The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-08-28
KANSAS COMMENT.

GETS AN OFFER. Winfield has had
an offer for her abandoned gas wells.
Clio SIC AT G:3o.-The clerks of Ster-
ling have their evenings of off now.
All stores are closed at 6:3O.
THE OLDEST BIBLE. S. Shell
den of Leavenworth, has II bible which
was printed in the year 14o7.
ABUNDANT FEED. Corn will make a
half crop in Marion county and there
will be abundance of cattle feed.
RoTs SHOCK WHEAT The heavy
rains have damaged much wheat that
was still in the shock. Marion county
reports much of this misfortune.
LARGEST ENRoLIMENT. Chancellor
Strong expects the enrolment of the
state university this coming year to
exceed that OF any previous year.
In KAw VALI.EY.-About Perry, JEFF
ferson county, corn is maturing rapid
ly, with an outlook for u heavy yield
Potatoes planted since the flood look
well.
FIFTY BUsHEL ConN.-On Carl
Schnitzler's farm in SedgwiclS county
there is crop of 200 acres of corn
which he estimates will yield so BUSH
els to the acre.
LEADER IN JAII~-Mrs. Myra Nc
Henry, leader of the women who
smashed the joint at Derby, is in the
county Jail at Wichita, having refused
to give bond.
For PERMITTING A RIoT.-John
Trenkle has filed suit against the city
officers of Derby for allowing mob of
women to tie formed in the town to
smash his joint.
WANT MERCHANTS The thriving
town of Thayer has two merchants
who are obout to retire. One has a
general store and the other is Il grocer
with butcher shop attached. The
town wants their places filled by new
men.
INSANE JoINTIsT. Henry Stevens,
until recently Salina jointist, is in
the county Jail there raving maniac
and it has become necessary to place
him in straps. His condition is due to
the excessive use of liquor and cigar
cites.
TROUBLE CRAZED HIM.-Jamcs Kay
was recently sent 10 prison from Shaw
nee county for thirty years for killing
his wife with fatiron. Henry L.
Kay, his father, brooded over the crime
so much that he went crazy and will
be sent to an asylum.
NEW INSPECTOR. Wesley N. Ncill,
the new chief inspector at the packing
houses and the stock yards, has arrived
ut Wichita from Waterloo, Iowa, and
is on duty. He is said to be an expert |
and will doubtless give |
good service.
TEXAS FEVER Only ten head of |
cattle have died III Kansas this year of |
Texas fever. Six of them were in Cow
ey county and the other four at Car
oondale In both cases the fever was
contracted from southern cattle in
transit over railroads.
BURTON AND TILLMAN DEBATE The
board of directors of the Southern
Kansas Fair association met at the
clubrooms in Wichita and
instructed Secretary Resting to close
he contract with Senators j. r. Bur-
on and Pitchforll Tillnan, of South
for debate on the negro
question at the fair grounds during
me day of the fair.
SPECIAL MILK TRAIN 1.-The Rock Is
and company will put on special
milk train between Bellevillc and
ioodland with the proviso that the
Creamery company shall
to furnish business To the
mount of $3.50 daily. This is salts
actory to the creamery company.
Two-THIBDs CROP. This is the re-
'ort concerning the corn crop about
reading. With late start the crop of
ate corn will be large. Alfalfa, blue
rass, fax and rye have made good
ields
RUN OVER BY LOAD OF WHEAT
rank Ruthlxowslsi, of Dale township,
iingman county, a young man aged
bout "a years, was hauling wheat to
lew Murdoch and fell under the
sheels and was run over diagonally
cioss his body, @hrushing his chest
nd forcing some of the broken ribs
D to his lungs. The chances for his re-
overy are said to be very slight
To TEACH Observation-Disclosures
trong, of the University of Kansas,
itends TO add chair of journalism 10
he University this fall.
MoNeoLIAN PHEAsANTs.--Several
49, ~ C,fFayvflia are at the head / I