The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-19
KANSAS HOMMENT

Benedict, Wilson county, holds an
"Old Settlers day on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10.
THE Kansas legislature will be asked
to provide for the examination of
threshing machine engineers
The 46th annual meeting of the Kan
sas River Baptist association was held
at Manhattan ending last Sunday.
Lane university at Lecompton, has
started upon it's 37th year with an un-
usually large number of students, both
new and old.
Miss Ida Scott, of Hays City, was
burned to death from the explosion of
can of oil from which she was pour
ing oil upon fire.
Thomas Black, of Valley Center, was
unloading lumber and run silver into
his hand. Loclljaw resulted and the
case became serious.
VIM. Tuell, a farmer near Maize,
was unloading straw and fell off his
wagon on an upturned pitchforll, and
almost bled to death.
Miss Nellie Richards of Ottawa was
dangerouly burned while using either
kerosene or gasoline for kindling the
fire in cook stove.
Edward Hopkins, n Frisco brake
man, was shot by a robber while on
top of car in a moving train east OF
Wichita. His wounds are serious.
1t is stated that there were about
6,OOO people attending the log rolling
at Fort Scott of the Woodmen of the
World. Twelve bands were in the
parade.
In one day the recruiting station at
Topeka received 81 applications for en-
listment. They were from Is to IS
years old Not more than half of them
will be accepted.
An excursion Of soldiers to Abilene
on pay day occurred because of boy
colt upon Junction City brought on by
the electric line charging 10 cents fare
from the Fort Riley.
Charles II. Barnes, formerly of Ak
tell, Marshall county, is now chief
clerk of the Manila penitentiary, at a
salary of 81, 400 year, and is next for
promotion to assistant warden.
Robert Bright, secretary to Chan
cellor Snow at Kansas university, of
which school he was n graduate, died
at his home in Fort Scott on September
TO- He was recently married.
So many army officers and soldiers
stationed from time to time at Fort
Leavenworth have married Leaven-
worth girls that the place is called the
mother-in-law of the U. S. army.
Allan c. Caster, merchant of Kipp,
Saline county, was sentenced to pris-
on term of two years for obtaining
money and credit under false pre-
lenses, hung himself with a towel in
the Jail.
During the maneuvers to be held at
Fort Riley this month all captains of
the X. N. G. will receive So day;
lieutenants, So; first sergeants, 81; mu-
sicians, SO cents; corporals, GO cents;
privates SO cents.
The Rock Island, according to rumor,
will establish a round house and re-
pair shops at the Burton car works
north of Wichita, to be reached by the
proposed new branth from Hutchinson
to connect with their southern line at
that place.
All the car hogs coming TO the Wich-
tia market are extra and of good
weight. The wagon deliveries are also
better than they have been.
The roadmasters of the middle divi-
sion say that the Santa Fe is in the
worst kind of need of men to do Sec
ton work. Although agents are at
different towns trying to get workers,
it is almost impossible to hire any.
There is much need of work along the
line now in cutting weeds and repair
ing the track, preparing for winter
when little work can be done.
Fred Beeler, of Jewell county, began
moving and stacking his alfalfa three
weeks ago and has been at itever since
and now the first side of the field he
cut three weeks ago is ready to cut
again. He now has 600 tons in the
stack.
Almost together Hutchinson had two
Sunday fires-the McDemed mill and
elevator and residence. The inside
of the mill was burned out and the loss
on machinery is over $4,000. The loss
on the residence and contents was an
other So, 900.
The Rock Island will send three ex-
cursion trains from Kansas and Okla
homa to the national G. A. R. reunion
at Washington on October Gil. The
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