The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-10-14

Stock hogs are in demand in Kansas
just at the present time.
Inside of a month n telephone OK
change will be in operation in Bur
lington.
At Conway Springs the city council
has passed an ordinance requiring
vandors of liquors to put up q license
of 81 ,20oO
The poultry raisers in Kansas Gre
making better showing every year.
and it is becoming quite n profitable
industry.
A Sumner county man got thirty
days for mortgaging property that he
did not own, to secure loan. He
ought to figure that he escaped easily.
The Kansas man who goes down to
Kansas City with few loads of stock
comes home in far more contented
frame of mind than the average Klon-
diker.
Stock all over the state is said to be
doing well and in splendid condition
for the approaching winter. Kansas
stock will not suffer for lack of feed
this winter.
Within radius of two miles Of home
Montgomery county thresher has
turned out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
oats and flax. The greater part of the
grain was wheat, the average yield OF
which was eighteen bushels.
A few weeks ago George Parks, liv-
ing in Solomon, was hit on the head
by a band from bursted threshing
machine cylinder, the blow splitting
open his head and causing the loss of a
portion of his brains. He is now able
to be up and around the streets of his
town.
On the 18th of February two love-
sick creatures in Sumner county got
married. The bride was eighteen; the
groom seventeen. Now there is di-
vorce case on the docket. The action
is brought by the wife, who alleges
that her husband has no trade, pro-
fession, or means of livelihood, and no
way of earning living for the family,
all of which she knew perfectly well
before she consented to become his
wife.
Because she was the first woman to
successfully attempt to lift sack con-
tanning 1000 silver dollars in the Ran
sas state treasury, Miss Anna Rose
should not get the idea that the wom-
en- of Kansas are set of weaklings, as
class. There are hundreds and
thousands of good women in Kansas,
daily discharging their round of house
hold duties, who could perform the
feat as easily as Miss Rose. Not many
of these are to be found though, in the
class who have good time travelling
around seeing the sights.
Considerable excitement prevails in
the south part of Cowley county over
the discovery of lead and zinc ore, pro-
nounccd rich, and it is believed in pay
ing quantities. The discovery io on
creek bottom east of Arkansas City
and so far is confined to small tract
of land about two miles long and
half mile wide. For long time it has
been known that lead ore existed there
but no one supposed it was there in
any quantity. Wells have been dug in
the territory and after the rain had
settled the dirt taken out this ore in
small quantities has been found.
During the next two months the
Wear Coal company will install cleo
trical mining machines in its shafts
wherever they can be operated to adj
vantage at Pittsburg. Several other
operators contemplate doing the same
thing, but prefer to see the machines
in other mines well tested before in
vesting in them. The reports as to
their work vary greatly. 1t is claimed
by the miners that until the inventors
succeed in making digging machines
that will weigh much less than those
now in use, they will not be very sue
cessful competitors with skilled min
ers The machines require moving
very often, and when the bottom of
mine is soft they cannot be moved ex-
cept by the aid of many men, which
requires time and expense.
Literary Notes.
John Kendricl1 Bangs newest stories
are to appear in The Ladies' Home
Journal. They are called "Stories of
Suburban Town" There are several,
and each will relate some droll Incl
dents in the life of small town which
every 'suburbanite" will instantly APP
preciate and enjoy laughing over.
Ainslee's for October also contains
some splendid short stories by Robert
Barr, Opie Read, Richard Henry Saw
age, Harold R. Vynne and a really fas-