The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18

| Kansas Will DC Hclu III Upon" VS.
March 20. There will be similar
convention held in Fort Scott on March
80, at which the southern part of the
state win be represented. The two
meetings will be held preparatory to
the convention of the National Good
Roads association in ST. Louis on June
16. 1t is expected that delegates to
this convention will be elected at both
the Topeka and Fort Scott meetings
| BY VETERANS WILL. Beery,
proprietor of small hotel in Leaveh-
worth. has been taking care of an ola
soldier named Emil Butts, who was APP
parently very poor. The old man was
in bad health and during his last weeks
Noah Beery was as son to him,
Butts died and among his property
was found a will, in which he LETT
S3. 900 in cash and considerable real
estate in Germany to Beery. The real
estate is said to be quite valuable.
A THREE YEARS TRIP,-W G. Chris
tianson. farmer of Cloud county,
with his wife, have started for three
years trip. They go first to Texas
then via New Orleans to st. Louis
where they will take in the world S
fair during the summer. In the 1all
they will tour Europe by an extended
route. Mr.. Christianson can afford ms
three years outing as he owns four or
five hundred acres of good land ana
makes money every year.
PLANTING PoTAToEs,-Lyons county
farmers commenced planting potatoes
early in March. w. S. Williamson
who has the record for potato raising
early planting is one of the secrets OF
success He often puts them in as
early as the middle of February; plant
ing them about eight inches under
ground and cultivating the soil away
| from. rather than on the plants. MI
Williamson raised $50 bushels to the
acre last year.
LONG ELECTRIC LINE.-The Kansas
Southern Electric Railroad company
| has taken charter to build an cleo
trio line from Kansas City to Independ-
ence through johnson, Miami, Doug
las. Allen, Franklin, Anderson, Neosho,
| Crawford. Labette, Cherokee and Mont
pomerv counties. The company's cap
ital is 81, 500, 900. The headquarters OF
the company will be at lola.
BODY OF WILLEs. body OF
| Charles II. Willes, which was found in
the Smoky Hill river near Junction
CITY. was taken to Skiddy and the flu
neral was held there. Physicians dis
sected the body to ascertain the nature
of the wounds, if any, and they will
report their findings to the coroner
Jury. Forty dollars was found IN
Willes' pockets.
EPuEPTICs REMOVED. -The $50 male
epileptics at the OsawatOmie and 10
peka asylums have been transferred TO
Parsons. This gave room for the In
sane people whom the different coun-
ties were maintaining at state expense
! ONLY the cottages for males have been
completed at Parsons. Work is pro-
crossing rapidly on the cottages for
/ cottages for females.
A COMPREHENSIVE Kansas capitol
has cost about 81 million dollars One
of the battleships just authorized will
cost : million dollars.
GRIP AND MEAsLEs.-A number OF
cases of measles, and many cases OF
grip are reported among the students
of Washburn College.
WATERwoRKs FOR HAYs.-At an
election the city voted bonds to the
amount of SIS, 900 to put in a water
works system.
RATS AND MICE. Not rat or mouse,
a mole or gopher has been seen OF
heard in the Kaw valley since last
years flood.
/ FIRST Snow MARCH 5.-The first
snow of the season fell at Downs on
March 5. 1t fell without any wind,
partially melting as it fell. 1t is Civ
ing such moisture as is needed for the
wheat, which is reported by many OF
the farmers to be in fine condition at
this time. This makes the outlook
good for a bountiful crop of wheat.
VIM II. CRADDocK DEAD.-William
Henry CraddoclI, former mayor of Kan
sas City, Kan, and in 1902 the Demo
cratic and fusion candidate for govern
err of Kansas, died of acute indigestion.
AKANsAs TABLE CLoTH.-Miss Ella
Barrett, of Solomon, has made table
cloth to exhibit at the worlds fair. 1t
is strictly Kansas design. Done in
the finest of needle work, she has
placed in it corn, wheat and sun
flowers. In the center is the state
seal. Miss Barrett values her work at
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