The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-03-11
KANSAS ITEA 10 or LNTEREsT.

tost JWenty-seVen heao OF cattle iron
blaclfleg.
The fund of the John A. Martin mon
ument now amounts to over three hun
bred dollars.
A Dorcas Society social away out il
Kearney county cleaned up SIT in ont
night last week.
Bustles go with booms During thu
boom bustles were unabridged. They
are coming in style again iu Kansas.
A gravel road connecting Louisville
and Wamego is almost completed. 81
much for the good roads movement II
that locality.
A young man at Concordia with ne
fear of the Cubbison law before hi:
eyes is wearing hundred dollar dia
mond which he recently won in raj.
he.
State Treasurer Hefflebower says
that the state treasury will pay run
ming expenses, but if a special session
is called the state will go into the hole
again.
The docket for the present term OF
court in Republic county is the short
est one known for years. People up
there are so busy with that immense
corn crop which broke the record for
state and the world that they had no
time to fool away at law.
People who heretofore have thought
lightly OF the horrid reality of war
will be Jared into an appreciation OF
its awfulness when they see that soli-
tary Newton barber, his shears and
razor dangling from his belt, marching
with logged determination across the
country to JOIN his Missouri regiment
In obedience to his leaders call.
A mob of citizens surrounded the re
sidence of DR.. Minnie, of Pomona,
Monday night and demanded that
negro who had recently been employed
by the physician leave town immedi-
ately, producing rope as persuader.
The negro procured revolver and be-
gan firing into the crowd, wounding
one of them The crowd dispersed,
and the negro was arrested.
Argentine will vote at the coming
spring election on the question of issu-
ing bonds to the amount of 50, 500 for
the purpose of erecting school house.
Some time ago a vote was taken on
this question, and it carried, the pro-
position being to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000. Afterwards it was
ascertained that the limit to which
they could go in the matter was $9,945
consequently the first action was illeg-
nj, and another election will be held
where the sum will be kept within
the limit
For several years past Atkinson has
been running behind on its rentals of
water hydrants, the two mills, which
1t is allowed to levy for water purposes
under the laws, failing to raise the
SO, 900 which it agreed to pay annually
to the Atchison water company. Sew
eral months ago the water company
sued the city for $500, which repre-
SCENTS the deficiency. A decision has
been rendered in the district court
(which, if it stands, will knock out the
claim of the water company. 1t is to
the effect that Atchlson had no au-
thority to contract to pay more than a
levy of two mills would raise, and that
~ it has turned over to the water com
pany the full amount raised under
such levy it had performed its full. |
duty. The case has been repealed.
Oklahoma is having the same expert
ence that Kansas had years ago. Peo-
pie go to bed with the fear in their
hearts that during the night some rail-
road corporation will move the house
to one side rather than make short
curve in the railroad track.
Kansans will not fully realize how
they enjoy the weather during Febru-
airy until they read Prof. Shows report
which says that it was one of the clear
est, calmest and warmest Februaries
on his thirty-one years record. And
Prof. Shows dictum 'goes."
In being telepathic and intuitive in
its public opinion, Kansas is unique
among the states. The reason Kansas |
has been so calm over the Maine explo-
sion is because Kansas knows it means
war.
The Jacob Bremen wine company of |
'Doniphan, Kansas, on March made a
shipment of wine to Leipsic, Germany.
This is believed TO be the first importa-
ton of wine from Kansas to Germany,
which is noted for its wine ind ustries.
The Jacob Brenner Wine company has
been making wine in Doniphan county
since the sos.
Earl, the three-year-old son of Mr.