The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-05-02
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Sabetha has had an $4,000 fire. The
M. f. church is among the losses.
The death rate in Wichita during the
past 12 months has been 14.66 for every
thousand people.
The Methodist parsonage at Scranton
is burned. The pastor, Rev.. Wilson'S
property was saved.
Unieed States Attorney Dean says
he has received no instructions to pro-
coed against the beef trust.
Troy people are boasting that the in
dependent slaughter house there sup
plies them with beef at the old prices.
The Topeka Democratic flambeauX
club made arrangements to attend the
state convention of their party on April
25.
James Snoddy, the Pleasanton orator
and politician, has appealed to Presi-
pension to Mrs. Mckinley.
The body of Miss Kate Lee Deford
was taken from the river at Ottawa
after having been in the water for sew
erai hours. 1t is a case of suicide.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the
s3rd anniversary of the order at King
man on April 26, the natal day. 1t is
expected that 800 will go from Wichita.
1t is expected that the Katy will
soon commence running Junction City
and Parsons trains to Kansas City via
lola and Moran, over the new cutoff.
The Abilene Mill and Elevator COM
pany has sued the Union Pacific rail
wav for $40, 300 for the destruction of
their property, set on ire by freight
engine.
A delivery of nursery stock at Os-
borne amounted to nearly 81, 600 worth.
Sales of trees in Rocks, Smith and
neighboring counties have been almost
as large.
The Travellers Insurance company of
Hartford. has vast amount invested
in Kansas securities, and officers of the
company are now in Kansas on an in
spection tour.
The new engine and machinery with
which to work the coal mine near
Jewell City will be put in operation
soon. The coal is about hundred
feet below the surface.
Some of the shool districts of Nemaha
county are arranging to consolidate
under Superintendent Nelson's plan,
by whice action they think less cost
will give them better schools.
Ex-Gov. E. N. Morrill, now has the
largest number of trees in his orchard
in the world upon one body of land.
Wellhouse has many more trees than
Morrill, but his trees are in scattered
orchards. Morrill's one orchard has
$4,000 trees
Joe Carr, of st. Louis, was found in
a box car at Hutchinson, helpless from
inflammatory rheumatism. He had
been there three days, those hot days,
without food or drink and was nearly
dead. He had crawled into the car to
take a nap and when he awolke he
could not move.
NJ. L. Helena, of Butler county, tells
his neighbors not to pillow up their al
falfa because it has partially died at the
top of the roots. He says he dug down
in his field and found alfalfa sprouting
finely, sometimes as deep down as three
or four feet, and he believes this will
give a better growth and yield than a
fresh sown crop.
The county attorney caused the ar
rest of C. II. st. Clair after st. Clair
had compromised with the insurance
company for the loss of his drug store
in Bartlett, and was about to leave the
state. The charge against st. Clair
was for arson.
The Associated Press reports several
reviving showers during the afternoon
of April "a The fact is that at one
time the wet spots on the pavement,
each made by one drop, could be count
cd, and that was the extent of the
rainfall for the day in Wichita.
The tenth annual Kansas musical |
jubilee is to be held in Hutchinson
June SO. Hutchinson has an auditori-
UNI with seating capacity of $500. A
one fare rate from all railroads.
H. B. Raley, travelling salesman,
was stabbed in the side by Bert Oaks.
Raley was standing on the steps of the
Brettun house at Winfield, talking
with a group in which were ladies.
Oaks showed in between them and
spoke rndely to one of the ladies when
Raley knocked him down. He left but
soon returned and stabbed Raley.
DIR. Gray, of Garden City, who was