The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-29
KANSAS COMMENT.

the east across South Dakota
HAS KANSAS LAwYER.-Will %.
Borah, formerly of Rice county, mas
been retained by Senator Smoot'
Tuprr ArrANTAs.-There are towns
with the name of Atlanta in Mont
gomery. Cowley and Rice countess
RrpKsuRE HoLs.-The biggest Berk-
shire hog man in the world Is u A.
Stannard, of Emporia, who raises ABOUT
1000 year.
START A MAGAzINE.-Joh z. trltts'
of Topeka, with two others are 10
start monthly magazine in New YORK
TO be called Civic Pride.
SrocKMAN INJURED.--Tom Knox
prominent stockman of Leon was Daoly
injured by being thrown from wagon
in a runaway near that place
HARRY E. TITUS DEAD.-He was inc
TRAVELLING livestock agent for the Santa
Fe. and was the son of Eli TITUS gen
eral livestock agent for the road.
KANSAS MINERALs.-Last year the
total value of all mineral products ac-
cordinc to the University Geological
survey. aggregated $23, 610, $500.
Hen School BURNED, -The high
school building at Logan was IN ashes
% minutes after fire was discovered IN
If. 1t is believed to be the work OF an
incendiary. The building cost S2o'ooo'
The library and all equipments were
burned.
MovED TO COMMUNICATIONS the
clerks at Goodland refused to i've III
Kansas and especially in that part Oh
the state. it has been necessary 1or a.
~ Abbott. superintendent of the Colo
rodo division of the Rock Island, TO
move his office to Colorado Springs.
Nor A New THING.-A curious thing
bannened at Anthony recently when
LYMAN Beard dug well on the hlgh-
est point of land in the city limits. At
the depth of nine and half feet water
came in so rapidly that the dlggers hau
+oorit In the lower sections of town
# is necessary to go forty feet to strike
water.
srnevrcK's Corn CRoP.-The Wich-
ita chamber of commerce has statlsticS
of the corn crop of Sedgwick county
for every year from 1878 to 1908. Inc
AGGREGATE for the 10 years is 90,254 ,6S6
bushels. The largest crop was 6,SI5,-
o5o. in 1908, and the lightest crop was
in 1901. The average crop for the Pc
riodis 6,172, 66O1l bushels.
FouR BIsHoPs.-Four Bishops OF the
Episcopal church were in attendance
of services at Grace cathedral at
TopelSa together. They were-Bishop
Tuttle. of ST. Louis; Bishop Edsall, OF
Minnesota; Bishop Hare, OF South Da-
kota, and Bishop Millspaugh. Bishop
Tuttle is at present presiding bishop OF
the American church. Bishop Hare
has given up his life to work among
among them as the Great Father
GIVEN TWENTY LAsHEs.-Charles
Gau+nev. who lives in Mound Valley,
was piven twenty lashes across his
haired back and ordered never to reap
near in Coffeyville again. Hehad been
srad $40 in police court for swindling
smelter hands on the pretext OF secur-
ing money to bury a deceased relative
After securing, about $50 he went away
He returned and was arrested. The
fine did not satisfy the men he had
swindled and they followed him to the
edge of the town and administered the
whipping.
For STREET CAR LINEs.-The city
council has granted a twenty year
franchise to j. j. Burns, of Chicago to
construct and operate an electric rail
wav in Hutchinson. Work is to start
at once. Seven miles of track will be
laid to start with, portion of this to
be double tracked. The line is to eX'
tend to the state fair grounds, to the
state retormatory and salt plants.
"a CARS OF BY PRoDUcTs.-During
the wear 1903 one Mankato produce
dealer sold "a cars of butter, eggs and
poultry.
REAL ESTATE HIGH.-The top notch
in real estate was reached at Ness City
when Charles Horchem bought three
quarters of land from John Snodgrass
The price paid was $4,000. The pre-
yailing price has been $1,000 per quar-
ter. Charles Horchem raised $4,000
bushels of wheat this year and ha'
great faith in Western Kansas.
New BANK AT TRoY.-A nationa
bank has been organized at Troy will
a capital of $4,000, by E. T. Letson
FEE. Hovey, w. A. Letson, Scott Hop
kins and II. r. Connell.
LIKE A RoMANcE.-Fred Hetrick,
Chanute farmer, was poor man whel
his farm became the center of oil ex