The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-16
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Dick Blue will practice law at Vini-
Ia, Indian territory, but his family
will reside in Chetopa, Ks.
An eastern firm has offered to take
the S25, geo Wamego waterworks bond
issue at five per cent, giving 81, lOC
premium.
The Kansas merchants are laying
in immense lines of holiday goods, in
anticipation of big trade, which has
already begun.
Formerly of Atchison people get
three offices in the new Kansas club
which has recently been formed IN
Kansas City.
The grand jury in Allen county has
quit business, and it is now safe for
the boys who hid out to return. The
danger is over.
Cattle thieves are becoming altogeth-
err too numerous in Clark county and
it is limited that if there is not let-up
in their depredations the people in
that section of the country will resort
to the Missouri anti-horse- thief law.
A subscriber of the Humboldt Union
has received every copy of the paper
since It's first issue, nearly 80 years
ago; and that he is the right kind of a
subscriber is shown by his act in last
week sending the cash to extend his
account two years,
Three fellows attired in sailor togs
are fitting around over Kansas. They
work coin out of the people by telling
that they were on the Oregon during
the big sea fight. Before any Kansan
contributes to their store he should
make sure that they are the genuine
article by ascertaining if they are
able to Delay top gallant sail around
the stern of vessel, or tie an anchor
in REFER knot.
People frcm out in western Kansas
can go through the state house for the
next two years and feel that they are
in the game. There is Frank Grimes.
state treasurer, from Wichita county,
and now Superintendent Nelson has
appointed as his assistant Prof. d. w
Little, from way out there in Wallace
county; and the signs say that other
jobs will be placed around in that
western district.
BY December 18th Coffeyville will
have pottery plant in operation that
will employ number of workmen.
The main structure will be frame
building lined with brick. On the
north of this is the large kiln in which
the ware will be burned. Power will
be furnished by so horse power
steam engine and gas will be used for
fuel The engine and most of the ma
chinery are now in use.
The Twentieth United States infan-
try at Fort Leavenworth has orders in
dicating that it will be sent to Manila
to relieve one of the volunteer regi-
ments or to increase the force already
on the island of Luzon. The first in
timation that the regiment was to be
sent to the far east came several days
ago in the form of an order from the
war department notifying the officers
to make requisiton for such food and
supplies as will be needed in tropical
climate. Orders have been forwarded
for the regiment to be in readiness to
move on short notice. 1t is believed
that iJ will soon be on it's way to San
Francisco. The regiment still lacks
about IT'S men of its war footing, but is
rapidly being recruited now to its full
strength.
A Kansas boy in Cuba writes that
many people before dying bargain for
a grave for five years. In many cases
the fve-year lease has expired and the
bones Of the renter are fired out.
A Chase county man, who served as
election clerk, refuses to accept the So
allowed for his services. He claims he
is entitled to s., and talks OF suing
for the full amount. When Kansan
gets an "office" he wants everything
that rightfully belongs to it, and if
there is way on earth to get at it, he
will obtain it, too.
Osborne county Germans, who are
very foxy folks on the weather ques-
ton, said some time ago that the butt
end of winter was coming before
Christmas. 1t begins to look like they
hit it.
While Smith county man, whose
home is at Cora, was poking about the
county seat the other day he lost his
pocket book, which contained some
valuable papers and a little matter of
three hundred dollars or so. 1t fell
into the hands of an honest man who
returned It to the owner.
A steamer plying between Boston
and London which was lost recently
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