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

| u rdulcdl cIldHSe III DuniuCoS ihCotSNo'
They have an association which has
| agreed to do away with the credit bus
| mess and start in on strictly cash
| basis A statement will accompany
| the bill of lading for shipments of flour
regardless of the financial standing or
responsibility of the consignee, and
the goods will be delivered c. o. d..
The millers are compelled to pay cash
for their wheat and they figure that
the buyers ought to pay them cash in
return. Nearly every milling concern
in Southeastern and Southern Kansas
and Southwestern Missouri belong to
the association, and the new rule will
be strictly observed.
WORK AT FORT RILEY. The work on
three large buildings is finished. They
are one double cavalry barrack, one
gun shed and one artillery stable.
Since the first of the year the work on
twelve new buildings has been finished
at the post, and altogether they will
cost the government more than $780,
900. Since the improvement of Fort
Riley commenced about eighteen
months ago an amount OF money equal
to that has been paid by the govern
ment for other buildings that have
been completed and accepted. There
is still large amount of unfinished
work at the post, and n number OF
large contracts are to be let within the
next few weeks.
IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS. - Charles
L. Scott, representative-at-lar from
Kansas, has secured the incorporation
in the agricultural appropriation bill
of an item amounting to S65, 200 for ir-
rigation experimental work, to be car
ried on under the supervision of Ell
wood Meade, of the department of ag-
riculture. A large portion of this APP
preparation will be expended at Fort
Hays, where the state has an expert
ment station.
For PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
have been completed for the erection
of free public library at Manhattan.
The contract was awarded for SlO,-
72O.5O. Andrew Carnegie donated $l0,-
600 for the building. Work will be
commenced Immediately and is to be
completed by August l, 1904.
, To SOUTH AFRICA. Twenty carloads
of Kansas flour started by special train
to South Africa. There was 900 tons
of the flour. The train left Kansas
City decorated with bunting and plac-
ards.
FROM THE PHILIPPINES. The double
cavalry barracks at Fort Riley, now
under construction. will be occupied
by troops A, b, c, and d of the Elev
enth cavalry now in the Philippines.
VETERANS ASKING. "A committee
from the Kansas G. A. r. will endeavor
to get the railroads to grant per-
mancnt half rate for old soldiers and
their wives who want to travel.
COAL NINE FTRE.--It broke out in
the North Leavenworth coal shaft and
near the mine mule stables. The
mules were freed and they scattered
through the mine.
CuILDREN's RECEProM-The seventh
and eighth grades of the Conway
Springs schools gave a reception
to the old soldiers January 20.
GRAIN is MovING.-The traffic on the
wheat belt lines is assuming normal
conditions once more and grain is be-
ing shipped as received.
BIT OFF HIS FINGER.-C. R. Morris,
of Arkansas City, was butchering hog
and the animal caught his finger and
bit it off.
Practical IRRIGATION. - George
Wants, of Caldwell, has put in 900 feet
of thing for irrigating his garden.
For PRosPECTING.-In Barber county
So. 600 has been raised for prospecting
beneath the surface.
STORY OF KANsAs.-It will be pub
lished in folder form by the worlds
fair board and thousands of copies dis
tributed free at the worlds fair. 1t
will be history of agriculture, and
horticulture. Contributors to its mat
ter are Secretary Coburn, agriculture;
Prof Grimsley on mineral products,
and Chancellor Strong on the states
school system.
BANK AT MILTON. Tho Milton State
bank has been opened for business.
Milton is at the junction Of the Orient
and Missouri Pacific railroads
New COLLEGE PRESIDENTIAL n
meeting of the Lutheran board of edu-
cation held in Atchison, Rev. V. G. A.
Tressler, of Springfield, Ohio, was
unanimously elected president of Mid
land college, succeeding Rev. ]. A.
Clutz, who resigned to return to the
ministry. Rev. Mr.. Tressler is profess
sor of Greek and principal of Witten-