The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-07-12
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

tion.
Kansas wheat harvest covers 200, 900
more acres than all the state of Della
ware.
An empty elevator at Wichita Is
burned. Several box cars were badly
scorched.
Elmer Mott, a Topeka mail driver, is
in Jail charged with robbing mail
packages of jewelry.
Topeka is paving Sc blocks this year,
Chanute is TO vote upon the erection
Of another school building.
The Parsons boys who were members
of the Fortieth volunteer infantry
have returned from the Philippines.
Mrs. Sam Lewis has been arrested
ON the charge Of burning the Metho.
dist church at Chanutc fomc years ago.
Mrs. 4. + Summers, of Dickinson
county, picked the straw berry crop
from one-sixth OF an acre and sold 1t
for 500, ~.
About 100 Kansas teachers with
Superintendent Nelson at their head,
go to the national teachers association
at Detroit, Michigan.
A. shameful case is reported from
Douglas county. The mother of two
wealthy citizens was taken TO the poor
farm on her g5th birthday.
FL Dorado doctors have formed n
com bine and win not bid for the treat
ment of sick paupers, and will charge
the county regular rates.
The cylinder few out of "A separator,
near Sedan. and the whole top of c. NJ.
Barrington's head was taken off. Mr.
Sharp's head and face were cut open.
A Rocks county correspondent fig
nres that if all the harvesting ma
chimes in that comfy were strung in Il
line they would make procession six
miles long.
Twin boys, Is months old were play
ing on the railroad track near Wood
ston, Rocks county and both were in
stantly killed by train. They were
children of c. C. Cook. whose home is
near the track.
The gypsum plants At Blue Eapids
turn out an average OF ten cars of
plaster per day. They pay more than
$500 weekly for labor, The three
plants are run night and day, making
full time for the past three months.
It is asserted that the board of com
missioncrs OF Shawnee county has con
tracted with lawyers TO prosecute the
SO insurance companies doing business
in the county, under the law which
puts penalty upon the use of rate
books by their agents.
Chancellor Snow, in leaving the mead
of the faculty at Kansas university
does not leave that school. He retains
his professorship of natural history.
Dr. Snow has been working for and
building up this great institution for
80 wears and has become so identified
with il as to be a vital part of it.
The Topeka city council threatened
to fix the price of ice by a city ordin-
ance The ice trust came bacI; by the
statement that there would be more
profit in shipping their ice to other
towns than in hauling it abo"t town.
The council then commenced to talk
about putting in city ice plant in
connection with the city light plant,
which has enough power for both.
Highland lost by fire its Methodist
church. shoe shop, a BARRIERS shop
and one residence and restaurant.
The Kansas Sunday School assoca-
tion has opened headquarters in Adj
lenc with f. A. Smith, formerly of
Clyde in charge. The State Sunday
school paper will hereafter be pun
lisheG at Abilene.
Plans for the reception Of Jessie Nor
rison at Lansing and To let her learn
the tailo-'s trade may prove premature
as they are made before il is settled
whether she will get another trial.
The long established program for
June weather in Kansas was cut and
pasted tother end up this year East
ern Kansas was dry while the western
portion had copious rains.
A hobo entered the house OF Frank
Kesuer in Barton comfy. while the
family were all in the harvest field.
He found 500 and left. but was follow
ed when he fred upon his pursuers
without effect, but received shot from
them. which may be fatal. The money
was recovered.
IL Is said that Mrs. Jessie b. Perry.
of Newton, win succeed Mrs Lew
Hanback, in August, as superintendent