The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-07-26

Oil burning locomotives ore being
built in the Santa Fe's Topeka shops.
On the Wellington market corn and
wheat sold at the same price on re-
cent day.
Jefferson county had an inch of rain
while there was not a cloud in sight in
Kansas City.
A new coal mine is to be opened in
the Pittsburg district which will en-
ploy 600 miners.
Wheat is going to market slowly, re-
ceipts being much less than at this
time last year.
The opening interfered with thresh-
ing, as the crews all wanted to go to Ell
Reno and register.
Miss Helen Gould has given 81, 900
library and 5000 music box to the
Y. NJ c. A., of Ellis.
Contract has been let for the build
ing of new $4,000 Presbyterian
church in Hiawatha
Linn and Barber counties will elect
county printers this fall, who will do
the county work at prices fixed by law.
If Secretary of War Roots plans are
carried out Fort Riley will be made
the greatest military post in the coun-
try.
The Topeka millers have commenced
their fight to compel the railroads to
establish the old milling in transit
rate.
The stables, sheds and three horses
burned, just out of town, near Lincoln.
The fire was probably started by
tramps.
The engine room of the Hutchinson
feed mill is burned. An elevator and
the Missouri Pacific depot were in
danger.
Since Governor Stanley has been in
office he has made more speeches at
more places in the state than any other
three former governors.
Topeka did not get any of that big
rain most of the state was blessed
with the other night The rain came
within 40 miles east and southwest.
Topeka had dry thunderstorm only.
Stealing liquors which are held by
officers of the law as evidence against
joints is common this summer. Some
Of it is stolen for consumption, but
most of it is probably taken to remove
evidence.
A county convention has been called
in Montgomery county to choose a
for sheriff to hold office dur
ing the year preceding the biennial
election. The governor will be asked
to appoint the man the convention
selects.
Three graduates of the Kansas nor
nal school go to the Philippines under
hree year contracts with the govern
nent to teach. They are D. C. Fisher,
Douglas county; A. b. Powell, Mar
shall county, and David Carson, Neo-
,ho county.
Captain VIM II. Floyd, of Topeka,
who was killed in a wreck in Missouri,
vas messenger of the Wells Fargo
express company. He entered the
ervice of the company at the close of
he civil war in which he served, and
lad been with the company ever since.
Current prices of corn, bran, shorts
nd wheat should be adjusted to a
more consistent basis. At some points
he price of pound and quarter of
wheat is required to pay for a pound
# corn, when wheat is worth more
han corn for any purpose. Again,
while wheat brings SIG Il ton bran is
old at see ton and the flour from a
on of wheat is worth more than S34 a
on.
A Wichita Wholesale shoe house
hipped in one day 1889 pairs of shoes;
more than a car load There were SCI
ases.
The bonded debtedness of Shawnee
ounty, townships, cities and school
districts is 100000. The assess
nent of property for taxation in the
ounty is SIG, $50, 425.
Men and teams working on the
BRENT railroad grading in Emporia
from the heat. Several horses
rave out and one died Immediately.
me man was stricken by coup de solieL
John Warner, Riley county farmer,
vas thrown from his moving machine
md had both feet badly cut by the
tickle. His right foot was amputated.
A Kansas contractor, ]. A. McGoni-
lie, of Leavenworth, has the cont act
or building a twelve-story, fire-proof
Prick building at Uniontown, Pa, for
'7OO, 900.
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