The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-13


ing that the register of deeds of Rice
county shall take observations OF the
temperature and of the barometer
three times day and record them; also
record the daily precipitation, the ac-
ton of the wind, the current daily
prices of grain and live stock; also
shall record any local event of general
interest; all of which shall be open to
public inspection. All of this work to
he done without any compensation.
G. A. r. MoNUMENT.-The bill in the
legislature to erect a state monument
in memory of the soldiers and sailors
of the civil war is backed by the Kan
sas G. A. r. 1t provides for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for that purpose.
The monument is to be erected on the
capitol square, Topeka. The money is
to be raised by direct taxation. Only
$l2, 800 is to be raised each year. This
will take sixteen years to complete the
monument
WORRY OVER CoRN.-J. M. Black
well, Lyon county farmer, has been
adjudged insane. He is 46 years old
and has u wife and nine children. His
insanity is due to worry over his corn
crop. He has 100 acres of corn not yet
gathered and threatened to kill anyone
who gathered it before corn raised to
SO cents a bushel.
Work ON TAX BILL-The first point
decided upon by the big joint commit
tee of IS on the tax bill was that the tax
commissioners should be appointed by
the governor instead of by the execu
tive council as the draft of the bill pro-
vided. The vote was IL to 10 which is
SO close that it may be changed
No HIGH SCHOOL FEE.-In district
court in Douglas county, Judge Smart
held that the legislative enactment EN-
towering school boards of cities of the
second class to levy a high school tut
ton fee is unconstitutional.
THE Doc CAME BACK.-A Wathena
man gave his dog to II party in Okla
homa last September and the other
day he found it at his own door. The
distance is 500 miles.
HAVE 1000 POPULATION
Bailey has issued proclamations de-
claring Scammon and Lexington cities
of the second class. Each has reached
over 1000 population.
OUT OF DEBT For YEARS. THE OslSa-
loosa Independent says that jefferson
county owes on neither bonds nor war
rants-free from debt and has been
many years.
BOUT Gov. MORRILL, This is going
the rounds: Ex-Governor Morrill, is the
largest man in Hiawatha save one. Mr..
Morrill, is six foet tall and weighs 234
pounds.
BARBER COUNTY PRINTER. Repre-
sentative Nichols, of Barber county, is
asking for the repeal of the Barber
county printer law, with prospects OF
success.
The WINFIELD WELL.-The we'll at
Winfield has been cleared of the wreck
age and the town will have to put up
it's $4,000 as soon as the casing is put
in.
WANT. SECRET SERVICE. petition
from Labette county, with about 100
signers, asks the Legislature to create a
secret service department for the state.
GIFT TO BAKER.-The w. c. Il. u. at
Baldwin has presented life-size pict-
ure of Miss Frances e. Willard to
Baker university.
FORTY OF THEM. The payroll shows
that there are over forty sergeants at
arms serving the Kansas house of rep.
resentatives.
No LIENS ON GRAIN-The farmers in
the legislature cut out, in committee of
the whole, the bill for liens on thresh-
ing grain.
HAD 500 LEFT-The Wichita Poul-
try association had S1cO left after pay
ing all prizes, premiums and expenses.
BOARD OF CHARITIES. -Governor
Bailey has announced his intention of
reappointing Henry j. Allen, r. Vim
cent and G. w. Kanaval as members of
the State Board of Charities. No APP
pointments are settled upon for success
sion to the two other members, Chas.
F. Yoe and John Hannah.
AFTER OIL IN SALINE COUNTY
Wealthy capitalists of Pennsylvania
are negotiating for five year leases of
1000 acres of land near Brool1ville to
prospect for oil. They offer to give 10
per cent of the profits for leases.
MILITIA APPOINTMENTS Bailey
has commissioned Albert C. Van Der
Veer, Newton, second lieutenant d
company, Second regiment; 81. j. Hille-
brant, Osborne, first lieutenant, G COM
panv. Second regiment; Charles Lander,