The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-05-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
KANS.

of Rocks county land at Sl2.5o an acre.
The shelters at Girard have begun
work again after being idle three
months
A contract has been let for new
bridge across the solomon at Glasco'
TO cost $4,000
During April transportation for boys
to the reform school cost Labette coun'
ty 1924 cents.
The Twentieth Kansas organization
will meet with the Grand Army re-
union in August
Sterling's high school graduates 4
students this year; two young men ana
two young women.
Ira F. Collins whipped man in Cen
tralia who was beating his l5-year'old
daughter on the street.
Hutchinson voted by over the re-
uuired two-thirds for levy Of . haii
mill tax fer free library.
The Lawrence World says Lawrence
has not vet recovered from the closing
of the wire mill by the trust.
Postoffice Inspector j. R. Harrison
leaves Kansas for duty in connection
with the postal frauds in Cuba.
Calves sold at public auction near
IA nf 500 1ne
entire sale brought S1,S74 cash.
The new auditorium in the new city
building in Topeka, is arranged Tor
1850 seats in parquet and balcony.
Martin Barnes, a wealthy German
farmer of Grant county, was found
dead, his gun having been discharged
Orlie Crawford and Frank Taggart,
two Concordia boys. went over the dam
In a boat and Crawford was drowned
A death from smallpox occurred in
Clearwater and citizens of the town
md township bought the house and all
Its contents and burned them.
Under a new law man cannot be
candidate for county superintendent
unless he has had eighteen months eX-
% ,rience in school room as teacher
L. H. Scott's grocery store in Bur-
nington with the G. A. R. and W. X. T.
rooms in the hall over it, were dam
aged badly by fire May 15 The loss is
covered by insurance.
Ex- Governor Morrill, recently united
with the Congregational church OF
Hiawatha. He has been Sunday
school superintendent for thirty years
without belonging to any church.
Byron Phelps left Hiawatha with
his patent door lock goes to New Brit
ain, Ct, where he gets royalty on
locks manufactured there, besides a
good salary for introducing them.
In lola there was religious meeting
in the court house and when the gas
was turned on there was tremendous
roar which startled the ladies and Mrs.
M. D. Whitney was paralyzed by the
shock.
Frank NJ. Wilson, of Beattie, OF the
Twenty Kansas, has been given
a pension of $72 month. He will live
hut short time. Mr.. Wilson is an ex-
eenior vice commander of the Kansas
e. A. R.
In March there were shipped from
Inman S35 cases of eggs, more than
two car loads, which brought the
farmers So, 500 During April two and
a half car loads were shipped for which
was paid to producers nearly S2,76O.
The night Waterman at the Pitts
burg freight depot was seized by
masked man and locked up in a box
car. The robber then proceeded to
blow open the safe Considerable cash
is gone.
An electric railway system is talked
ebout to connect most of the towns OF
lDoniphan county with each other and
with Atchison.
Leavenworth county commissioner
have decided to work Jail prisoners OF
the streets. There are usually 20 to 81
Of them in jail.
Pictures of Kansas farm scenes are
being secured by the Santa Fe for us'
In advertising matter now in course
of preparation.
A Shawnee county farmer said OF
MAY 12 that he had field of corn thai
was knee high and that he had cult
waited three times.
Captrin j. s. Mcdowell, of Smitl
county, was captured by the rebels il
September, 1868 and his sword takel
from him. He has just learned tina
his sword is In jackson, Ca, and h
expects to recover it.
Parkdale, suburb of Topeka, has
circle of men who have a mine il
Alaska for which it is said they hav
been offered 81, OOO,O
Az the g. A. II. encampmeut Com