The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

renee.
Cobs are being advertised for sale a
different points in Kansas at ten cent
n load.
A Marshall county farmer expects t.
get 10, 500 bushels of potatoes from 50
acre patch.
There are 67O students now attending
the Agricultural College; $50 more thar
ever before.
In the Labette County district cour,
Ahere were during the first week, ter
Convictions and pleas of guilty.
The Exchange bank of Stockton has
gone into liquidation. The owner
claims that banking is not profitable.
Another new electric light company
is after franchise in Kansas City, Kan,
The promoters are James A. Blair and
James III. Frost.
Norton county is having warm
campaign over the location OF county
high school. Every town in the coun-
ty is candidate.
Cawker City Ledger; "Twenty-one
months ago w. R. Oliver purchased a
sow for Sl2. For the sow and increase
he has realized S172.s0.
Fred Roberts of Wellington attends
college at Norman, o. T., where all his
expenses are paid in order to secure
his services on the foot ball team.
The Congregational church at We'll
lington has paid off $500 debt in ad-
dition to it's pastors salary and other
expenses, and has balance in bank.
A man who leased mill on the north
fork of the Solomon is watching his
rent climb up every day and is unable
70 turn wheel on account of the lack
of water in the river.
P. Anderson & Co., of Monterey,
Kas., have closed deal for the pur-
chase of the Duncan mill property at
Blue Rapids, Kas., and will at once
erect a 15O-barrel mill and an elevator.
The Horton Headlight man heard
farmer offer a laborer ~ cents bus
hel to pick corn the other day, and the
fellow actually refused. He said he
had better thing and could make more
money.
A reunion and reception of the Off
GERS of Grand Lodge, Grand Encamp-
ment and Rebeka Assembly, is called
for Wednesday evening of the week
during the session of the Grand Lodge
in Topeka next year.
New York Mail and Express: Kan
sas with total bank capitalization of
S13, 900, 900, has bank deposits of $50
OOO. 900, and reserves amounting to $12-
600. 900. That's what's the matter with
Kansas; but it isn't serious
The Clay Center Rock Island depot
was burned on Oct. IA. The fire start
ed in the freight room. The origin of
the fire is unknown. The ticket case
and some other furniture were saved.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Annually in Kansas when the asses
sors of the various townships arrange
the basis of assessment there is a roar
on account of the glaring inconsistent
cies in the taxation scheme of the state
A great stir is kicked up, and the de-
mand is made that this Great Evil be
remedied. Then the kicking dies away,
soon it is forgotten, and the old yell
sleeps for another year, to break out
with the same old vigor and the same
old result
The synod of the Presbyterian church
of Kansas has been holding its sessions
in Concordia.
The estimate is now made that the
whislS broom corn crop, nearly all of
which is raised in Kansas, is fully 600
tons less than last year. If this is true
there ought to be no trouble about
good prices from now until the next
crop is harvested. Last year the jump
to 800 did not come until the first of
December. 1t is fully two months ear
lier this season, and indicates some
what, the drift of the current.
j. C. Lowry, of Sedgwick county, says
his sweet potatoes are running 200
bushels to the acre. He exhibits sim
gle vine with twenty-three sweet pota-
toes, weighing fourteen pounds.
Kansas has her hook in that Trans
vaal trouble Charley and Walter
Price, formerly of Atchison are super
intendents of gold mine near johann
nesburg which is owned by English
capitalists. The Kansans are both
married, and have sent their families
20 points where they will be safe what
ever turn may be taken.
j. G. Groves, the wealthy colored
farmer of Edwardsville, owns one of
the largest potato farms in the state,
and he is recognized as the wealthiest
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