The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-17


ting 81 a day around Cheney.
The rainfall in Kansas for May was
exceeded only once in twenty-five
years.
Ell Dorado citizens donated the first
money to the soldiers hospital at Chick
amauga.
The call for harvest hands will be
Just as loud as the call for recent vol
unteers.
A Garnett man was forced to whip a
lightning rod agent before he would
leave his place.
Judge Bland of Atchison, has broken
the record by granting three divorces
in twelve minutes.
Kiowa claims the honor of having
more well to do cattlemen than any
other town in Kansas.
Bob Hunter caught cat fish weigh
ing sixty-one pounds in creek near
Hunnewell recently.
Seventy-six men at Fort Scott have
Joined the harvest excursion to go to
Barton county for employment.
All reports indicate that there will
be greater acreage of paint spread in
Kansas this year than ever before.
The Canton Milling company, with a
capital of $4,000, will put up mill
with capacity of seventy barrels a
day.
In Ellsworth county man is adver-
Using for job in the harvest field. He
probably intends to receive bids and
then let himself out to the highest bid
der.
1t is reported that the harvest hands
in the Caney Valley have formed a
trust and will not work for less than
SO per day. On account of the great
scarcity of hands and the large wheat
crop it appears that the hands will
win.
Guy Sturgeon of Sterling, has passed
the examination for United States
naval engineer, and is now at Norfolk,
Va, awaiting an assignment. He was
one of two from the naval reserve of
Illinois who successfully passed the
examination.
One of the private soldiers in the
Twentieth Kansas took $1,700 with
him when he started to the Philippines.
When questioned regarding his reason
for taking this money along, he said:
"What is the matter with staying and
starting a creamery" If there are any
good business openings there the Kan
sas boys will see them and it is even
money that there will be warm
townsite boom as soon as they can get
control of enough of the Island of
Luzon to make respectable looking
plat.
A young farmer living near Bronson
laid unique grievance before the
county attorney at Fort Scott. He
had a bunch of cattle for sale and a
neighbor, he says, knowing they were
for sale, broke open the gate to his
corral. drove them across the road
into his own lot, weighed them and
drove them back. The next day James
Miles came along and bought the cat
tie from the neighbor who, it is al
legged, claimed to be an agent author
lied to sell them. Then, the com
plainant says, the neighbor, not per-
hitting him to know they had been
sold, negotiated with him for their
purchase and bought them at guess
weight for about $50 less than the
amount for which he had already bar
gained to sell them to Mr.. Miles. a
law suit will probably result.
The appearance of the Kansas build
ing at Omaha is pleasing and dignitied
with broad porticos on three sides and
balconied upper portions. In its COM
position the result of classic influence
is at once manifest, and in endeavor'
ing to obtain this result combined
with convenient arrangement ano
economy the result has been eminentlJ
satisfactory. The building is 55xS'
feet. Entering the assembly room
which is thirty-two feet square and ex
tends through both stories the gallery
is reached by means of ample stair
cases, and from this level fine view
is obtained of the surroundings. OPP
posite the main entrance is located tn,
checking room and postotiice. while a
either side are rooms arranged il
suite. those on one side being assigned
to the ladies for parlors and luncl
room. On the other side are locates
the gentlemens quarters and commits
sioners' office. The building is thor
oughly equipped with toilet accommo
dations and for the convenience of tn
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