The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-04-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREsT

lanu-I@O' acres. lie Will stock III W
at once.
Mr.. Wang Foo Shun is working the
Kansas lecture field. This is great
deal better than stopping around il
the laundry business.
In Jefferson county vegetation Is
coming forward slowly. Apples be
ginning to show leaves and peaches
nearly ready to bloom, both apparent
ly in good conditions; oats sowed early
coming out slowly and the ground cold
and wet.
"A 5-year-old son of Jonas ZoolI, who
lis wealthy German farmer of Harvey
county,was kicked by mule last week
and the portion of skull just over the
left temple was entirely removed,
leaving the brain exposed for time.
1t was thought the child surely would
die, but it was removed to hospital
placed under surgeons care, the brain
trepanned and the boy is now expected
to recover. The case was an interest
ing and pulling one to the medical
men.
Charles Dykes, young man from
Lindley, Kan, has been placed in the
federal Jail at Fort Scott, charged with
stealing money from the mails at Par
ller, in Linn county. He was convict
ed in the Linn county court the other
day for forgery in the second degree,
but when it was learned the federal
court authorities wanted him, he was
granted new trial and the case was
dismissed in order that he might be de-
livered to the federal court authorities
An accomplice is being hunted.
Wichita Gun Club shoot to be held
April 20 and 81. Everybody is invited
and will have fair show town. The
events and prizes are as follows: First
event: IS single targets, entrance fee
-S1.00, first prize pair $1,000 trousers
with S.. 90 cash added, with five other
good prizes. Second event: u single
targets, entrance fee S1.OO, first prize,
Winchester repeating shotgun, S2.5O
cash added, with five other good prizes.
Third event: - single targets, entrance
fee 81. 90, first prize $500 silk dress
pattern, with five other good prizes.
Fourth Carey Hotel event. 25 single
targets, entrance fee $3.50. $500 adj
ded to entrance, first prize 40 per cent.
entrance and added money, second 30
per cent, third 20 per cent, fourth 10
per cent. Fifth event: % single tar
gets, entrance $3.50, first prize $500
Challenge Cup, 90 cash added, with
five other good prizes. Sixth event:
Is singleltargets entrance $1.0O, first
prize pair $1,000 trousers, with five
single targets, entrance $1OO, first |
prize $25. 90 Hammerless New Era shot |
gun, with five other good prizes. |
Eighth event: Team shoot, 10 single !
and 5 double targets, entrance $500
per team, prize silver cup representing
championship Central Kansas State |
Sportsmen's Association. Four men to
team from any town in the state. |
Ninth event: IS single targets, entrance
$1.OO, first prize $4,000 suit of clothes,
IS. 90, cash added, with five other good |
prizes. Tenth event: Mahan Bros.
team shoot, Is single and double tar
gets, entrance $500, four men to the
team, open to any four men from any
one town, eight teams to fill, first
prize $4,000, second 40 per cent. en-
trance, third 80 per cent. entrance,
fourth 20 per cent. entrance, and fifth
10 per cent. entrance money.
In Leavenworth county the ground
is too cold and wet for work, and farm
ing during the past week has been at a
standstill. Fruit is reported to be all
right and winter wheat is doing fine.
The early oats is said to be killed by
frost and rot.
In Brown county wheat is damaged
very little and is coming out in fine
condition, but cold, wet ground rotted
early oats and many are resolving; pas
lures starting slowly; fruit uninjured;
cattle in good condition; spring work
well advanced.
Jewell and Republic counties may
feel stuck up on account of the corn
I
production, but Dickinson carries the
mich COW banner. There are L., 736
in that one county, which, as result,
leads the state also as far as creamer-
les are concerned.
Superintendent of Insurance Webb
McNall is preparing to make war on
the sub-agents of the fire insurance
companies, who are soliciting business
without license from his department
but who. are acting for agents who
have the necessary permission.
The late rains have greatly improved
the recently planted oats and much of
it indicates good stand.