The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-05-29

corner stone of the new federal build
ing on June .. The Most Worshipful
Grand Master Bester G. Brown and
council of administration of the Most
! Worshipful Grand Lodge of Kansas,
will conduct the ceremonies, and in
the evening of the same day will make
an official visitation of tho Emporia
lodge.
In PARTS OF HARVEY. Crops in
! parts of that county are being affected
by tile Hessian fly. In some places, es-
pecially in the vicinity of Halstead, the
insect has done great damage, prac-
tically running many fields of wheat.
Not a few farmers are blowing up their
fields and sowing them to corn. An
expert sent out by the Chicago board
of trade, examined the fields to ascer-
tain the amount of damage done.
A DINING CAR STRIKE.-A passenger
train was late in arriving at Topeka,
where its passengers would, as a regu-
lar thing, have their supper, and it
was decided to serve supper on diner
which could be placed in the train.
The cooks on the diner refused to pre-
pare supper as it was against the rules
of the union to prepare an extra meal
and the passengers had to go on to
Kansas City hungry.
TRACES WASHED OUT. Five hundred
feet of railroad tracks were washed
out near BUTLER, small station on the
Frisco's line between Wichita and
Burton by the heavy rainfall. The
ground surrounding BUTLER is consid-
crably lower than that on which the
remainder of the company's line is
built between Wichita and Burton,
which was the partial cause of the
washout.
GAS AT MOUND VALLEy.-A big flow
of gas has been struck one mile north
west of that town at n depth eff 800
feet, with Il flowing capacity of over
1900, 900 cubic feet per day. This is
the first well out of ten that is to be
sunk in this vicinity by an eastern
syndicate which proves that gas is
abundant in this territory. The town
will be piped and gas used for heating
and cooking as we'll as lighting p,lr-
poses.
RURAL CARRIER EMBEzZLEs. Charles
W. French, an educated negro who is
a rural mail carrier out of Parson, is
under arrest charged with receiving
money from patrons along his route
with which to buy money orders, and
never using it for that purpose. There
were, also stamped envelopes missed
from the postoffice and French has
sold such envelopes along his route,
though he never accounted for them
at the Office
TEST WELL AT HASKELL. The gov
eminent proposes to go down 1000
feet on the grounds of Haskell Indian
school at Lawrence, to ascertain what
there may be down there.
HoCH AT EUREKA.-The Greenwood
county metropolis will expend 81, 900
on the Fourth of July celebration. Ed.
Hoch of the Marion Record is to be the
orator of the day.
HAIL DESTROYS WHEAT.-Hail caused
heavy damage to wheat southwest of
Wichita. 1t is reported that in a large
strip OF country the wheat was com
pletely destroyed.
CUT PHONE RATES. The telephone
war at Winfield became so warm as to
melt the rates charged by the Bell
company on residence phones to so
cents month.
To MAKE PRINTING PRESSES. "A COM
pany has taken a charter to manufac-
ture printing presses and to publish a
newspaper at Elk Falls, Kansas.
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS valua-
tons by the railroad assessors of Kan
sas railroads is raised this year total
amount of $4o4, 1903.
FLOODS IN Elk 'CoUYTY.-Floods
have damaged crops considerably and
some streams were impossible.
A FARMER's DAUGHTER.-Mi Geor-
gia Rhue, a member of the graduating
class of the Troy high school, wore
dress which cost S145 at the commence
ment exercises and tlfis will probably
stand as the Kansas record this season.
Miss Rhues father is IA farmer and or
chard man.
ANoTHER BANK RoBIED.-The state
bank of Culver was robbed of 1000
and its safe ruined by dynamite. The
thieves left on hand car which was
found near Salna. 1t seemed probable
that they went out on night train.
SUFFERERS AT AsHLAND.-Th tor
nado at Ashland destroyed the homes
of j. P. Campbell, NJ. G. Stevenson, C.
b. Nunemacher, j. A. Van0rsdale, w.
l.. Ainsworth and f. 4. Kerns. Camp
bell, Stevenson and Ainsworth were
el;,,b,l, ;r;urad whom lhair houses