The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-12
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
KANSAS

in the townships of Labette county.
Old students of Garfield university
Wichita, held reunion carnival week.
The Northeast Kansas jubilee, mt
Nortonville opened with an attendance
of 5000.
The Masons of Independence occu-
ped their new temple for the first time
on October Q.
A company has been chartered for
manufacturing gas and gasoline en-
gines at Cherokee.
The youngest freshmen ever enrolled
in Kansas University is Chester e.
joss, of Brown county.
There are 25 or 30 gasoline engines
in use at Garden City and vicinity,
pumping irrigation water.
"A larger acreage of wheat than
usual is being planted" is common
item in the Kansas weeklies.
Miss Laura Kimball, of Burlington,
accidentally shot herself in her left
breast with rifle. She may live.
Miss Alice Spradlin, the Twentieth
Kansas nurse, writes that she will re-
main in Galveston until November /.
The Union Pacific hotel at Abilene
is having a general ovcrhauling for
repairs; about 81 200 is to be expended.
The Topeka city physician has caused
the arrest of prominent doctor there
for failing to report case of smallpox
One hundred and fifty Reno county
farmers propose to spend day at Kan
sas Agricultural college on October 20.
The north central part of Neosho
county had a total of OK inches of
rainfall in six days ending September
2s.
Verdigris river was on tear four or
five days last week. 1t was out OF its
banks in many places, doing much
damage.
Volney Hoover, of Independence,
was leading a horse by wire when
the horse jerlled and cut two of his
fingers off.
The Glasco State bank, with a paid
up capital of So, 900, has $1,000 on de-
post, of which 81 per cent belongs to
1877 farmers.
The Hoover orchard, from which
came the finest display of apples at the
Wichita street fair, covers 10 acres
northwest of the city,
The new Catholic church in Beloit
is contracted at $4,000 to a Topeka
firm. To finish and furnish the build
inG will bring the cost to $4,000.
Corporal James Richie, of Augusta,
q soldier of the Spanish war, passed
examination with percentage of 9715
and is given 4 place in the U. S. treas
ury department
The Rock Island railroad ran special
trains to the Wichita carnival, one
from Hcrington and one from Caldwell;
the last named, on its return trip go
ing to Ponca City.
Miss Grace Riggs was shot by her
young brother, in Wichita. The shoot
ing occurred while both were in play
full mood and was not an intentional
act. The young lady is dangerously
injured.
Judge Hook issued II mandalnus
against the mmissioners, clerk and
levy and collect tax Immediately to
pay Judgment in his court. They all
say that such action is impossible for
them to perform.
Cooperative mutual insurance was
discussed by delegates attending
state meeting at Emporia on Septem-
Der 20.
Jones Bros store at Lebo, has been
robbed by an employe named Miller.
While being pursued, Miller plunged
into the Marias des Cygnes river and
was not seen again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell, of Mcpherson,
who were in the Galveston flood, float
ed around on a board three feet long
and one wide from o'clock one night
until the next orning.
The Frisco line arranged for special
trains to Wichita on one day of the
street fair; one from Columbus and one
from Ellsworth.
Ten Missouri Pacific freight cars
went into the ditch, west of Sedan; six
of them loaded with wheat. Eight
cars were totally wrecked. An I'M
known tramp was killed.
George A. August, Topeka clothing
merchant, committed suicide in New
York few days since. Six months
ago his wife procured divorce, since
which his business has been bad.
Miss Martha d. Kaufman, of Abbey
hoe haan anNoi.,taI