The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-10-28
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREsT.

Kansas, from the Missouri river clear
ont to the state line are doing the
right thing by the Omaha exposition
Emil Arner, former Saline county
man, is now general manager of a
cracker company down in the City OF
Mexico, the property Of Maine CAPT
talists.
Kansas will at last get some good
out of her road overseers this fall. A
ten cent stamp will be placed on all
nomination papers filed and of course
this hits the nomination for road over
seers as we'll as the rest of the push.
Right now Ellsworth county has
more money in the hands of the treas
urer than at any time since it was Or
ganized. A good many Kansas farm
ers just now have OH hand more mon
ey than at any time since locating in
the state.
One of the things greatly in demand
in Dickinson county is the threshing
machine. Owing to the big acreage OF
wheat and the delays caused by wealth
or, it has been very difficult to get
threshing done. One farmer of Ridge
remarked last week that he has waited
on thresher for two months and the
ground is now so soft that it is uncer-
tain when the workmen will be at his
place.
]. A. LaclSey, merchant at l'alum,
small town near Salina, reported to
the city marshal at Salina that his
store had been robbed of about SIS
worth of cutlery. Mr.. Laclley is also
postmaster at Falum and about three
weeks ago his place of business was
robbed of about $500 worth of postage
stamps, money, etc. He has not the
slightest clue as to the identity of the
thieves.
Two men, one aged, the other young
and claiming to be his son, have just
cleaned up $500 from Council Grove
loan agent. They presented abstracts
and deeds showing themselves to be
owners of farm near that place and
secured the loan to make improve
ments. An investigation shows that
the title is missing. The men have
left the country, The papers were all
forged.
James Bigheart, a fullbloOded Usage
Indian and the richest man in the
country, is in Leavenworth, Kas. He
is the president of the Indian council
In Indian territory and is the most
prominent and influential man in the
nation. He resides at Pawhuslza and
owns about 5000 acres of fertile soil
lying adjacent to the city. He owns
1900 horses, 800 cows and is practi-
cal raiser. Some of his horses are ex-
tremely fast and he dotes on the ami
mails. He owns fine residence in
Pawhuska and has bright interesting
family.
At Leavenworth on the night of Oct.
14th, electric light, telephone and troll
lev wires were mixed up in fashion
that would put to shame a Chinase
puzzle, and there was confusion in all
quarters Telephones absolutely re-
fused to work and electric lights
would not burn with any amount of
shaking. Linemen, called out in a
hurry, climed poles all over town and
after an hours hard Juggling and yell
ing, finally got the lines Strengthened
out so that they would work. Bril-
liant flashes of electricity lighted up
the streets every few moments and
nervous pedestrians were kept dodg
ing as if afraid of getting shocked.
There is almost as much joy in
country print shop over an item stat
ing that farmers living within a short
distance of rival place are coming to
town with wheat, as over a local which
brings five cents line.
With the last weeks issue the Gay
lord Herald entered upon its Goth year
This may not seem such great age,
but it's whole lot for paper pub
Ilished in small town in western Kan
sas; and the Herald never has had
more news, more ads or better stuff to
set them with, than right now.
Hereafter the banks of Holton will
close at four o'clock, except on SatW-
days. when they will remain open an
hour later Saturday, be it remember
ed, is the day when the farmers, are in
town doing business.
General j. K Hudson will be mus
tered out of the United States volun-
teer service November 1, and he and
Mrs. Hudson will remain in the south
for few weeks after that time. La
ter General Hudson will visit Cuba
and Porto Rico, returning to Kansas
about December 1.