The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-31
KANSAS COMMENT.

OLD soldier VOJeS III VIC DooSo ioiAo
now. Two years ago there were but
eighty-fve.
WAS Too BossY.-A section gang on
the Santa Fe cutoff near Emporia went
on a strike. The men, about fourteen
In number, said their boss, Paul Eber-
ly, was "too bossy." There was delay
in finding men.
FIRST HUTCHINSON TEACHER.
Jane Hodson, who taught the first
school on the townsite of Hutchinson,
is dead. She was Sc years old and for
the past four years, because of her bad
health. she has lived with her sister,
Mrs. w. j. Sponsler, west OF Hutchin-
son.
OWNED BY STARCH TRUsT.-The old
Topeka starch factory is burned caus-
ing a loss of So 900 to the starch trust.
The factory was bought up by the
trust about eight years ago and closed
down. 1t has not been operated since.
Not much of the machinery was ever
removed and it was destroyed with the
building.
ACCIDENTALLY SHoT.-While hunt
ing on the Cheyenne bottoms John Nc
Mahon, butcher of Hoisington, was
accidentally shot and killed. McMa-
hon was riding in buggy with load
ed shot gun and upon getting out OF
the buggy to open gate, the gun was
accidentally discharged, the shot enter
ing his left breast
NEW DIVISION AcCoUNTANT.-C. D.
Collier has been appointed division ac-
countant for the Rock Island in Tope-
ka to succeed John McAloon, who is
transferred to Trenton, Mo-, in the
same capacity. Mr.. Collier comes from
the Central railroad in New Jersey,
at Jersey City, N. j., and already has
assumed the duties Of his new position.
WORKED BY MooNLIGHT.-The farm
ers of Lyon county worked all night
during the all night full moon period,
in October, at harvesting their kafir
and cane crops. Many of the farmers
arranged double shifts of teams on
their machines; some of the horses and
men slept in daytime and ran the cut
ters while the day force rested.
BALL IN New SHoPs.-Arrangenents
are being made for n grand ball at the
new Santa Fe shops in Topeka on their
completion. The date has been fixed
at October 81 1t will be given on the
second floor on the east side of the
new machine shops. Marshall's band
will give concert before the ball and
Steinberg's orchestia will furnish the
music for the dancing.
HIGH School FEE.-The probate
court of Douglas county has granted
an injunction against the board of ed
ucation restraining the board from col
lecting high school tuition fee. The
board has levied a fee Of S. from each
pupil and had given instructions to ex-
clnde all pupils who had not paid the
fee. The restraining order is set for
hearing in the district court early in
November.
A COLLEGE CHICKEN FRY.-Ottawa
university has seven former students
of Lewis academy and the Wichita
high school there. Miss Bessie McCune
and Mr.. B. B. Braden who were in at
tendance there last year gave a novel
reception to the new students. 1nvi-
tations were issued to meet at the gym
nasium and from there they went to
the varsity" farm on Rock Creek,
where, after various games, large
campfire was built and the guests in
troduced to a college chicken fry"
KANSAS MINERS Won't STRIKE-W.
4. A. Johnson, state labor commission
err, says that Kansas coal miners won't
go out on strike in sympathy with
the anthracite miners. They are salts
fed with the contract they have with
the operators, there is plenty of work
and all are making good money.
Took HIM FIVE YEARs.-"There has
been but one cigarette smoker to grad
uate from the Fort Scott high school
in 25 years." says Professor Lansdon,
''aad it took him five years TO get
through"
SOLD 1870 TICKETS. Wichita let
ter carriers have had ball. One of
the carriers, J. I. Mcdonald, sold 100
tickets to the ball at 81 each. He did
this during 10 days and while working
his regular route.
TANGLED IN A BINDEB.-G. w. Good
Toe, of Pratt county, was dragged sixty
five yards in lsafir corn binder. When
the team stopped it took an hour to
disentangle him from the machine.
He was not seriously hurt There
were a few grabable places on him
that the machine didn't get at
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