The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-09-17


An Emporia Sunday school teacher
took her class to the natatorium.
Petitions for the closing of joints are
circulated in the churches at Yelling
ton.
Newton ladies have organized a
chorus and expect TO have sixty men,
bers.
Two colored boys at SIS. John have
been found guilty of violating the
game law, and SIS.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company are pushing their new line
from Kansas City to Pittsburg.
The is many wheat granary in
Kansas that could be easily traded
bodily for many Il Kansas bank.
The internal revenue collections for
this district, which includes Kansas
and the Indian and oklahoma Terri
tories. for the month of August
amounted to SIS, 55297. The collec-
tions for August last year amounted to
$l7,574.s 81. The increase is mostly
from tobacco stamps and it shows that
the manufacture of cigars is being re-
sumcd in Kansas. There was an in
crease in oleomargarine stamps, and
in all revenue receipts connected with
business enterprises.
Why is it that ladies will visit the
seashores. don their bathing suits and
dash into the surf with Il mass of other
people of both sexes, but at their Kan.
sas homes they would not be seen in
the aforesaid suits for four thousand
dollars-more or less? 1t must be a
matter of progression or education.
Two women in Wichita who wore
bloomers and bicycle boots three
years ago were oggled and guycd tout
of their boots" but the same toggery
attracts little attention now There
is nothing like getting used to a
thing.
A strange disease has broken out
among the cattle near Mulvane, and
about 200 belonging to one man in that
neighborhood have died Nobody
seems to know what the disease is.
The cattle come in from the range at
night looking well and drinking in the
heartiest manner In the morning
they are found dead. One veterinary
has suggested that the trouble comes
from letting the cattle feed on the sec
ond growth of sorghum cane. The
state veterinary surgeon has been call
ed and steps will be taken to prevent
the spread of the disease if it proves
contagious.
From Secretary Coburn's extra re-
port on corn it appears that the crop
this year will be about 166 million
bushels. This would be big crop any
other year, and added to the immense
stores of corn still on hand it assures
the farmers abundant feed for live
stock during the year Six northern
counties raise Al million bushels and
have some 20 million bushels on hand.
Secretary Coburn has rendered the
state timely service in getting out
this extra report and his industry and
enterprise will meet with appreciation
from the farmers and all persons in
terested in grain.
The 15-year-old daughter of D. c.
Moore was kidnapped at the soldiers
reunion at Baxter Springs on Sept. S
and no trace of her has been discover
ed. She is supposed to have been car
ried away for immoral purposes and
NAV have been murdered. She was
last seen IN the midst of the crowd at
the reunion about : o'clock on the
above mentioned day, having left her
hat, parasol and gloves at one of the
stands and gone over to the merry-go-
round in search of younger sister.
The woods for miles have been search
ed and every effort made to learn her
whereabouts. but no clue has yet been
discovered.
The base ball clubs of Emporia, To
pekr and Atchison have disbanded,
leaving the Liberal club the champion
ship.
The young men farmers in Kansas
who are in love are all miserable.
They fear that their girls love them
for their money.
The disease that has been killing so
many hogs near Solomon has about
died out because there is practically
no material in that immediate locality
for it to work on. 1t is, however,
working westward.
The ''fast mail" was late every day
last week.
Gen" Hugh Cameron, the Kansas
hermit, has just returned from 1000
mile tramp. He is the worst case of
hair in the state, and the prevailing
sortb wind has q nard time i'm Oettin,r