The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-08-05


, Manhattan is to have a new union
depot.
, The Harvey county normal opened at
Newton, Monday.
, A grand harvest jubilee and old set
tiers reunion will be held at Logan
August &c and 81
Miss Grace Martin, daughter of John
, A. Martin, has entered upon her duties
as librarian of the Soldiers Home at
Leavenworth.
Oberlin is preparing for an old sol
diers' reunion to be held September Z,
and 9, which will have some unusu-
ally elaborate trimmings.
On the night of July 80 Kansas was
visited by general rain, which great
ly benefited the growing crops, re-
freshed the pastures and insures big
corn crop throughout the state. 1t
cooled the atmosphere wonderfully,
and caused everybody to smile.
A Dodge City man reports that when
the grasshoppers which have appeared
in the west, struck his alfalfa field
they damaged it to some extent, but as
result of feeding on it they died by
the thousands. The natural conclu-
sion is that some new, fresh insect is
masquerading in the grasshopper garb.
A great many people who talk glidly
about the wealth of the Klondike coun-
try have little idea of the standing of
Kansas as wealth producer. Kansas
does not put forth great claims as
mining state, but the value of her lead
and zinc output for 1897 footed up the
very neat sum of $2,O34, 943; ard the
total grows larger with each succeed
ing year. But even this very comfort
able sum is but drop in the bucket
when compared with the receipts from
stock and farm products. 1t will re-
quire large-sized gold camp to keep
pace with Kansas in the matter OF
wealth production.
The Kansas state supreme court has
made decision on the rights of sher-
ifs in making arrests. 1t says: Elk
cept in pursuance to the command OF a
warrant sheriff has no authority to
make an arrest for misdemeanor not
committed in his presence; nor will
the acts and language of a person
which induces the officer as a rcasona-
BILE man to believe such person guilty
of misdemeanor authorize his arrest
without warrant. A sheriff who acts
without warrant in undertaking to
make an arrest for a misdemeanor not
committed in his presence, and who
kills the person in an effort to over
come his resistance, or to recapture
him after having effected his arrest, is
guilty of either murder or manslaugh-
ter, as the circumstances and facts of
the case may prove"
A strange case of illness is reported
from near Mineral Point in Anderson
county by Thomas NuclIols, who lives
in that vicinity. Burt flaming, young
man aged 10, whose father owns
large ranch seven miles northeast of
Westphalia, is said to be suffering
with disease that in it's effects resem-
bles hydrophobia as a result of attend
ing some sick cattle. Some half dozen
animals on the ranch had died of dis
ease, and in attending another that
was sick, the young man apparently
became blood poisoned, and the effects
upon him are almost exactly like
those resulting from hydrophobia. Mr..
Nuckols says he is in rigors and is so
violent that he has to be constantly
cared for by attendants and bound in
bed His recovery is said TO be very
doubtful.
Manufacturers of farm implements
ought to have mighty friendly feel
ing for the Kansas farmer. The Kan
sas farmer is one of his best customers
In fact, he is better customer than
there is any real need of his being.
All over Kansas, after harvesting is
finished, expensive machinery can be
found out in the fields where is was
used last, there to take the weather as
it comes, waiting for next years tern
of service. A gentleman who was once
driving over Ellis county picked up
small stick, and every time he saw
piece of farm machinery standing neg
lected in the field he cut notch in the
stick. He soon found out that if he
kept correct register in this manner
he would be obliged to get another
stick. In printing offices the presses,
when not in use, are kept covered up.
So are linotype machines. So are dy-
namos, and machinery of other de-
scriptions, even though housed, is kept