The Chanute times., 1902-02-07
salina collects $3.50 month from it's

bank organized by business men and
farmers.
Jerry Moore, of Belle Plaine, had his
left cheek almost torn off by the kick
of a horse
The plan to erect statue of Ceres
on the dome of the State capitol has
been abandoned.
A. M. Wilson, lawyer Of Atwood,
is held on the charge of robbing the
county treasury.
There is no lack of candidates to fill
the place of department commander of
the Grand Army.
Fl. A. Drake, Missouri Pacific
brakeman, of Council Grove, was killed
at Hope. He fell from his train.
DIR. Richardson, a dentist of Newton,
has brought suit against Evangelist
Williams for damages by slander.
The Santa Fe will reduce all grades
between Kansas City and La Junta to
maximum of 81 feet to the mile.
The fees of the clerk of the district
court of Nemaha county during the
past year amounted to only $3.50.
Representatives of SIS local independ-
ent telephone companies of Kansas met
in Topeka to effect a combination.
Wilson turned down peripetetic
'bankrupt stock" concern. The peo-
pie of the town froze it out and it left.
Roth Diem, of Kingman county, a
boy of Is, was hauling fodder and
while taking gun off his sled was
killed.
The Abilene Ladies' Library associa-
$50 books; good editions of current
literature.
A fire at Abilene destroyed the Office
and lumber sheds of the Badger Lum-
ber company, wagon shop, planning
mill and two carpenter shops.
Officials of the Santa Fe have been
investigating a shortage in car load
of corn and it seems probable employees
of the company will be held accounta-
BILE.
Byron Terrell, the last of the famous
stage drivers of Kansas, died at Geuda
Springs the other day. He drove stages,
lust in advance of railroads more than
40 years.
Department Commander Martin Nor
ton of the Kansas G. A. II. rendered his
resignation and the court martial
which had been prepared for will
probably be recalled.
Prof. D. o. Jones, who has charge of
the musical department of the EN-
poria public schools, and is well known
in connection with musical contests,
fell and fractured both bones of his
fore arm.
A. j. Patterson, the Clyde treasurer
who collected $4,000 from the joints
and refused to account for it, on the
ground that it was unlawfully collect
ed has been sentenced to three years in
prison for embezzlement.
The Rock Island depot at Corbin has
been blown to pieces. The robbers got
only $40, but did $500 damage to the
safe alone. The noise aroused the
whole town. The sheriff went to
Wichita after bloodhounds.
The Council Grove Congregationalists
held reception in honor of their pas
tor the Rev. L. Armsby. 1t was his
s5th birthday. He became pastor of
the church there in 1873 and has acted
in that capacity ever since; twenty-nine
years.
Permission has been given Sterling
man to put down in the streets pipes
for the purpose of heating buildings
with hot water, and work has been
commenced. The heating plant will
be operated in connection with the
electric lighting plant.
The Franklin county fair board de-
cided to offer S45 prize for the best
exhibit from the county schools of con-
structive work done in the school room.
On Jan. 90, 1861 President Buchanan
signed the bill admitting Kansas as
state. On the same day jeff Davis and
other Southerners withdrew from con-
gress
Henry F. Millikan is appointed reg
lister of the Dodge City land Office; also
Chas. E. Evans as receiver at Colby and
Lewis ]. Pettijohn receiver at Dodge
City.
C. d. Crane of Ottawa protests against
his name being used without his
knowledge as an incorporation of a
mercantile company at Mangum, Okla.
1. NJ. Yost, the Ellis miller, some
years ago sold Colorado firm flour.
The firm was closed out by its Colorado