The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-27
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

An Allen county delegate to the OF
tawa convention claims to be the orig
inator of the Manila rope badge.
The corn in Kansas is growing very
fast just now, and much of it needs
blowing again.
The total precipitation of sunshine
tor southern Kansas in the last month
has been about one inch.
The potato fields of the Kaw bottom,
between Lawrence and Kansas City,
are soaked in water and there is some
danger of the crop.
There are at least four circuses
working in Kansas now, not counting
the merry-go-rounds, shooting CALLER
ies and political booms.
Clarence L. Barron, of Kingman
county, passed two examinations last
week, one for admission to the bar and
another when he enlisted.
]. B. Fecht, an old German cabinet
maker, died at Woodbine last week
Ind was buried in a coffin which he
made himself twenty years ago.
There was picnic at Dighton last
week when grain dealers announced
that they would pay dollar bushel
for wheat, and the local dealer got out
Ind cleaned up the county at SLIP per
bushel.
Early Summer Days
Will soon be here. They are the
pleasantest and they come at time
when the system Graves for a change
In the manner of living. A pleasant
place for few days outing is Island
Park, Winfield, Kans. The Winfield
Chautauqua Assembly meets there
June 1923, 1898, and the Santa Fe
sells round trip tickets for one fare.
The dates of sale are: June 1928,
from points in Kansas and Oklahoma
from which one way rate is $3.50 or
less; June 1910, from all points in
Kansas and Oklahoma from which one
way rate is s.. so or less. Address near
est Santa Fe agent or
w. j. BLACK, G. p. A.,
Topeka, Kans.
Severe trouble is likely to occur in
colony of Wookson county settlers,
who recently squatted upon a large
tract of railroad lands upon the theory
that they were open to presumption.
The lands were colonized by Judge
Mcdonald. He claimed to have been
satisfied by the government officials
that the land was open for settlement
and the colonists paid him for legal
services in selecting claims. He spent
much money in making permanent
improvements and the railroad COM
panies have just ordered them off.
Some are tearing down their houses,
while others insist on staying. The
land is in rich district and is worth
k35 an acre, unimproved.
Ottawa Chautauqua Assembly.
The Goth annual session of this as
sembly will be held at beautiful For
est Park, Ottawa, Kans., June 1924,
1898. The Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets from following points on
its lines at one fare for round trip; all
tickets to be limited to June 81, 1898.
From all points in Kansas, Oklahoma,
and from st. Joseph and Kansas City.
Tickets will be sold June II, IL and 10;
from points in Kansas from which one
way rate is 81. so or less June 11-24, in
elusive. The Santa Fe is the best road
TO the park For particulars address
nearest Santa Fe agent or
w. ]. BLACK, Gen1. Pass. Agt.
Topeka, Kans.
The report of Grain Inspector Culver
for April shows that the income of the
department was $500 less than the ex-
pense. This is the dull season and the
department has surplus sufficient to
leave comfortable balance at the end
of the year.
Wheat and alfalfa are doing well in
Chase county. This has been good
week for work, and corn planting and
Eeplanting has been pushed. Apples,
cherries and peaches promise good
crops. Early potatoes and garden do
ing well.
A line may be drawn from the mouth
of the Rio Grande river north through
Texas, Indian territory, Oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas
and it will be found to be more or less
arid west of said line, while east of it
more or less rain falls every year.
There would be very little or no rain
west of said line were it not for the
lull in the northern winds, which
creates vacuum which cross currents
of air rush in to fill, and with them
moisture is taken and precipitated in
the form of rain.