The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-05-22
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miles OF macadam road.
AFTER Two YEARS. Bert Guthrie
OF Reno county, who two years ago did
crooked work in cattle selling, has been
brought from Council Bluffs for t~ial
LAW AT WAsnBURN.-At II meeting
of the Washburn college trustees the
new law department of the college was
organized and will be opened next fall.
LANDSLIDE AT KIcKAPoo.- The Mis-.
souri, Pacific road has had trouble with
their tracks at Kiclsapoo, owing to
the floods causing landslide at that
place.
A. CEMENT PLANT. --Neodesha is to
have one which will employ $50 men
and have a capacity of 1000 barrels.
The city is giving aid and so are pri-
vate individuals. The outside capital
comes from Kansas City.
FOUND DEAD.-Samuel Fox, a
wealthy farmer and highly respected
citizen of Sumner county was found
dead in his pasture, having been gored
TO death by a vicious bull. The animal
was known to be dangerous.
FLOOD DISASTERS. Mrs. Louis Stud
der was caught in the flood in Buffalo
creek near Randall while trying to
save some cattle and was drowned. 1t
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Patrick Murray and his son were cross
ing u bridge over Cheyenne creek with
team the bridge gave way and the
men and horses persisted.
The CATERPILLAR PEsT.-They are
among the fruit trees of Shawnee copn-
ty and threaten the destruction of
what fruit was not killed by the frost.
The apple trees north of Topeka are
covered with the worms and in many
places they have been stripped of their
foliage In most cases the destruction
has gone too far to be helped by spray
ing and it may mean the killing OF
number of the trees.
ToNGANOXIE TOUCHED. small
twister passed through the place from
east to west, which filled the air with
flying timber and damaged number
of buildings. The path of the wind
was about 100 feet wide and was in the
heart of of the town, passing in the
rear of a number of business houses.
In one dwelling door was torn from
its hinges and thrown outward. Sheds
were demolished and overturned and
trees were snapped off close to the
ground. No one was hurt.
EVERY MAN PASSED. --Abouta month
ago several shopmen at Topeka who
belong to the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. ed
vocational classes and have been at
tending them during the winter, took
examinations in the different subjects
which they were studying Their pa
pers were sent to New York, the head
quarters of the association, to be ex-
amined by the international commit
tee. A letter was received at the local
association which stated that every
man had passed the examination.
BANKERS ASSOCIATION Kansas
Bankers association will hold it's 1903
meeting at Topeka on May 81 and %.
A number of noted speakers have been
secured, including Governor Bailey,
Major Calvin Hood of Emporia, Con-
gresham w. A. Calderhead, State
Bank Commissioner Morton Albaugh,
Congressman Overstreet, of Indianap-
oils, Ind, Col. j. G. Waters and II. J.
Allen, of Ottawa. Bankers wives will
attend and one Of the addresses will be
made by woman banker. The asso-
citation has membership of 500.
ELNs' ANHUAL CONVENTION Their
state and territorial association held an
annual convention at Galena which
was in session three days commencing
May H. The district comprises Kan
sas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and the jurisdiction
numbers sixty lodges.
NOTABLE WEDDING. Miss Mabel
Swayze, the first child born in the town
of Hope, was married the other day in
the house where she was born, to L. r.
Staff, of Lost Springs. They took a
wedding trip to California.
YouSG PEOPLES UNIoN.-The Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union will hold
state meeting in Topeka early in June.
This is gathering of all the young
peoples organizations in the Baptist
church throughout the state. The
meetings will be held in North Topeka.
JuDeE MEETS Acknowledging
Hutchinson, of the district court, met
with painful accident at Hugoton by
which he was confined to his rooms for
a week. In getting into a wagon he
fell and slightly fractured the bone of
his ankle.
VIOLATED AN INJUNCTIoN.-William