The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10

experts say, was the IA carloads shipped
to Chicago the other day by l.. w.
Scott and s. S. Spitler, both of whom
reside near Maize, and those who have
seen them say that they will come near
being the top of the market when they
reach Chicago There are 300 of them,
100 of which are Shorthorns and be-
long to Mr.. Scott. Many of these tip
the scales at 1000 pounds and Mr..
Scott expects to place them on the
market averaging between 1,7oo and
|. 500 pounds. Mr. Spitlers cattle were
Herefords and not far behind the
others in quality.
ANOTHER MONUMENT. The Quivira
Historical society proposes to erect n
monument to commemorate the TACT
that Friar Juan de Padilla, member
of the great Coronado expedition, was
the first religious martyr in the United
States and the first white man MUIR
dered by Indians on Kansas soil. This
society is the same which erected II
monument near Junction City in COM
memoration of the discovery of Kansas
bv Coronado in 154l, and the re-discov-
cry of the Quivira by Hon. j. V. Brow
err, in 1897.
BRowNFIELD IN JAIL. c. Brown
field, who was convicted ut the June,
1902, term of court, for perjury in the
Morrison case and sentenced to seven
wears and who was taken to the peni-
tertiary in December, where he has
been ever since, has been granted n
stay of execution by the supreme court
pending hearing for new trial ut
the April term of court. He was
brought from the penitentiary and is
now in the Ell Dorado Jail.
HEssIAN FLY-Reports came in from
several sections where the wheat was
pestered by the fly last fall, and where
it was feared that so much of the crop
was killed as to cause large tracts of
wheat to be plowed. up. The reports,
especially from Harvey county, where
the fly was numerous, are to the effect
that bnt little, in patches, will be
plowed up, and that the wet weather
of March has brought luxuriant
growth of the plant
SEVEN LITTLE GIRLS These Wichita
girls ranging in age from eight to fif-
teen wears, members of the Associated
Charities, will raise flowers this sum-
mer to be made into bouquets for the
sick poor in the city. 1t is intended
that every person on the sick list OF
the Associated Charities shall have ut
least one bouquet week and if pos
sible they will be supplied daily.
DoCKED $3.50 The Minneapolis,
firm which built the stairways in the
Kansas state house, was doclSed $3.50
by the executive council for failure to
have its contract completed on time.
1t has asked for rehearing. 1t claims
that it got behind with its work be-
cause of strike in the marble quar-
ries of Tennessee, and that it was not
responsible for the delay.
MESSENGER Boy HURT. Tommy For
tune, a Western Union messenger boy,
walked in front of a Topeka street car
at night, was knocked down and
dragged about twenty feet and badly
injured. His skull was fractured and
he was badly bruised about the body.
The physicians think he will recover.
HIT THE RIGHT PAITY.-An Ottawa
young lady who has been compelled to
work as domestic to support herself,
and who has struggled with poor
health in addition to the burden of
poverty, has just received bequest of
81, 900 through the death of relative.
STRONG A SINGER.-Chancellcr Strong
of Kansas University, is scheduled for
solo at church entertainment to be
given in Lawrence; the first intimation
hduSdS lldS ldu JndO 10 a Sih5Ci.
ANoTHED VETERAN CONES. A.
Baldwin, of Wamego, died at Lawrence
where he was visiting, at the age of 76
years.
UNDER THE OLD LAw.-The munich
pal elections this month will be held
under the old law. The new law
changing the ballots so that no square
shall appear afte~ the words mo Nom
nation" will not go into effect until
the session laws are published.
HOLD OFFICE Two YEARs.-All mu-
nicipal officials elected in third class
cities this year will hold their positions
for two years. In che past they have
only been elected for one year, but the
recent legislature passed law which
fixes the terms at two years.
A COINCIDENCE Daniel Kubler, of
Chanute, and Z. Foetisch, of carlton,
both died suddenly at anladvanced age
and were buried at the same minute 20
feet apart. Both were old soldiers and
they took adjoining claims on the same