The Chanute times., 1899-12-01

Burlington estimates that Halloween
cost the town about 500 in broken
sidewalks.
Lawrence is to have new $4,000
school house and an $4,000 courthouse
in the near future.
A Wilson county man claims to have
gathered $50 bushels of corn Off "a
acres of ground
The Kansas court of appeals will eX-
pire by limitation before the the next
legislature meets.
Some of the handsomest diamonds in
Topeka are worn by employees in the
Rock Island offices.
The space allotted in the capitol at
at Washington for the statues OF two
Kansans is still unoccupied.
A Kirwin merchant offers premium
of $40 to the person who sells him the
most eggs before Christmas.
John A. Bright, grand master of the
I. o. o. F., of Kansas, has dedicated a
new Odd Fellows hall at Delphos.
State Labor Commissioner johnson
says that many persons are hndlng
| work through the state employment
agency.
The court of appeals has ruled that
spotter evidence is admissible in liq-
uor cases, but the jury must judge OF
it's weight.
Henry L. Woods, Burlington attor-
ney, lost his barn by fire. His fine
phaeton was cut to pieces in front OF
his house.
The Missouri Pacific sleeper which
formerly started from Hutchinson for
Kansas City will hereafter be started
from Wichita.
Westmoreland has a railroad at last
branch of the Leavenworth, Kansas
and Western. A big celebration had
to result of course.
Several hundred head of cattle are
being fed for the market near Bur-
lington. They eat about $4,000 pounds
of corn chop day.
The new congregational church at
Tryon was dedicated and after the
ceremonies chicken dinner was served
in the new building.
The smallest election table this fall
appears in the Leoti Standard-Wichi-
ta county, little over stickfull.
There are three voting precints in
the county, casting less than 300 votes
Judge Wellhouse, the celebrated ap-
pie grower, will harvest only one hun
dred barrels of apples from his 96o
acres of orchard land in Shawnee coun-
ty. He has orchards in other parts of
| the state.
Bethesda Hospital at Goessel, is re-
ported in thriving condition. There
are four nurses, one trainer, on duty
| all the time. Volunteer contributions
from the Mennonite churches are made
with regularity.
Thirty farmers of north Dickinson
county gathered and cribbed widow's
corn crop, set up a machine and
threshed her kaffir corn and put the
place in good shape generally. They
then departed without a word to the
widow. Their own hearts will reward
them.
The Philipsburg Dispatch says that
while there are half dozen flour mills in
that county that turn out a product as
good as that made anywhere, the bulk
of the flour that is commonly sold in
that city comes from Topeka, Atchison,
Salina, and Beloit. The same old story.
People will continue to pay freights
both ways on their own products.
Lieutenant J. H. Bell who is men
toned in the late dispatches from Ma
Mia for his bravery, is well known in
central Kansas. When General For
sythe was in command at Fort Riley
Bell was his adjutant.
1t is said that the action of the Mis-
souri, Pacific in deciding to distribute
its hospital Accommodations along the
line, instead of maintaining genera
hospital at Kansas City, is due to the
united action of the employees of the
road who were dissatisfied with the
old arrangement.
The steel range offered by an Olath'
firm as a prize in a guessing contes
went to lady whose home had beer
destroyed by fire. The range weighed
$50 pounds, and the guesses, made b.
ladies only, ranged from $50 to 1,sO
pounds.
Ex-senator John Martin has proba
bly, practised law for longer numbe
of years than any other Kansas attor
ney. He was admitted to the bar il
Topeka forty-three years ago in 1856
In 1855 he served as foreman of tn