The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-18
KANSAS COMMENT.

nuke MS nome Ill Lawrence.
KANSAS RACERS. Edith w. com
pletes the trio OF Kansas racers which
have broken records Edith, rs wei
as Patchcn and Gentry, were foale'
and raised in Sedgwich county.
GAS AT New ALBANIA gas wei
has been brought in ut that plac,
which is declared to be one of the bes
in southeastern Kansas. New Alban,
is on the Frisco near the west line o
Wilson county.
A TEACHER DISAPPEARS. Warner
Reuter-, son of farmer near Circle
vile, Jackson county, teacher in tho
grammar school at Nctawalla, started
for that place and is lost. 1t is learned
that he bought Il ticket 10 Atchison
He had $40 with him.
BUILDING AT Downs. Much of it is
going on, including II $1,000 Congrega.
tional church; buildings and enclosure
OF n new lumber yard; a brick building
for new bank, So 900 building for a
wagon, carriage and machine shop,
and number of new residences.
and III. Il. Martin, of the University of
Kansas, have started for Patagonia
where they will gather natural history
specimens for the university. They
will be gone year and expect to make
Investigations along unknown lines.
OLD CHIEF DIES -Ke-wah- ko-uls, the
aged chief of the Kiclkapoo Indians,
whose reservation is in Brown county,
died last week at his home on the res
ervation. His body was inferred in
the ground, but above it was built a
frame monument, after the Indian
fashion, which will ever be kept in
good repair. Little Simon, much
younger man and very progressive
Indian, has been chosen as the new
chief of the KiclSapoos.
CIRCUS SwRPT BY WIND,-During a
severe windstorm the tent in which
John Robinson's circus was exhibiting
Mt Anthony was blown down. An i'm
mense crowd of people was in the
menageric and when the poles and
canvas came down hundred or more
people were hurt. Price Joiner, q
farmer, was probably fatally hurt.
Cages containing the wild animals
were overturned, some of the cages
falling on people. None of the ami
mails escaped.
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. -The second
year of the first consolidated school in
Dickinson county began with an in
increased attendance. The school
serves what was before comprised in
four school districts and the building
has four rooms and II hall. Two wag-
onettcs were purchased last year to
take the pupils to school; this year an
other was added. The teachers say
hardness is almost unknown as the
pupils are eager to ride in the wagons
and are always ready to go.
RAIN ON SEPT. O.-At Lawrence three
inches fell; at Perry rain fell quietly
for "a hours, about two inches in all;
Emporia reports n heavy rain; Flor
ence had damaging hail with the rain;
over three inches fell at Leavenworth;
Concordia tells of long steady rain,
over an inch fell; El Dorado had from
two 10 three inches of rain, in all cleo
trical storm; Sterling had an electrical
and hail storm with the rain; an inch
of rain fell at Abilene; Manhattan had
It's first rain for three weeks and it
was heavy storm.
GRANDMA CURTIs.-She is dead at
the age of 90 years and five months.
She was never sick but once before her
last illness. She had lived 40 years in
what is now North Topeka. She
leaves brothers, IL children, 30 grand
children, of whom Congressman Charles
is one, 40 great grandchildren and five
of still later generation. She also
brought up grandchildren. She had
always been strong and q hard worker.
Since her s5th birthday she has made
trips to California, Utah, Indiana and
Oklahoma
COUNTY Buys TAX TITLES. The Sum- |
county commissioners directed the |
treasurer to bid in all property sold |
for taxes, for the county. 1t means
that the county will hereafter receive
the So. 900 or 81, 900 animal interest on
the tax sale certificates which has for
merly gone into the pockets OF wealthy
men.
FIVE THOUSAND THERE Tho at
tendance at the Southwestern Veter-
ans reunion at Dodge City was 5000
or more, with fully two-thirds OF the
state represented.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND NAMEs.-The
new Wichita city directory. which will
be ready for distribution in about ten
DAYS. contains over IA, 900 names, which