The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-08-26
Corn outlook Improves.-Reports

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orable weather the corn on all bu
the bottom lands may be expected t.
make fair crop in spite Of the floot
disasters this spring. Hundreds O
farmers planted two or three time:
and some even planted the fourth
time. There are many sections in
which any kind Of crop was despair
ed of, which are now expecting yield
of forty bushels per acre. The yield
of hay has broken all records.
Cement Factory.-The Chanute Ce
ment Company continues to purchase
land surrounding the site of its pro-
posed cement plant, eight miles west
of Chanute. The latest acquisition,
is the Pierson tract of 160 acres, which
the cement company recently purchas-
ed, paying for it $4,000 or 500 an
acre. This gives the cement company
a total of 545 acres. The Pierson tract
is closer to the railway tracks than
any other of the company's holdings
and it is reported that it will be made
the site of the mandatory.
Association Buiding.-The local Y.
NJ. c. A. has been successful in rails
ing $25, 1000 for the erection of an asso-
citation building in Lawrence. The
board of directors will go ahead with
the selection of site, the adoption
of plans, and beginning of operations
for the construction of the building.
Work on the project has been going
ahead for the past six months. The
subscription is headed by W.K. Stubs.
He and State Senator A. Henley each
contributed $4,000 to the project.
Float to Fair.-First Sergeant Aug
ust Stratton, of the Nineteenth bat
terry, field artillery, of ort Riley, and
four other members of that battery,
will leave Fort Riley in boat of
their own building, and will float from
the post to st. Louis, where they will
attend the worlds fair. Their boat
is equipped with stove and well filled
larder, so that the trip may be made
without stops. 1t will fly a red gui-
don with cross guns marked Nine
teenth F. A., Fort Riley"
Commercial CIub.-Steps are on
foot looking to the organization of a
commercial club in Marysville. Sen
ator E. R. Fulton and Judge w. S.
Glass have circulated a petition ask
ing for the signatures of the bust
ness men interested enough in the
matter to attend a meeting for the
purpose of organization. Every bus
mess man in the town has signed the
petition and expressed a desire to
see a good commercial club doing bus
mess in the city.
Life for Wagcr.-Frank Hogan, II
years old, was drowned while swim
ming in the Neosho river. Hogan
with some playmates was in a contest
to see who could remain longest under
the water Hogan went under and his
playmates laughed when he came to
the surface and sank again. They
made no effort to save him. He was
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was winning the wager and bet on
how long he would stay under. The
boy drowned.
Theory Exploded.-The theory that
a person will not recover from third
attack of paralysis seems TO have been
exploded by F. H. Deck, of Downs,
who received fourth stroke and has
almost recovered from the effects.
The stroke was very light, and in spite
of his four attacks, Mr.. Deck is IN
usually active for man of his
years.
is Attracting Attentioh.-What is
known as the Hewins oil field in the
southwestern part of Chautauqua
is at the present time COM
more attention of the Oil
people than any other field in the
county.
May Live There.-Miss Annie Cd
den, the Dentonville girl who won a
claim in the Rosebud drawing, has
gone to pick out her claim. 1t is her
intention. if she likes the country, to
make that her future home.
Bore for OiI.-The Holiday con-
pany will bore for oil in Topeka.
The drilling outfit is ready to be put
up as soon as the site is selected
The man who will have charge of the
drilling is r. Kestenger of lndepen-
dence. He has a first-class drilling
outfit. The derrick to be used in drill
ling will be "A feet high. The officers
of the company have several loca-
lions for the first well in view. Ex-
perienced drillers who have been over
the ground say that any one of the To-
cations shows good surface indica-
lions.
Girl Runs Farm.-A 640-acre farm
is being managed by Miss Lizzie Wal
Ter, a Brown county young woman.
She is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Waller, of Padonia, and was raised
on the farm. She runs the whole
place, and for some time has been do
ing much of the work though she
hires a man to help her out during the
busy season.
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