The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-02-24
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

McNall has collected $15,5 from
the insurance companies under the
special session law taxing foreign
companies
1t was a shanty trick, but some I'M
regenerate being stole half ton OF
coal belonging to st. John minister
during the recent cold weather.
There is man in Greenwood coun-
ty who points with pride TO Jersey
cow he owns who within the past
twelve months became the mother OF
three calves; twins once
A Holton woman, when she read in
the papers about the introduction OF
the anti-bucket shop bill, remarked
that she was glad to see the legisla-
ture had come out for prohibition.
Chorus of Kansas papers: "It would
be easier to give the names of those
who have not been sick this week than
to print the list of those who have
been suffering from some cause or 9TH
err"
It is about time for the helpful hen
to get action on her egg producing
machinery again. This thing of being
obliged to pay twenty-five cents doz-
en- for eggs is getting mighty monot-
onous.
There were 1915 cars of wheat ship
ped from Ellis county for the year end
ing January 1, 1899. Counting 800
bushels of the wheat to the car means
1852, 900 bushels of wheat shipped
from that county.
A prominent Kansas exchange says;
"By mulching fruit trees now the frost
can be kept in the ground longer
when it turns warm, thus keeping The
buds from swelling the first warm
SPELL and will insure you a crop
where otherwise you might fail"
Postmaster Alrich of Cawker notes
that a letter was mailed in that town,
addressed to- Admission, Alaska, and
the answer thereto received in sixteen
days. However, people who write let
tiers to friends in Alaska and do not
get returns within this time should
not abuse the local postmaster
A lot of Marshall county men held
wolf hunt recently. 1t was really a
kind act on their part, and highly APP
preciated by the wolves, as the day
was bitter cold, and the beasts needed
to exercise to keep warm, but were
too lazy to do so until the bowling
crowd of hunters came their way.
According to Secretary Coburn's re-
port Kansas produced cotton in 1898 to
the amount of S2,537.5O. 1t was raised
in three counties-Labette, Wilson and
Montgomery, the latter producing
81 900 worth. In 1897 the crop Of the
state was worth 81, $3.50, raised IN
six counties-Atchison Haskell. Mont
gomery. Rocks, Washington and Will
son. In that year Haskell and Rocks
tied with crop of $50 pounds, which
was worth 50.
Leavenworth is contemplating new
plan for dealing with the bad pupils
at the public school who play hockey,
disobey orders, steal and cause trouble
in other ways. All such pupils will be
sent to school by themselves, under
one teacher, and to be known as a
school for incorrigibles. The plan
will cost the board about $50 month
extra, but will weed out all the bad
pupils in other rooms and remove bad
examples from pupils naturally in
clined to be good.
Some one has started the green-eyed
rumor that the Santa Fe will soou re-
place its present workmen on the
western division with japanese labor
Newton will enter the contest for
the location of branch insane asy-
lum. The Commercial club has taken
up the matter and has appointed a
committee which will go to Topeka
and look over the situation and deter
mine what steps should be taken.
The committee will urge the central
location of Newton and its excellent
railroad connection.
The present Kansas Legislature will
appropriate something like four mil
lion dollars. All Wichita asks is lit
tie old $50, 900 for Normal school and
is liable to be turned down.
1t is officially announced that the
Missouri Pacific railway company has
purchased the Central Branch lines
west of Waterville. There has been
considerable talk that the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe company had
bought the property. The Missouri
Pacific has been operating the lines
for IS years under lease.
Tomlinson was suppose to have been
selected for warden for the peniten-
tiary. Something has happened, the
turntable has revolved and IL is now