The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-31
KANSAS COMMENT.

a capacity of 60, 900 bushels
FRED WEII.HoUsE's DAUGHTER. She
was married last week and Senator
Wulfeluhler, of. Leavcnworth, is the
bridegroom.
CREAMERY PAY ROLL The Belle
Springs Creamery company, Dickin-
son county institution, has n $6,ooo'a-
month pay roll in Ellsworth county.
Took TOPS OF Box CARS "A twister
struck train near Burden, lifting the
tops off of several box cars, and spoil
ing grain separator on fat car.
WANT KAN, AND OKLA. WHEAT
The Minneapolis, Mimi, mills are adj
vertising for the purchase of Kansas
and Oklahoma hard wheat. Those
mills used to advertise that there was
no Kansas hard wheat mixed with their
-four Nov the more Kansas hard
wheat the better the flour.
AN IRON RAILROAD TIE.-The Santa
Fe has placed an iron tie in the Hutch
inson yards to be tested. 1t is the in
vention OF Hutchinson man, j. ii.
BRYAN With it no fish plates are nee
essary and there is no possibility Tor
the rails to spread. The road will
adopt it if it proves success
PosToEFICE Reports. Every month
reports are sent from the postofiices IN
that district to the postofiicc in Topeka
and mistakes arc often found. Post
master Guthrie was compelled to SEND
back as defective, vouchers of sixty
seven postmasters of Kansas for l0o
rural free delivery mail carriers.
GRAND OFFICERS. The following are
the grand officers of the Native Sons
and Daughters of Kansas: Colonel A.
S. johnson, who is 70 years old and
bears the distinction of being the first
white child born in Kansas, president;
Arthur Capper, vice president; II w.
Brent, secretary; Il. NJ. Bonenrake,
treasurer; board of directors, A. V.
Lindell, w. A. L. Johnson, c. l.. Gregg,
S. G. Zimmerman, w. S. Eberle.
For WHEAT RAIsING.-During the
past year the Mnlvanes of Topeka have
been purchasing wheat land in western
Kansas. John z. Mulvane said: I'VE
have considcra BILE wheat ground but /
don't believe l would be justified in
discussing them. The land will be
used entirely for wheat raising and we
have extended our holdings whenever
we found it possible to buy advantage
ously."
A FLOOD FORMED LAKE.-The flood
left a lake on two farms south OF wa
Nero which covers one and Il half acres
and is Sc feet deep, extending below
the undcrflow. 1t was started by the
water pouring over hedge fence. The
deposits washed out show it to be along
an old creek bed long since buried. A
great deal of gravel, covering an acre
or more of land to the depth of ten
inches, sand and masses of gumbo were
the main deposits.
OTHER ENTERPRISES DRAW THEfL -
While the farmers as well as all others
of Montgomery county are anxious to
have the oil development pushed rapid
ly, the farmers especially are just now
feeling the effect in scarcity of hands.
The Standard Oil Co. is putting in its
pipe line to the Neodcsha refinery and
this line penetratcs all the parts of the
county in which oil has been developed.
1t also extends into Chautauqua county
and on south into Indian Territory.
Two or three hundred men are EN-
ploycd and they are paid from 81 to $;
day.
The LARGEST ELEVATOR. The Rocl
Island. and Frisco railroads have com
pleted arrangements for builping one
of the largest elevators on the grounC
formerly occupied by the Dold Packing
Co., in Kansas City, Kansas. 1t is t.
have a capacity of two million bushels
Jacob Dold is said to be interested il
it.
FIFTEEN LIVING CHILDREN.-The La
crosse Republican says the new post
mistress at Saunders, Mrs. Legge, is a
wears old and the mother of Is living
children.
Lyons SALT INDUsTRY.-Five hun
dred tons of salt are shipped from
Lyons daily. This means a large pa.
roll for the work of mining and pre-
paring the salt for shipment
HALF Ache Nets s4oO.-A straw
berry patch of one half acre situate'
south Of Topeka on the Burlingam
road Melted the owner over $500 thi
season.
THREE Girl. BANps.-At the Down
anniversary celebration on June ?
there are to be three girl bands fror
Phillipsburg, Smith Center and Downs
LEFT Two WIDOWS Two widows
Nathan Kelley, an old soldier who die