The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-10-16
KANSAS COMMENT.

hold meeting at Turon November
and 5. u will be the thirty-sccond an
nual meeting.
Buy WArERwoRKs.- Wichita
city council has served notice on the
Wichita Water Company that it expects
to buy the eompany's plant at the ex'
piration of its franchise.
STORM AT BERHYToN.-It took the
roofs off several houses and barns, de-
moiishea outbuildings and tore up
trees Farmer Lconard's house was
almost completely demolished
CLUBS DONATE BooKs.-The Topeka
Federation of Women's Clubs has sup
piled all tho school children who lived
in the flooded district with school
books and other school supplies.
BARRIERS REBEL. The new barber
law gave the right to BARRIERS to apply
for license before September l and get
the license without charge. After
that date those having failed to apply
must pass an examination and pay a
fee. The delinquents are in rebellion
now in many instances.
AVERAGE WAGES The average man
teacher in Kansas receives $3S65 n
month for six months work. The av-
crage woman teacher receives $40 for
six months work. Inexperienced
teachers cannot afford to longer work
for such wages" Mr.. Dayhoff, the
state superintendent, says.
THAT 6I.OUDBURsT. Last week a
cloud burst did much damage about
Pratt. The Minnesota was over mile
wide. Three inches Of rain fell and
put the Santa Fe tracks under water.
lumber W as on the ground for IN ele-
vator and IT was washed away. The
city pumps were six feet under water.
GEN. HAnpY VISITS CURTIS. Gen
eral w. e Hardy, of the Kaw tribe of
Indians was in Topeka for the purpose
of seeing Congressman Curtis. He is
ut present secretary of the kaw ma
tional council and is one of the chief
men of the tribe. General Hardy is
80 years old bat does not look to be
more than So As long ago as 1887 he
traded from ST. Louis up to the head
waters of the Missouri river.
ELEvAroRs BcNDED.-J. w. Eadford,
state grain inspector, is requiring the
owners Of elevators in the state to
comply with the amendments to the
grain laws made by the last legislature
which compel the elevator owners 10
execute bond fer the faithful perfor-
nance of their duties. The grain in
spector has fixed $1,000 as the mini
mum bond to be filed with the secre-
Mry of state. All elevators or grain
warehouses with capacity of more
than IS, 600 bushels are required to file
bonds and procure licenses.
New TELEPHONE SYSTEM. The ma
tcrial fer new toll line telephone
system has been ordered and is being
delivered. The line is to be built from
Abilene to Kansas City aud thence on
10 indianapolis, with = branch line
from Topeka. The material
mentioned consists of so cars of poles,
4 cars of copper wire, cars of insula-
tors, car Of bolts and small items,
ear of pins for crossbars and four cars
of crosshars C. p. Dewey, of Manhat-
tan, is president of the company. The
company rs composed of owners of eX-
az Abilene, Beloit, Manhattan,
Junction City, Concordia, and Mime
apolis. Work has begun at four
places.
THE MosT PowERFuI@-Th most
powerful locomotive in tho world has
Just been completed at the Baldwin
works, and in a few weeks will be |
pulling loaded freight trains on the
Santa Fe read. While the average |
freight engine can draw load OF 4, 900 |
tons ON the level, the new locomotive
will be able 10 haul train carrying /
8 900 tons Of freight.
KIRGFIsIER RxUHIoN. Kansas
oklahoma reunion which was set for |
October 8 and ., WAS deferred to a
later date not yet fixed
SHEEr beE SToRB RooM AT the !
Santa he shops in Topeka a force of
men have begun work on a new store
room which is 10 be built for storing |
sheet iron cast of the boiler shop. The
new room rs going to be quite a large !
one, and IL rs stated that new 1--WE ton
crane uiii be installed in connection
with It. This machine will be used to
unload AND rack the iron as it arrives
NJ the shops.
KANSAS RANKs THmD.-As a salt
prodncer Kansas is ontranlSed only by
Michigan and New York.
OTTAWA PI.AsEINa A DAAt-Plans
ire being made for the construction OF