The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-06-19

stock sanitary commission has appoint
cd jonathan McI'all, of Kingman, as
] inspector at Arkansas City, to succeed
j. ii. Johnson, who has resigned, to
take effect July i, and i. b. Worden
of Syracuse as inspector on the western
line of the Santa Fe from Dodge City
to Coolidge. Worden will pay especial
attention to the inspection of cattle in
fected with the itch.
NOTED MASON DIEs.--Peter j. Ere
ling, died at Leavenworth on June 10.
] He was OF the thirty-third degree and
grand treasurer of the Grand Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons of Kansas. He
was also grand treasurer of the Council
of Royal and select Masters of Kansas,
and was widely known in Masonic
| circles.
PURSE For RURAL CARRIER. ED
Briggs, who lost his horse during the
high water some time ago was given
surprise. The patrons of the route
number two out of Mcpherson, on
which he carries the mail, made up a
purse of $50 so and presented it to him.
NEoDEsHA IS LIvELY.-Two women
horsewhipped a bus driver of that
place for making derogatory remarks
about them, and a mother overhauled
her daughter and her steady at the
bridal altar, licked the prospective
groom and called the deal off.
YET THERE ARE OILERS. The Union
Pacific is working SO men repairing
tracks near Abilene, paying as high as
So. 25 cents day and board and would
put more men at work if they could be
had; yet there are lot of men about
town who are doing nothing.
RAISED 81, 00O.-A committee was APP
pointed at meeting of Beloit business
men to solicit subscriptions for the re-
lief of the Topeka flood sufferers and
and in few hours $1,000 was sub
scribed in cash and carload of cloth
ing and provisions raised.
DANGEROUS HOLES. AT several
points in North Topeka where the
sewers have been washed out holes
are appearing in the street In some
sections whole streets are supposed to
be undermined and driving along these
is exceedingly dangerous.
WINFIELD WILL TRY AGAIN. The
contract has been drawn up between
S. +. Huselton and the city of Winfield
for drilling deep well for natural gas.
BY its terms the drller binds himself
to go down 1000 feet, or further if
possible, for 81. so per foot.
DIFFERENCE IN RAINFALI.-Dr.
Shows report shows rainfall during
May of FOG inches at Lawrence, 2.53
above the average. The record kept
by Prof. Jones, of the Wesleyan uni
versity at Salina, showed fall for the
month of 1873 inches.
WALNUT LOGS. -Two cars of them
go from Arkansas City to Hamburg,
Germany, over the Santa Fe to Calves
ton to take ship there. The logs are
the best to be found in that part of the
country and brought big price.
oToRcNTo OIL WELL.-Capital for
further development of the Toronto
field is plenty since the strike at
depth of less than 200 feet. The flow
of oil has not been satisfactorily csti-
mated.
DELAYED FREIGHT. The Rock Is
lands first receipt at Wichita of delayed
freight consisted of IA cars of merchan-
disc which had been stopped at St Jo-
scph, Mo-, by the floods.
RAISED IN CLAss-Among the fourth
class postoffices which have been ad-
vanced to the presidential class effect
i've July 1, is Douglas Kansas.
SIX YEARS GROWTH years ago
the assessors report showed popula-
ton in Winfield of $500. This year the
population reached 7,173.
Two CRIMINAL CAsEs.-The term of
the district court in and for Butler
county has only two criminal cases on
the docket
KILLED BY LIGHTNING. During
heavy thunder storm Aubrey Williams,
the 16-year-old son of Joseph Williams,
living west of Concordia, was struck
and killed by lightning as he stood in
the barn door. Another boy with him
was not hurt
FLOUR MILLS WILL REsUME.-1n
North Tooel,a all dead bodies OF ami
mails and all spoiled meat are being
burned. All of the big -four mills in
the flooded section are being cleaned
out and expect to resume operations in
u week or ten days.
WITHOUT MAI. Ten DAYs.-There
were number of towns along the Sol
onion, Smoky Hill and Saline rivers
which were without mail for ten days
The whole county of Lincoln seemed 10
be assembled at Lincoln Center on the