The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-04

1t is reported that there will be {
: big shortage of school teachers IL
Sumner county this fall.
The old soldiers and sailors of Phil
lips county will hold reunion a
Agra September 1916
The Santa Fe is feeling good ant
painting things red. The last thing
touched up with this color are the
cars.
In Shawnee county peddler was
bitten by vicious dog, which seemed
to take it for granted that the man
had come for dinner.
A tardy application of the principle
that every disease brings its remedy is
the intention by a Kansas man of
device for killing flies
The various committees Of the Old
Settlers association of Marshall coun-
ty, are preparing for n grand reunion
huBuoo ~, -, 10 anu 1o' AhSJ wa
celebrate the twenty-drst birthday OF
the association this year.
A member of an engineering corps
of the Union Pacific now working
near Wamego is an ardent sportsman,
and few days ago some of the boys
of the town initiated him into the
mysteries of "snipe hunting"
A southern Kansas clothing dealer
drew crowd to his store few days
ago by selling silver dollars for %
cents each. He had 1000 on display
in his show window, and his scheme
drew enough trade to more than offset
the discount on the dollars
1t is claimed by some that air-slack-
ed lime, sprinkled around field OF
corn, will deter the chinch bugs from
invading it. 1t only takes about a
bushel to go around a quarter, and if
it accomplishes the work as well as it
is claimed, it is cheap shut-out for
pests
Several Fort Scott boys who left
there year and a half ago for the
Klondike are homeward bound. They
are bringing back no gold, but feel
thankful that they are permitted to
yet away alive, as they went through
some terrible experiences in their
hunt for wealth.
A Saline county young man, after
trying various schemes to overcome
obesity, finally concluded to work off
mis- flesh in the harvest field. He had
no difficulty in getting job; worked
hard, ate good, wholesome country
grub-and at the end of the third day
found he had gained three pounds.
He quit the job.
Topeka has natural gas sensation.
A small stream runs through Guilford
Dudley's farm, two miles south of To-
peka, and it was found that match
applied to the air bubbling up at
certain point, caused it to ignite. A
number of Topeka men became SO in
terested that they held meeting the
other night to talk up the formation
of company TO make something of
the discovery.
Some time ago William Hall, La
bette county farmer, discovered in IL
clay deposit on his farm, mineral,
some of which was sent to an assayer
in Denver, who pronounced it gold and
silver assaying $3.50 to the ton. The
clay in which the mineral was found
proves to be fire clay of fine quality,
and some excellent tests of it have
since been made Jack and lead have
also been found on the farm, and there
is every indication that The latter
minerals will be developed in paying
quantities. The fire clay is four feet
thick and is found within two feet of
the surface. The farm has been leas-
ed to mining expert who will at once
begin the work of prospecting for
mineral.
The Chautauqua at Ottawa ought to
be made movable event. to be called
whenever there is danger of drouth in
Kansas
If war comes with Canada, the north
line of Kansas, which at present is
lost is immense corn-felds and sun
flower patches, will have to be chalked
off and guarded.
Governor Stanley says If President
Mckinley should order another regi-
ment from Kansas lie will guarantee
to have it mustered in within ten days
after receiving the order.
The army worm is reported as doing
ONE damage in SO uthern Kansas. No
doubt the army worm has heard of the
rout of the Gold Serpent and the Red
Dragon, and thinks that with clear
field he may be enabled to get in his
graft
The Rev. Witherspoon, of Narka,
must have a great stand-in with the
naon1a of his town The Darson is