The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-26
Kansas Events
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INDIAN MATCH GAME.-The Potta-
watomie Indians, on their reservation
near Holton, played a match game OF
ball with the Sac and Fox Indians,
who live on a reservation in the north
ern part of Brown county. A big
crowd of Indian fans" witnessed the
game, which was a close one, the Sac
and Fox team winning by a score OF
to l. A large party of braves and
squaws made the trip from the Brown
county reservation to witness the
game.
FEEDS 5000 CATTLE.-M. NJ. Shcr-
man, is proprietor of the Sherman
ranch at Geneseo, comprising 100000
acres which is considered the finest
ranch in the state, if not in the south
west Some G, 200 acres of the land is in
cultivation, and the other is for hay
and pasture lands for the 1000 head of
cattle on the property. Every year
Mr.. Sherman feeds in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 head of cattle, and as
many hogs
RAISES HEREFoRps. ON his Kansas
ranch Mr.. Sherman, of Geneseo raises
Shorthorn cattle, but he has ranch
in Mexico on which Hereford cattle are
bred. These cattle are shipped to Gen
eseo and fattened for the market. Mr..
Sherman owns about $4,000 acres of
land and leases about $4,000 acres,
which extends for sixteen miles along
the Missouri Pacific railway and
about thirteen miles north and
south.
STREET CAR WALK-oUT.-The lola
street car service was stopped by n
walk-out. The men were refused their
request for raise of wages from IL to
Is cents an hour. This, they claim, is
but just compensation considering
the nature of the work. The cars be-
gin running about three o'clock in the
morning and continue until IL o'clock
at night. One set of men does not
work all those 81 hours but there are
two shifts who divide the time
TwENTIETH's REUNION The Twen-
tieth Kansas reunion at Burlington
closed with a banquet, after which the
annual business meeting was held.
Colonel Metcalf and the other officers
were reelected. Walter P. Hull and
Mr.. Conley, of lola, were made presi-
dent and secretary of the entertain
ment committee for next years meet
ing which will be held at lola
WOMEN WILL MANAGE IT.-The club
women of Abilene who constitute the
public library association and have
raised 81 900 as a start for the library,
have unanimously voted not to consoli-
date the library with the high school
library as was arranged few months
ago. They will take their money and
start the library themselves, being
JilclI OWu
KANSAS HAS CATTLE.-"It beats me
how Kansas can afford to send in so
many cattle" said a railroad agent.
Anyone would naturally think that
with all the corn and forage that is
being raised in the state there would
not be cattle enough to consume it.
But there is a world of cattle in the
West and Kansas always has her
share"
A COLLEGE NATE.-Discipline for
the coming year at the Kansas Wesley
an, Salina, will be in the hands of
the college senate, which is made up
of representatives from the various
classes. The senate will make recon-
mendations to the faculty.
A JEALOUS RIvAL-Titus Mauch re-
siding near Talmo, Republic county,
had spent a Sunday evening with
young lady. On his way home and
while crossing bridge, he was shot by
a man with a handkerchief over his
face. Arden Jewell has been arrested
as it was known that he was jealous of
Mauch's attentions to the woman.
TURNED FOLIAGE BLACK.-A light
frost fell over Clay county the morning
of the 18th, causing some vegetation to
turn black. Corn is too far along to
be injured.
A YOUNG RAILRoADER.-Ralp Moi !
fat, of the Mo. Pac. railway, while re-
turning from Sunday picnic at Hays
vile, attempted to board moving
train and his foot was crushed.
FED AT COUNCIL GRovE.-Seventeen |
head of native steers, averaging l, 266 |
pounds, sold at Kansas City at Ss.75,
which is the highest price for beef ever
on that market. The cattle |
were sent by c. C. Slaughter of Dallas,
Texas. They were fed at Council