The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-01-25
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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ing to build parsonage.
Burglars have been working at their
profession in Hutchison of late.
1t seems to be a common practice in
FL Dorado to fill cisterns with ice.
The town of Glasco has purchased a
block for the purpose of public park
Fifty-three witnesses in the Jessie
Morrison case received an average fee
of S21.
Morton Albaugh has been appointed
and confirmed as state bank commits
sioner.
There is likely to be bill before the
legislature to let the state printing by
contract.
The four new justices will sit in the
supreme court for the first time at the
February term.
The report of the state grain in
spector for December shows profit to
the state of $780,
Mound City has colored woman,
Mrs Carrie Brooks, who is known to
be 113 years old.
The country people are becoming
convinced that the Belgian hare is like
ly to become pest.
Major A. Il. Powell, postmaster at
Coffeyville, fell on the ice at Kansas
City and broke a leg.
A quilt with President McKinley's
autograph is to be rallied off at a Mont
gomery county church.
Rev. John Moorhead, chaplain OF the
house of representatives, was chaplain
of the penitentiary in 1895.
Representative Il. L. Wise, of Reno
county, who died in Topeka, had life
insurance amounting 81, 500.
Senator Noftzger has bill before
the legislature for the protection of
stockmen against cattle thieves.
There are not enough lawyers in the
Kansas house of representatives to fill
up the two judiciary committees.
Cattlemen of Finney county are
holding their stock for advanced prices;
and so are the broom corn raisers.
Geo. J.. johnson has been appointed
sheriff of Clark county to take the
place of Michael Sughrue, deceased.
The congressional committee on post
roads decided to retain the fast mail
service between Kansas City and New
ton.
Frank NJ. Rarig will represent the
Wesleyan university of Salina at the
State intercollegiate contest at Ottawa
March /.
The coroner's jury in the case of the
burning of tine negro, Alexander, re-
turned verdict of burned by party
or parties unknown
The demand for arms by both blacks
and whites, including women, soon
exhausted the supply in Leavenworth
after the burning tragedy.
Estate Printer W. Y. Morgan is elect
ed for a second term by strict party
vote; Grant Harrington, of Hiawatha,
receiving the votes of the minority.
Waldo, on the Lincoln branch of the
Union Pacific, has seven cases of small
pox and is quarantined. No passen-
gers are left or taken at the station.
There are many cases of smallpox in
southern Osborne and northern Russell
counties. Schools and all public gath
erings are closed and the country is
quarantined.
The number of real estate transfers
filed in Sumner county in 1896 was SOL;
in 1897, 1858; in 1898, 1,434; in 1899,
1897; in 1900, 1,7O1.
The several divisions of the appellate
court are just now employed in assert
ing and packing up their papers and
records, to be turned over to the SUI
preme court.
The is demand on the legislature
for more pay to county and city officers.
Several special bills are already in.
which may be consolidated into gen.
eral bill.
Chief Justice Frank Doster will re-
tain his position until the end of the
term for which he was elected, when
Justice Johnston will become chief JUS
tice under the constitutional amend
ment.
Dennis Madden, new district Judge
at Emporia, has ruled that no decree
of divorce will be granted until all the
costs of the case are paid.
Dell Valentine, clerk of the supreme
court, says that it will take three adj
ditional clerks to take care of the in
creased business in his office
A bill to enable Wichita TO issue
small bonds, $40 to 500, fora sufficient
amount with which to purchase water
works, is likely to be presented to the
legislature. The franchise of the
xvaterworlxs companv will exnire newt