The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-09-26

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Margaret A. Ploughe, one of the frs
settlers of Reno county, is dead at the
age of 81 years. The family is one Of
the best known in the county. Mrs
Ploughe's father was brother of Com
modore Preble, of the United States
navy, for whom Preble county, Ohio
name was Marshall, and she was DIES.
cendant of John Marshall, the first
chief justice of the United States su.
preme court.
BoUGHr co., BUSHELS. George C.
bought all the apples in two of the
Wellhouse orchards: the 500-acre or
chard in Leavenworth county and the
S00-acre orchard in Usage county. 1t
is estimated that these orchards have
10000 bushels of apples. Richardson
buys them on the trees, but the price
is not stated. Both orchards are car
rying the largest crop they have ever
! yielded.
FRrsco's IMPROVEMENTS. The St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad COM
pany has purchased much land sur
rounding their old terminals in Wich-
tia, and has had vacated several por-
tions of streets for their use in the con-
struction of new depot, new freight
house and the enlargement of their
yard facilities. The expenditure of
100000 upon these new terminals has
been authorized and work is to be
pushed.
New MAIN LINE.-The directors of
the A. Il. &. S. +. railroad company
have given the management full power
to build line from Albuquerque to a
connection with the Pecos Valley road
This will make a new through line from
| Newton, Kas, to Albuquerque, which
avoids heavy grades, and also has a
shorter route; passing through Wich-
tia; through Oklahoma and the Pan
handle of Texas.
INSURANCE AGENT IN TROUBLE
Mrs. l.. b. Graves, of Parsons, charges
c. p. Borders, an insurance agent of
Lawrence, with getting her cash by
false representations He wrote life
policy and collected premium of
about Sc, 900 and she says the charac-
ter of the policy was misreprcsented
to her, and charges that he collected
$3.50 more than the correct amount of
the premium.
EMANCIPATION DAY.-The colored
people of Topeka will celebrate eman-
cipation day with big outdoor picnic
at Garfield park on September 90. Ad-
dresses will be made by w. Il. Vernon,
j. H. Guy, j. NJ. Brown, r. F. Hayden,
w. R. Carter and w. w. Fisher Paul
Jones, the silver-tongued colored or
ator of Kansas, will speak that day at
an emancipation celebration at EN-
poria.
A $1,000 RESIDENCE. The home of
Prof. Fl. L. Stevens in Kansas City,
Kas, is burned to the ground, and but
little of the contents saved. Mr. and
Mrs Stevens and their five children
escaped. Mrs. Johnston, Mrs. Stevens
mother, was burned about the face
while trying to save some of her per-
sonal belongings from her room. The
building was valued at about 81,
and was partly covered by insurance.
BOYS FOR THE NAvY.-Twenty-tw
Topeka boys enlisted in the United
States navy last week. Those who en-
listed as landsmen were sent to San
Francisco and the apprentices to New
port.
KANSAS BAPTIsTs. -The Baptist con-
gregation of Walnut, Crawford coun-
ty town of 600 population, sent in
contribution of S11O And the Baptists
of McLouth, town with hundred
less population, sent in sos. If the
larger towns hold up their end as well
Ottawa university will soon be in as
good shape as before the fire.
A JOINT FOR EVERY 4o3.-A campaign
has commenced against liquor in Sa-
lima, where eighteen joints pay $50
apiece into the treasury every month;
one joint for every 4o3 inhabitants.
BoTHERING BoNDs.-W conn
ty is trying to find plan to evade the
payment of $13s, 900 in bonds issued 10
aid the Manhattan, Alma G. Buriing-
anne railway. The bonds fall due in
1910.
LADY CLERK OF CoURT.-In Nemaha
county the Republican candidate for
clerk of the district court is young
lady; Miss Blanche Magill. AS she re-
ceived a majority of 1909 two years
ago, three times the average majority