The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-09-20
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

VI mug uSb'
Fight inches of rain fell in Ness
county the other night. There was
damage done to bridges and buildings
John T. Galley, of Clearwater, is be-
lieved to be one of five men who were
killed in railroad collision at James
town. South Dakota.
The Richland school house west OF
Pratt was struck by lightning and
burned, with fixtures. The building
was valued at $1,000.
Blue Rapids has commercial club
which is reaching out for the extension
of the Missouri Pacific north from To-
peka to connect with the Central
Branch.
j. 2. BITTERLY, of Topeka, has a
young pear tree which bore 90 pears
this season. He exhibited Il branch of
the tree with eight immense Bartlett
pears on it.
The spread of telephone wires in
Kansas of late took the news of the at
tack on the president to many places
hours ahead of the time that would
have been required only few years
ago.
The State Sheriffs' association pro-
poses to contest the claim that they
must vacate at the end of their second
terms, and that successor must be APP
pointed. They have employed attor-
neys.
George 4. Braunraider. member of
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth,
was dishonorably discharged and
drummed out of camp for expressing
satisfaction at the shooting of the pres
ident.
F. E. Register, delivery wagon
driver of Topeka, said he was glad Mr..
Mckinley was shot, and was dis
charged A committee went to his
house to order him to leave the city
but did not find him.
Courtland Fleming, member of the
Twentseth Kansas. was shot through
the stomach, the ball passing through
it and lodging in his back; case sim
liar to that of President Mckinley. He
is now strong, sound man.
At Redfield, Bourbon county, when
the news from Buffalo came, A. f.
Smith, barber, said it was damned
good thing" The entire population
became Infatuated and he was given
until night to get out of town.
A young colored couple went to sleep
on the Southern Kansas tracks in Law
renee and freight train took off both
of the young mans feet and one foot of
his companion. They are believed to
have been stupefied with whisky.
Chas. Lake and c. A. Lewis, Missouri
Pacific men, were standing inside the
Paola depot when fight among ne
groes occurred on the platform. The
bullets passed through the side of the
depot and hit both of the white men.
Oberlin, Decatur and Jennings have
been flooded by three inch rain fall.
At Decatur the county records were
damaged. Along Sapp Creek hay and
other stacked feed was swept away and
culverts and bridges were washed out.
A Topeka mail driver said that the
shooting of President Mckinley was no
more to him than the shooting of dog
He lost his job on the instant. Post
master Guthrie told him, 'We don't
want traitor carrying the U. S. mail. ="
A special policeman at Topeka was
hauled up by the mayor in an investi-
cation of the charge that he had said
he would shed no tears about the shoot
ing of the president.
1t is told that the Rev. Mr.. Breed of
Burlingame, who is X. n. g. mem
Der, was at the depot wearing his uni
form, when he was approached by a
man who said: Say, pard, we've got a
little game over here and some booze.
If you want in, it's all right" The
preacher told about it in his Sunday
sermon.
II. E. Comfy has been changed from
Joplin, Mo-, and has taken the place OF
Mr.. Frank at Wichita as district freight
agent of the Frisco line. He has lived
in Kansas the greater part of his life.
Richard Chambers has sold his 26C
acre farm east of Valley Center, &c
John A. Burlington for 81. 900 cash in
hand.
The colony of Mennonites in Lyon
county are proposing to sell their farm;
and seek a new location. Much of their
lands have been bought by Iowa farm
ers.
For the first time the steward of the
Topeka insane asylum has turned int
the treasury money received from tn,
sale of articles produced in the asylum
The amount was 500.
Frank Nelson, state superintendent
Of uublic instruction. is endeavorinp I.