The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-06

Pension Agent Metcalf finds scores
of pensioners on the list who bear his
family name.
The state meeting of the federation
of women's clubs at Salina selected
Wichita as the place of meeting in May
1908.
Santa Fe and Rock Island officials
report that the trouble over high water
in Western Kansas was over late last
week.
st. Johns military school at Salina
has paid $4,000 of its debts in the
past two years, leaving only mort
gage of 81, 900.
Dean Minnick, ls years old, son OF
Dr. w. A. MinniclS, of Wichita, has
been named by Representative Long as
cadet at West Point.
Marion Rogers has sold his 900 acre
sheep ranch near Cheney for $4,000.
Two Iowa men bought the land and
will use it for general farming.
The largest representation of the
colored people of Kansas in a state
convention, was at Wichica last week,
where there were forty of them.
Thomas Hensley, of Kearney county
was drowned in the Arkansas river.
He was on bridge watching the flood
when the bridge was swept away.
The people of Liberal are petitioning
the secretary of the interior to rescind
his order TO remove the fences around
government land in Seward county.
Eastern parties have contracted to
establish a rug factory at Coffeyville;
to build a three story brick, 40 by @5O
feet. The plant is expected to employ
12j men.
Among the relatives of General
Leavenworth who attended the re-
burial of his remains at Fort Leaven-
worth was Mrs. Mary L. Smith, of Eu-
rella, Kansas
The Catholic church at Hutchinson
has purchased property near their
church which is to be remodeled for a
school building The school viii be
opened about Sept. l.
Colonel Loomis, the new department
commander of the G. A. R., says that
he will work especially for the up
building of the Sons of Veterans or
ganization in Kansas
The recent storm struck Paola and
street lamps, awnings, trees and Chin
ney tops suffered. The strawberry
crop was destroyed. Wheat was laid
fat and washouts are common on
farms.
j. NJ. Evans, who has been chief
machinist of the Ossawatomie asylum,
has been transferred to the Boys In
dustrial school at Topeka to take
charge of the industrial department
| there.
While firing salute on Memorial
day by the Wichita artillery company,
their cannon exploded and fatally in
iured Geo. Halter. Bert Davis was
dangerously injured and G. w. Lomax
somewhat hurt.
l. L. Dayhoff, of Reno county, after
| he was nominated for state superin-
tendent, was overcome by the hard
work of the campaign and the excite
ment of the last act. He soon felt bet
ter, however.
George w. Miller, charged with the
murder of Santa Fe Detective G. c.
Montgomery, waived preliminary
examination and gave $1,000 bond.
His trial will occur in the district court
sometime this month.
A negro assaulted Mrs. j. T. Ham
mond, the wife of wealthy farmer
near Osawatomie, after, knocking down
Mrs Hammonds sister with revolver
seriously injuring her. A large moi
| COmlneuCeu SedTCll lOI JIG ACuet d.
once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Jones celebrated
their golden wedding at their home
near Everest with their seven children
and twenty grand children. The ven
cradle couple has lived on the same
farm since 1857, having pre-empted the
land.
John Keegan, stale mine inspector
of Kansas during Governor Lewelling'
administration, was instantly killed a
coal mine three miles east of Jewel
City. He was being lowered into thu
shaft when a rope gave way letting
him fall one hundred feet.
Four carloads of brick have arrived
from the state penitentiary for the nev
insane asylum at Parsons. The stat
board of charities held session il
Parsons approving contracts and mark
ing sites for the buildings.
William Broze, a young clerk of Eu
relSa, was found drowned in Fall rive
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