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

paid from the Topeka agency.
Contract has been let to build new
Sl5, 200 Jail for Bourbon county.
Baker university is the oldest Kansas
college, having been started in 1857.
Drillers struck "A heavy vein of crude
petroleum fifteen miles north of Fort
Scott.
1t is proposed that the city of Fort
Scott issue $40, 900 in bonds to bore for
gas.
A Kansas City man paid a SIS fine
for killing five prairie chickens in Ellis
county
The Santa Fe shop extensions will
add about 200 to the population of
Topeka.
John Mead. of Leavenworth, was
killed by lightning while crossing the
fort reservation.
1t is stated that every sheriff of Nor
ris county who has served during the
past 40 years SIS still alive.
Kansas, according to the returns OF
the assessors, gained %, 100 in popula-
ton during the year ending March l,
last.
While drilling for gas at Erie oil was
found at depth of 500 feet. The oil
is of good quality and promises from %
to 80 barres day.
j. j. Jordan, of Fort Scott, is nego-
tiating the marketing of the 25,OOO
bushels of apples on his farm in the
southern part of the state.
Clement @. Smith, Burlington; W. 5.
Bemis, Garnett; Frank Hobart, Glen
Elder, are in late list of appoint
ments of Kansas postmasters
The Eagle tells of prominent
Wichita woman who is charged with
forging checks to the amount of $1,000
and also says there will be no prosecu-
ton.
Thirty-fve butchers at the Cudahy
packing house in Wichita struck and
were out one day. The killing was
done all right by men of other depart
ments.
j. A. Ward. an amateur photographer
of Salina, won the prize offered by Sec
retary Coburn for the best picture of
Kansas wheat fields. The picture will
be used for advertising purposes.
"When some of the men folks of this
section are called to their fathers, says
the Anthony Republican, they are
going to leave the best looking and
best fixed, financially, lot of widows in
the state.
John Q. Thompson, of Pratt has
been appointed as one of the assistants
to United States Attorney General
Knox. Mr.. Thompson has practiced
law throughout Southern Kansas for
many years.
Harry Shady, son of the city marshal
of Larned. was caught in the betting
of a threshing machine and his left
arm was torn off at the elbow. The
muscles were pulled out to the shoulder.
1t is doubtful if he will recover.
The new tax law prepared Fy the
legislative committee, has provision for
letting the holding of state funds to
Two banks which will pay the highest
interest on it; the banks to be any
where in the state and to be heavily
bonded.
The Missouri Pacific is trying the eX-
pertinent of running excursion trains
at So for the round trip, from Atchison
to Waconda Springs. The first one
left Atchison on Saturday night
reaching the springs in the morning
and making the return trip Sunday
night. Great Spirit" spring is 200
miles from Atchison, in Mitchell coun-
| ty.
lreSceuS. inc bIOUuSl. was SiiSN ~
Robert McGregor, owned by r. l. Lee,
of Topeka. from 1873 until 1890 and has
many of his offspring in Kansas.
Sumner county this year has produced
nearly two per cent of the wheat crop
of the world. A failure in Sumner
county would affect the wheat market
of the world.
A head-end collision on the Missouri
Pacific occurred at Towanda. No one
was injured, but the engine was de-
molished and car or two of wheat
spilled.
Thieves in the southern part of Sa'
line county kill cattle in pastures and
haul them away in wagons.
T. A. Skates and A. b. Reeves, Dodge
City attorneys, defended two tramps or
their trial for murder, having been ap
pointed to do so by the court They
received no pay. The men were con
victed, but these lawyers are so vel
convinced of their innocence that they
offer a cash reward for information OF