29

full capacity, handle $1,000 barrels o.
wheat day.
Voters of Reno county will decide
the question of new court house a,
the next election.
The mayor of Hutchinson pre- ella
mates against thieves and in favor Of O
burglar alarm.
On the Kansas prairie at night it is
possible to hear the clatter of farm
wagon four miles.
A Methodist preacher at Sedgwich
City is worthy. He found two dozen
whisky bottles under the church steps.
The Daughters of Rebecca at Galena
give conundrum suppers. This is odd,
but they can associate with Odd Eel
lows.
Lone Wolf, the converted Kiowa In
dian chief, is trying to save Kansas
City, Kansas. He has a mighty big
contract
The paper and strawboard factory
will not go to Coffeyville, so it is said,
but will locate either at Chanute or
Cherryvale where they can get gas.
Henry B. Brown, a member of home
Company L, at Leavenworth, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat from
ear to ear. He was member of Com
pany D, second Kentucky infantry.
Ed Bailey, son of a prominent horti-
culturist living near Wellington, end
ed two days spree for swallowing 25
grains of morphine. There is little
hope for his recovery. His affianced
spurned HUI.
The soldiers home at Leavenworth
has not been so crowded in many years.
the officials are using all availa BILE
space to provide sleeping accommoda'
tions for members returning from fur
Tough and members newly admitted.
The Glasco Sun says: Samuel Cleggs
receipts from his eight acres of water
melons has amounted to some over
$500; taking his car expenses and hired
help out of this it has been about $500;
that is his net profits have been not
far from $50 an acre. Danford Lake
has done nearly as well on his Is acre
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considerable Of an industry.
For the week ending the 10th inst,
j. G. Mccoy, inspector for the state OF
Kansas, reports cattle shipped from
the Topeka yards to interior points in
the state 1882 head; and driven out
725 head, making total shipped and
driven into Kansas from the yards H.
SAT. Also permits were issued by Mr..
Mccoy during the week for shipping
direct from ranges into Kansas pas
lures from Texas and Oklahoma, 3,475
head of cattle, making the grand total
entering the state during the week by
permits from the Kansas City inspec-
tor of Is, O22 head of stock and feeding
cattle.
About fifteen years ago, N. d. Bea-
thon of Cimarron, Kan, had difficulty
with man in his employ. The man
became enraged and shot Beathon's
arm, and amputation of the arm near
the shoulder was necessary. The arm
was buried in the local cemetery the
place of burial being unknown to Bea-
thon. The stump of the arm frequent
ly panied the young man, and he could
feel pains along down the arm as
though it existed in life What in
duced Beathon to go to the cemetery
and disarrange the arm we are not ad-
vised, but he did so, and found the
spot where it was buried, though he
had no previous knowledge of it. He
found the arm in twisted position,
and the fingers cramped, and on
Strengthening it out the imaginary
pain left him and he has felt no pecu-
liar sensations of pain since.
A concert company is to be organ
lied at Wellington and a movement
will be made on defenseless Belle
PLANE.
The regents of the University OF
Kansas have appointed Prot. E. Miller
to represent that institution at the
formal opening of the new observa-
tory of the University of Chicago.
The rush of Kansas farmers into the
banks to pay off their mortgages gives
people outside of the state right idea
of the integrity of Kansas people, and
their readiness TO pay when they can.
Thirty head of early spring steer
calves brought SIS apiece at sale in
Jewell county.
Henry Blackboard, boy, shot another
ad in Galena in kid quarrel, and hal
been sentenced to Jail for three months
He seems proud of the sentence. HI
has the elements of a dime-novel hero
t 1t has been several years since thu
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