The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28

ence Il. Sharon, grand nephew OF the
late Senator Sharon of California,
served in the Philippines and upon his
return was made captain in the Kansas
national guards. Nearly year ago he
disappeared from Topeka, and an in
vestigation showed shortage of $500,
Of cash under his supervision. He was
arrested last week ut San Francisco.
WHEAT RETURNS. Tabulated re-
turns of assessors for each of the 105
counties in the state, save Wyandotte,
show the total winter wheat area this
year to be 5,9l1,0s1 acres, and reports
from threshers millers, growers and
others indicate that the yield for the
entire area sown will average slightly
more than 1872 bu. per acre, or total
for the state of 90, $40, 900 bushels.
In HARVEY. Some of the corn fields
will go as high as 35 bushels; others
will yield little or nothing. The aver
age for the county will be about IS or
90 bushels. The rains have brought
out the pastures in fine shape and peo-
pie who had taken their stock off the
pasture are putting them buck. Hay
will make one of the best crops in the
history of the county.
j. p. ALLEN IS DEAD.-Hc had been
an honored citizen of Wichita for 33
years; was the first druggist there and
continued in that business all those
years. He died in the house which
occupies the lot which was given to his
son, who was the first white child born
in Wichita. He was an active thirty
second degree Mason. He was mem
Der of the First M. e. church.
In Usage COUNTY. - With warm
weather from now on to the end of the
season many fields will yield from %
to 35 bushels of corn to the acre. Kaffir
corn will yield heavily if the season is
as late as usual. Hay will not give as
heavy yield as last year, but it is of
very good quality.
SHORT In CowLEY.- Wheat turned
out about one-third of crop in Cowlcy
county. Corn will be two-thirds
CROP while the oats crop is only about
one-fourth yield and of very poor
quality. Prospects are favorable for a
good gross crop.
LEAvIsNwoRTH CROPS. -Leavenworth
farmers will have about 80 per
cent of a corn crop. Late potatoes and
and all late forage are do
ing well. The wheat crop in Leaven-
worth county was the best ever
known.
BOURBON COUNTY CROPS. In Bourbon
county the acreage of corn is at least
one-third short on account of wet
weather in the spring. Corn is lnatur-
ing rapidly and will make good yield.
NINE ARE DEAD.-The crazy man
who shot into the band concert crowd
at Winfield, caused death list of nina
victims. 1t will be remembered that
ne was shot, which makes ten.
KINGMAN's CORN is now predict
ed by well informed farmers and
stoclimen that there will be more corn
.aised in Kingman county this year
han there was last.
To CONSTRUCT DIPPING VAT.-Thc |
81 Ca ~, "a,
If Canema will meet and organize
to construct a dipping vat for
,attle.
In WILSON. Wilson county has full
,rop of corn where it has been possible
% keep it clean from weeds and crab
rrass The upland corn averages the
pest.
In STAFFORD. is the first time
n number of years that Stafford
ounty has been blessed with II bumper
Wheat and corn crop in the same year.
AMONG THE FIRST. &C. s. Funk, who
anne to Harvey county before the
ounty was organized, died at Newton
gently.
GRAPES A PLENTY. Meade county
eports an immense grape crop this
ear.
FINE SHAPE IN RENO The crops of
hat county are all in fine shape. Its
sc, 0O0 acres of wheat is turning out
n average of 90 bushels per acre. Only
small per cent of the corn has been
Injured and the crop is generally in
God shape. Late planting seems to
t the season.
In MARSHALL. that county corn
J in exceptionally fine shape as a re-
nit Of the favorable weather and even
nat planted after the flood will aver
&C good yield with anything like an
rdinary fall.
SWEET POTATOES Almost the entire
vcet potato land of Pottawatomie |
ounty was swept by the flood. All
elds that escaped give prospects of a