The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-16
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burned while the train crew were out
to dinner.
The Strong City Citizens band o.
eighteen members is preparing for cam
paign year.
The Wichita chain gang prefer tc
stay inside and live on bread and water
rather than to work on the streets.
There is movement to get the rail-
road traffic managers and the cattlemen
together to adjust their differences
without the aid of the courts.
Triplets in Miami county, two boys
and girl, at four months old weigh
forty-two and one-half pounds. The
boys Is pounds each and the girl 12x.
Representative Long has introduced
a bill to pay the city of Wichita, Kas.,
81, 639 for assessments paid for the
benefit of property on which is erected
the United States public building in
that city.
As an example of the large amount
of business done in the Topeka yards
NAV be mentioned that Ed Fuller, the
switch tender, threw the switch in
front of the cabin" just 256 times in
one day.
Mulvanc Record: Henry Laurent
refused a cool 81, 900 in cash for his 100
acre farm, Salem township. The farm
is well improved and splendid soil, but
no better than dozens of others in that
splendid valley.
Mrs. Diggs. state librarian, will visit
New York to promote her plan to
bring the annual meeting of the Ma
tional Library Association to Topeka
this year. She also will try to organize
a Kansas association.
pewas, $50 Kickapoos, go lowas, and
5s4 Pottawotomies now on the Potta-
wotomie reservation. These and all
other Indians in Kansas are in charge
of Agent w. R. Honnell.
The Miners Industrial Union met in
Labor Commissioner Johnson's office
and reelected Edward Keegan as mine
inspector. John II. Pratt, of Leaven-
worth, was elected president and James
Orr, of Weir City, vice president.
Attorney General GODDARD is prepar-
ing to prosecute coal mine operators
who do not obey the screen law. The
supreme court upheld the law in de-
cision rendered some time since and
most of the operators have obeyed it
but not all.
Hon. O. L. Thisler, of the Riverside
Stock farm near Chapman, has just
completed one of the finest residences
In the county. 1t contains fourteen
rooms, including bath and wash rooms. |
1t is brick veneer, with stone trimmings |
and is finished in the latest style of
hardwoods and is heated throughout |
by furnace and will be lighted by gas.
The wealthiest colored man in Kan |
sas is I. G. Groves, of Edwardsville, |
Wyandotte county. He owns one of
the largest potato farms in the Kaw
valley, and ships potatoes to market
by the trainload. Eighteen years ago
he began without dollar in the world.
He now owns 800 acres of fine Kaw
valley land valued at S4s, 900. He also
owns city and town property worth
several thousand dollars, and his per-
sonal property amounts to more than
$1,000.
Nemaha comfy has zinc boom.
Mining leases are being obtained for
land about Corning, An assay has
been made which is encouraging.
The only cattlewoman who attended
The national live stock convention at
Fort Worth recently was from Kansas.
1t was Mrs. E. w. Pinkston, of Chase
county.
DIR. j. Frank Davis was shot and in
stantly killed at Halls Summit, by
Fred Denhart. Davis, Denhart and 5.
o. Hill were at Denhart's house, drink
ing whisky and singing.
The prevalence of chickenpox in
Kansas towns has cut off opportunities
to get small jobs by the poor. Fear of
contagion is the cause. Poor commits
sioners' supplies are overtaxed from
this cause.
On February there were in the To
peka post Office 1891 January money
orders which had not yet been pre-
sented for payment.
Charles Bailey of Ottawa received a
plum pudding from England which |
came in good condition although 20
days on the way.
During 1899 the Edgerton creamery |
paid for milk, $40, sO7.6s, an average
price per hundred pounds of little in
excess of 20 cents.
The poor commissioner of Wyandotte
county has arranged work for able
bodied parties who apply for county