The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-12
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

bcrshlp OF the legislature.
The association of the sheriffs of
Kansas met in regular quarterly ses-
sion at Wichita on September a.
After five days drilling strong flow
of gas was struck at Eureka at a depth
of 800 feet. The flow is strong.
The law is plain that justice of the
peace has the power to sentence boy
to be taken to the reform school.
The ant-Horse Thief association at
Parsons wants chicken stealing inclu
ded in the list of grand larceny
crimes.
Otis Parish took Carbolic acid and
died in the Soldiers home at Leaven
worth lie served in the both Ohio
infantry.
Hugh Clark slot and accidentally
killed himself at the Asbell farm west
of Chetopa. He came from lola to
visit a brother.
William Fuller, engineer of the
waterworks pump house at Galena,
was shot by j. A. Luke, another en-
gineer, and died.
Statements are called for by the
state bank commissioner showing con-
ditions of state and private banks at
the close of business on September >.
The last day of the old soldiers re-
union at Washington was abandoned
on account of high water. The heav-
lest rain for years fell on the night be-
fore.
James Simpson, u. S. revenue col
lector, has moved to Topeka from his
Mcpherson county farm. He has taken
house in Potwin, the aristocratic
suburb of Topeka.
Junction City reports rainfall in
Geary county during August of nearly
eleven inches. Much hay and alfalfa
was spoiled after cutting. 1t is still
impossible to cut corn.
The central normal college of Great
Bend, having sold its college building
and not succeeding as yet in fitting up
new building and in securing fac
ulty TO manage the school will not open
this fall. 1t hopes to resume work
later.
An officer Of the State Livestock COM
mission was called to Anthony to in
vestigate the report of number of
cases of CHAMBERS in horses in that vi
entity lie will also look after some
cases of Texas fever reported from Ar
kansas City.
large acreage of flax about Real
ing is ruined by the rains and will
never be threshed. In the same vicin-
ity the ground became so soft that
when a strong wind came corn fields
were laid fiat, and what is gathered
from such fields must be done by hand.
The Union Pacific was given II touch
of Colorado troubles near Topeka.
Three miles east of town the line runs
between the Calhoun bluffs and the
Raw river. The bluffs are about 30
feet high. The heavy rain Saturday
loosened a big stone in the bluffs and
it rolled down on the track, delaying
traffic for two hours.
The reduction of train service to
Oberlin by the Burlington route has
caused an agitation for an electric line
to Jennings on the Rock Island, Il dis
tance of fifteen miles. Scarcely any
grading is required; the Rock Island
company will furnish the rails, having
old rails on hand from putting down
heavier track. Oberlin proposes to
raise money to build the power plant.
DIR. S. W. Willistou, who had re-
signed from the faculty of Kansas
university, has gone to Chicago to take
up his work at the University of Chi
cago He was given farewell dinner
by the physicians of Lawrence.
Residents of Belleviile are making
great preparations for the second an
nual Republic County Corn Carnival,
which will be held this year on Sep.
tember 80 and October / and 9. Al
~ready the sum of 81, 500 has been raised
for premiums and TO secure attrac-
tons
James Kittner, prominent farmer
of Bourbon county, So years old. was
drowned in the Marmaton river while
driving home in drunken condition.
His horse and buggy are both dead
loss.
r. f. Bolding has resigned as deputy
bank commissioner. He has been an
inspector of building and loan associa
ions He proposes to engage in the
banking business Harry Finley, II
son-in-law of Cyrus Leland, has been
appointed by Mr.. Albaugh; the bank
commissioner, to fill the vacancy.
A mule went into the penitentiary
coal mine 20 years ago, when st. John
,yae oovernor The conyicts named