The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

from Kansas that was appointed chair
man of committee.
At Christmas the inmates of the Osa'
wotamie insane asylum consumed
1900 pounds of turkey.
The Topeka ministerial union viii
establish circulating library for the
benefit of its members.
1t takes eight days for the raw ma
terial to be changed into binding Irvine
at the new plant at the state peniten'
tiary.
Delegates to the State horticultural
society are agreed that present condi'
lions are favorable to good crop in
1900.
All trains leading to Topeka on Dec.
20 were crowded with teachers who
were on their way to the state teachers
meeting.
CD Devlin, the Topeka coal mine
operator now carries $4,000 in life
insurance of which $25O,O00 is in one
company.
| The late General Lawton used to bt
stationed at Fort Leavenworth. he
was known by many Kansans and wal
highly esteemed.
Butler county has more cattle than
year ago and hogs an average. Corr
crop good and corn selling at 25 cents
Stock doing week.
Congressman Charles Curtis make:
the prediction that Secretary Root will
not be the Republican candidate fol
the vice presidency.
The Carey hotel at Wichita, has been
purchased by B. L. Eaton, for $4,000,
Mr.. Eaton will make changes and adj
ditions to the hotel.
The premier jockeys of the world,
Lester and Johnny Reiff, are in Wichi
ia, their old home, visiting their
brother, Elmer Reiff.
Edgar Bates, of Smith county, has
sold his 50 acre farm for $1,000. lie
bought it years ago and went in debt
for every dollar of it. He had it clear
when he sold it. He has bought
larger farm.
Atchison people put up enough mon
ey to give every inmate of the Orphans
Home three presents, besides bag OF
candy and nuts, and there was $50 left
which will be used to purchase books
for the library.
Aunt Nancy Rice, of jefferson coun'
tv. presided last week at the birth OF
her fiftieth grandchild. She has been
first nurse for every one of the fifty,
besides having the care of five great
grandchildren.
A pipe organ costing $1,675 has been
put in the Congregational church at
Seneca. They recently built an addi
ton to the church which cost $780,
papered the building at a cost of $780,
nd put down 500 carpet.
''Within five years" says the Olathe
Mirror, every farmer in johnson
county will have his mail delivered at
his door and there will be trolley lines
connecting every part of the county
with Olathe and Kansas City"
The Kansas live stock sanitary COM
mission has issued a bulletin shutting
out all cattle, except for immediate
slaughter, from south of the quaran-
tine line, after January 1. On that
date all of the inspectors along the line
will be discharged.
1t is said that as soon as the state
house is completed a movement will be
put on foot to have the old east wing
which has stood thirty five years, torn
down and rebuilt in harmony with the
rest of the structure. The east wing
was built of inferior material and is
crumbling.
The water pipes in representative
hall in Topeka burst the other night
and did $3.50 worth of damage.
Corporal Frank Sample, company c.,
Twentieth Kansas volunteers, died at
Leavenworth from the effects of q
bullet wound in the head received in q
battle at San Tomas, Philippines, May
A. Samples case is remarkable. The
bullet entered near the temple and
went through the brain. When re-
moved from the field he was supposed
to be dead but revived and was sent
home on the hospital ship Relief.
Recently the Humboldt brass band
held drawing for prizes which had
been contributed by citizens. Among
them was marriage license given by
the probate judge. This was drawn
by good looking lola girl, who hasn't
got over blushing yet.
Mr.. Webb, of Wichita, went west ia
buy some sheep but found them held
at higher figures than he thought prof