The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-06-10
To FIND JUST BAsIs.-The board of

mills 10 ueclue upon bilc dSScSocu '"i"
alton which shall be placed on them
The commissioners do not go with the
assessors as a rule to look into the mat
ter as they sit as board of equaliza
ton after the work of the assessors Is
completed but they believe they car
save time and do better work by ac
companying the assessors. The man
ner of assessing the big manufacturing
plants has not been satisfactory, there
being no basis on which the assess
ments were made. The assessments
have not been equal. The assessors
Will try to adopt just basis.
ANNUAL INsPECTIoN.-The following
codets, all embers of the senior class
at the Kansas agricultural college,
have been selected after the annual in
spection, as showing special aptitude
in military service and will be so re-
ported to the war department: Il. e.
Dial, 4. l.. Pitman,C. j. Axtell, w. p.
Terrell (coloreD r. A. Seaton, G. E..
Edgerton and P. NJ. Biddison. These
names do not appear in the same order
as recommended to the department.
SEMI-CENTENNIAL.-A the opening
of the Kansas semi-centennial celebra-
ton at Topeka there was large at
tendance. The features of the open
ing day were memorial parade, an
address by Secretary of War Taft, and
an evening concert at the auditorium
GOLDEN WEDDING.-In Nelson town
ship, Cloud county, Mr.. and Mrs Jere-
mi Regneir celebrated their golden
wedding. Among the guests were
three brothers of Mr.. Regnier aged
respectively II, 70 and SO years. Mr..
Regnier is 49,
AT OLD TRICKs.-A Norton county
farmer engaged a travelling agent to
rod his house for $3.50 In few days
his note turned up at bank for $50
and the chances are that he will have
it topay.
HIGHEST EVER KNowN.-At Osawat-
omie the Marais DIES Cygnes river was
the highest ever known. The water
reached some of the houses there, 1t
was forty eight feet above low water
mark.
VICTIMS SMASHED CIRCUs.-A circus
at Turon did much grating and
'short change work. In return the
victims chased the show from the town
site and smashed the mirrored wagons.
RAIN AND HATI.--Great Bend has
had another heavy rain which contin-
ued for several hours. 1t is thought
that no damage has been done by the
hail as no wind accompanied it.
AT EMPoRIA. Cottonwood and
Neosho rivers were out of their banks,
covering the entire bottoms. 1t was
the worst flood recorded in 60 years.
The ARKANSAS GETS WET.-The Ar
kansas river was a running stream for
a day or two, the water coming largely
| down the Little River.
EVERYWHERE. - Memorial services
were held in every town in Kansas, it
would appear, from the multitude of
notices published.
STEAM Prov TRIAL.-A farmer near
Dighton invited, through local papers,
| his neighbors to come and see the trial
of steam pillow.
WAS FALSE REPoRT.-It is now
stated that the report that Caldwell
is to have two new -four milss was not
based upon fact.
FIVE POUNDS EAcH-W H. Hollis
ter, of Mulvane, weighed his wool
from 800 sheep and it amounted to l.
600 pounds.
QUICK PLANTING.-Two Atchison
girls have made record. They plant
ed $50 sweet potato plants in twenty
minutes.
TALL WHEAT.-In Stafford county
wheat stands as high as the buggy box
STRUCK BY LIGHTNiNG.-D. w. Lu-
henbaugh, a prominent farmer of Dick
inson county, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed. He was return
ing home from the creamery when the
accident happened. His body was
discovered by friends shortly after he
was killed.
DESTRUCTIVE STORM. thun-
der storms ragged in Cloud county and
there was considerable hail with the
heavy rain. Near Kacliley lightning
demolished John McGregor's house,
killing a child
MYSTIC SHRINERs The mobiles of the
Mystic Shrine of Isis Temple beld a
ceremonial session at Salina, and 30
novices from Wichita, Concordia,
Hutchinson and other Kansas towns
were initiated The session was at
tended by mobiles from all parts of the
state, many of whom were accompan-
led by their wives.
| IIIGUFST MoRTAIITY-SiN veterans