The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-06-28

be increased to 1900 men.
Hutchinson is forced to add to the
capacity of its school buildings
That cargo of seed wheat from the
Crimea is now on it's way to Kansas
c. NJ. Johnston, west of Caldwell,
lost six valuable horses by lightning.
A Cawker City man was fined s. for
refusing to assist in making an arrest.
An Ottawa county farmer has just
been marketing 1000 bushels of old
wheat.
There was S20,O 900 worth of harvest
ing machinery sold at Abilene this
season.
Kansas City crooks were arrested
for robbing store at Roxbury, Nc
Pherson county.
Senator Burton has recommended
Peter Foley to succeed Postmaster
Lusk of Parsons.
1t took $4,000 feet of lumber for the
roof joists alone for the new Santa Fe
machine shop in Topeka.
The Dickinson county court house is
to have sl3, 900 addition. The pres
emit building cost $4,000.
One Sterling bank paid out in 60
days, during the marketing of the last
broom corn crop, 100000
The penitentiary Irvine plant is
working double shift until the far
thest northern harvest is over.
Don Seaton, son of John Seaton, has
bought half interest with Ewing
Herbert in the Atchison Champion.
Joel w. Green, of Burr Oak, com
meuced the study of law at the age OF
81. lie has now commenced practice.
A Salina ice and storage company is
burned out Of business. 1t had the
largest institution of the kind in Kan
sas.
Judge A. j. Wyatt, of Wichita, died
at Colorado Springs on June IS, from
injuries received in runaway acci-
dent on June ,.
Governor Stanley recently visited the
school district in jefferson county
where he lived in the '7Os, and hunted
squirrels there again.
Probate Judge j. Q. Kennedy, of
Linn county, died suddenly at the
breakfast table on June 81. Ex-Pro-
bate Judge Waymire will probably be
appointed.
A windstorm did much damage at
Independence on June 81. 1t also
scattered wheat in the shock. No one
was hurt and there was no rain to in
jure the wheat.
Heavy showers have revived the
pastures, the corn and potatoes in
Leavenworth and jefferson counties,
and westward along the Kansas Cen
trail railroad.
The capitalist who wants to plant
glass factory at Coffeyville must first
get the consent of the autocratic glass
blowers union. He has submitted his
plans to the National Union.
Haskell Indian school at Lawrence,
graduated 46 Indians. The normal
department graduates were eight girls
and one boy. Congressman Charles
Curtis made the address to the class.
c. F. Dietrich, of Richmond, Frank
lin county, has sold six fanay Poland
China hogs, which have been shipped
to Finland in charge of the Wells-Far-
go company The express bill is $l20.
Oil has boon struck near Kennekuk
in the northwestern corner of Atchison
county. Farmers dubbed together to
bore hole. Horton men have organ
lied company to handle the oil, which
spurts out of the bore.
Walter Post, aged is years, was
drowned in the mill race in Burlington
while swimming. He was seized with
cramps.
In getting ont the stone for the Lyon
county court house and the Emporia
Carnegie library a stone was quarried
which measured G feet thick, 80 feet
wide and 90 feet long. 1t was split to
required dimensions. Ore block for
the library was shipped which weighed
four tons and was ~ feet long and two
feet square. 1t came from Cottonwood
Falls.
d. b. Bartholomew, a stockman and
farmer of Stafford county, was killed
at the depot at Hudson. The express
truck stood too near the track and an
engine struck it and it. was hurled
against Mr.. Bartholomew.
Miss Augusta NJ. DeForest, who won
a scholarship in Washburn college,
when she graduated from the Atchison
county high school at the age of Is years
has now won a four year scholarship
in Columbia university at Washington,
D. c., upon her graduation from a