The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-18
KANSAS ITEMS OF INrEREsT.

up yo date, amount to S2S5, 500.
Judge Hazen of Topeka has appointed
a receiver for the Masonic Mutual
Benefit society.
Chas. S. Gleed, of Topeka, is with
General Funston on his tour of inspec-
ton of army posts.
Clay Center has a new hospital which
has just been opened. 1t will accom-
lnodate 20 patients.
Ex-senator L. X. Kirk, prominent
citizen of Garnett for 25 years, died on
the night of July 4.
The Salina postoffice during the past
year had receipts amounting to $780,
1921. The Office employs 25 persons.
Sheriff Seitz, of Mcpherson, lighted
a cannon cracker and was slow in
throwing it. He lost his forefnger
and thumb.
VIM. D. Richie, of troop, Eighth
cavalry, fell from an electric car at
Fort Riley, into the Republican river
and was drowned.
The old and honorable town Of Sedg-
wick is building long stretches of brick
sidewalk this summer. The crossings
are laid with stone.
The Kansas river at Topeka became
very high again on account of the
floods coming down from the Republic
can and Blue rivers.
There are wheat fields in Saline
county that cannot be cut because of
the heavy growth of weeds in them
since the heavy rains.
The Cattlemen's picnic at Kingman
this year is announced for Tuesday and
Wednesday, August 10 and 20. Re-
duced rates on all railroads.
d. N Hanna, employed at the Santa
Fe depot at Dodge City was celebrating
with powder in gas pipe and the top
of his head was blown off.
The Santa Fe is about to build spur
from it's Leavenworth line into OslSa-
loosa The depot of the road is a mile
from this county seat town.
J. H. Grother, city ticket agent for
the Frisco in Wichita, has been pro-
NOTED to travelling passenger agent
with headquarters at Oklahoma City.
The Republican river seemed to be
forming a new channel through the
fields, making it probable that the
bridge and dam at Clay Center will be
left high and dry.
John Kiefner has bought another
quarter section west of Garden Plains
and now owns ., $50 acres in SedgwiclS
and Harper counties. He paid $4,000
for this last purchase.
The story that VIM. Clarke, of Law
renee, committed suicide is denied.
While delirious from sickness he cut
himself by accident with a razor, but
the wound is not serious.
The Walnut river at Arkansas City
was higher after the recent rains than
at any time for four years. The city
electric light plant, which is run by
water power, was shut down. The
back water in the canal rendered the
power useless.
In a wreck on the Rock Island on
July Z, Fireman w. c. McNabb was
scalded to death and Engineer Myers
was seriously scalded. The train
wrecked was an extra freight running
between Herington and Horton. Both
men had families; McNabb lived at
Horton and Myers at Kansas City.
Both were new men on the road.
Railroads have heavy orders for cars
to move the Kaw Valley potato crop.
1t is now estimated that the crop will
reach 1000 carloads. Digging COM
menced week ago.
Uncle Charlie Meats, of Kingman
county, was not we'll all winter and is
still feeble. His wheat was put in
shock by some of his neighbors, enough
of them taking their machines to do
the job in one day. The only kicking
done over the job was from some men
who were left out in making up the
party.
The Emporia city council has accept
ed the gift of site by Mrs. Preston B.
Plumb, fer the new Carnegie library.
The site is 100 by rs feet, worth about
2,0O0 Mrs. Plumb will also pay for
plans and specifications.
Miss Maud Holmes, at her home in
Mcpherson county, while retiring for
the night, was shot, full load striking
her head, neck and breast. The shot
came through window screen. She
was considered fatally hurt. Miss
Holmes belongs to one of the best fam
lilies in the county.
The man who was selected to fire
anvils on the Fourth at Fall River was