The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-04-13


A Franklin county woman is acting
as official examiner of mortgages.
A great deal of farm machinery is
carried by the railroads just now.
Hillsboro pays its city marshal S. a
month and it's street commissioner 81.
w. Nj. Ferguson, of Wellington paid
$50 head for / 800 and 4 year old
steers.
A child was burned to death in a
tent at the flagstone quarries at Fort
Scott.
A party of Topeka and northwest
Kansas men will go to Iellvillc this
month
Topeka voted against the park bonds
by tie vote. A two-thirds vote was
required.
There are 4O7 steps to climb from the
ground to the top of the Kansas state
house dome.
The lola postoffice has reached figures
in the business that entitle the town to
free delivery.
Balzar Geotz, of Victoria, was found
dead on his own doorstep. lie had
been murdered.
The Congregational Sunday school
in Eureka raised 500 for the famine
sufferers in India.
Charles Gall, SedgwicS county
farmer. died this week at the Osawato-
mic insane asylum.
James Crooks was the first Wilson
county farmer to order binding Irvine
from the penitentiary.
Eddie Hare, II years old, lost his
life near Woodbine, while burning
stalks. lie was alone.
The Wamego Agriculturist tells
about several wealthy farmers who are
looking for residences.
Scribners have issued book named
"Enoch Willoughby, written by James
A. Wic!iersham who graduated from
Kansas University in 1876.
Senior classes of high schools are
visiting each other. That of junction
City went up to visit the senior class at
Clay Center the other day.
Eugeae Mills, Western Union mes
senger boy of Abilene, is an artist, and
his friends think he will be famous
some day. He is eleven years old.
Atch;son collected S25, los, mostly
from joints, during the year ending
with March. 1t is said that this was
more than SIS 900 above all expenses
of the police department.
Governor Stanley has appointed John
j. Hannah, of Leavenworth, as the
Democratic member of the state board
of charities to succeed p. II. Dolan, of
Salina, whose term has expired.
Outside of Douglas county the Kan
sas county having the largest number
of attendants at Kansas University is
Shawnee, with 40; Wyandotte has 49,;
Marshall, 80; Johnson, 90; Harvey, 81;
Brown, 25; Sedgwick, 20, and Mont
gomery, 20.
About hundred township officers
and road overseers perfected an organ
ization in Dickinson county. They
were all entertained by business men
of Abilene. The farmers are taking
active interest in getting value for the
time and money expended on the roads
Parties from Oklahoma have been
figuring on the value of the waterworks
plant at Springfield, Seward county.
At one time Springfield had an assessed
valuation of $4,000, but the town
people have moved away and cattle
men have covered the county with
their herds.
The Santa Fe has purchased ground
for the enlargement of its terminals in
Kansas City. This property extends
from Hickory street 166 feet on Liberty
street, 10 feet on Fourteenth street
and 4O2 feet on Fifteenth street, total
of / ,o9s feet.
From the Mississippi river to the
Pacific there is only one Presbyterian
church besides the First" of Wichita
that has over 1000 members. This
church also stands third in the list, on
this continent in contributions for
charities and missions.
Alva Holly, aged IA, was riding on
an engine pilot in the Frisco yards at
Neodesha He fell under the wheels
and was killed.
John Mcdonald, Wichita mail car
rier, was surprised by visit from his
brother, NJ. A. Mcdonald, of California,
whom he had not seen in Is years. He
did not recognize his brother.
Ottawa elected the Republican city
ticket except its candidate for city
clerk. who is a woman. The candidate
elected was Corporal Hanson of the
Twentieth Kansas.