The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-09
AANsAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Wichita man has gone as mis-
sionary to China.
On March 2sth Kansas was visited
by another general rain.
Fifteen children from Indiana have
jbeen given homes in Barton county.
The peach buds in Doniphan county
were nipped by the frost but the apple
ack plants are doing nicely.
The corn which is planted in the
flood leads on to fortune and this is 60
ing to be a wet year in Kansas
Shakespeares idea that there is
nothing in name is a mistake. A
dentist at Govee is named Pulht.
Prosperity is advancing in Western
Kansas. Twenty-seven numbers were
recently sold at dance at ingalls,.
Arthur Capper, who has investigated
the matter closely says that the new
school book law will prove a frightful
failure.
With Bristow and Ryan both in lead
ing places in the department, Kansas
has got about all the outside appoint
ments she will get.
Joe Miller, the Winfield boy, who is
to be sent to penitentiary by u Louis
lana court for counterfeiting, is said
to be innocent and that his incarcera-
ton is in fact great injustice.
Fate Russell, the colored man who
fell under a Union Pacific train at Per-
ryville, Kan, last September and had
one of his arms cut off, has brought
suit in the United States circuit court
against the railroad company for the
sum of $1,000 damages. Russell lives
in Topeka.
At Arkansas City man came upon
small boy crying because another
boy had taken his bike and sailed
away. The man in the buggy took the
boy in and started in pursuit. The
thief with the bike turned suddenly
around, the horse SHE'D and split both
occupants out. Then the thief got
away again. He was finally caught
In Cherry township, Montgomery
county, the real estate valuation is
$105, 800, and the personal property
1883, making total of $113, 203; while
the railroad valuation is $15S, 269, or
almost half as much again. For every
dollar of taxes the inhabitants Of that
township pay, the railroads pay ST.. 40
so far as they are levied for state
county and township purposes.
James Gardner of New Salem, Cow
ley county, is an inveterate smoker.
He has bowlful before breakfast.
The other morning he pulled out his
knife to white kindling, and his pocl-
etbool1 containing $50 with it, He put
the DO textbook on the stove, built the
morning fire, and went to smoking.
Afterward he remembered his pocket
book but the thing was only a charred
pile when he reached it.
The plans and specifications for the
new depot for the st. Louis IL San
Francisco railway are completed. Also
the plans for the freight house. The
contracts for all the work on these new
buildings will be let to home people.
Ever since the Frisco road has been
into Wichita they have used the depot
Of the Santa Fe. They now propose to
erect their own station which will be
done within the next six months. They
will discontinue the use of the Santa
Fe tracks entirely. The road will have
1000 feet of ground, which will be fill
ed with sidetracks and switches.
The Burton roller mills, of Burton,
Kan, burned on the night of March
eth, both buildings and contents be-
ing q total loss. The loss is estimated
at between 1000 and $4,000. There
was no insurance. The origin of the
fire Is unknown.
The Northwest Kansas Methodist
conference decided, without dissent
ing vote, in favor Of the admission of
women 10 the general conference, and
voted largely against a change of the
present ratio for representa- ton at the
annual conferences.
The Kansas Creamery Company,
which has factories in the northern
part of the state, has completed ar
engagements for the establishment at
Wichita of large factory. Swimming
stations will be located throughout
southern Kansas and Oklahoma.
Argonia is to have n new bank. Part
of the money will be furnished by out
side parties, but much of the stock
will be taken by private farmers of the
community and some of the business
men of the city. The bank will be n
charge of an experienced man.