The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-07


perimented TO determine the supply
and quality of water to be obtained at
reasonable depth near the roadbed at
Kiowa. Test holes were bored and the
water drawn from them sent TO Chica-
go to be analysed as to it's quality for
drinking and mechanical purposes.
The hole bored reached the subter-
ranean water level ut only 40 feet, and
every attempt made to lower the water
in the well with pumps of large capac-
ity has utterly failed.
w. S. GRANDY RESIGNS. w. $.
Grandy has resigned the position OF
master mechanic of the Middle and the
Oklahoma divisions of the Santa Fe,
with headquarters at Newton. Mr..
Grandy is well known to railroad men
along the Santa Fe. He came to New
ton when the shops were moved there
from Nickerson in '06, and has been
master mechanic for several years. He
will be succeeded by A. Oman, who
cones to the Santa Fe from the North
western.
KANSAS INCONSISTENCIES. inspectors
Of the internal revenue department are
after Illicit stills operating in Kansas,
They have seized one still in Russell
county and are after two others in
Western Kansas They have been told
there are two concerns Of that kind in
Wyandotte county and one in Shawnee
and are searching for them. $50 far
as we can learn there are perhaps a
dozen Illicit stills in the state" said
Frank Flennisen, of the United States
marshal's Office.
THREsPING In FULL SwAY.-Fully
county and the wheat yield is of much
better quality than was expected.
Wheat that has been threshed near
Great Bend has been averaging TWEEN
ty-five to thirty bushels an acre, and
testing sixty to sixty-three pounds.
The Barton county yield this year will
be between 100000 and 5000, 900
bushels. Corn is in fine condition at
present, having had good rains.
BoUGnT GREENLAND FARM-State
Treasurer Kelly cashed voucher for
S25, 200 in payment of the Greenland
property, adjoining the penitentiary ut
Lansing as authorized by the legi>la-
ture last winter. BY the purchase of
the land the extension of the peniten
tiary mine under Staigcr's islam is
made possible and the construction of
a new shaft on the island, which would
be an expensive undertaking, avoided.
CAN Do BETTER William Eisey
Connclley, special pension examiner
with headquarters in Kansas City, sent
his resignation to Commissioner Ware.
The place pays $4,000 year. ''rimes
state for Il man to waste his time work.
ing for S3 600 year." said Mr.. Con-
nelley. II doubt if the place will be
filed"
CONTRACTS LEr.-The contract for
the new auditorium at the agricultural
college has been let to Henry Bennett,
of Topeka. This building will cost
$40, 900, will have seating capacity of
5000 and is to be completed by next
June. John Winter has the contract
for erecting new creamery building
at a cost of SIS, 900, to be completed by
January l.
To LIGHT Fort RILEY.--The war de-
partment has awarded the Junction
City Electric Railway, Light and Ice
company the contract for the electric
lighting of Fort Riley's streets aud
buildings.
TOPEKA MAN AT RAToN.-A. Har-
rety, of Topeka, is appointed master
mechanic of the New Mexico and the
Rio Grande divisions at Ration to sue.
coed d. A. Sullier.
AFTEB % YEARs.-Two brothers, one
living in Harrington and the other on
Il farm near Hope, just lately came to-
gethcr
TEACHERS MARRY.-The school
boards in Chautauqua county have in
serted in their contracts with teachers
this year clauses that prohibit either
counting or marrying by the teacher in
the school term. Many schools were
badly interrupted last year by the mar
riage of the women teachers, most of
whom resigned. Others neglected their
school duties and gave their time to
counting. The boards arc now making
the salary contingent upon the teach
ers of both sexes refraining from mar
rying.
New MASTER MECHANIC. "A. Oman
is appointed master mechanic of the
middle and Oklahoma divisions of the
Santa lie to succeed w. 5. Grandy, who
has resigned TO take place in the Rock
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