The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-04-10
KANSAS COMMENT.

effect on April 1.
"A KANSAS Consult. b. Richard
son of Kansas, consul at Port Limon,
Costa Rica, has been transferred to
Utilla, Honduras.
DROPPED DLAD.-Dr. A. j. Edwards,
of Marysville, dropped dead at Perry
o. T., when about to board northern
trim, at 1890 a. IN. of April l.
FIRE AT WALTON. Tho mill and ele-
vator belonging to the Walton Mill and
Elevator company are total loss by
fire. About So, 900 worth of grain and
-four was destroyed.
AGED COUPLE We'd. b. Parrot,
SO wears old, and Mrs. p. G. Gilman,
IS wears old, were married by the pro-
bate Judge at Paola. They are PROB
ably the oldest couple ever married IN
Kansas.
BEEN DUE AZ YEARS. c. A.
Whitaker, of Lebanon, recently re-
ceived a check on Uncle Sam for S42; a
balance due him since the time he was
a lieutenant during the civil war, a.
years ago.
DONATE TO BETuANY.-Th citizens
of Lindsborg have decided to raise Slo'-
600 as a donation to Bethany college,
provided the conference does not move
the college from that place to some
other point.
THE MuLvANE DRILL.-At 720 feet
after boring through rock 600 feet, the
drill struck water which rose to within
20 feet of the top of the well. Casing
was put in to make it possible to pump
out the water.
AUGUSTA WILL BORE. Contract has
been let and the machinery for drilling
has arrived at Augusta. Nine thou
sand acres have been leased. The plan
is to go down $500 feet unless gas or
oil is struck at a lesser depth.
CATTLE INFECTED. The herd of cat
tie on the farm of Mrs. Samuel Nc
Lean, Of Cloud county, are afflicted
with foot and mouth disease. The
sheriff ouarantined the herd and no
tilted the state sanitary board.
DRANK LEMON ExTRAcT.-C. Weber,
who has been around Wichita a num-
Der of years repairing sewing machines,
died last week at Mulvane, from drink
inr bottle of lemon extract. He was
in the habit of taking that article
COLLISION ON Santa FE.-A through
freight at Cottonwood Falls did not
get on the switch soon enough and a
fast passenger train dashed into 1t,
smashing the caboose, two cars and an
empty oil tank. The caboose was
burned. The passenger engine was a
total wreck. One passenger lost $500
and a gold watch, burned with the ca
boose. Four stocSmen were hurt, two
of them seriously. Twenty-one cattle
were killed.
A New LAWN GAME. THE Brist Chat
is the name of the game) Manufactur-
ing company is made up of Topeka
men, and they are opening factory
that will employ so or 60 men, to make
the articles which are used in the
game. II is lawn game and is diff
ferent from any before introduced,
and it is played with a racket and a
boomerang which are patented. About
S35. 900 is to be invested in the plant,
$4,000 of which will be for machinery
and rooms. Three or four dynamos
will be used. A part of the lighter
machinery is already received. Sam
Bristow, the inventor, is Kansas boy.
BONDS FOR ORIENT. -Arvonia and
Superior townships of Usage county
voted bonds in aid of the Kansas City,
Mexico 81 Orient railway. Bonds to
the amount of 81, 600 in Arvonia town
ship carried by 81 to SO. In Superior
township to the amount of $1,000 by
134 to "a.
"A LABOR ANNIvERsARY.-April l, the
anniversary of the institution in Kan
sas of the eight hour day, was cele'
brated at Frontenac by crowd esti-
mated at 10000 people. Governor
Bailey was the speaker of the day.
AGRICULTURAL CoLLEeE.-The board
of regents of the agricultural college
organized by clectiug Captain j. 5. Nc
Dowen president and c. E. Friend vice
president. President E. R. Nichols is
secretary ex-officio, R. ]. Brock was
elected loan commissioner. A commit
tee consisting of President Nichols and
Regent Berry was appointed to con-
slider plans for new buildings and re-
ceive bids.
REGISTRATION IN CITIEs.-The total
registration in Topeka was e,259; in
Kansas City it was 1927.
RUSSELL COURT House FIRE.-The
new Russell county court house is dam
aced $500 by fire. The fire was dis
..,a,ad In one of the rooms in the