The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-05-22

ORIENT OFFICES. They are being
concentrated at Wichita. All the
offices of those connected with the
Orient construction work and the Sill
perintendence of traffic and passenger
service at this end of the line are IN
one building o. G. Burrows, CONNER
cial agent of the road, has removed his
headquarters from Anthony and has
Office rooms on Main street in Wichita.
j. A. Foley, superintendent, who has
been looking after the business OF the
road from Anthony, will also occupy
Office rooms in the same building and
will soon direct the traffic operations
from that city.
AFTER % YEARS. "A. &. Wright, of
Wichita, and his brother David Wright,
of Colorado, although both are COM
paratively young men they have not
seen each other since they parted as
BOYS, at Hunnewell Sumner county,
twenty eight years ago, and for twenty
three years one didn't know where the
other was or whether dead or alive
David Wright has lived in Colorado
nearly all the time, and, with the eX-
ception of three years, has not been
out of the sight of snow. They are
now enjoying visit at the home of
the Wichita brother.
KANSAS FOREST RESERVE. Secretary
Hitchcock will soon issue an order
withdrawing $4,000 acres of land in
Finney, Grant, Kearney and Haskell
counties from homestead entry. The
bureau of forestry has completed its
plans for forest reserve and will now
begin work. They plan to plant seeds
from the jack pines of Northern Mich
gan; also to cultivate the red CEDAR.
which is found near Mcfarland
FROM WEALTH TO Poor HOUSE. "A
Sumner county man is in the county
poor house after having followed for
some time well beaten path. A few
years ago he owned n fine farm in the
northern part of the county as well as
$50, 900 ranch in Edwards He had
fine and happy family, but his drink
ing habits broke it mp and finally re-
suited in the loss of all his property;
and now it's the poor house.
STATE s. S ASSOCIATION. The State
Sunday School association convened in
annual meeting at Parsons. In spite
of rains there were several hundred
delegates present. The preliminary
session was held in the Methodist
church, but the exercises during the
remainder of the meeting were held in
the large tent which will hold 1000
people, erected by the citizens of Par
sons for the convention.
STORE ROBBED. general mer-
chandise store of j. A. Sweet of Fall
River, Greenwood county, was robbed
of about 500 in cash and considerable
clothing, cutlery and firearms. The
money till was torn from the counter
and taken to a neighboring lumber
yard where it was rihed of it's contents.
The Fall River postoffice was robbed
less than year ago and the Frisco de-
pot robbed last winter.
SUGAR BEETs DESTROYED. j. NJ.
Bailey, who, as city clerk, is agent for
the free employment bureau of Argen
tine, has received a letter from Kear-
ney county saying that the recent cold
weather had destroyed the beets there
Mr.. Bailey had received letter ask
ing him to secure 200 men to pull the
beets. He has now been asked to can
eel the order for men.
To ASSIST COLEMAN. Governor Bal
ley has appointed Pension Commission
cr Ware to assist Attorney General
Coleman in the suit against Colorado
for use of the waters in the Arkansas
river. Mr.. Ware will look after the suit
in the supreme court All the expense
of the undertaking must be kept with
in the $4,000 appropriation made by
the legislature.
EASTERN STAR.-The grand chapter
OF the Kansas order of the Order of the
Eastern Star began its session in the
Scottish Rite temple in Wichita with
about 500 delegates present
To COMPROMISE BONDS. 1T is report
ed that the Kearney county commits
sioners have called an election TO vote
SO, 900 to the parties holding judg-
ment against the county for 100000.
A compromise on that basis has been
made with Lindsay and other alleged
creditors.
EXPERT AT Work. commissioners of
Douglas county have hired an expert
to go through the records for the pur-
pose of finding how much revenue the
county is being cheated out of by tax
dodgers.
CANNOT VoTE THERE. ]. II.
GilpatriclS of the Leavenworth dis
trict court handed down a decision
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