The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-11
KANSAS ITEMS OF INrERKsE.
CHANUTE,

There are two farmers on each OF
the opposing state tickets this year.
Albert II. Blair has been appointed
register at the Wakeeny land office.
The Winfield Chautauqua assembly
Is said to have been successful to re-
marlsable degree in all departments OF
the work.
The rate of taxation in Kiowa county
isS9. AZ on 500; the highest in the
state. Cove county has the lowest
rate-s9.1O.
Clay Center is now about rid OF the
cotton bearing trees. The battle to ex-
tirpate them has been going on for
some years.
Miss Edna Wood, of Topeka, has
married William Lysaght, of County
Cork, Ireland, who is first heir to
large estate.
A number of renters in Smith county
will emigrate to the Big Horn basin in
Wyoming next fall to settle on govern
ment land.
Excessive rains are doing much dam
ageto crops Over 700 acres OF har-
vested wheat is under water in Potta-
watomie county.
Mrs. Peter Boysinger, of Galena, has
died from the sting of scorpion.
When stung she became unconscious
and never rallied.
The Westinghouse Air Brake COM
pany has contributed $3.50 toward the
building to be erected in Topeka for
the railroad Y. M. C. A.
Ex-Mayor Charles Fellows, of Tope-
ka, is awarded the contract for build
ing $50 900 hotel for the Santa Fe X.
r. at Trinidad, Colorado.
Mrs w. V. church, wife of superin-
tendent of Insurance Church, was
thrown from her carriage while driving
and probably quite severely injured.
The horse ran away.
Larned is prosperous. Several good
buildings are being erected. A new
telephone exchange building is COM
pleted, with toll line connections be-
tween all the neighboring towns.
Little River township of Reno county
is still making efforts to get it's sea, 900
In 6 per cent bonds. The township
wants to pay the bonds which the
county holds and will not give up.
A culvert was was was washed out
on the Leavenworth, Kansas e. Western
r. r. in Clay county, and work train
with 81 men on it was wrecked. All
of the men were more or less injured.
G. A. R. officials, department. of Kan
sas, now in Washington preparing for
the national enoampment there in Oc-
tober, told reporters there that Kan
sas would send from 5000 to 5000 peo-
pie
All Kansas railroads made half
fare rate for the state fair at Hutchin
son September 1919. The premium
list foots over $40, 900, of which So, 900
is to be given in the cattle depart
ment.
Look out for clothes line wire falxer
who pretends to represent home hard
ware store and sells 20 feet of wire
after bargaining to sell so feet. He
was working in Labette county at last
accounts.
Mr.. Bailey, if elected governor Of
Kansas, will not be the first bachelor
so elected. Sam j. Crawford was not
married man until the end Of his first
term. Crawford was the youngest
governor ever chosen in this state, be-
ing less than 80 years old when he took
the office.
One of the governments keenest
scientists is Miss NJ. E. Pierce, former
ly of Manhattan, Kansas Miss Pierce
is a chemist of high repute, and is the
soil analyst of the department of ag-
riculture.
On July l, 3.s5 inches OF rain fell at
Lawrence in two hours. Cellars were
flooded and several bridges on country
roads were washed out.
Mrs. c. A. Scott, of Busby, Elk
county, lost her house by fire with $3.50
of money in it. She had a narrow es-
cape with bad burns.
Parsons lodge, A. o. U. w. No. 1,
the first lodge of the WorlSmen organ
lied in Kansas, will celebrate its 25th
anniversary on August 10.
F. G. Hansicker, of Usage City, has
been appointed one of three clerks to
compile an index to the house journal
from the Fifty-frst to the present con-
gress at 81 600 year.
Barber county has furnished two
Kansas congressmen-Long and Simp-
son, and Representative Overstreet, of
Indiana, and Delegate Flynn used to