The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02
Everybody is.pleased with the pres
emit crop outlook.

1t was a Kansas man who first prac-
ticed ostcopathy, it is claimed
John Collins has abandoned tailor
ing in the state penitentiary and taken
to printing.
This is commencement season." a
great time for the dress makers and
photographers.
A Hanover firm paid out close to ten
thousand dollars for eggs during the
month of April
1t is getting about the time of year
for the band boys to dig up their
Fourth of July music.
Last week the rain was general
throughout northwest Kansas, includ-
ing the counties of Sherman, Cheyenne,
Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Thomas,
Sheridan and Graham, as far as heard
from. The wheat prospects have large
ly increased with these rains.
Business men of Soldier, over in Jack
son county, have adopted novel ad.
vertising scheme They offer cash
wrize of $40 to the farmer who drives
the greatest distance to trade at that
point between May 20 and May 81.
The only conditions to be complied
with are that the farmers purchase
So so worth of goods, and register at
one of the stores. The business men
of Soldier believe that in this way
they will succeed in impressing itupon
q lot of people that it will be to their
to do their trading at that
point
The university geological survey of
Kansas now has almost ready for the
printer the annual report on the min
eral resources of Kansas for 1898, pre-
pared by Prof. e. Haworth of the uni
versity. According to this report, the
total mineral industry of Kansas for
1898, including the smelling industry
reached the enormous sum of $27, l69,-
D003 3. This is greater than the cor
figures for 1897, which
were sec, 900, 534 90. During 1898 some
Of the mining industries were decidedly
larger than in 1897, while few OF
them suffered slight decrease.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco; Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $3.50
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $3.50 For particulars call
On or address, L. r. DELANEY, Agt.,
Wichita, Kans
Excursion via Santa Fe
Route.
On June 9th and Goth, the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets at the very
cheap rate of one fare for the round
Trip plus So 90 to all points in Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
Mexico. These tickets will bear going
INIT with stopover privileges of fifteen
lays; final return limit twenty-one
lays from date of sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do well to call
IN some representative of the road
teaches all points of importance-The
Great Santa Fe.
L. R. DELANEY, Agt
State Auditor George E. Cole, having
acquitted himself with credit in the
Early completion of the state railroad
is now engaged in prepar-
ng for the meeting of the state board
If equalization. This board meets in
July to hear persons or corporations
having grievances against the work OF
he assessors in fixing valuations this
year This equalization board is COM
posed of the auditor, treasurer and
secretary of state. These three Off
,ers are also, by virtue of their offices,
members of the board of assessors;
lcnce it is improbable that action
aiken by them as assessors will be
,escinded in the board of equaliza
ion.
Thomas county was sixth in the
state to establish county high school
During the year just closing there
we're over 100 scholars enrolled w. g.
Riste, one of the best known educators
in the state, is serving his second tern
rs superintendent.
The assessors returns in the past ter
lays show that, after all, Summers
population will reach the 25,0 900 marh
necessary to entitle the county officers
TO raise in their salaries under the
new fee and salary law. The total
population will be 800.
The city authorities of Atchisor
have decided hereafter to arrest anc
prosecute every bartender caught sell
ing liquor to minors.
A northern Kansas man who is Wis
iting down in Arkansas says in let