The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-12-12
KANSAS COMMENT.

Ruys CREAMERIEs.- THE Rev. Il. nj.
Erb. of Newton, has bought two cream
cries; one at Wellington and one at
Harper.
ON SALARY AMENDMENT.-The vote
on the constitutional amendment to
raise the salaries of legislators was
99, 900 for; 14O,76s against.
KANSAS PEOPLE THERE. -Some for
mer residents of Abilene are in Guate-
mala, in the region affected by the re-
cent earthquake and volcanic erup-
tions.
HARRY p. LUsK.-The death of the
editor of the Parsons Morning Sun is
announced. Mr.. Lusk was AZ years
old and was one of the best known
newspaper men in the Southwest.
WICHITA MEN IN FLooD.-A party OF
Wichita hunters went to the Choctaw
ration and their camp was surrounded
bv freshets Their supplies gave out
leaving them both dry and hungry in
the midst of waters Two of them
swan out and they tell the story.
A THRIVING TowN.-Council Grove
has had building boom the past
eighteen months not equaled in the
same period of time since its early ex-
istence. Besides the new $50, 600 court
Il
house wing, which is nearing compile
ton, many substantial business houses
and residences have gone up.
JUDGE DosrER sAYs.-The Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme court has an
nounced that he does not propose to
sit in any case where the Missouri
Pacific railroad is interested for the
reason that when he retires from the
bench in January he will take posi-
ton with the Missouri Pacific in its
legal department.
236 OUT OF 35O.-Dr. Hutchinson,
physician of the state reformatory,
produces figures to show that cigar
cites are the cause of the downfall OF
more inmates in that institution than
all other vicious habits combined. OF
the $50 inmates in the reformatory last
wear, 236 claimed that cigarettes had
driven them to crime.
No COAL AT LIBERAL.-A number OF
citizens of Liberal and vicinity have
no coal and those that have coal have
not enough to divide. No coal has
been shipped there since August and
then there was not enough to supply
the demand. Coal ordered by the
dealers was confscated by the railroad.
There are threats to hold up engines
and take coal from.
BoYcorr COAL DEALER-At Horton
lately the coal chutes were burned
The railroad company permitted the
poor people of the town to carry away
lot of the half burned coal. A coal
dealer of the town protested against
this charity, saying it was damaging
his business. "The people of Horton,
rich and poor alike" says the Head
light, ''are up in arms against the deal
err, and general boycott is now on.
AN EQUINE HosPITAL.-It is pro-
posed by the Foster Humane Society Of
Topeka to erect large building where
manned and crippled or abandoned
horses, or those which have in any
wav been mistreated can be given at
tention. The society was founded by
the late Judge c. G. Foster. His hob
by was to get after people who mis-
treated their horses. He gave valu
able lot on Kansas avenue opposite the
Copeland hotel, to the society for &
home.
GAS IN SUMNER.-A reported find o
gas at Ashton, twelve miles west o
Arkansas City, is causing considerable
excitement in Sumner county. The ga
was discovered in well only eighty
seven feet deep after heavy charge o
dynamite had been exploded.
FILED MOTION BY WIRE.-B. L
Waggener wanted a mandamus dis
missed. He did not go to Topeka, o
hire Topeka lawyer, but telegraphe'
his motion to the supreme court with
request that it be granted. The cour
promptly granted it.
SIXTEEN Pound SoN.-Mrs. A. M
Ricklefs, who lives near Bendena, Don
iphan county, has given birth TO he
sixth child which weighed 16 pounds
Her other five children weighed a
birth--tvo girls, 10 pounds each an
three boys IL pounds each.
MORE COUNTRY BANKs.-Two SINAI
towns of Cowley county, Atlanta an
Latham, are to have banks by the ne'
year. The former bank is capitalize
at 81, 900 and the latter at IS, 900. Thi
makes five small towns in the count
having state banks.
Took THE GOLD MEDAL-Larne
..,, ,l,o l,onoYs for the second time q