The Chanute times., 1897-07-16

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There is q woman an Arkansas City
who will not cheat inE playing croquet.s
She doesn'tplay
A half dozen cottonwood trees are
all sthatia fequired ITO give Kansas
town the name of "the forest city"
The rainfall at Ness &C CityIfqr the
month of June was one inch and ninety
five hundredths, which was about two
thirds of the average for the same
month during the six proceeding years.
Kansas has many man whose am.
bition has been satisfied by laying out
town, calling. it by his hume, pub
fishing q paper with his name as editor
and writing personals about his own
family. a.iiN taa a.u4t
The Fourth of July on account of the
confusion of dates and other matters
was-vert mild in Southern Kansas and
n number of groceries and book store
men have.a sHrplusnge of pyrotechnie.
on their hands. "e
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The date set fop holding the'soldiers'
reunion this fall has been fixed for
October 4th, 9th land 9th, at Smith
Center. 1t is prohabl 1thut there will.
be an old settlers rcunion in conncc.,
s%tOA Tie 9TH. X
The law fixing the standard OF
weights and measures has gone into
effect and tleJ weight in pounds per
bushelis. given herewith: Wheat, 60;
rye and shcllcd corn, 5G: ear corn, 20;
rice. corn and sorghum -seed,-:aG' buck
wheat 80; barley, As: oats, 32; bran, 20;
cornmeal, 20; Irish potatoes, So sweet
potatoes, s50;5 t,irhips.s 50: sdlt, 50; fax.
seed, Sc; onions, 81 castor beans, 4G;
blue grass, %; timcthy@iJ green ap-
pies, AS; coal 3O lime, 80; kafiir corn,
So. IIrJi5f}j5}a..
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Engineering and Mining journal. a
weekly Journal published at No. 253
Broadway, New York, by the Scientific
Publishing Company. 1t is in the in
terests of scientific mining in particu-
lar and it is of especial interest to all
persons interested in. Mining and En-
gineering. 1t contains complete re-
port of all mining stocks from9 all
countries, besides the latest news in
full from all mining districts, new in
ventions in, mining machinery and
numerous articles in regard to same. ,
Any one interested in mining of any;
kind would do we'll to subscribe for
this Magazine and keep posted,
successful irrlgating pump is in
use in Wichita county on the farm of
j. r. Gul bert on, Bea ver.> Greell. The
pump is T. feet in length, and 1G inches
in diameter; is run-- with beit;5 by
horse, or any other. power It's capaci-
tv is estimated from 400 to- 500 gallons
OF. water per minute, varying accord
ing to the speed at which the pump is
run. In test the highest speed reach
ed with low geared horse power was
something over $50 revolutions per
Minute. tlroWins| about 500 igdllots; n
little over half its estimated amount,
yet at that speed nearly a. solid stream
was forced out of the 10 inch spout. A
most. commepdable. feature ofthe pump
is its simplicity and dnra bility-simply
awatsr wKeersttNes affgvefse 81 L tir-
bine) at the bottom Of pump oPer-
atcd by a perpendicular Shaft does The
work and requHres Pgt little power
There is no dahger' ofF Aogging up
with mud, sand or gravel; noSvslve TO
wear eus ar3 &G5eAifopsle; the rapid
revolution of the wheel simply forces
the water through the pump With Q
terrific ''"whirl, "'and everything .gbek
with it. 1t can be used on bottom
lands in, wells, ponds OF creeks. and
with suitable rig can bamoved cas-
ily.abont the fay@ wherever water can
be had, thereby saving pond building
and extra ditch making.
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George Callahan, the Junction City
brakematIctused ofkitlctn& man off
train at Salins wafr.bound over for
trial at the preliminary hearing recent.
lyyish bond FiSed at $4,000 EThs Aaa
was, after falling, run over by the
train and killed. -r>
The fotir mill at Cimai'ron viii soor
start UP under THE mahagement Of ar
experienced miller. "S The mill wa:
built in the spring of 1894, and ha:
never been in use ltIwhs bpnAWtf
money from the sale of township
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The German, Methodist ehNreR ht
Atchison was sold to. tite Christian
so;.n t;shss last v,e&, for,-S3. 100 Iu easi,.