The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-04-12
There is but one city ticket in Pea

his mother on ner Ootn pirthu"y'
Smith county is losing citizens who
are going to Oklahoma to seek new
homes.
Russell is agitating the extension OF
the Missouri Pacific TO that place from
IIoisington.
The city officers of Mankato hold oven
because the people were too busy to
hold an election.
The secretary of the state board OF
health secs the approaching end of the
smallpox in Kansas.
Leavenworth elected city clerk,
whose sir name has eleven letters, only
two of them vowels
Governor Stanley was the orator at
the laying of the corner stone OF the
new court house at Beloit.
The issue at the election at Severy
was on free range for chickens and the
women's votes set the chickens free.
Leavenworth goes TO the limit and
pays the mayor an annual salary OF
s., 900 and it's councilmen 5000 each.
Barney Sheridan, his wife and L.
children have arrived at jamestown,
Cloud county, direct from Ireland.
President Mckinley informed Repre-
sentative Charles Curtis that he will
stop in Topeka on his western trip.
A new Baptist church has been dedi-
Gated at Abbyville, Reno county. The
building is SO by 40 feet and cost about
1,5OO.
Fire destroyed the boat house at
Forest park, ottawa The boats were
saved, but much Quitting stuff was
lost.
The new railroad board will occupy
the old supreme court rooms in the
basement of the east wing of the state
house.
The acts passed by the last legisla-
ture will be out in book from about
May H. They will make larger book
than ever before.
The snow caught Atwood and towns
west of there, with not enough provi-
sions or fuel. People burned loose rail-
road ties, fence posts and lumber.
The Colun bian building in Topeka,
which brings rental of $4,000 year,
has been purchased from its owners in
Vermont by Topeka man for $50, 900.
Congressman Bowersock warns peo-
pie that parties who are offering
book only to people whose names are
secured from congressman, are liars
and frauds.
The snowfall of last week was IS
inches at Larned. Roads were block
AIDED and business suspended The
snow covered the wheat belt of central
and western Kansas.
Capt. George Cooper of Osawatomie
claims to have enlisted 500 men to
make the run to the Kiowa lands.
Cooper is an original boomer, associ,
ated with Dave Payne.
An Ellis county farmer had settle
ment of his account with a merchant
which had been running for about
year. The fact developed that the eggs
he had sold the merchant amounted to
about the same as was charged to him
for groceries during the year.
The cuts between st. Francis and
some of which are 20 feet
deep, were filled with wet snow ant
frozen to solid ice. The railroad com.
pany had every man and snowplow
that could be secured, and it took
week to move trains The snow on
the prairies was two feet deep.
President Brooke, of Lane University
at Lecompton, has resigned. lie has
held the position for ten years. Dur
ing JDdJ IiIlc d TlO.OOO mortgage mas
been paid and the college is practically
out of debt.
The city clerk of Topeka is receiving
a heavy mail from eastern parties who
want to buy the bonds voted on April .
for more Ssanta Fe shops.
Mrs. Cynthia Ashton, aged 81, is
resident of Wichita. She is one of the
three or four widows left, who draw
pensions for the war of 1872
E. ]. Ward, who has been division
superintendent under Mr.. Webb at
Wichita, has been made superintendent
at Osawatomie. C. F. Nedro, who has
chief dispatcher, succeeds Ward, and
U. +. Gillian of st. Louis takes Nedro's
place.
The Eden Park ranch of II, 900 acres,
which is located partly in Saline and
partly in Ellsworth counties, has been
sold SO George p. Tremble of Ellsworth,
for SIS, 900. The land was owned by
New York parties This is one of the
largest ranches in the state.
There were three candidates for Sec
rotary of the railroad commissions:
Elanniiran If Ivon. Nelson Of Covr