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

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1 ten. >a a. b,
Much small game, such as prairi
chickens and quails, wild ducks, etc.
are being Numerically slain by th'
hunters.
The chickens must have goot
warm place If the owners expect to ge
any profit from the hens this winter
Eggs bring good price now.
The vital witnesses on both sides in
the Collins trial are not the kind upon
whose evidence man should be con-
victed or acquitted. The jury will
probably hang. t"f'
Nothing looks so pretty just at the
present time as vast acreage of green
wheat. The soil contains plenty of
moisture and the ground is in the best
of condition.
Corn brings a good price this year.
Some of our farmers claim that they
can make more by selling the corn at
the present market than they can by
feeding it to hogs. Old hog raisers
seem to differ, however, and claim
they can make the largest profits by
feeding their surplus corn to the fat
tening hogs.
A state convention of stenographers
will meet at Salina, Saturday, DeccIn-
Der 81. The object of the convention
is to effect an organization, that the
profession may receive recognition rs
profession, and to devise means for the
salary law in the coming session of the
legislature.
We have had great deal of cold
weather this winter, but as yet, little
or no suffering has been reported from
stock. The stockmen are well prepar-
ed for these billiards. that some times
sweep down upon us unawares. The
very best of storm protection has been
for the stock, and then there
is an abundance of all kinds of feed
at hand.
On December 18th there arrived at
the Wichita postoffice eight packages
$4,000 2-cent stamps to the
package, making total of 4O0,0 600 in
stamps in all, and this is the third re-
luisition made since August last,
which cover a grand total of 100000 |
.-cent stamps that have been received |
lnder the present postmaster's admin
and does not include any
other denomination or postal cards.
Adiutant General Allen has taken
steps to reorganize the Kansas Nation
VI guard Twcntyfour towns are en-
titled to one company each and notices
nave been sent out to the diffeEcnt cit
es in the state asking that statistics
DC furnished to be used in determining
What towns shall be chosen. There
lave been a large number of applica-
ions sent in from vrrious towns and
rom these the twenty-four displaying
he greatest interest will be chosen.
W. II. Haskell the large cattle and
og feeder OF the North Solomon val
ey, has over 700 head of cattle on full
eed, besides ESQ head of hogs, in his
eed lots adjoining Gaylord. The feed
or HIS stock is averaging him 500 a
ay for corn alone. The cattle will be
eady for the markets in January. In
ne shipment of cattle recently those
f Mr.. Haskell touched the top notch
n price. In another bunch Is head
t stays, sold for shipment to Liver
DOL, England, brought the sum of
/, O0j.00.
The crop bulletin Of the State Board
I Agriculture for the present year.
howing final returns of the states '
rop acreages, their yields and home
alues, together with the numbers and ;
alues of live stock for 1898, is Just
sued. The figures on yields of wheat, !
orn and oats do not vary essent ally '
ON those given out earlier in the t
Jason, except that the yield of corn t
| some of the northern counties, S
hich ordinarily have the great areas t
nd yields, but were supposed to have
ally very small output this year, {
axes much better showing than {
as anticipated before hushing time c
heats fall a trifie below the earlier i
inmates. t
Several years have passed since q
and of Kansas -four, made from Kan I
S hard winter wheat, was awarded C
st honors in some of the contests in a
uropean markets. 1t has required a S
ng campaign since that award by ex- S
,rts for Kansas hard winter wheat S
'ur to attain mcrited recognition by V
e buying public. Recognition is t
ming at last, however The Modern J.
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