The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-02

what were needed to rush the crops
along.
1t is pretty safe to say that the TWEEN
tieth will be mustered out at Leaven-
worth.
II the rains continue it will knock
the hot winds out, which arrive later
in the summer.
New industries are establishing
themselves throughout the state and
prosperity is evident on every side.
Phillipsburg and Osborne beat all
the other towns of northwest Kansas
to the rubber-tired buggy grade of
style.
The present prospects for a big corn
crop in Kansas are SAID to be very flat
tering. A larger acreage than usual
has been put in.
The worst hail storm that ever visit
ed Saline county swept over the south
ern portion the other evening, and it
is said that thousands of acres of oats,
wheat and corn are ruined. A large
numberof hogs were killed and houses
and outbuildings damaged to an alarm
ing extent. Near Lindsborg, several
people were injured but none fatally.
DR.. G. II. Kittell of Mcpherson coun-
ty, received $1,000 from the Rock Is
land Railroad company for the loss of
dental gold in the Volland wreck on
March 10th. This was a very difficult
loss to prove as the gold was in the
mails. The company made affidavit
that they had mailed the package and
the postal authorities made affidavit
that the mail was sent and upon this
evidence the loss was promptly paid.
A deal has been consummated where
by Henry Weis, of Waterloo, Iowa,
secured large interest in the Ellis
worth Paper company at Coffeyville.
Within sixty or ninety days the ca
pacity of the plant will be increased
to ten tons per day, which doubles its
present output. New machinery will
be added and the plant put in a condi-
ton where every part of it can be
utilized to its maximum extent. These
new improvements will be begun at
once.
A Liberty school teacher has won a
SIS, 900 damage suit for being made to
walk six miles Two years ago he Wis
tied Wichita At night he went to the
union Frisco and Santa Fe depot and
asked for ticket to Cherryvale. He
claims that he asked for ticket over
the Frisco, the defendants claimed
that he did not. At any rate he re
ceived Santa Fe ticket and boarded a
Frisco train. Six miles out of Wichita
the Frisco conductor put him off and
he had to walk back to Wichita. He
set up the claim that he caught cold
that lead to consumption from the ex
posure
According to the returns of the as
SCISSORS, the population of Thomas
county is 1864, gain of about $50
over 1898. The county shows healthy
increase over 1898 in everything per-
tanning to the prosperity of the farm
ers The value of animals fattened
and killed during the past year was
$50, 236, against SAC, 624 in 1898. 1t also
shows healthy increase in the num-
Der of cattle and hogs. OF the former
there are 1860 head and of the latter
6, 173 head. There are in winter wheat
70, 99S acres and spring wheat 20,767
acres. In corn the assessors return
%, 991 acres, while corn planting is yet
at lively rate. The
value of farms and improvements is
placed at $5S7, 465 for 1899, and the
value of farm implements and machin-
cry Is put dI Pff; OOl' Lie ldLc rains
have put the ground in the best shape,
and with favorable weather Thomas
county will raise one of her big crops
of wheat and corn.
Phillip Kelly of the Soldiers Home
at Leavenworth is putting the finish
ing touches on statute of Dewey
which is said to be faithful repre-
of the Admiral.
George A. Clarke, secretary of state,
has decided that it will be impossible
for him to enforce the provision of the
Bush Incorporation law passed by the
special session of the legislature, re-
curing corporations to file in the Of
fee of the secretary of state, state
ment showing what transfers of stock
take place in the business
A sad accident is reported by the
Powhattan POST A farmer living few
miles from that town shot off his
mouth so hard the other day that the
recoil put him back a week with his
corn planting.