The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-24

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Dodge City is progressing rapidly and
it will be but short time until all the
smaller towns between these points are
put in connection with the toll line.
In many of the smaller stations the
telephone is superseding the telegraph
and the telegraph companies are closing
their offices at these places on account
of lack of business.
WELLINGToN's NEW MILL.-The con-
tract has been let at Wellington for
new 400 barrel flour mill, which is to
be built by local capital for about $780,
900. A local contractor secured the
contract and the building is to be fin
ished within thirty days. With the
new mill in operation the output of
-four from the three mills there will be
in the neighborhood of 1900 barrels.
PHONE TO HUaoToN.-The liberal
News remarks that when the telephone
line is extended from there to Hugoton
that Stevens county will probably be
annexed to the Union. Stevens county
is little out of the beaten track. 1t
has no railroad mileage at all, and is
given almost entirely to the cattlemen,
the population amounting to not much
more than 600.
SCALDED BADLY.-John OFT, while
working ON the boilers at Cudahy's
packing plant in Wichita, was almost
scalded to death. Steam and hot
water struck his back and left side
taking the skin off. 1t is said by those
who understand the work that but for
Otis presence of mind, he would have
been killed
LOST A HAND. John Tally, an en-
gineer living in Topeka, was injured
in Florence and had to have his left
hand amputated at the wrist. He was
examining the crossroads of the engine
when his left hand caught in the dri-
wing bar and was badly crushed. He
was taken to the Santa Fe hospital on
the fast mail.
MAJOR THEo STERNBERG.-Th pay
master of the regular U. S. army has
arrived at his home in Ellsworth, after
spending several years in the Philip
pines He is now stationed in San
Francisco. In the early days he was
stationed at Fort Hays.
The CHANUTE DEPoT.-The work on
the Santa Fe depot at Chanute which
is being built by w. r. Carter, the
Lawrence contractor, is progressing
very well. The concrete work is all
done and the stoneworls on the foun-
dation commenced.
WHOLE VILLAGE OUT.-Two hundred
people of Longford wrecked the build
ing in which Riseman's Joint or IL
licit saloon, was conducted, smashed
20 cases of beer and 10 kegs of whisky
and tarred and feathered woman in
mate.
MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED. Henry
Parsons, star route mail carrier, from
the depots to the postofiice in Lawrence
was arrested while attempting to set
fire to property owned by him on
which a heavy insurance was carried.
A New acknowledgements Stanley
has issued commission to B. f. Hud-
son as judge of the Atchison district
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Judge W. 7. Bland.
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band has been given 81, 100 for new in
struments by the Union Pacific.
CHAMPION TRAP SHoT.-W. II. Herr,
of Concordia, broke 100 targets straight
at the Arkansas City shoot.
GAIN IN MAIL DELIvEBY.-Twoy years
ago the first delivery was made on
Route No. l, out of Frankfort. The
number of pieces of mail handled the
first month slightly exceeded 2,4Oo.
For the month just closed the carrier
handled 1854 pieces; gain over the
first month of 1850 pieces.
KANSAS GRASS FOR DECORATION
Mrs. Roosevelt asked that the wonder.
full display of Kansas grasses at Kan
I sas headquarters be given for decora-
ton purposes to the new Grace church
during its dedication.
Snow PRINTING.-The Newton Kan
san turned out 10000 show bills re-
curing 20 reams of paper, in one night.
) The Kansan has already filed several
, orders for show companies and print
, ing matter ''made in Newton, Kansas,
u. S. A." has been scattered in hum
dreds of towns in the central and west
ern parts of the country,
ASSESSED ONE-NINTH.-The Salina
Republican tells of farmer OF Saline
: county whose farm is assessed at 81, geo;
: yet he has been offered $4,000 for the
farm.
a 1000 STOCK IN SEVEN MISUrEs.-
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