The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-11-29


court has recovered his health.
Logan, Phillips county, has popu-
lation of 40, of which nun Der 20 are
widows.
The estimated value of the property
of the Kansas common schools is Sl0,-
4l7,.02.
Farmers institutes are popular as
they are attended by professors from
the agricultural college.
a company is being organized at To-
peka to establish creameries in Mexico,
a country which now has no cream
cries.
The Coffeyvillc pottery plant is to-
tally destroyed by fire. 1t is said that
it will be rebuilt on a much larger
scale.
Ira NJ. Collier, now IS years old, lives
in Marion county. He is the son of an
officer under Washington at Valley
Forge.
Walter Studer, Bourbon county
farmer, shipped quails to Chicago.
When indicted he plead guilty and was
fined $50.
Auditor Cole says the indications are
that fully three-fourths of next years
taxes will be paid during the first half
of the year.
The application for the pardon of
Emmett Dalton, after being holly
pressed for month, was suddenly
withdrawn.
1t is stated that there is more gin
shipped into Phillips county than of
other liquors. There are many lIol-
landers there.
The secretary of the state board Of
health says that as compared with re-
cent years there are but few cases of
small pox in the state.
Only three men out of eighty paroled
from the penitentiary by Governor
Stanley have broken their parole and
been taken back to prison.
The Kansas State Grange will hold
its annual meeting in Topeka on De-
cember 10. Governor Stanley and SUI
perintendent Nelson have agreed to
make addresses.
Two young negroes are in custody at
Hiawatha, charged with highway rob-
berry. They attacked Z. c. Horr and
left him minus his valuables, and with
serious injuries He loses one eye.
The school population of Kansas is
sos, 1854, which is greater than the com
bined school population of North Da
kota, Montana, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Vermont and Connecticut.
Forty Dickinson county farmers have
had telephone connection with all the
towns in the county circuit, and be-
yond, for some time, and there is no
doubt that the number is doubled by
this time.
Gen. VIM. Crozier has been appointed
chief of the ordnance bureau with rank
of brigadier general General Crozier
grew up in Leavenworth, Kas. He is
the son of Robert Crozier, eX-United
States senator
One advantage of telephone connec-
ton among the farmers is the oppor-
tunity given to spread the news of
new graft to the neighbors. Lightning
rod, grocery order and kindred swindles
can be headed off in that way.
First Lieutenant Fred R. Fitzpatrick
has been elected captain of Company NJ,
Kansas National Guard, to succeed
Captain C. T. Milton, retired. K9tz-
patrick is about 90 years of age, and is
probably the youngest militia captain
in the state.
w. J. Patterson, prominent bosi-
ness man of Ell Dorado, died in a cattle
car at Clearwater. He saw some of his
cattle in car were down, and went in
to help them up. After doing so he
was seen leaning over calf and was
found to be dead.
In Kansas out of 1872 towns of which
inquiry was made, 25 openly license
joints, twenty-three secretly license
joints, SO do not recognize the jointists
and make occasional war on them; 90
do not have joints and only occasional
bootleggers.
The county teachers association met
in Wamego. They passed a resolution
condemning the contract text books in
use in the schools of Kansas.
E. E. Ellis, stockman of Osborne
county, has shipped 100 cattle 20 mar
ket which were fattened on wheat chop.
They were in perfect condition for the
market.
Omar Gregory, of Osborne county,
has eleven living children, sixty-two
grandchildren and fourteen great
grandchildren. Mr.. Gregory is not yet
60 years old.
| Prof. Carruth, of Kansas university,
lectures the students in opposition to
: professionalism in football playing.