The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-05
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

forgot to grow, there is settlement
called Sawlog.
Since the recent rains the wheat i
making rapid growth and the farm
ers are well pleased with the presen
outlook.
Beloit will have rock pile with thu
usual ball and chain attachment TO
the hoboes who strike town, or tn,
erring ones who transgress the law o
the land.
Holton will make the strongest kline
of pull to get the grand army en-
campment for next year; and the towr
would no doubt take care of it in 6
creditable way.
The wheat fields in southern Kansas
are looking much better than at this
season last year. There is a good
stand and very little shows damage
from the hard winter.
Congressman Curtis of the Chicago
Record, who came to Kansas for the
purpose of writing series of pros
perity letters" for his paper, says that
he found plenty of material to work
on.
Superintendent Church has admit
ted the Boston Fire Insurance COM
pany to do business in the state of
Kansas This company has capital
stock of 81 1000, 900. This is it's first
application for Kansas license and
1t has never done business in the state
before
Osborne county lost 1926. Is recently
by the death of jointist who had
fines standing against him aggregat-
ing that sum. He had been released
from Jail on his promise to pay $25 a
month until the score was cleared up,
but before the first payment was due
he was on his death bed
When the commissioners of Nemaha
county met last week they were con-
fronted with bills aggregating S5,274.-
30 incurred in dealing with the small
pox cases, which prevailed there re-
Gently. The total of the claims dazed
the commissioners and they deferred
action on them until the next meet
Ing.
A special from Oberlin, Kans., says:
Last year many new settlers came to
northwestern Kansas. This year, Sc
far, many more have come Many of
those who left during the dry years
just preceding 1895 are returning and
reestabl;shing themselves on their old
homesteads, which they then abandon.
ed
Dickinson county is making great
record for morality these days. On
April 20 Judge Moore rescinded the
order for jury for the May term of
q the district court, there not being a
single criminal case for trial. Two
cases were on the docket, but one
minor offender has jumped his bond
and the other will plead guilty. 1t is
the first time in years that no criminal
cases have been tried
Warden Lands has returned from
his trip with the board of penitentiary
directors from Saltwater, MINI. where
they had gone to investigate the Irvine
plant The trip, the warden states,
was very hard one. Every moment
of the visit at the Minnesota peniten-
tiary was occupied in securing infor-
nation covering the Irvine manufac-
turing business. Advertisements for
bids will at once be prepared by the
board and published. 1t will be sew
eral weeks before the machinery can
be secured, and months before the
plant will be in operation.
Eskridge is to have lady band. AS
a rule lady band looks lot better
than it plays.
1.-THE ammunition train and reserves
of the goth Kansas volunteers, Colonel
Frederick Funston, marching through
Caloocan at night after the battle of
February TO-" This is the line bess
meath a spirited, double-page illustra-
ton in the last issue of Harper's
Weekly. The whole world will be-
come familiar with the exploits of
these boys of the prairie, and they
are worthy of the fame that is theirs
Woodson county will spend some
thing in excess of $4,000 in the con-
struction of court house and county
Jail
Pottawatomie county has demon
strated that prohibition can be made
to pay. 1t has just cleaned up 1870 20,
above all costs and expenses, by the
collection of fines and costs in thirteen
liquor prosecutions. Any sucker who
wants to run up against the prohibit
cory Law up there will be warmly wei
coined by the taxpayers of the coun-
ty.
The material is on the ground and
work will be commenced Immediately