The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-12-12
Kansas Events
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Atchison's oldest couple, went to Wet
more to spend the winter at the home
of their son, c. d. Bidwell. They
have been keeping house alone. Both
enjoy good health and Mrs. Bidwell is
the more active of the two. She re-
tans her eyesight and keeps up corre-
spondence with number of friends
and relatives. They have been mar
ried over 60 years
CATTLE ARE FAT.-''This cold wave"
said NJ c. Campbell, chairman OF the
State Live Stock Sanitary commission,
sis not going to hurt the cattle any or
to cause any loss. The pastures tins
year have been unusually good and
they remained green much longer than
is generally the case. AS result the
range cattle are fat and are in good
shape to go through a hard, cold win.
ter. 1t is only thin cattle which suffer
| from cold weather"
KANSAS AND SOUTH CAROLINA
While Kansas polled 2S7, 16S votes Tor
governor in this off year and $500
two years ago, and elected eight con-
gressmen; South Carolina, with about
the same population as Kansas, count
ing white and black, cast 9S,295 votes
and elected seven congressman. 1t took
90, 900 votes in Kansas to elect mem
Der of Kansas, while South Carolina
has congressman for every 1000
votes
Appeal, TO CONGRESS- Kansas
State Temperance Union will try to
get law through congress to prohibit
the issuance Of a government liquor Ii
cense to any person who has not COM
piled with the liquor law of the state
in which he resides. The bill will be
introduced in congress by some mem
Der of the Kansas delegation, and the
officers of the union say the solid Kan
sas delegation has agreed to support
| it.
LARGER APPROPRIATIONS. -Accor-
ding to Auditor Coles estimates the
appropriations this winter, for the
coming two years will amount to
81, 900, OOO Heavy expenditures are
necessitated by the proposed erection
of new buildings at the state charita-
BILE and corrective institutions. Two
years ago the legislature appropriated
| q e.
FACTS ON REPREsENTATIoN.-L
ana, with population OF 1881 ,695, cast
&c, 265 votes and elected seven congress
men, or one congressman to 3, $50 votes
Mississippi, with population of 1851
27O, cast but 1908 votes, electing eight
congressman, or one congressman to
about Q, 900 votes. Kansas elected eight
congressman on vote averaging 22,-
900 for each one.
USED TO BE AT WICHITA. d.
Murdoch, who has been appointed gen.
eral passenger agent of the Mexican
Central, was formerly district passen-
ger agent for the Santa Fe at Wichita.
DEFECTIVE SIDEwALK.-Fannie e.
Art was given a verdict in the district
court for So, 500 against Arkansas City
for injuries sustained by defective
sidewalk. She sued for $4,000.
SLOT MACHINE FINEs.-Police Judge
Magaw OF Topeka fined thirteen people,
mostly jointists, $40 each for operating
slot machines. The judge declares
that slot machines must go.
OLD SETTLER DEAD.-Dewitt Griffith,
an old settler of Marshall county, re-
tired in good health and was found
dead in his bed in the morning.
ODD FELLOW so YEARS.. I. Nor
ton of Salina has been presented with
gold medal by the grand lodge, l. o.
o. T.. of Kansas, for continuous mem
bership in the order for period OF
fifty years. The medal is very hand.
some, and one which but few members
ever obtain.
GLASS PLANT BRINGS PEoPLE.-Tht
new glass plant at independence re-
suited in the building of fifteen new
houses and every one was taken posses
sion OF as soon as the last nail wal
driven.
WELLINGTON MEN IN IT.-A number
of Wellington men have bought 44'
= acres of land along the river bottom
south and east of Neodesha for thu
: purpose of boring oil wells. There arr
, wells on three sides of the land which
sold for So, 900. Drilling will be be
, gun at once.
! EDIToRs MEET IN FEBRUARY.-At
. meeting Of the officers of the Kansas
! State Editorial Association, Februar.
1O-11 was fixed as the dates for hold
ing the annual meeting. Topeka wa
selected as the place.
A A YEARS DTvoRcEs.-Of the 13s di
= vorce cases in the court Of Crawford