The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-01-03

jail.
In December, 1881, corn was bought
in Cowley county for stock feed at 81
bushel.
A strong flow of gas has been struck
near Pleasanton at depth OF about
200 feet.
Four traiups were arrested for camp
| ing in the school house at Sylvia, Reno
county.
JOS T. Hammers, who has lived in
Clearwater since 1874, is dead at the
age of ss years.
Frank Kurt has bought the Thomp-
son ranch on the Chicaslsia in Kingman
county for $4,000.
Albert b. Reeves, of Dodge City, has
been admitted to practice before the
interior department.
A horse thief dressed in woman's
clothes, stole fine rig at Emporia but
was overhauled at Bnrlingame.
JIM. Younkin, of Clay Center, is
added to the list of losers of cattle by
pasturing them in dry corn fields.
The First Presbyterian church of To-
peka, reports 104 new members to have
| United with the church since June.
Eight hundred chickens were pro-
vided for the Christmas dinner at the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth.
The State Journal is responsible for
the statement that the school marms
came to Topeka in droves on Christmas.
VIM Fay, who was an English sol
der in the Crimean war, died on De-
cember 30 at Usage City, aged over 100
years.
OF the 500 children who went to Mrs.
Thorpe, police matron at Topeka, for
Christmas presents, there were but 81
negroes.
Fred Dodge, of Leavenworth, who
was member of the Twentieth Kan
sas, is now chief of the Manila fire de-
partment.
1t is said that the owner of the Syca-
more Springs near Sabetha, has been
offered 500, 900 for the springs by
Denver doctor.
j. II. Hill, of the state normal, was
selected president and j. w. Wilson, of
Atchison, vice president of the teachers
association for the ensuing year.
General Metcalf, the new pension
agent, says he will retain his residence
and his business of mortgage and loan
agency at Lawrence, which is very
large.
In school district No. 81, in McPher-
son county, where II. G. Wertz taught
the last three months of school there
was not a single tardy mark on the
school register.
Chase Broadus, st. Joseph Missouri,
negro, was shot in Leavenworth while
under arrest and attempting to escape.
He was arrested for assaulting a child
whose mothers screams brought the
officers.
Forty wagon loads of wheat came to
an elevator in Wichita and 20 cents
was offered for it. 1t was good No. 2
wheat The town was full of farmers
and party of them bid 72 cents and
got the wheat for feed.
Henry j. Baker was killed by the
accidental discharge of his gun while
hunting rabbits on his large ranch in
Elk county. He was an Englishman
and single He leaves an aged mother
in England Mr.. Baker purchased the
ranch not long ago.
S. L. CONNIE has sold his GAO acre
farm in Sedgwick county for $25,
cash. 1t is we'll supplied with build
ings and fruit trees. The purchaser,
Wilkinson, is an Illinois stockman and
farmer, and he will bring to his new
home large number of fine cattle and
horses.
Two masked men held up the cashier
of the Alternately Furniture factory at
Leavenworth just before the pay hour,
and got away with between $500 and
5000. 1t was just as the men were to
come into the office for their tri-weekly
pay.
All the "smasher" cases, including
those against Mrs. Nation in the dis
trict court of Sedgwick county have
been dismissed, the court holding it
useless to proceed with them as all i'm
portant points at issue have been de-
cided by the supreme court.
The new Presbyterian church at Min
neapolis at the dedication occasion,
was cleared of SIS, 900 debt In 20 min
utes, and is now free of debt.
Several years ago business man OF
Iipoolp oonntv bacame n drunkard.