The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-12-26
Kansas Events
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craze his wheat this winter. These are
the first sheep to be fed in Ellis county
since 1882. In early days several ranch
men tried raising sheep here, but did
not make success of it and dropped
the industry. Other wheat growers
will watch his experiment with in
terest. Special from Hays City.
LOCATED IN KANSAS George ii.
Holiday, former county clerk of Ma
coupin county, who disappeared 81
years ago, has been located in town
in Kansas The board Of supervisors
will discuss the question of attempt
ing to bring Holiday back to Carlln-
vile. Since Holidays disappearance
SO years ago he has never been heard
of until now. His wife has mourned
him as dead.
ANOTHER FROM KANSAS. N.
Fowler, New Jersey congressman,
who is coming to the front fast con-
gressional politics, formerly lived at
Beloit, Kas He practiced law there,
lost what he had in creamery venture
and went to Kansas City, and from
there to New York and made money.
A few years ago he moved to New Jer-
sey and soon was elected to congress.
ROOTED THE WALL DowN.-A Cloud
county farmer lost 80 head of hogs, all
of them killed by the falling of stone
wall. They had rooted away much OF
the earth at the base, and rainy wealth
err caused it to give way
LARGEST EVER GIwEN.-Bailey's ma
iority was the biggest ever given gov
crnor of Kansas. In 1888 Lyman U.
Humphrey had $4,000 plurality, but
only 81, $50 majority. This year Bal
ley's majority was 31,316.
GAS SCHEME FOR BUFFALo.-A num-
Der of men from Keolluk, Iowa, have
organized company for the purpose OF
manufacturing brick and tile and sink
ing oil and gas wells at Buffalo, in
Wilson county.
RAISES MULES Thomas G. HUT, OF
Highland, has recently built big harm
in which to take care of his mules,
The barn cost S., 900 and will hold $50
head of mules. Mr.. HUT raises mules
for the market.
BIG TELESCOPE INJURED. window
in the dome Of the Washburn observa-
tory was left open and it is feared the
new telescope has been damaged some
what by frost and moisture.
To HIGHEST BIDDER.-The interior
department has set aside its former or
der for the sale of Pottawatome Indian
lands and ordered that the lands be
sold to the highest bidder.
New KANSAS BISHOP. Rev. DR.. Girls
void, the new Episcopal bishop OF the
western district of Kansas, will be con-
.ecrated in All Saints cathedral at AL
bany, N. Y, January 8.
A TRAMP's PARADISE. Steam pipes
run through the Santa Fe sand house
at Newton, to heat and dry the sand
This mnkes warm hotel for the
hobo.
HIS MOTHER SIcK.-Frank Nelson,
state superintendent Of schools, went to
Iowa on December 10, where he was
called by the illness of his mother.
Two BRIGHT BoYs.-Fred Petit and
Kenneth Norton, of Peabody, have
made gas machine and melt up glass
and do many curious things with it.
FIVE INCHES OF SNow.-Snow fell at
Dodge City to that depth on December
IA. This is more than has been seen
there for several years.
For AGRICULTURAL CoLLEGE.-Sec-
retary Hitchcock has submitted rec
ommendation to congress for an appro-
priation of SIS, 900 toward the support
Of the Kansas state agricultural col
lege at Manhattan, for the benefit OF
agriculture and mechanical arts.
CUBAN HEIR IN KANsAs.-Benjamin
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Hutchinson, has received a cablegram
informing him of the death of his faith
err, in Havana. The elder Devega left
So, 900, 900 estate, which the son will
share with five sisters and brother.
PosTMAsTERs APPoINTED.-Buhle
Reno county, Cornelius p. Froese, vice
]. F. McMullen, resigned; Gridley, Cot
fey county, W. I. Hester, vice E. Wise
man, resigned; Saffordville, Chase
county, Marquis D. Lyles, vice B. M.
Garth, resigned.
CELLULosE FACToRY.-Christoph
Sturgis, a civil engineer OF Circleville,
Iowa, is making estimates on corn
stalk cellulose factory, to be started at
Hiawatha, and it is thought there that
cellulosc factory will make land more
valuable.
LONGEST MILEAeE.-W. w. Martin,
representative from Morton and Stew