The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-12-25

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| These taxes are not due from county
treasurers until January 10. Last
year Sherman coun'y paid its entire
taxes when only the first half was due
KEPT UP WITn HUSBAND. Sadie
| Wright, of Usage township, Alien
county, has shucl,ed corn all fail along
side her husband just because she lilics
the work. Sic frequently has shuclted
| fifty bushels from sun to sun and could
do even better than that if there were
any money in sight
PRoDUCr OF FIVE Lots. S. Jones
has real zed from his crop from Two
lots in Wichita tbs year about 5000;
first raising crop of toma oes bring
ing him 5000, then planting crop OF
celery which brought him $500. Three
caves are now usci to store the celery
away.
RANK BLUE GRASS The HoXie SEN
tinel says that the buffalo grass this
year l. cks nutrimcnt becaue it has
has had too much rain, which has
caused too much growth, which re-
duces its nutritious nature and cattle
are growing thin in consequence,
ESTABLISHED Fort RILEY. Major
e. A. Ogden, OF whom q fine oil paint
ing has just been presented to the post
at Fort Riley, which lie established in
1855, was one of the original company
OF ,hirty-two persons which inoorpor-
atei the town of Lea,enworth.
LIVED ON IT ~ YEARS. 90 Robert Best,
a p oncer, wa, burie in Adm re, He
came to Lyon county from Indiana IN
1856 and owned several farms in north
ern Lyon county. Mr.. Best was 80
years old and lived on tie farm ho
preempted.
OFFEGED BEIBB. Mayor Gilbert
told the Wyandotte county grand jury
that lie had been Offered bribes TO APP
point certain man as counsel who
woull favor the Brick Paving tiust
in awarding contracts.
Go%E TO VERIFY. S. r. Butner, pro
prictcr OF small store at Hiawatha, is
supposed 10 have been lett Il valuable
estate by a broher-in-law, Spaniard.
Butner has gone 10 Spain 20 verify the
story.
TAX FEEHErs IL Lawrence Ga
re te says that after the county COM
m ssioners had employed tax 1errcts
men have come in and paid tie county
something like So, 500 taxes on property
not listed
ArcHIsoN SHOCKED. Two or three
cxplo ,ions were heard in Atchison and
for several miles around. No cause
has been found and il is believed the
sounds came from an earthquake.
DIED AWAY From HOME, II. r.
Johns on, who served two terms a.
sheriff of Barton county, went to Ari'
zonu to regain his health, where Inc
died few days since.
INSPECTORS FEES. For III month
OF November Grain Inspector Radford
turned in o the sta e treasury So, o5s,
it being the largest November receipts
for eight years.
AGAINST PAROLE LAw.-The Anti
Horse thief association asks for the re-
peal OF the law providing way to
parole prisoners il the peni' entiary.
srocK DEALER DEAD. W. Rob-
son, a member Of the Butler county
Arm OF J. w. and J. c. Robson, died at
his homo in Towanda
AK AUDITORIUM Marion has start
ed = fund to build an auditorium with
-. zoe.
WANTS TO Cong BACK j. X. Web
SER, formerly a prosperous farmer OF
Cherokee county, vino sold his farm
a.d stock for the purpose OF moving
himself and family to Zion City and
aaSracing the John Alexander Do~ic
faith, wants TO come back. II isstated
~ his son-in-law that he realized
about 81, GOO from his holdings
CHAUrAUoUA TABIRNACLE.-The
wathena Chautauqua association will
build tabernacle in the center OF the
park, 100 by 100 feet in size. There is
81 200 in the treasury.
ONLY FOURTH soLD-C E. Rough
ton, representative from Hodgeman
county, says that not over onc-fourth
Of the wheat has gone 10 market from
that county so far. Great piles of
wheat can be seen all over the county.
every elevator and vacant building is
full. So far the loss has not been
great
Feds MANY SHEEP.-M. A. Rogers,
of Wichita, is probably the largest
sheep feeder in Kansas He Is now
feeding 10, 900 sheep for market His
expenses are 500 per day.
CHANGE OF VENUE 90 Chauucey Dewey
and his men charged with killing the
Berrys in Cheyenne county, went to st.
Francis for trial, but were given a
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