The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-06-09

up revenue stamps in Kansas.
Judge Hook is to decide whether the
court of visitation is constitutional or
not.
The fleece sheared from a yearling
sheep in Csage county recently weigh
ed seventeen pounds.
Alfalfa and woven wire fence is
badge of prosperity and many Kansas
farms are wearing it.
They say that out in western Kan
sas one day last week the wind was so
strong it blew the sun back three
hours.
The tornado which wrenched things
around in Kearney county, Nebraka,
the other day was visible in northern
Kansas
A great deal of the corn N Kansas
has already been plowed over once
this season. 1t IN said to he in good
condition.
In southern Kansas no more rain is
have been so heavy the wheat would
have rusted had it rot been for the
drying winds.
On May % another splendid rain fell
throughout Sheridan county, doing
great good to wheat, which is gener-
ally good, but backward on account of
the cold weather. The prospects now
are that Sheridan county will raise
good wheat crop Corn planting is
progressing favorably, and large
acreage is being put in. The general
crop prospects are better than for sew
eral years, while the acreage is fully
as large as the biggest years in the
history of the county.
While Girard man was grooming a
horse the other day the animal bit of
portion of his right ear. The in
jured man hurredly drove to town 70,
the purpose of having the wound at
tended to, but before this could De
properly done it was necessary for
trip to the scene of the accident to be
made in order to get the portion of the
ear bitten off, which was then sewed
on, and the physician in charge says
that the Disagreement will hardly be
noticeable.
Barney Sheridan is probably the
greatest good roads pusher in the
state of Kansas. He prints great
deal of matter on this subject in his
paper, and many practical hints on
proper road making appear in the pa
per almost every week. His latest
scheme to help along this good work
is good one and shows his earnest
ness He announces that any road
overseer in Miami county who is not
now subscriber can have the paper
for three months free Or charge, and
thus get the benefit of the published
hints.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa Fe
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 $685. 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 So. 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 iJnportance-The
Great Santa Fe.
L. r. DELANEY, Agt.
By the next year Fred Funston will
be in demand as Decoration Day and
Fourth of July speaker.
The grounds of the cemetery in
North Goodland which have hereto
fore re manned unkempt and allowed to
retrograde, are 10 be groomed, the
grass watered, trees planted and 9TH
err identifying improvements made.
Enough money has been raised by
popular subscription to put down a
well, erect windmill and tank and
complete the other improvements spo'
ken of above.
Weeds will eventually charge the
Kansas character with promptitude.
Give group of Kansas weeds three
days start and they'll down tht most
energetic man alive.
The heavy rains last week brought
many of the streams out of their banks
in Montgomery county. In Chautau-
] o,,o county Tho min vuac olSO heavy