The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-03-17

main line of the Missouri Pacific rail-
road.
"Reduced rates of interest" This
is line in the ads of all loan agents
in Kansas today.
City elections are now so close at
hand that many papers are offering to
print announcements at reduced rates.
Several papers in Kansas are offer
ing life subscriptions to the Oldest cit
izen residing in the county where the
paper is published.
A man with his wife and step-daugh'
ter as assistants, was caught stealing
corn in Sumner county the other day
pleasant family affair.
An ordinance recently passed by the
Wellington council provides that here
after only brick and cement sidewalks
may be laid in that city.
A township of land in Kearney coun-
ty has been purchased by California
parties who will engage in the bust
ness of breeding fancy stock.
A mountain lion story brought the
,nimrods of Pratt county out in hot
haste the other day, but they failed to
made connections with the beast.
A travelling hypnotist who held forth
in Ottawa recently had great difficulty
in inducing subjects" to come upon
the stage. 1t is to the credit of the
town.
There has been so many weddings
in Dickinson county this year that all
the preachers and their families are
wearing good clothes, remarks an ex-
change.
The Kansas boys at Manila, it is said,
excel in marching, discipline and the
manual of arms. And it must be true,
for it is a Kansan who makes the state
ment.
The next meeting of the State Board
of Pharmacy will be held at Lawrence
in Nav in connection with the annual
meeting of the State Pharmaceutical
association.
S. II. Dodge, who was last week
named as one of the regents OF the
state normal, has held that position
for over eight years and for the past
six years he has been treasurer OF the
board.
One of the Kansas boys at Manila,
in letter to the home folks, says that
turkeys are worth 49, 25, while good
chickens may be procured for quar-
ter. Turkey ought not to be preferred
to chicken at even money.
Residents of Browns Creek and
Prairie townships, on the southern
tier in Jewell county, will make an
effort to get in on the experiment IN
rural free delivery for which. congress
made an appropriation of $4,000,
There are two postofIices in the
southwestern corner of Mitchell coun'
ty, Hunter and Upton, about seven
miles apart. A letter mailed at either
place for the other, though, travels
nearly 200 before reaching its destina-
ton.
In the Collins trial, in December
last, and now again in the argument
for re-hearing, good, pious old To.
peka has developed small army OF
the most cheerful liars that ever clint.
ed into the witness chair under sworn
oath.
Everyone has heard of the man whe-
built barn around his horse and for.
got to cut door in order to get the
animal out. At Cedarvale the other
day a man did trick almost equal tc
this. He received an order for gal
vanized iron water tank, which was
made according to the plans submit
ted. The tank was such big one
that after it was completed it was
found that the only way to get it out
doors was to take out a side of the
shop.
Kansas is further south than most
people suppose. lis gradually in the
southern part taking on southern
dishes. Chilli is used extensively in
southern Kansas, as are tamales.
Outing for March is a seasonable
and satisfying number, which carries
many fine illustrations. Warlus hunt
ing in North Greenland, fishing in
Florida waters, snow shoeing in west
ern wilds, shooting in South America,
articles upon terriers and spaniels,
wolf hunting, bicycling and yachting,
afford a pleasing variety.
That proposition to amend the con-
stitution so as to secure more judges
has been submitted twice and defeat
ed, but the liberal members of the leg
islature are willing to give the people
chance to vote on anything