The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-05-03

Ohio.
President McKinlcy's visit to Kansas
will be the first since the visit he made
in 1894,
Riley county is to build two $4,000
bridges over the Kansas river this sum
mer.
Potato planting in the Kaw valley is
later than usual on account of the wet
weather.
A half block of frame buildings in
Enterprise was destroyed by fire on
April 20,
One firm at COTS claims to have
handled $50. 900 worth of eggs in one
months time.
Salina has had two trials under the
Hurrell law and in both cases the jury
failed to convict.
1t is now stated that the Orient road
will miss FL Dorado on account OF
grades on that route.
The last list of regular army lieuten-
ants has nine Kansas names: all OF
them popular at home.
A telephone war between the two
telephone companies in Emporla has
reached the stage of wire cutting.
Every joint in Galena and in Empire
City closed and the goods and fixtures
were moved away fearing prosecution.
Miss frankie Brown has graduated
from the Elk City schools with record
of never having had tardy or absent
mark against her.
The multiplication of canneries
adds new industries for many farmers
of Kansas who contract the raising OF
supplies for them.
Topeka is to pave thirty-one blocks
with vitrifed brick this year. That
number has already been contracted
for. Last year 81 blocks were paved.
Mr.. Sponyo, of Brown county, owns
a mule for which he has refused an
offer of $500. The mule is 20 hands
high and weighs nearly 1000 pounds.
1t is not quite four years old.
Four of the officials of Kansas Agri-
cultural college are on visiting tour
to the state agricultural schools of In
diana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
and Iowa. to investigate their work.
ings and methods.
Senator Harris sold an 11months-old
Shorthorn bull at the Shorthorn auc-
ton sale at the Kansas City stock yards
for Sl,125. The bull is known as Lord
burlington and was bred by A. H..
Gentry, of Sedalia, Mo.
The meeting of the David L. Payne
Memorial association took steps for the
removal of the remains of Payne and
for securing suitable tablet or monu-
ment to his memory. Payne was bur-
led at Wellington and his grave has
been cared for by the G. A. K. post
there.
Miss Cora Shellhammer, whose par
ents live at Conway Springs, died at
Collran, Colorado, and her remains
were brought home. She was head
bookkeeper in her brother-in-law's
store at Collran. The family came
from Michigan in 1877, and settled on
land now occupied by Conway Springs.
Ex-Congressman Melvin A. Baldwin,
who killed himself in Seattle, came to
Lawrence after the civil war and was
assistant rperiutendent of the Leav-
enworth, Lawrence & Galveston r. r.,
and when j. s. Kalloch resigned the
place of superintendent Baldwin sue
ceeded him, and held the place until
the Santa Fe absorbed the road.
Under new law old soldiers are to
be given preference in political APP
pointments in Kansas under heavy
penalty for violation of the act by state,
county and city officials.
Harry Waddell, of Vinton, Cowley
county, was drowned in Grouse Creek
while attempting to cross on a foot
log. He had little sister in his arms
and the foot log broke. The child was
rescued unhurt.
Last fall a Harper county man
bought half-section of land for So, 200.
In April he sold it for $4,000.
II. II. Dewey, of Wichita, will attend
the Presbyterian general assembly in
June and on the trip will visit his
cousin Admiral George Dewey. The
cousins were boys together but have
not met for so years.
Ex-Congressman Funston and his
wife. parents of General Funston, will
be in Topeka when the president is
there.
The cloud on the title to the Bennett
property has been cleared off and the
state will now close the purchase of il
for a governors residence.
Seventy-five Kansas teachers have
already sought the endorsement of the
state superintendent for positions a:
teachers in the Philippines.