The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-11-28
KANSAS COMMENT.

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has made a growth that will "hide a
rabbit"
YOUNG PROBATE acknowledgement
county claims that John McKenna,
aged 30, is the youngest probate judge
in Kansas.
WHERE ARE THE Books. is
wrestling with the question, where
are the books to fill the Carnegie Ii
brary to come from?
WHY BALDWIN LosEs.-That town
is to lose it's mitten factory, which goes
TO Leavenworth in order to secure
lower freight rates, and because of the
scarcity of help at Baldwin.
MAYOR SALTER OF ARGoNIA.-The
first woman mayor, Mrs. L. A. Salter,
of Argonia, is now resident of Car
men, Oklahoma, where her husband
has been appointed postmaster.
Rn.EY's VoTINa RECoRD.-Less than
two per cent of the ballots cast in that
county were thrown out for imperfec-
tions. The papers of that county
think that the method of voting pro-
vided is simple.
FOURTEEN IN A YEAR.-Kansas had
that number of postofiices advanced to
the presidential" grade within twelve
months. Kansas towns are growing
but their business is growing faster
than the towns are.
AGED WoMAN's NECK BRoKEN.-Mrs.
Henry SALESMAN, an aged woman living
in Ottawa, fell while entering stable
door and broke her neck. The woman
had been dead for some time before
the body was found.
SWISS CELEBRATION. The Swiss So
ciety of Marysvillc celebrated the an
niversary of the independence of the
fatherland on November 15 Several
hundred Swiss people came from far
and near to enjoy the occasion.
LAST GAP OF EXTENSION hun
bred men are at work on the Santa Fe
extension from Ralston, Kansas, and
will rush it to completion. This is the
last gap in the Eastern Oklahoma line,
joining Kansas City and the gulf
A MIsTAKE.-It has been published
that Curtis received more votes for re-
election to congress than Bailey re-
ceived for governor in Bailey's own
county. This is mistake. Bailey re-
ceived 1856 votes and Curtis 2,27s.
ROBBED THE SHERIFF. Sheriff
Davis, of Kingman, was searching for
burglars in another part of the town
the man he was after broke into the
sheriff's residence and carried off every
thing he wanted which he found there.
THREsHING MACHINE INSURANCE.
There is not an insurance company au-
thorized to do business in Kansas which
will insure threshing machine outfit.
Threshing machines are extremely bad
risks, and for this reason a company
proposing to insure them should be in
vestigated. "Otherwise," says Insur-
ance Commissioner Church, "the per-
son taking out the policy is likely to
be buncoed out OF his money"
AS FATHER OF THE HOUSE. Cyrus
Leland succeeds John Seaton in that
distinction. He was member of the
house in 1865, when 90 years old, and
there is no other member of the legis-
'lature of 1908 who dates back so far.
Senator John C. Carpenter is next hav-
ing been member in 1869. He also
served in three other senates. Leland
only served one term; could not afford
to accept more terms; had too much
business.
A $4,000 RANoH-Peter Gingrich,
of Hamburg, Iowa, bought a 6oo-acre
farm near Wellsville and paid in cash
$50, 900 for it. The farm was sold by
w. H. and S. d. Moherman. There is
getting to be quite colony of wealthy
families from Iowa about Wellsville.
The HOME INsTINCT.-A horse be-
longing to a Beloit man turned up
missing A few days later it was To-
Gated at the home of Jewell county
farmer from whom it had been pur.
chased. The horse had not been near
the place for three years.
New SALIVA FAcToRY.-Salina is to
have a shirt and overall factory which
will begin operations within short
time. The machinery has been ordered
and building rented in which the
factory will be located until the bust
ness demands larger quarters.
A POTATO KNOW. II. Drum heller,
of Erie, is referred to as a potato
king" by the people of Neosho county.
As he has just finished digging crop
which amounts to- something over 49,
900 bushels, it will be admitted that he
has good claim to the title.
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