The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-04


CT, assistant carrier on the mail route
left Pratt with one thousand dollar,
belonging to C. M. Clark at Iulsa. Mr.
Clark and others at Iulia were in tho
habit of sending their checks to Pratt
by the mali carrier to be cashed and
Fletcher was given So, 500 in checks to
be cashed and 81, 500 of it to be deposit
cd. lie deposited according tc instruc.
tions but left on the local going cas-,
with the rest of the money.
CATTLE MUST BE DIPPED. M. c.
Campbell, of Wichita, chairman of the
state live stock sanitary board, says
there is nothing in the report that the
order requiring the dipping of cattle
infected with mango will again be
modified. He says that the order will
be strictly enforced and cattlemen who
refuse to dip their stock, when it is
shown they are diseased, will be prose
cuted.
ABOUT MoTORMEN. The Wichita
Street Car company employs twenty
six regular motormcn and since the
new company took charge of the lines
in January, 1900, it has employed lis
motormen. There were thirteen mo-
termen employed by the old company
when the present company bought the
plant and four of them still remain.
DIFFICULT EXAMINATIONS The teach
ers' examination recently held at Ar
kansas City was so difficult that only
thirty-thrce applicants were successful
and there were not enough teachers
for the schools Of the county. The
state board was allowed another eX-
animation to FIJI the schools.
Still. AFTER FENCES. "A. II. Burtis,
of Garden City, special agent of the in
| terror department., is still after cattle
men who have illegally fenced govern
mcnt land. The department is deter
mined that the fences shall come down
and Burtis is kept on the road going
after offenders.
NEwsBoY KILLED. Harry Kent,
aged IL years, fell between some ears
in II Santa Fe train while stealing II
ride and was instantly killed. He was
was cut in two and the right arm was
severed from the body. He was
newsboy and helped to support his
parents.
KANSAS GIVES SPECIAL Prizes. In
addition to the prizes offered in the
live stock department of the worlds
fair by the exposition company, the
Kansas commission will give special
prizes to all Kansas cattle which take
prizes in the general contest at st.
Louis.
FIREMENs TOURNAMENT. The pro-
gram for the state fremen's tourna-
ment, which will be held at Salina
September s, 0 and 10, has been issued.
1t is believed that at least twenty-five
companies from different parts of the
state will take part in the tournament.
A PROMOTION. fl. Robinson,
heretofore chief dispatcher for the
Rock Island at Herington, has been
appointed truinmaster for the Colorado
division with headquarters at Good
land.
GIRLS ARE SCARCE. "A Goodland
hotel with 40 boarders has been COM
PEELED to close the dining room on ac-
count of the scarcity of cooks and di-
ming room girls.
RURAL ROUTES. There are about |
GOO rural routes in Kansas and there |
are four special agents now in the
state working to increase the service.
WAR RELIC w. l.. Fouts, of Me-
Pherson, has captains army sash
which he wore in the civil war. 1t has
three bullet holes in it,
SAUER KRAUT "A gardener at
Franlsfort has already made and mar
keted 5000 worth of sauer l;raut this
season.
Is ABLE TO Bun d. -Ncosho county
is well able to build court house as
the county is free from debt.
Son OF JOE PATCHEN. Dan Patch,
at Brighton Beach. paced a mile in
1859, making new record. He is the
son of Joe Patchcn, of Kansas. John
Il. Gentry was also foaled in Kansas
and in 1896 held the worlds record for
the fastest mile ever Travelled by har-
ness horse, to that date, the time being
2:0OH.
GRAND LODGE CoLoRED MAsoNs.-
The grand lodge of Colored Masons of
Kansas met az Emporia. Forty
out of TIE siXtyfour lodges were rep
resented at the opening.
STORING CoAI~-Last year the Santa
Fc stored 200 cars of coal AT Newton
and long before the winter was over