The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-11-17
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

NoJs
A golden eagle was shot near Ton
ganoxie and the milliners purchased
the feathers.
!Leavenworth Jews have dedicated
synagogue which they have named The
House of Jacob.
The mortgage releases in SedgwiclS
county this year will aggregate over a
million dollars.
There are 755 men in the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth. Its
capacity is only 500.
The people of Eskridge turned out
and huslSed and cribbed Harry Spar
lings' widows corn crop.
The American District Telegraph SER
vice is to be established in Atchison If
the city will grant franchise.
Sheep items are becoming more com
mon in the Kansas papers. The sheep
industry seems to be rapidly forging
ahead
Enterprise has opened litigation with
the owner of the water works in that
city, claiming the right, under con-
tract, to purchase the same at an APP
praised value.
The Twentieth Kansas boys brought
back little Filipino boy and he will
be educated by the members of the
regiment He is in charge of Lieu
tenant Collin Ball.
w. II. Morgan of Topeka, of the
Hubbard e Morgan Cattle company,
has arranged for the feeding of thous-
ands of head of beef cattle in the
vicinity of Blue Rapids.
Colonel T. w. Harrison, of Topeka,
has been confirmed deputy Of the SUI
preme council for Kansas in Scottish
Rite Masonry. This places him at the
head of the order in this state,
Residence property in Colby is at
premium 1t is reported that every
house and room in the city available
for business or living purposes is
crowded to it's utmost capacity.
CLYDE B. Parker of Oberlin, appoint
ed q lieutenant in the new volunteer
service, has resigned as quartermaster
general of the Kansas National Guard.
His successor has not yet been appoint
ed. Parker has been assigned to duty
with the Forty-fourth regiment.
There is great lack of knowledge
of the Kansas Agricultural Experiment
Station. Many farmers have scarcely
heard of it; others who have heard of
it do not know that its bulletins can
be had for the asking by any farmer in
Kansas. The Station is a part of the
Kansas State Agricultural College. Its
expenses are met by an annual appro-
priation by Congress, made in accord
ance with the provisions of what is
known as the Hatch act. Fifteen
thousand dollars per annum in quar-
terly payments are sent directly to the
College treasurer. Only five per cent
of this may be used for buildings, and
at the Kansas station very little has
been so used The balance is used for
salaries of the staff, apparatus, mater
ials, labor and publication of results.
The station wants the farmers to have
the benefit of it's results, and invites
correspondence concerning agricultur-
al topics 1t would like to know what
problems are especially interesting
the farmers at any time, and will do
all it can to solve them. Farmers not
now receiving the bulletins can have
them free of charge.
John Speer was Juggling a big satchel
through the St. Louis depot, on his
way home to the funeral of his son,
when two ladies insisted on aiding
him, and did He asked them where
they lived and they said Kansas. They
had recognized him and wanted to
help him.
Felt Snyder, Wichita rag picker,
who was at one time worth s75, 900, &C
cidentally set fire to his shanty while
he was drunk. When the flames were
extinguished his charred body was
found in the ruins.
At 0swego Herman LinslSy was con-
victed of stealing pair of pantaloons,
and Judge Skidmore in passing SEN
tenee said: ''This is the first time in
my judicial career that have known
of jew being convicted of a felony"
DR.. Sellarcs, a leading citizen of
Scranton, dropped dead on the streets
of his home town after returning from
the Topeka reception, and James Dyer,
one of the Oldest settlers in Pittsburg,
dropped dead in Frontenac, where he
had gone to attend the reception in hon
of the boys of Company d.
Atthe Funston reception the soldiers
were housed for the night in eighteen
sleeping cars under the personal 1irec-