The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-28


During the past week three Kansas
editors were appointed postmasters
one superintendent of Sunday school
and another leader of &. church choir.
James Collins, well known Law
renee young man, was adjudged insane
in the probate court on the Goth. Mr..
Collins is less than 80 years old, has
many wealthy relatives in the city,
but has been going down hill for some
time. He became slave TO drink, and
this caused him to commit number of
crimes, the last being the stealing and
selling of horse. For this he was ar
rested and confined in the county Jail
some weeks ago, and his trial for in
sanity was the result.
w. p. Griffith of Pawnee county is a
striking example of what energy and
thrift will accomplish IN Kansas In
1878, Mr.. Griffith came to Kansas and
landed in Pawnee county with S. 90 in
money, a span of horses and a large
family. Since then he has devoted his
entire time to farming, and by good
management and reasonable economy
has every year succeeded in adding to
his means, until he and his sons now
own 1,100 acres of the best land in
Pawnee county, six or eight fine teams
and cattle, hogs and poultry enough
to make life easy. Last year Mr.
Griffith and his boys harvested $4,000
bushels of wheat and sold il for enough
to put them out of debt and leave quite
handsome surplus in the bank.
They now have 1,105 acres Off wheat
in fine growing condition and are
counted among the wheat kings of
western Kansas
The first session of the Arkansas
Valley Farmers and Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION met in Reno county on .Janu- |
airy 14th for their second annual ses-
sion. There was a large attendance of |
farmers, stock raisers and fruit grow !
ers of the valley. The meeting was
opened by an address by G.. ". Rick
seeker of Hutchinson, on 1.-The Rela-
ton of Landlord and Tenant, as ap-
piled to farm lands. "Corn Culture"
was discussed by John Gilleland of
Clay township. In the afternoon Jas.
Myers spoke of ''Tame Grasses" The
farmers did not simply talk, they
brought along their fruit to talk for
them and there were many baskets of
fine large apples The display was in
ton. Much interest was manifested
and many important subjects discuss
ed 1t is the intention of the associa-
ton to make each and every session
more interesting.
More than zoo acres of land in the
business center of Argentine, Kar-,
which, with it's improvements, is val
led at from $500, 900 to 81, 900, 600, is in
tolved in litigation, set on foot by the
'emaining members of the Shawnee
,ribe of Indians, who claim that the
and is rightfully theirs. IL their
.laim can be esta blished to the salts
action of the judge OF the United
states Federal court, land upon which (
low stand prominent business houses,
lwelling houses and the depot and
ards of the Santa Fe railway will
,ass into their possession. The test :
asses are now on the docket of the
Federal court at Topeka. Both were
,rought in the name of the heirs of |
Nancy Whitefeather, rich Shawnee
indian, who died leaving her property ,
n muddled state. Other land in Ar
.entine is claimed by the heirs of
ieorge Washington and James Black {
make, former Shawnee chiefs. The
ettlement of one case will probably /
nut an end to the others, but if the In
ians should get favorable decision,
will result in no end of trouble and
litigation.
There is an uncertainty as to what
marriage license will cost man in
Kansas. At present it is either 81.
.. so or So, and it will require an opin- '
On from the attorney general to de-
ermine which. &C.. E 8
The state board of health will en- {
eavor to stop quacks and irresponsi- {
lie persons from ,practicing medicine
y compelling all who practice to file
ertifcates with the county clerk in {
he county in which they reside, show ]
ng where they got their medical edu- J
alton and place of graduation.
There are lilo children attending
chool in Stanton county, and their ed {
cation costs the county SCI year {
ach, exclusive of the salary of coun ty I
uperintendent, examiners and normal
The average cost ia the
tate is less than $40.
The city council of Wellington has