The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-22

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Kansas commercial clubs are to meet
in Topeka July l6 to perfect an organ
ization.
The salary of the postmaster at
Wichita has been increased from $4,000
to SO, 200.
A farm in Washington county, OF 500
acres, was recently sold for $4,000
spot cash.
A Topeka lawyer milks dozen cows
and then walks two miles to his office
every morning.
An officers school for the Kansas
National Guard is to be held in New
ton June 97-2o.
The local banks of Wellington took
the Sl4, 900 worth of bonds voted for
electric light service.
Mail service has been re-established
on the b. & NJ. branch between At
wood and st. Francis.
Ladies of Garden City gave coon
show and made 500 for the improve
mcnt of the cemetery.
Wellington proposes to hold week
of carnival and an agricultural fair in
the middle of September
The second twenty .cars of Kansas
corn for starving India leaves Topeka
\ 4bo Santa Ea ON .I1Da %
A Lutheran Sunday school excursion
from Abilene to Fort Riley was par
ticipated in by about 800 people.
The state board of charities has just
awarded contracts for $4,000 worth
of supplies for the state institutions.
The first car of new wheat to reach
the Kansas City market went from
Chautauqua county. The wheat was
sold at 70 cents.
A Missouri Pacific freight was
wrecked east of Eureka. In the wreck
were two carloads of hogs and half of
them were killed.
The probate Judge of Sherman coun-
ty was called up at two o'clock in the
morning to marry couple who couldn't
wait any longer.
Miss Lilly Stolz was married IS
minutes after delivering the gradua-
ting Grafton of her class at the Kansas
Wesleyan university
All but six of the 304 votes cast at
Highland on the proposition to i'm
prove the school house at a cost of
81, 900 were for the proposition.
Kansas is flooded with all sorts Of
agents who drive over the country
with every kind of contrivances. The
farmers say they are a nuisance.
Wichita A. O. U. W. lodge members
and their families ask for a special
train in two sections to take 1000 peo-
pie to Winfield, July II, to the state
picnic in Island park.
Lawrence has 40 pupils in the high
school for every thousand of population.
lola is next with thirty-six, Emporia
and Hutchinson have twenty, Newton
and Wichita nineteen.
The Rev. Linus Blakesley, who for
thirty years was pastor of the First
Congregational church of Topeka, will
remove with his wife to Ell Paso Texas,
thinking the change will benefit their
health.
The roadmasters of the Western and
southern divisions of the Rock Island,
also Superintendent Bishop, use gaso-
line motors for their inspection trips.
A rate Of 30 miles an hour can be made
with these motors.
The Santa Fe has 1880 acres planted
with catalpas which are now IS years
old. Their cost has been 500 an acre.
1t is estimated that in ten years more
the tract will have produced s2,56o,0oo
worth Of poles, ties and posts
Rev. F. D. Bergstresser, from Al
legheny City, Pa, has been chosen as
pastor of the Lutheran church in Alb
ilene.
The Farmers Mutual Hail associa-
ton has 20 losses in the neighborhood
of Caldwell, fifteen of which aggregate
$1,000,
The NJ. E. church at Junction City
was in debt $4,000 The pastor an
nounced an effort to pay or reduce the
debt, and in thirty-one minutes by the
clock, pledges to the amount of S.
| 0s3.95 were made.
State Auditor Cole will try and COM
pei rich men with relatives in the in
sane asylum, to pay the state for the
care of them.
Sheridan township of ottawa county
has no deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic or in
sane person. 1t has l,030 people, does
not owe a cent and has $500 in its
treasury.