The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-03
KANSAS COMMENT.

about LalSin shows a prospect OF line
yield.
DOUGLAS COUNTY CENsUs-The pop
Walton of the county is 143,072 OF
which number Lawrence has 1,726.
Han. INSURANCE From Rome, Sum
ner county, 100 notices of hail losses
were mailed by registered letter to an
insurance company in Mcpherson.
DODGE CITY REUNION. South
western Veteran association will hold
its reunion in the city park at Dodge
City, Kansas, Sept. /, 2, 3, and A. l9o3'
YOUNGEST Cow GIRL.-Mabel Rey-
nolds little 9-ycar-old girl in Haskell
county, has earned $50 in the past eight
months herding cattle and has put the
money in the bank.
WIND AND HAIL.-A terrific wind
and rain storm passed over Graham
county on the morning of June "a, ana
as result hundreds of acres of wheat
lis in bad condition Two inches OF
water fell in five hours.
HARVEST HANDs.-Wichita seems to
be the distributing point for harvest
hands. About 500 of them reached
that city in day, and most OF them
left for points south and west. Among
them was a large number OF students.
SuUHGANUNeA BooMs. This creek,
which passes through the south part
of TopelSa, was out of its banks on the
night of June "a, and relief parties
aided the people living in the flooded
district to reach higher ground, with
out loss of life.
WANT HARvEsTERs.- county
has about 1000 wheat farmers, n ma
jority of them having more than 2oo
acres each. These farmers are asking
for rate of cent mile to bring har-
vest hands from the west, as there are
plenty of men in Colorado towns who
would come
OTHER LEeIsI.ATIoN.-1n 1882 the
special session of the legislature, the
"foot and mouth disease" session, i'm
mediately upon converting adopted IL
Joint resolution that no other business
be transacted and the legislature stuck
to it, This special session, it is likely,
will follow that precedent.
SALINE COUNTY GRAIN.-George f.
Warren of the Lee-Warren Milling
company, docs not estimate the loss OF
on the total acreage of the county at
over 10 per cent. George Ripe, local
grain dealer, figures not over 10 per
cent In the eastern part OF the coun-
ty the grain is looking fine and the
farmers will be ready to harvest in two
weeks.
A DE SoTo FARMER. -"Three weeks
ago." he said, II had $50, 900 worth OF
land. l refused $4,000 for it last
March. Now have a hundred acre
lake and several hundred tons of clean
white sand which nobody wants AS
il stands nv farm isn't worth II thou
sand dollars leaving improvements out
of the question This is only u sam
pie case.
WHEAT IN SHORT GRASS COUNTRY.
In Lane, Wichita and Scott counties,
three of the highest and dryest coun-
ties in the state, the wheat stands
breast high and will yield from 95 to
40 bushels to the acre. In this section
of the state the farmers only get about
one rood crop of wheat in three or four
wears, and the average yield is only
about nine bushels. This year more
wheat than usual was planted as
speculation and the people are dazed
at the size of their crop.
Rich FARMER INVESTS. -Gotthart
Schinnel. one of the wealthiest farmers
of Saline county, will erect new 80
foot front business block in Salina; the
seventh business building owned by
Mr. Shipped, besides other city property
including six residences close in. MIR.
Schippel owns 5 800 acres OF farm land
in the county, equal to thirty-four leo
acre farms.
X. N. G. APPOINTMENT. Gov. Bailey
has appointed ]. F. Roe, of Chanute, as
captain of Company d, First regiment,
Kansas National Guard.
WIyF1ELD COURIER Nor SoID.-Geo.
A Clark and Ed. P. Greer did have some
bargaining concerning the plant OF the
naper, but Greer finally refused 20
make the sale. He says: I'VE are just
going to live mere in Winfield and at
the end be buried out in Union cene-
terv where our parents lie" Thirty
wears ago Mr.. Greer became devil boy
bov in the Courier Office.
OAKLEY BANK RoBBED.-The state
lBanl, of Oakley has been robbed OF be-
tween 81 900 and $4,000. The safe was
blown open and wrecked.
Honsrs HAVE Foor Ror.-Reports