The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-20
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The l. o. O. f. school of instruction
was in session most of the week at
Usage City.
The Abilene school board has raised
the age for admission of pupils from 5
to years.
At the Ness City high school eS re-
ceived diplomas; fifteen of the number
were boys. 10. ~
Shawnee county has made quite an
extensive beginning in making macad
amized roads.
An automobile factory is to get at
work in Parsons. Thirty-five men are
to be employed. 49,
The United States Geological Survey
will make a map of the gas and oil re-
gions around lola
A number of Topeka men have or
ganized company to develop an oil
field in Wyoming
A joint just outside of Conway
Springs, was burned in the night, pre-
sumably by citizens
President j. d. Drake of Lane UNI
versity at Lecompton, has resigned on
account of his poor health.
There is talk of yeast factory to
be established in Wichita, to have a
capacity of five tons per day.
Twenty-Five graduates of WashburI
college received degrees on June IL.
A number of honorary degrees were
also given.
The German societies at Topeka
passed resolutions that the slot ma
chine is crying evil which calls for
abatement.
Michael Dennen, an old settler of
Shawnee county, is dead at the age of
20 years. He had lived on the same
farm 40 years.
Riley county harvesters could not
stand it to have a good harvest day go
to waste, SO they kept their reapers
going on Sunday.
At Council Grove the Neosho river
beat it's record and for time the cur
rent of the river was flowing through
the principal streets.
At the Goth commencement at Kan
sas university pa students. were grad
uated There was an unusually large
attendance of alumni.
The assessors count gives Wichita
IS, 1863 people, an increase of 1851 over
1900 figures. The total assessed valua-
ton of the city is S., 2s2, $50.
The oats crop in central Kansas is
the finest in years and the corn acreage
is very large. Fruit is light but pas
ture and hay are in fine condition.
The enrolment of the normal school
at Emporia has, the past year, been 25
per cent greater than ever before. The
graduating class is composed of Is men
and four women.
John e. Martin, of Whiting, sold Sc
hogs on the Kansas City market for
ST. cents a hundred pounds Mr..
Martin bred them and they were in
prime condition.
The G. A. r. council of administra-
ton fixed upon September % for the
state reunion and located it at Wichita.
Commander II. c. Loomis was charged
with its management.
D. c. Stoffer, young farmer of Dick
inson county, was working in his field
when he saw hail storm sweep over
his house. He ran half mile and was
exhausted and died from the shock.
Harvesting of soft or May wheat go
ing on in the central counties, shows a
yield far in excess of what was expected
few weeks ago. Dickinson county is
now expected to weigh out million
bushels, or half of last years crop, and
twice what was expected in April.
At Ottawa the Marias Des Cygnes
reached the 90 feet mark some time be-
fore it stopped rising. '.',' 80:
The Rock Island tracks in the sotith
part of Dickinson county were washed
out for 1900 feet and many bridges
were weakened. Herington had ten
feet of water in the lower part 81 the
town.
The Santa Ee commenced to move its
trains on schedule time, or nearly SO,
on June 7. The damage by the floods
to the railroad is estimated at from
SIS, 900 to $95, 200.
The railroads have not granted any
rates for harvest hands this year as
they did last, because they feel that NO
outsiders are needed, and that trouble
might follow if they brought lot OF
men into the state who couldn't find
employment.
DR.. c. E. Mum, who died in Topeka
last week, served Al years in the med
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