The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-09-04
A MonraAan Observation-Disclosures Gard

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went to Harper comfy about 90 years
ago. He was poor and borrowed tho
means with which to improve his land.
He could not meet the interest and Of
fered TO turn over the farm TO cancel
the mortgage, which offer the mortga
gee refused to accept. Then good crops
began to help him ont, and now he is
rich man. He not only owns the old
home place, which the mortgage COM
pany would not have, but also several
other well improved farms in that vi
entity.
A SCHOOL RULING County Super
intendent Knowles of Marion county
asked if child could attend German
school for three months and English
school for two months and not be liable
for truancy The attorney general
held that the child could be charged
with truancy unless it attend one
school for the full term each year.
| ANOTHER HAIL STORM. "A heavy fall
of hail occurred in the south and east
portion of Saline county. At Assaria
and Gypsum City hailstoncs were
picked up measuring from eight to
| twelve inches in circumference. The
average hailstones were unusually
large. AS there was but little wind at
the time the damage will be light.
BABY MuTILATED. Mrs. Maggie
Calhoun, Of South Haven, attempted to
leave IL moving Santa Fe passenger
train at Edmonds with her two-year-
old son in her arms. She handed the
baby to man on the platform, who
stumbled and fell, the baby rolling
onto the track and the wheels cut off
its right foot at the ankle.
CONTRACT WAS CRooKED.-It is made
pnblic that the Topeka board of educa-
ton had revoked its contract with a
school supply company for some $4,000
worth of seats and 81, 900 worth of
blacliboards for the new city school
buildings on account Of alleged crook
edness upon the part of certain mem
bcrs of the committee.
TEACHERS PAY RAISED After n
supplemental special examination of
teachers in Dickinson county to fill up
the lack of thirty teachers, the teach
ers' salaries were raised. The raise
brought up the average $3.50 month
and increased the total pay of the
teachers of the county S., 500 over last
year.
PRICE AND ASSESSMENT The price
paid by the Continental Creamery COM
pany for the Moeser Ice and Cold Sto-
rage plant in Topeka was $500, 900 |
The assessed value of the plant as re-
turned was $4,000 The assessment |
is supposed to represent forty per cent
of the value of the property.
FIRST APpEAI. The Missouri Pacific |
state board of railroad commissioners |
to build "A depot and establish a station
agent at Berryton, Shawnee county. |
This is the first order issued by the
board from which an appeal has been
taken.
LUCAS ELEVATOR BURNED. The
Morrison IL Co.'s elevator burned at
Lucas with about 5000 bushels of
wheat. The fire originated in the en-
CINE rooms, the elevator being operated
by gasoline engine.
WIruoUr HIS DRIVER. In a race
during the fair at Frcdonia the horse,
Oregon, whose driver had been thrown
ont at the quarter pole, finished the
heat with the empty sullsy, without
break.
PLEAsANToN HAS As-The city has
struck second strong gas well and
now has two wells, either of which
will light and heat the town.
MCPHERSON FOR BOYS. Five boy
babies in less than four weeks is the
record in one ward at Mcpherson.
FIRE AT HARRINGToN.-Part OF the
livery barn and five horses
ire burned The loss is 81, 700.
MARCH TO REUNION. Members of
Lincoln post, G. A. r., of Topeka, pro-
pose to march to the state reunion at
Lawrence. The distance is twenty
eight miles. The state will furnish
.ents for the march and two doctors
nave volunteered to go along. A wagon
rain and ambulance will accompany
he soldiers. Tue last night on the
Dad will be spent with General Hugh
Cameron, the hermit. Notice has been
ervcd on the farmers along the route
hat the soldiers will FORAGE their
,rub.
POTTERY CLAY. T.. Hanning,
whose farm is southwest of Goddard,
,edpwiclt county, has found a vein of ;