The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-23

III taxes genuine pHtTlOJ 10 SERVE
on the finance committee of Fourth
of July celebration.
Onaga has an ordinance prohibiting
the maintenance of barb wire fences
along streets that are side-walked
Mound City is preparing to give a
rousing reception to the Linn county
boys who are with the Twentieth
'when Johnny comes marching home
1t is a triAe queer. Several days
have elapsed since Jeffries knocked
out Fitzsinmons, but no Kansan haa
yet bobbed up to claim relationship
with the champion.
1t has been thought fer several years
tnat western Kansas counties had tho
corner on the bond business. TIL y
have been outdone by Butler county,
Neb, which issued 500, 600 in railroad
bonds and never paid cent of inter-
est upon them.
Weather Observer jennings, of To-
peka, estimates the probable apple
crop of this year to be smaller than
many supposed it would be. The ap
pies are falling from the trees. Wet
weather is causing this trouble. Fred
Wellhouse, the apple king says that
there will be but IS per cent of cron
of apples raised on account'of this
falling of the immature crop.
Gypsum and gypsum cement pIaster9
! of Kansas are treated of in the fifth
volume of the university geological
survey of Kanoas, which has just app
peared. The report shows that gyp'
sum is the fourth nonmetallic mineral
of Kansas in the value OF its product
It's value in 1897 was S252 900. Besides
its use for cement Prof. Grimsley be-
lieves gypsum can be properly crush
ed and used by farmers for fertilizer
The board of regents of the state
agricultural college has decided, so it
is reported, to place e. Il. Fairchild
president of the board of regents, in
charge of the institution until suita-
BILE man for president is found. Presi-
dent Will has been dismissed and his
successor has not been elected Until
this action is taken by the board Mr..
Fairchild will have charge He is not
related to the ex-president of the in
stitution. The president of the board
lives in Ellsworth county.
The prospect for good crop in the
northeastern part of Wilson and south
eastern part of Woodson counties could
not be more favorable. Through April
and May they had rain enough to keep
vegetation growing. but not enough
to interfere with farm work. Conse-
quently when the June rains came on
the most of the corn was clean, and
now the farmers are rushing to get
over it again before it gets too large.
Oats and fax are in fine condition.
Tame hay, though there is but small
acreage, will be short. Prairie hay
will be heavy.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $32 So
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $2s.s5. For particulars call
on or address, l.. r. DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita Kans
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fe
Route
On June the 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
limit with stopover privileges of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one
days from date of sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do well to call
on some representative of the road
reaches all points of importance-The
Great Santa Fe
L. +. DELANEY, Agt.
The Kansas hen is better thing
than good sized chunk of Klondike.
Last year Kansas farmers received
more than four million dollars for hen
fruit.
On the Sd of July special election
will be held at Westmoreland. The
people will vote on the question of
issuing bonds to the amount of $40, 900
for the purpose of bringing railroad
to that town. Westmoreland is the
county seat of one of the good coun-
ties of the state, and ought to have a
railroad.
Forty-three marriage licenses were
issued in Cherokee county during the
month of May.
If the dry weather will just continue
few days longer, the wheat harvest