The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-03-21
KANsAe ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Dickinson county farmers report the
hard wheat in good condition while
soft wheat is injured.
During the month of February AL
cases of small pox were reported in
Kansas, but no deaths.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is rebuilding its line along the
Union Pacific in Kansas.
The state supreme court decides that
the search and seizure" feature of the
Hurrell liquor law is valid.
Although properly classed as an ag-
ricultural state Kansas produced in
1901 over SO, 900, 600 worth of coal.
Even politicians are, some of them,
unable to trace the lines of the con-
gressional districts of Kansas on "A map.
Smith Center now has an artesian
well which gives an excellent supply Of
water. If is considered as important
there as an oil gusher.
A carload Of alfalfa seed has been
shipped from Emporia, it being the
most valuable load of anything ever
shipped from there The load was 700
bushels of the seed worth 1900.
In a case from Dodge City the SUI
preme court decided that no city can
deny pupils of school age the privilege
OF attending school for lack of vaccina-
ton when no contagious disease exists
in the city.
A new 20-stall round house and re-
pair shop are soon to be built at Ell
wood by the Rock Island. The Elwood
repair shops are intended for small re-
pairs; the big work will be taken TO
Horton.
So much land in Mitchell county is
devoted to wheat and SO much will be
planted in corn this year that the acre
age of oats will be very small This is
believed to be true of many other coun-
ties in that section.
Jacob Horback, janitor at the Santa
Fe passenger depot in Arkaneas City,
found a pocketbooll containing draft
for 81, 100 issued by the Carson, Iowa,
National bank and payable to Adam
King. King cannot be located.
Kansas has the largest state normal
and the largest state agricultural col
lege in the world, and a state univer-
sity with so professors and 1000 stu
dents; also 10 county high schools with
60 teachers and 1,7SS students.
The Royal Arch Masons of Yelling
ton have filed a suit in the district
court to recover $32l.02, from E. Hayes,
the former treasurer of the lodge.
The petition states that on January l,
1900, Hayes, as treasurer, received the
sum of S973.79 of the lodges funds, and
that during the term he received an
additional sum of $685. 25 lodge funds;
that he paid out for lodge purposes
$3.50 OF, and retained the sum of 1921. OF
which he appropriated to his own use.
In the eleven months that the state
railroad commission has been doing
business 142 cases or complaints have
been brought before the board, of
which ia have been disposed of. The
railroads have complied with every
order Of the board, resisting none. In
two cases the Missouri Pacific has
ignored recommendations in elevator
site cases. The only appeal taken from
the rulings of the board was the To-
peIa millers' case in the matter of diff
ferential rates; this has been appealed
to the district court
Lightning rod sharps have been
gathering in contracts" from Phillips
county farmers which turn up in the
banks as notes. The old, old story,
but the fool farmers who do not read
the papers are the only ones caught.
Superintendent Nelson's second cir
cular concerning consolidation of rural
schools is getting out before the peo-
pie.
In four weeks time, ending March s,
1O1 farms in Osborne county have
changed hands, aggregating 1000
acres.
Six acres adjoining the north limits
Of Chanute has just been sold at $500
an acre for a site for big oil tanks and
pumping station.
Kansas oil and gas fields, comprising
the counties of Allen, Linn, Bourbon,
Neosho, Wilson, Elk, Montgomery and
Chautauqua, cover about $50 square
miles.
A brick block block just completed
ut Morrill,, Brown county, is to be &C.
cupied by a bank and other business
firms 1t contains a modern opera
house with a seating capacity of 1,2OO.
The assessors of Cloud county list
wheat at 20 cents bushel and corn at
90 ..o,ss THE Rrut 4;rna 4, Koneoe that