The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-05-26

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becoming 40 common MS public sale
bills in the fall.
According to the assessors returns
I. B. Wilcox, farmer.politician, is the
richest man in Atchison county.
In addition to money fee Fort
Scott firm of lawyers got double-bar
relied shot gun, revolver and wag-
on for defending a counterfeiter.
People should feel sorry for the
school teachers. The hottest weather
of the year is coming on now, and
with it comes the time for holding The
county normals.
People complain a great deal on ac'
count of hand organs They should
cease complaining long enough once
in while to feel pity for the poor
grinder who has to listen to his own
music all the time, day in and day
out.
A Dickinson county prisoner an
nounced that he intended to cease eat"
ing and drinking. He tried it for
about four days, but as the practice
became little wearing on the eonsti-
tuition, he has decided to again take
nourishment.
A Kiowa county man fell in fit one
| ,aoAuara6
constituencies yet. He talked for
half an hour with man he thought
was cattle buyer before he caught
on to the fact that he was the town.
ship assessor.
The continued dry, windy weather
is not favorable to growing crops and
the improvement in wheat, oats, barley
and grass this week is generally con-
fined to portions of counties in which
good local showers occurred. Rye is
beginning to head in Trego county.
1t is terrible to contemplate the un.
relenting manner with which hard
luck will camp on the trail of some
people In Linn county Il man was
sentenced to serve a term in the coun-
ty Jail, and before he had been there
long enough to feel at home his moth
in-law became an inmate of the same
institution. On complaint of her hus-
band she had been convicted of dis
turbing the peace.
A price is put on the head of wolves
in Kansas Common wolves, when
dead, are worth 81 at the county
clerks office. The real ornerv wolves,
whose lives arc marked by acts OF es-
pecial cussedness, bring S. This
bounty is put upon them because they
are pests They are continually de.
stroying live stock, and there is no
good in them. Human wolves, who
are just as ornery and just as danger
Gus, are allowed to run at large and
commit devilment which ought to re-
suit in having bounty placed on their
scalps also.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fo.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF $3.50.
To Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon $2s. IS. For particulars call
on or address, l.. R. DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, KanS
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fe
Route.
On June 9th and goth, the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets at the very
cheap rate of one fare for the round
trip plus 81. 90 to all points in Arkan-
sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
Mexico. These tickets will bear going
limit with stopover privileges of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one
days from date of sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do well to call
on some representative of the road
reaches all points of importance-Th
Great Santa Fe.
J.. R. DELANEY, Agt.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie en-
countered an obstacle of serious ma
ture in Auditor Cole last week. Mr..
Cole drew his blue pencil through an
item of $4lS. so in Mr.. McKenzie's claim
for the past month. The total amount
asked for expenses was $1,O1794, in
which was included bill for S4iS 80
in favor of the Kansas City Printing
company for printing. Auditor Cole
refused to allow the claim on the
ground that printing for state officers
must always be done by the state prin-
ter.
Governor Stanley has announced
that he will appoint Tomlinson, OF
Ottawa county, as warden of the pen
itentia-y
Down in Sumner county lot oil
people have arisen to the defense OF
the coyote. They claim he keeps the