The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-07-06

Riley; Septemttr 1921.
Rocks county-David B. smyth, secretary
Stockholm September ~.
Saline County-H. b. Wallace. secretary, sa
| lima; September 25-2s.
Sedgwick County--H G.. Toler, secretary
| Wichita September A..
Wilson County-J. T. Cooper, secretary Ere
donia; August 2l-24
Montgomery countys count shows
nearly $1,000 people.
VIM. Follsche, of Doniphan county,
died in an so foot well.
Wichita firemen are practicing with
their new aerial ladder.
Otis Lilly, aged II, of Galena, was
drowned while bathing.
Sumner county's wheat crop is esti-
mated at 10000 bushels.
Riceville, Cherokee county, mining
camp, is destroyed by fire.
Hutchinson charges distributing
depots for liquor 81, 200 year.
A bicycle thief who took one from
Abilene was caught at Wichita,
The populist headquarters at Kansas
City was early established at the Savoy
| hotel.
Two men robbed the house of G. R.
Herr, near Navarro, while he was at
church.
President Wellhouse estimates this
years apple crop in Kansas at 1000, 900
bushels.
Steamship agents are in Kansas and
Oklahoma engaging wheat shipments
by the gulf routes.
Belleville has voted $24, ZOO for the
purchase of the water works plant
owned by company.
Bishop Warren, of Denver, presided
at the dedication of the new $4,000 NJ
E. church at Fredonia.
The 37th annual catalogue of Kan
sas Agricultural college is out and is
very interesting reading.
hail storm destroyed the corn
crop in section covering the line be-
tween Douglas and Shawnee counties.
Four Parsons boys were killed in
the ambush of the Fortieth regiment
near Tagayan and three more from
Parsons were wounded.
The completion of the convent at
Concordia and improvements on the
Catholic church there, are to be done
this season, at cost of about $40, 900.
The state school fund interest for
the fiscal year ending June 80 amount
ed to Ss61, 362.s9. The next apportion-
ment to the school districts occurs
August IS.
Chris Waters, an old Reno county
farmer, was running traction engine
hauling separator. While climbing
hill the engine stalled, ran back
wards and caught him between the
two machines. He lived until next
morning.
Edward Heeney, of Atchison county,
is 102 years old, he has good teeth,
plenty of hair and is not decrepit. He
has used liquor and tobacco all his life.
The Neosho County Fruit Growers
association has shipped from Chanute
1868 worth of strawberries without
loss of crate or of payment for the
berries.
Three hundred Sunday school chill
dren paraded the streets of Wichita in
a long line of new farm wagons drawn
by traction engine. They were 60
ing to picnic.
Harvey county's wheat crop is es-
timated at /, 100000 bushels.
Milk used in Kansas creameries is
supplied by 1889 persons. The milk
comes from 50, 1872 cows. The cream
cries belong to 1,49s firms who have
an average investment therein of
s5,939.44. The product of the industry
in 1899 was 81 ,OO4, 49s Their receipts
from sales were 81, 800, 5s3.43. They
paid 81, 157, 749 for milk. Thirty-four
per cent of the products were marketed
in the state. The average amount
paid for milk, for each COW was s24.
Kansas was the first state to com
plete the decoration of the rooms of its
delegation to the Kansas City conven-
ton. They ar, in the annex of the
Baltimore hotel.
Mcpherson county owes nothing and
Is of its townships have no bonds out
The other 10 townships, with the cities
and school districts have bonded debt
Of about s35O,OOO.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cludas, of Nc
Pherson, have been appointed superin-
tendent and matron Of the Bickerdyke
home and hospital at Ellsworth.