The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-14

DELEGATES TO COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
Governor Bailey has appointed the
following delegates to represent Kan
sas at the Trans-Mississippi CONNER
cial congress, which meets at Seattle,
WASH, August 1921: Z. r. Moses
Great Bend; T.. G. Frazier and r. j.
Kennedy, Coffeyville; J. ii. Mcknight,
Wichita; w. A. Rem, Wellington;
George Thatcher, Great Bend; John
Wolf, Ellinwood; E. B. Cowgirl and j.
e. Frost, Topeka; f. d. Smith, Kinsley;
I. l.. Diesam, Garden City, and w. Q.
Edwards, Wichita.
A HAY SHIPPING POINT order
has been issued by the board OF rail
road commissioners compelling the
Missouri Pacific road is build a depot
and establish an agent at Batesville,
Woodson county. That is a big hay
shipping point and the farmers there
want facilities for handling their
crop.
ASKED TO SERVE AaAN.-The Kan
sas worlds fair board has sent for IL.
II. Kerns, of Bonner Springs to tender
him the position of director of agricul-
turc of the Kansas exhibit at the
worlds fair, if he will take it. Kerns
conducted the Kansas agricultural dis
play at the Chicago worlds fair.
WoHsT IN 90 YEARs.-That part of
jefferson county in the Kansas river
valley experienced a destructive wind
storm on August s. Barns and out
houses were blown from their founda-
tions or unroofcd. Apples were
stripped from trees and corn was bro
ken off at the ground.
BOGUS CHECK FOR PONIES james
Snow has been arrested in New York
on the charge of passing bogus check
in payment for a carload of ponies
from the Westcott ranch in Dickinson
county. Sheriff Bake, with u requisi-
tion from Governor Bailey, has gone
east to get the prisoner
Nor ARRESTED. Newt Farris, Of Ar
kansas City, while drunk, attacked his
wife with chair when she shot him
through the heart. Mrs Farris was so
years old, was not arrested.
AL GREENE LEAVES KANSAS. Albert
r. Greene, pioneer Kansan, politician
and newspaper man, has sold his home
in Lecompton and will become n resi-
dent of Portland, Oregon.
KANSAS GETS $50 MORE. -Applica-
tions are now on file for 500 free rural
delivery routes in Kansas. Exactly
one half will be established. That is
Kansas share.
HEAVY SENTENCE. Fred Ammon, of
Dexter, Cowley county, was found
guilty on seven counts for selling liquor
and was given a fine of $3.50 and $50
days in Jail.
LAWRENCE so YEARS OLD.-Arrangc-
ments are under way at Lawrence to
celebrate on the 9th of October the
fiftieth anniversary of the christening
of the town.
New. ToPoGRAPHICAL MAP.-The
government is making one of Kansas.
The government geological survey has
men at work in the southern tier of
counties.
BETWEEN BUMPERS. "A harvest hand
from Coffeyville fell between the
bumpers of Missouri Pacific train at
Gypsum City and was fatally injured
CHERRYvALE WATEnwoRKs.- The
special election at Cherryvale for is
suing bonds for waterworlss carried by
Il large majority.
RooFs TORN OFF.-At Lawrence the
wind tore the roofs from several large
buildings on the evening of August 5.
COVERED THE STATE. The rains Of
July 5 and G covered nearly all the
state, with plenty of electricity.
LOST Lee. John Hart, timelleeper
for the Union Pacific, fell from train
at Salina and broke leg.
FIFTY DOLLARS AHEAD.-Thc Chau
assembly at Ottawa paid every
had $50 left.
WANT AN ADvAECE.-Rocll Island
throughout Kansas have
united in presenting a demand to the
general manager in Chicago for an adj
vance of SIS per month in pay with a
nine-hour day. The operators now re-
ceive from s45 to SIS month for ten
hours work a day.
GAVE His LAND REsT.-From 1885,
acre tract of land John Trachsel, whose
farm is near Goodland, raised 1895 |
bushels of wheat this year. Mr.. Trach-
sci obtained his big yield by letting
his land lie idle last year.
NEGRO TAILOR KILLS MAN.-At |
Il. b. Williams, anegro tailor,
shot and killed Clyde Langdon, a
young white man. mob was formed |