The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-21
KANSAS COMMENT.

bearing the Sells circus pulled into
Topeka and unloaded the circus para
phernalia at the fair grounds. The
circus will winter there.
APPOINTS HIS SECRETARY. Congress
man.elect Phil Campbell has appointed
r. p. Ritter, of Galena, his private
secretary. Mr. Ritter is young man,
the son of ex-senator j. n. Ritter.
A HUNDRED TO FoUR.-In one town
ship in Mitchell county where hun
dred votes were cast against the amcud-
ment providing for increased pay for
members of the Legislature, but four
votes were cast in favor oft.
WAGON MAKER MISSING. -Louis Alt,
wagon maker of Salina has mysteri-
ously disappeared and there is not the
slightest clue to his whereabouts. He
had good business and there seems to
be no cause for his departure.
TEACHERS MEET AT CLAY CENTER.-
About GOO teachers, comprising the
North Central Kansas Teachers asso-
citation, will meet in Clay Center No
vember 81 and 2s This is said to be
the largest association in the state.
THAT "No NOMINATION" LINE.-The
greater part of the defective ballots in
Kansas were those on which the voter
had marked in the square opposite No
nomination" There was no sense in
putting square opposite those lines.
CURTIS MAJoRITIEs. 1t is found by
returns that Charles Curtis got the big
gest majority in Shawnee county this
year that was ever given any Republi-
can candidate for any Office there. He
also got more votes in Nemaha county
than w. j. Bailey did and more in
Doniphan than Cyrus Leland did.
HAD A BANK BooK.-A drunk who
was arrested in Topeka, had with him
bank book showing that his deposits
in Topeka bank were $4,000 and re-
ceipt showed that his county taxes
were $3.50 1t is seldom that such plu-
tocrats get caught by the police and
they hate to let them go for the Gus
tomary sum of So.
ASSISTANT STATE TREAsURER.-T. I.
Kelly, state treasurer-elect, has offered
the position of assistant state treasurer
to State Senator Frank Sponable, of
johnson county If Senator Sponable
accepts the position, which pays So, 900
year, it is probable he will not begin
the duties of the Office until after the
close of the legislature.
SEVEN CONTESTED SEATs.-The gen
tiemen named below, all Republicans,
propose to contest for their seats in the
lower house of the legislature: o. b.
Stark, Barton county; N. B. Sharpless,
Atchison; p. F. PococlS, Wyandotte; j.
D. Miller, Lincoln; A. A. Sharpe, Paw
nee; H. II. Wolcott, Leavenworth, and
e. Fl. Nixon, of Barber county.
DATES TO REMEMBER. j. Bailey
will be installed as governor on Jan
uary 10, and the Legislature will meet
the following day. On January 20 the
house and senate will meet in joint
session and elect state printer. Just
one week later, on January ~, the two
houses will again meet in joint session
and select United States senator.
Two WILLS TO SAME EsTATE.-It is
seldom that the husband dies and
leaves will and his wife dies so soon
after and leaves a will for the same
property and there are two admins
traitors for the same property at the
same time. This state of affairs exists
in Sedgwicl1 county. The condition of
the estate is in such shape that there
is likely to be no difficulty in closing
its affairs.
BURLINGTON SCHOOLS PACKED. The
most important question before the
people of Burlington now is to obtain
more school room. Every room is
packed to its utmost and this in spite
of the fact that many younger children
are not allowed TO go to school.
SAFE BREAKERS ARREsTED.-Tw
men who are supposed TO have blown
open the Rock Island depot safe at Alb
ilene and the Tampa bank safe last
week, have been arrested al Saina. A
revolver taken from them tends to inn
plicate them in the robbery
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC exists at
Maple Hill, Wabaunsee county. There
were fifteen cases when doctor who
was called from Topeka reached Maple
Hill, some of them malignant. The
schools are closed and strict Quaran-
tine maintained.
HAS EroUeH-Judge Hazen of the
Shawnee county district court has
nearly rounded out twelve years in
that position. He declines to be can
didate for another reelection, saying
that he has received enough ofcriticism
and abuse.