The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-06
KANSAS COMMENT.


KANSAS DAY.-January 20 was quite
generally observed in schools and col
leges of the state.
POSTMASTER AT FLoRENCE.-Jamcs
s. Alexander has been appointed to
succeed c. d. Battey as postmaster al
Florence.
WICHITA RELIEVED. 1.-The coal deal
ers there have secured sufficient coal to
supply all, although some grades OF
coal are still sold in limited quantities
to individuals.
ORIENT IN WICHITA FEB. 5.-Tha'
Is the date on which Orient trains will
enter Wichita. If fair weather pre-
walls the officials feel no doubt but that
the trains will be running on that date.
3DIED WHILE DRUNK.-John Spehrl
was found dead in the road near his
place about four miles northwest OF
Wamego. 1t is supposed that he fell
out of his wagon while drunk. He
was about 80 years old, single and
lived alone.
CANCER ON LIP.-Captain John Schil-
ling, of Hiawatha, went to Colorado
Springs and two hours after arriving
there had cancer on his lip operated
upon. He was in a very weak condi-
ton but the doctors hope for his re-
covery.
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS. Gov
ernor Bailey has appointed r. j. Brock,
of Manhattan, to succeed f. ID. Coburn
as regent of the Kansas agricultural
school. Coburn resigned recently. He
has also appointed S. H. Kelsey, OF
Atchison, to succeed Sim Fox as adju-
tant general of the Kansas national
guard.
CORN Producers is in pro-
press on corn mill at Atchison which
will turn out fifteen different varieties
of corn products Kansas raises the
corn, sells it at from 90 to so cents a
bushel, it is hauled away to other
states, worked up into food stuffs,
shipped back to Kansas and sold to the
same people who raised it at large
profit which might be retained i'll the
state.
BRICK AND POULTRY. Contracts
have been closed at La Harpe for new
brick plant and poultry plant The
first is to have capacity of not less
than 10000 brick per day. The poultry
plant is planned upon an immense
scale and will be the largest in the
United States From $1,000 to sis, 900
will be invested in building and equip
ment The two enterprises will add
so families to La Harpe.
EXTRA FREIGHT TRAIN.-Rocl Island
officials have announced that All extra
freight would be put on the schedule
to carry grain and livestock and would
run between Herington and Caldwell.
1t will gather up grain and live stock
at all points between Lexington and
Caldwell and will make delivery at or
before noon in Wichita doing away
with a part of the. late delivery at the
stock yards.
A TRUE MAN WENT WRONG. After
having been freed by technicality in
the law from trial on the charge of the
murder of 1s-year-old Arthur Smith,
w. /. Coombs has annouced his inten-
ton of going into court and asking
sentence for his crime. 10 the Wild
owed mother of the boy he shot last
June he has made over his house and
lot in town and has promised her that
if he is not made to pay the penalty of
his crime he will turn over $50 of his
monthly earnings to her for her sup
mort. Coombs is q section foreman on
the Rock Island at Goodland.
RIGHT OF WAY SEcURED.-W. W.
Spencer, who is securing the right of
way for the interurban line from Nc
Pherson to Geuda Springs, has almost
finished his work. Construction work
will begin early in the spring. A pri-
vate right of way has been secured
through Sumner and Cowley counties.
The southern terminal of the line will
be Arkansas City and NewkirlS.
MORE HOUSES WANTED. the
past two years 16o houses have been
built at Harrington and so more could
be speedily rented.
For OIL AT DExTER.-WorlS has
commenced of boring for oil near Dex-
ter, Cowley county. The drilling will
be done by William Geiser, of Peru,
who has three-eighths interest in the
company. The rest of the stock is
mostly held by business men of Win
field.
DEATHS From OLD AeE.-The death
items appearing in Kansas newspapers
seem to show a larger percentage OF
deaths from old age than those from