The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-08

last week of 5000.
The leaf roller is injuring fruit trees
in Greenwood county.
A hailstorm did damage in Rice
county, especially near Miles.
Winfield's population is given by the
assessor at G, 059, gain of 339
A brother of Senator Beveridge OF
Indiana, is an auctioneer at Marysville.
Ellsworth county farmers have char
tered bank with capital OF S25, 900.
Last week the Arkansas river was
higher than it has been for six years.
Fireman Hereford, of Wichita, had a
leg broken by falling wall at recent
fire.
Assessors returns show gain for
Wellington of 1877; the population being
4,346.
The Kansas State Bankers Associa-
ton met at Abilene this week, June q
and 7.
A convention of Kansas letter car
riers was held in Topeka the last days
of May.
The ladies of Parsons have begun
movement for the erection of a conven-
ton hall
The Epworth League of Kansas will
hold its state convention at Topeka
June 1921.
The McLain farm in Harvey county
sold last week for S7,650, or $1,000
quarter section.
1t is said that the Stillwell road will
cross the Kansas line south of Corwin,
in Harper county.
Miss Flora Thomas, of Paola, was
declared the winner of the prize piano
at Mexico, Missouri.
The special election in Mitchell coun-
ty to authorize levy of $4,000 to
erect court house carried by large
majority.
]. O. A. Norton, who has been pro-
bate Judge in Douglas county for
quarter of century was defeated for
denomination.
An Oskaloosa minister asked his con-
gregation for S225 for repairs on tho
church. The congregation put up S24o
on the first round.
The cut worm, or army worm is at
work on weeds and alfalfa in Saline
county, and around Cambria have en-
tered the wheat fields.
The Mcpherson waterworks are to
be sold, and the people of the city held
a mass meeting and decided that the
people wouldn't buy it.
Lieutenant Elliott of Coffeyville,
brother to the Kansas editor who was
killed in the Philippines, died of sun
stroke in Manila last week.
Last fall about 100 varieties OF wheat
were sown at the government expert
ment station at Halstead and expert
ments are now being observed.
There are eight business men in To-
peka each of whose individual life in
surance is above $4,000 and whose
combined policies amount to 1921, 500.
The army worm is destroying garden
vegetables in Ottawa county and is
doing damage in alfalfa fields 1t is
thought wheat will be ripe before dam
age can be done it.
Superintendent Church, of the State
Insurance department, in his report
saws that in reduced fire insurance
rates the people of Kansas have been
saved in the last year $249,4S4.
Lieut.. John Haisch, now in Kansas,
says that the lost soldier; Cessna, who
disappeared in San Francisco, went
back to Manila, and is alive and well,
working in the quartermaster's depart
ment.
Frank McGrath, of Mitchell county
has word that he has been allowed
Communication for rations and clothing
during the IA months he served as
scout, away from his company. He
had never asked for it and it was a
surprise to him.
j. w. Cessna, of Franklin county, is
advertising for information about his
brother, Harry d. Cessna. Harry was
soldier in the Twentieth Kansas and
returned from Manila, the last heard
of him being at the Russ house, San
Francisco, last December.
This year at Chapman the Memorial
sermon was preached by Father Will
liams of the Catholic church. Twenty
years ago Williams was ragged or
phan at Chapman and was known as
"Bill Williams"
Two German farmers of Woodson
county have just shipped $4,000 pounds