The Chanute times., 1901-04-26
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST,".

Eort Scott among the cnlluren'
A Chetopa man was jailed for refus-
ing to obey quarantine regulations.
The Wellington COMMITTEE of Fifty
ffers a reward for gamblers of fifty
dollars head.
The wife of F. A. Meclxel, county at
torney of Chase county, hanged her
self in the cellar
Messiah week at Bethany college,
Lindsborg, netted 5000. The gross
receipts were So, 400.
The new fish law is interpreted to
mean that fishing with hook and line
is lawful at any time of the year.
The Rock Island gathered towards a
hundred men in Wichita to work at
their new ballast crusher in Marion
county.
w. C. Edwards, of the Orient, says
that in less than two weeks graders
will be at work out of Wichita both
both ways.
OF course some planted corn will rot
because of the cold rains, but that is
only a common occurrence and fright
ems no one.
There has not been an acre of gov
ernment land worth a dollar, in the
Topeka land district for more than
twenty years.
H. X. Eberly fed $50 cattle at Valley
Center last winter He recently sold
them and has bought 250 half fed cat
tie at the Wichita stock yards.
L. w. Cunningham, associate justice
of the supreme court, has been super
intendent of the First NJ. E. church of
Emporia for 81 years continuously.
D. D. Bishop, father-in-law of the
late Governor Lewelling, died at Ar
kansas City April l3. He was a vet
eran of the Mexican and civil wars.
A hotel at Atwood was quarantined
and the inmates kept in by armed citi-
zens. The county health officer be-
came fearful of bloodshed and wired
the state secretary for help.
Mrs. Horn, who was deaf was killed
by train in Wellington. Her hus-
band was an old soldier who is well
known. Her daughter, Miss Horn,
was in Wichita and was Frustrated by
the news.
Buffalo Jones has been east to sell
several buffaloes and elks. Some of the
buffaloes were sold to the government
and placed in the national park in
Washington. The elks went to circus
people.
Rural free delivery of mails is val
uable stimulant for the work of MAX
ing good roads. The postoffice de-
partment makes it a condition for the
continuance of service Kansas COM
munities are awaking to the occasion.
President McKinley's stop at juno
tion city on June 8, was arranged for
visiting the Kansas G. A. R. encamp-
ment. His stay there will be As min
utes. The encampment dates have
been changed until that time from
May SO.
The tax committee met in Topeka
and elected John Francis chairman and
Cyrus Hurrell secretary. Sub commit
tees were appointed on special lines as
follows: On real estate, Representa-
tive C. f. Biddle and Treasurer Grimes.
On personal property, Senator +. D.
Smith and Representative Emil Gros-
ser. On railroad telegraph and ex-
press compay and Pullman company's
property, Senator Hurrell and Attor-
ney General GODDARD
A. NJ. Thomas, colored lawyer of
Topeka, is said to be active in gather
ing evidence against the Leavenworth
lynchers.
A constable, acting under orders of
court, destroyed the furniture of four
joints at Mineral, Cherokee county,
valued at $500. The property belonged
to Kansas City beer company.
A carload of matches in the Newton
yards caught fire. Next to it was
car of oil. The situation had a bad
look, but the fire was put out with
only the loss of four cases of matches.
Madison seems to have periodical
safe blowing. The safe at the Santa
Fe depot is the latest. Two holes were
drilled in the safe, the robbers were
scared away, taking a shotgun and a
grip with them.
There is a party visiting Kansas
towns soliciting advertising for card
directory. claiming to be at work in
the interest of labor unions. The off,
GERS of the Central Labor Union of
Wichita declare that the scheme does
not have their approval. Look out for
the sharp.
The city of Parsons will place its
stock in the NJ. X. & T. railroad on the
market IL the railroad company re-
fuses to accept it as donation for the
erection of $4,000 Office building.