The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-05-15

came through the winter. VI inc
others large part failed on account OF
poor seed few were winter killed.
There were nine varieties of rye planted
and only one gives promise. There
were five varieties of macaroni wheat
sown on sod last spring and 10 varie-
ties since, in all co eering about 40 acres
Twenty-Five varieties of barley and is
of oats have been sown this spring.
All these make 230 varieties of grain on
$40 acres. Besides the tests of varieties
there are tests of methods of preparing
the soil. The work with grains and
grasses is largely in cooperation with
the U. S. department of agriculture
1t has been only 10 months since the
first sod was turned.
No PERMITS ISSUED. The probate
judge of Greenwood county has refused
to issue permits to druggists and there
is not druggist in the county holding
permit to sell Intoxicating liquors.
His refusal to look after this branch OF
the business loses for him some $24O
per year, which he could have secured
from the county under recent decision
of the supreme court. The jointists
are at present looking after the wet
goods traffic, but are being roughly
handled by the county and city au-
thorities There are six of them in
all.
RIOT IN KANSAS CITY, KAs.-Four to
five hundred union men and sympa-
thizers attacked about so union
employees of box factory, and but for
prompt interference of police officers
serious trouble would have resulted.
The street was blocked and the street
cars were held. The trouble got hot
when party of fifty left the shops in
huge box wagon. They had not been
out of the factory for ten days and de-
cided to get out to visit their people.
They were chased and when they at
tempted to leave the wagon and take
street car the attack became fierce.
CIGARETTE LIGHTS GAS WE'LL
While the worlsmen were casing off
heavy blow of gas in well which the
Farmers Oil and Gas Co., are drilling
on the McDanels farm about mile
west of Cherryvale, boy who was
watching the work struck match to
light cigarette and ignited the gas.
Within few minutes the drilling rig
was damaged to the extent of several
hundred dollars.
RURAL TELEPHONES Mcpherson
county seems to be taking the lead in
Central Kansas in the construction of
rural telephone lines. A line is now
being built south of Mcpherson. An
other line will soon be in process of
construction north, which will connect
the principal farm residences north of
Mcpherson. There is also some talk of
a line south of Galva, reaching toward
Mound Ridge.
DAMAGE BY WEATHER. The author
tiles at the state agricultural college
have investigated the damage to fruit
trees and vegetation. Grapes, cherries,
plums and straw berries are entirely de-
stroycd. 1t is II little early yet to es-
innate the damage to the apple crop.
Late apples, black berries and rasp-
berries are in fair condition. Wheat
in some sections is being damaged by
the severe cold
CHANUTE GETS FREE DELIVERY
The postmaster general has ordered
the establishment of free delivery SER
vice at Chanute, Kas,, on September
next, with four carriers and one sub
stitute and fifty-two letter boxes.
FooTPADs III JAL,-Two men and
two women, all colored, were arrested
at Usage City for an attempted robbery
of man. They were bound over to
the district court, the sheriff taking
them to the Lyndon Jail.
al ILLS W Ohlil hS BASoANShS "op
greeted by thousands of people, some
of whom had come 40 miles. He gave
them ten minute talk.
ToRN BY BULIDoG.-Peter Morton a
13-year-old boy, was horribly injured
ut Arkansas City by savage bulldog,
which attacked him without cause. The
boys face and one leg were torn and
badly lacerated The dog did his work
before help could reach the boy.
AT RUSSELL bands were in
the large crowd that greeted the presi-
dent; those of Russell, Fairport, Gala
tia and Paradise. There were long
lines of old soldiers. The chilly air had
not kept the people from coming long
distances.
SHoRTENs THE LINE.-General Man
ager Nudge, of the Santa Fe, has an
nounced that during the summer his
road would build cutoff between Ha-
vana and Caney, Kansas. This will
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