The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-16

fakirs.
An old man at Leavenworth buclsed
circus shell game $50 worth few
days ago.
1t has been found that the Kansas
chigger this year swims and carries a
sword and a bayouet.
1t took So, worth of glass to re-
PET the damage done by the hall
storm in Marion and vicinity
One teacher out of eighty-four eX-
AHMED at Blue Rapids succeeded IN
securing first grade certificate.
Nearly ton and half of butter
was made at the Garnett creamery
last week; the largest weekly run yet
made
Fort Scott is after Spanish cannon
and thinks it ought to have no trouble
in securing one, as it is one of the few
towns where a national cemetery Is
located.
There was an increase of ISL in the
population of Ford county the past
year. Ford county is well down on
the list. It's total population at the
last count was 4,501,
A $4,000 Catholic church is in course
of construction at Upton, settlements
in southwest Mitchell county, twenty
miles from a railroad. The corner
stone of the edifice was laid recently.
This will be a magnificent structure
An attorney of WaKeeney has al
ready filed suits on IS claims in the
Trego- Ellis counties mining district,
and the prospects are that all the
government land in the belt will soon
be covered by homestead entries
Many Trego county farmers and citi
zens are securing land in the mining
district.
The people of Topeka are thoroughly
in earnest about their demand for an
auditorium and they are growing sick
of the numerous delays. The general
sentiment among shrewd business men
is that the present city building should
bring at least $45, 900, but on all sides
it is freely stated that it would be
better to lose $1,000, or even $4,000,
than longer delay the construction of
the auditorium.
The corn fields in the vicinity of
Manhattan are suffering greatly from
a pest known as the corn worm that
has made its appearance this spring.
The worm is described as being three
fourths of an inch in length, with
very hard shining skin of light
brown color. In fields that are badly
infected the worms are found from one
to half a dozen in a hill. They bur-
row into the corn and in some in
stances completely devour the tender
sprouts. This pest is recognized as an
exceedingly difficult one to combat,
and the Kansas experiment station
recommends that the corn be plowed
up and the ground replanted as the
best possible way to get rid of the
pest.
Farmers from various parts of Sum-
ner county complain of peculiar dis
ease that is affecting quite number
of horses in their locality. The all
ment seems to be something of a mys-
terry to horsemen who have given it
any consideration but some contribute
it to poisonous weed which grows in
their pastures and gets mixed in the
hay. The disease is not regarded as
fatal, but it is very painful and injur
ious to the horses mouth which it
seems to affect the most Their mouths
get sore and their lips become dry and
bleed. They can scarcely eat while in
this condition and as aresult the horses
lose considerably in flesh and are thus
greatly injured ard hardly able to
stand the years work.
This year the Santa Fe is measuring
its advertising by the acre.
In the vicinity of Perry, Kans, the
Irish potato crop has been attacked by
several species of bugs that are prov
ing very destructive. 1t is nothing
unusual for these pests to show up
about this time of year, but farmers
say that never before have they been
nearly SO destructive. Many farmers
are becoming alarmed at the destruc.
ton wrought by the bugs and are taxi
ing steps toward trying to suppress
them.
There is row on at Fort Scott as to
who has a right to hold the office of
street commissioner.
At indication of the rate at which
business in Topeka is progressing is
shown by the way in which the bust
ness of the postoffice is increasing.
During the month of May just closed
the receipts of the Topeka Office from
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