The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-13
KANSAS COMMENT.

OVEH TOUR IHOUBAND.-Ine COCai
membership of the Soldiers home at
Leavenworth is now in excess of that
figure.
No NEGROES THERE.-The Sharon
Springs Times says that there isn't a
a single colored person living in Wal.
lace county.
HAY TO RANaEs.-Some cattlcmen OF
Wichita shipped hay to their stock on
ranges in southwestern Kansas which
were covered with snow.
EMPLOY GREEKS One hundred
Greeks are working on the Missouri Pa
cific out of lola. No Americans could
be found to do the work.
VOLUNTEER FIRMEEN.- third an
nual banquet of Eureka Volunteer Fire
department was attended by about rs
members and invited guests.
SERVED 16 YEAIs.-The business
men of Ottawa have sent fireman to
California on vacation for his faithful
service to the city for 16 years.
IMPROVING HoTEL.-Twenty thou
sand dollars has been expended IN I'M
proyements upon the Bartel house at
Junction City, by it's new owners.
OIL AT LINDsBoRG.-Tr OF oil
have been found in a creek southeast
of Lindsborg. The News gives it a
paragraph, about the right amount.
CuArrEI. MORTGAGES. The bill eX-
tending the life of chattel mortgages
from one to two years was passed by
the house. As originally framed the
blu provided that chattel mortgages
should run the life of the note, but so
much opposition was offered to this
that as a compromise the limit was
put at two years.
WHAT THEY ARE.-The senate OF the
closing Kansas legislature is composed
of 10 lawyers, 6 merchants, manu-
facturers, physician, l editor ~
farmers, five bankers and two real es-
tate dealers. The house has preach
ers, 10 physicians, 10 bankers, 81 mer-
chants and business men, 10 lawyers,
contractors, five editors and ID farmers
and stoclSmen.
Two INSURANCE BILIs.-They have
been passed by the senate. One gives
insurance companies the right to IN
vest in county and municipal bonds.
At present they can only invest IN state
and government bonds. The other
provides that Kansas shall treat the
companies of another state in regard
to inspection and fees the same as that
state treats Kansas companies.
PLUCK WINS Miss Nora Stevens is
a poor girl who for year worked IN
Emporia homes for her board and at
tended the normal. Last winter shc
took the teachers examination and got
a county certificate. A short time ago
she substituted in one OF the country
schools and did so well that she got the
Admire school succeeding teacher
who died. All this without any advan-
tage or influence given by anybody.
WRECK AT FLORENCE Califor-
MIA Limited train on February 20,
crashed into local freight which was
standing on side track at Florence.
The Limited was running 25 miles an
hour and when it struck the switch the
engine jumped to the side track leaving
the tender on the main line. The mail
car toppled over and two mail clerks,
w. o. Rogers and R. o. MCGEE were
standing in the door ready to throw
ont mail and were thrown out and
dragged along the ground. MCGEE had
a leg broken in two places, while
Rogers escaped with only sprained
ankle.
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL.-Under a
bill introduced in the house by Hallen-
beck, of Leavenworth, it is made un-
lawful to play base ball or football
games on Sunday, where an admission
fee is charged. This is aimed at pro-
fessional baseball. The penalty for
violating the law is fine not exceeding
$50 and imprisonment not exceeding
thirty days.
FARMERS INsTITUTE.-A very sue
cessful one has been held at Marysville.
1t was we'll attended by the most in
Ancntial farmers of Marshall county.
CArrLEMEN ALAnMED.-Cattlemen in
western Kansas are stirred up over
bill pending in the legislature making
all section lines county roads This
would force them to put fence around
each section of land. At present they
nav no attention whatever to county
roadh.
SOME SWINE FIGUnEs.-Fred Buler,
of Jewell county, has sold since last
fall SO, 700 worth of hogs, and has 50, COO
worth on hand ready for market and
about 100 head in his feed lots which
he considers worth $4,000.