The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-02-05

Kansas Y. NJ. G. A., states that kansas
has fifty organizations, with n mem
bership OF $3.50. The total value OF
buildings opened last year is SOS, 500,
as follows: Winfield, $4,000; Hoising-
ton. $13,s00; Parsons, 1880; and To
peka Railroad, S35, 900 Lawrence also
reports progress on its building fund,
there now being pledged for that pur-
pose SIT, 800 on a $4,000 or 100000
proposition. The year closed with all
expenses paid.
PRIZES FOR BUTTER. AT the meeting
of the State Dairymen's association in
Topeka A. c. Tannehill, of Topeka,
won the $75 silver cup for the highest
scoring butter. His score was !6&
l.. Larson, of Topeka. was second with
961G. John Compton, of Carleton, car
ried off first prize for the best cheese
exhibit. c. g. Merry, of Nortonville,
was second. The meeting next year
will be held at Parsons.
COL WELDY BURIED.-The funeral of
the late Colonel L. c. Weldy was held
at Sapps theater, no church in the city
being adequate to accommodate the
throng. All places of business were
closed and business men generally at
tended the services. The Knights of
Pythias uniform rank had charge of
the funeral.
FINED FOR ISLANDER. - Reinhold
Meyer, farmer, confessed Judgment
in court at Abilene for 81, 900 for SIAN
derous expression regarding Robert
Teller. Mrs. j. w. Coulson, another
neighbor, whose name was connected
with Telfer's in Meyers remarks, Sc
cured q Judgment for $4,000 last fall.
WAS IN A SALooN.-An Austrian
miner named Joe Teotta was frozen to
death in the main street of Chickopee,
Mount Carmel Company mining camp
south of Pittsburg. He was found by
an Italian miner on his way to work.
When last seen alive Teotta was in a
saloon.
HUMANE SoCIETY.-Numerous in
stances of cruel treatment and neglect.
of horses in Winfield has prompted the
organization Of humane society. The
local A. II. r. A. has taken up the mat
ter. The society proposes to prosecute
all offenders in vigorous manner.
WINTER CoUGHs.-A Lawrence doc
tor claims that nine-tenths of the win
ter coughs are caused by eating buck
wheat cakes and that all that is neces-
sary to stop the cough is to quit eating
the cakes.
Nor DECIDED YET.-The organs of
the opposing candidates for governor
do not count alike. Both sides con-
tinued to claim majority of the dele
gates to the state convention almost to
the last
LAFAYETTE YOUNG This gentle
man, who is editor of the Des Moines,
Iowa, Capital, made speech at the
banquet of the Kansas Day club which
is generally eulogized in the reports.
DIAMOND RING.-A jcweler at Salina
is displaying 81 900 diamond ring be-
longing to a private party not named.
He does not tell what the pawn check
calls for.
A HEATED SPoUT.-A mechanical
in a mill at AtchisOn, a
spout, became heated and caused u fire.
MARY ELLEN LEAsE.-This historic
Kansas lady is to chaperone a party of
young ladies on a tour of Europe.
RACING CIRCUIT.-Thc Arkansas Val
ley racing circuit held its annual
meeting at Hutchinson last week.
GARDEN SEEDs.-People of Kansas
are calling for and buying garden seeds
these early February days.
CLUB TO BunD.-The st. Cecilia club
of Arkansas City, proposes to build a
library.
COLD SToRAGE.-El Dorado is talking
about having cold storage plant
FRUIT Growers. -At meeting in
Wichita on February 6, the Arkansas
Valley Fruit Growers association is to
be organized. The object is the pro-
motion of fruit growing and the en-
forcement of laws relating to the pro-
lection of trees and shrubbery, and the
transplanting of diseased plants.
FATALLY SHoT.-Will Gibson. con-
stable, shot John Rice, well driller
about five miles west of Thayer. Rice
will probably die. Rice was resisting
arrest and is said to have attempted
to shoot the constable.
A MILLION For BAKER.-It is now
said that, if the people at large will
contribute the $500, 900 for endowment
of Baker university at Baldwin, there
are ten Kansas Methodists who pro-
propose to duplicate the gifts of the
people, thus making a $1,000 900 en-
dowlnent.
75-PoUND RAILs.-The Frisco system