The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-21

KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


The State Agricultural college con
fered degrees on 81 graduates and nine
post graduates on June 12.
State Grain Inspector NorthruI
turned into the state treasury as fees
collected in May, SO, 1885.
Many fields of wheat about Coffey
vile were reported destroyed by the
hail. Corn was damaged.
A Smith county farmer lost his wac
. year ago. This year he plowed
up the purse and found his SIS.
A Concordia girl of 10 years had est
young chickens at the beginning Of
June and several hens still on Their
eggs.
A fire at Conway Springs destroyed
the Central hotel, Farris' livery barn
and Mrs. Grinsley's residence. The
loss is about $4,000.
Two thousand cars Of wheat were
billed from Clafiin, Barton county, last
year. and it is believed that the record
will be held this year.
Rev. VIM. Blair, of Salina, and Miss
Edith Allen were married at Solomon
June 6. They go to Korea as mission
aries of the Presbyterian church.
Harvey Horncr was some way thrown
from load of goods, at Caldwell, his
head being caught in a wheel OF the
wagon. He was dangerously hurt
Kansas Woodmen were well repre-
sented at their great gathering in st.
Paul, MINI. Topeka, Wichita and
Coffeyville sent their uniformed drill
teams.
The Rock Island has decided to run
stock train twice week from Chick
asha to Wichita, arriving early in the
morning. The Santa Fe will likely do
the same.
The stone Baptist church in Topeka
which faces the capitol and is opposite
the Santa Fe general offices, is to be
taken down and a $40, 900 new church
erected there.
The new G. A. R. department COM
mander, Mr.. Norton, has appointed
Frank M. Biddle, of Blue Rapids, as
department adjutant and w. w. Denni-
son, of Topeka, as quartermaster.
The St. Louis Democrats beauty
show at Salina resulted in the selection
of Miss Margaret Mcconnell as the
most beautiful woman in that city.
Miss Mcconnell is city school tecaher.
The sale of the small tracts of Usage
Indian lands in Kansas commenced at
the U. S. land Office at Dodge City on
July 10. Every bidder must produce
evidence of citizenship. No bidder
can purchase more than 100 acres but
this need not be in one body.
A representative of Kansas City
firm spent three days in Wichita try
ing to find an agent who would take
loans for his firm. He was told that it
was useless as no money was wanted
on mortgages in that part of the state;
that banks were buying per cent
school bonds because of there being no
demand for loans
Calvin Titus, the Wichita soldier,
of Pekin wall fame. was born at Vim
ton, Iowa A Vinton man came to
Wichita to induce Titus to visit his ma
tive town on July 4. Titus said he
wanted to so to Vinton to see his lit
tie sister and the visit was dated to
meet the Vinton mans request. He
said that people would come hundred
miles to Vinton and would give him a
notable reception.
Frank Dyer, Wichita, is manager FOR
Kansas of the National Educational
association convention at Detroit,
Mich, to meet July s-12. There will
be large attendance from Kansas.
The railroads have given generous
rate.
The executive committee of the Wes-
leyan university at Salina did not re-
elect DIR. Tubbs as a member of the
faculty on account of alleged heretical
views. There was trouble among the
students, many declaring they would
leave the school il Tubbs did.
Oklahoma crowded Kansas off the
pedestal in percentage of increase Of
population. From 1880 to 1890 Kansa,
carried the flag at the head of the pro-
cession of states, but Oklahoma gained
that honor in the last decade.
Frank Means, a Sedgwicls county
farmer, has a thousand acres of whea
this year and says it is good. He de
posted GO, 900 in bank the other day
having just sold II 900 bushels Of hi
old crop. He bought his first quarte
section in 1888 and now has thirteer
quarter sections of land.
A Salina miller believes that tn,
yield Of wheat in Saline county will
equal that Of last year despite the dam
age from the late hail and wind storms