The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11

Kansas papers are noting grea'
many sales of real estate; farm prop
crty, especially.
Ten cents peck is all that is asked
for elegant tomatoes ut Ottawa
Plain ones would probably not bring
more than ten cents a 'bushel
In school district No. 20 in Atchisor
county, there are many negroes, who
lately elected board OF negro trus
tees. The trustees employed a negro
Green, as teacher The whites threat
en- to organize a new school district
A Kansas City, Mo-, man wants tc
start bank in Kansas He has $780,
900 cash capital. He writes Bank
Commissioner Jc&n Breidenthal for
advice, saying that so many good 10
cations have been pointed out to him
that he is confused.
This year the railroads are going to
do the good thing by the Atchisor
Corn Carnival. Not only will very
low rates be made from points at con-
siderable distance from Atchison, but
the roads are putting up cash contri-
buttons and in other ways will take
an active interest in making the Car
nival success. The Carnival has
been good in previous years. 1t will
be better than ever this fall, and Atch-
ison will probably have record break
ing crowd.
State Labor Commissioner Johnson
who has travelled quite extensively
over the state picking up information
concerning labor matter for his forth
coming biennial report, says that la
Dor is better employed in the state to-
day than ever before "If there are
men idle now it is because of choice
and not on account of no opportunity
to work." said he. Wages have in
creased all along the line and outside
of the Big Four coal strike no troubles
exist. OF course wages are not as high
| yet as the men would like to have
them and they will keep arguing for
raise. They don't think they are get
ting as much as conditions justify.
But the question will be solved peace.
fully"
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe.
- To ca11irrr finlynfc 70
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF S32.5O
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $2s.s5. For particulars call
on or address, l.. r. DELANEY, Agt.,
Wichita, Kans
Adiutant General Fox has received
from Washington official notification
that ordinance supplies sufficient to
fully equip the Kansas national guard
which is now reorganizing have been
shipped to Topeka. Difficulty has been
experienced in bringing about this
settlement, as deficiencies in the sup
plies had arisen owing to poor book
keeping and bad records kept by COM
pany commanders before the ordinance
was turned over to the government at
the outbreak of the war with Spain.
Pering, Blevins & Steele proprietors
of the Silverdale stone quarries in
Cowley county, have put in lot OF
steam machinery. The engine was
started and the work of taking the
rock out or the ground with the aid OF
steam was commenced last week.
Considerable more machinery is or
the ground and being set up now.
These gentlemen have the contract tc
furnish the stone for the addition and
improvements of the Hutchinson re-
forma.ory and they expect to begin
shipping at once The reputation of
the Silverdale stone for building pur-
poses is we'll known to contractors
throughout this and neighboring
states and there are very few large
contracts let without the Silverdale
stone having been considered.
For failing to deliver certain mess
ages, Kansas woman has sued the
Western Union for SIS, 900, which she
is not likely to get.
A sandbagger was arrested in Atch-
ison few days ago. His defense is
that he was temporarily deranged
when he struck the detective for mon
ey.
The Leavenworth joint-keepers have
mailed rush orders for Scotch whisky
since the announcement that golf
links are to be laid off on the reserva-
| ton.
There are in Kansas 100 towns hav-
ing a population of 1000 or over. Last
year there were 103.
Considerable excitement prevails in
the northwestern part of Marion coun-
ty over the discovery of what is
thought to be gold bearing ore in pay