The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-23
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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killed off the loco weed in Western Kan
sas.
1t is becoming frequent in Kansas
banks to discover bills of national
banks of Honolulu.
Ida Mcclure, aged 10, farmers
daughter of Cherokee county, took
strychnine and died.
Railroad men whose runs are in both
states say that Nebraska corn is not as
good as Kansas corn.
Mr.. Dold says that it will take eight
months to fully complete the new pack
ing plant in Wichita.
Howard Black passed forged checks
Mt Newton and when arrested he plead
guilty. He is youth.
Attorney General GODDARD decides that
the railroad commissioners have power
to make and enforce rates
The crop of dwarf broom corn in the
vicinity of Sterling is reported by farm
ers to be damaged so per cent.
Kansas now has 333 rural free deliv-
ery mail routes and there are 1903 APP
plications for new routes pending.
1t is believed that Sam Kimble of
Manhattan, will be appointed Judge of
the Twenty-first judicial district.
A Wallace county, Kansas, baby took
the prize offered by the Elks of Cripple
Creek, Colorado, for the handsomest
baby.
A movers horse died in Independence
and in Is minutes enough money was
raised to supply its place in front Of
the prairie schooner.
Coffey county claims ten bushels aver
age Weld of its corn crop which will
make a million bushels. Farmers are
looking for stock to feed.
Along the Neosho and Verdigris
rivers there are corn fields that will
Weld rs bushels to the acre. Few will
Weld under 20 bushels.
Dynamite exploded in a barn at
Edna. 1t was kept there for use in
blasting a well. 1t is believed that
rats gnawed it. The barn was com
pletsly demolished.
Sergeant Barnes. of Junction City.
drew a claim in Oklahoma and proposed
to sell out and go to the claim. Mrs.
Barnes, failing to change his purpose,
attempted suicide, but her life was
saved.
y The mayor of Parsons has at last
turned over that $4,000 received for
bonds, to the Katy company. The rail
road buildings which were concerned in
the transaction are to be completed
within six months.
0. V. Gringrass, of Harvey county
discharged farm hand. Later there
were five of his fine steers missing. 1t
was found that the farm hand had sold
them in Newton and Immediately taken
the fast mail train east.
Tom Leftwich, of Larned is charged
with sending the associated press wild
story about lightning striking the coffin
in which a child was being taken for
burial, tearing off the top of the coffin
and bringing the child to life.
Since the Missouri Pacific has made a
through line between Topeka and Jop-
lin it only requires line from Topeka
north to the Missouri Pacific lines west
from the Missouri river to complete a
through line extending from north
western Kansas to New Orleans.
John Domain. of Edwards county.
bought a quarter section for $500, with
AZ acres of growing wheat. He has
threshed 5000 worth of wheat from the
AZ acres and has pastured the rest OF
the quarter.
William Kern of Baldwin was driving
four horses to a disc harrow and was
killed by lightning, with three of the
horses. There was no rain.
The new elevator being erected in Sa
lima to replace the one recently burned
will be one of the largestt in the state
with capacity of 10000 bushels.
Mrs. John Springer, of Brown comfy
has won a fight she has been making
for two years and has secured a pardon
for her husband who was serving 9
term for statutory rape and bastardy
She never believed her husband g<y
Work is going on for the erection o.
the addition to the Ottawa university
John d. Rockefeller and the citizens
of Ottawa and the Baptists of Kansas
together contributed 100000 for thi
work. The new building is TO be o
stone, 6s by 100 feet and modern il
every way.
Some farmers of Miami county ar
buying back the cattle they sold whel
they were scared and are paying 3
cents hundred advance over the pric
they received for them.