The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-23

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Nearly gil the small boys own a pal
of skates and are using them, too.
The wheat fields are looking fin
now and are said to be improving ever.
week. M
4The New Years bell this year II
Kansas will probably ring out the OLE
Legislature and ring in the new
Gillett has been seen again in Mexi
CO, bound for south America with {
yelled women lowering wraith-like il
his vicinity.
1t may develop in the Collins triaI
that an evil mans evidence is trust
worthy, and that an evil woman's is
not-in the eyes of the mighty law.
An extensive ice harvest is expected
to be conducted along the Kaw river
this winter. The big ice houses along
the river banks are ready to begin
work with large forces of men, and
much ice will be put up if the winter
continues.
DR.. Otto Won Muller, the renowned
Russion specialist, has returned tc
Lawrence. When he was in Lawrence
a few years ago he made some wonder
full cures. The doctor is a highly edll.
cd t,,o II nUtn
ly. For number of years he was sur.
geon in the Russian army.
A. G. Stacy, now so poor that none
will do him reverence, will serve one
year and one day in the federal pcni.
Tertiary. He carries more damning
secrets in his mind than any other sim
gle man in Kansas. Some of them
have taken on the fictional trimmings
Of time and exaggeration, but some of
them are true
The public schools at Logan have
had to suspend for two weeks on ac-
count of the measles epidemic. Out of
4 total enrolment of about 200 there
we're only sixty-one present the day
5he board adjourned school, the bal
lnce being down with the epidemic or
% badly scared they wouldn't attend
school.
Practical and experienced feeders,
who breed and purchase steers for fat
ening, observe striking differences in
he aptitude of animals of varying
ypes and makeup to lay on flesh
eadily and in such form and quality
IS to command the highest price on the
market. 1t requires well-trained eye
o detect in all cases the possible var
atoms of results in the store or stock |
teer, while there are some distinctions |
hat are easily detected.
In trials during the winter of 1918,
earring steers fed Kaffir meal made
etter gains than those fed oern meal.
n trials year earlier CORN meal gave
omewhat better results and this has
cen found true at other stations
teers feed Kaffir heads made an aver
ge gain of 1856 pounds each per day;
nose fed Kafiir meal 2.36 poends.
lightly less was eaten in the head
ian when the grain was ground.
The report of the expenses of the
at Lansing for the month
November has been made and it
lows that the earnings of the institu-
ion for last month, exclusive Of the
Oal mine, have amounted to 81, 900. So.
he coal mine earnings amounted to
}, 030.95. This was much the largest
EN- in the account, as the farm prod
cts sold brought $3.50. 43 and the bal.
nee of the receipts amounted TO
}, All. 40. The total amount of the re-
,ipts, therefore, were SIS, 145 &C for
he entire month.
The week of January STA, 1899, is
} be a most eventful and important
eek for every breeder, feeder and
rmer in Kansas who desires to keep
breast of the times and prosper in his
lsiness. During this week, in Tope-
l, the Kansas State Poultry Show
i'll be held, covering the entire week,
e Kansas Swine Breeders associa-
on will begin on January 0, the Kan
S Improved Stock Breeders associa-
On will convene January 10, and the
ate Board of Agriculture will meet
| the evening of January IL. These
fferent conventions will occupy the
tire week and all subjects of lead
g Importance will receive corsideras
IN.
The Chemical department of the
lusas Experiment Station has been
its investigation of the
of the sugar beet to Kan
S climate and culture. 1t would
EN- probable from our rather high
MINER temperature that the beet
1uld not grow with high sugar-con-
at in mos parts of the state. Ana
ses made through a series of years
tnnla1 n non f,,r,ot ;O-, Of fh;e |