The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-06-10
KANSAS COMMENT.


ton day occurred the flood that Gov
cred the streets of that city for week
PASSENGERS STRANDED.-TwoS Santa
Fe trains and a train of the Missouri
Pacific, with hundreds of passengers
were stranded between two washouts
east of Malvern.
INTERPRETERS WITH MAILS. Most OF
the rural route carriers in the flooded
district along the Cottonwood and
Neosho rivers were unable to make
their routes for a while.
FIRST VoTE ILLEGAL.--Th election
to revote the bonds for waterworks,
light plant and natural gas investiga
tions at Winfield, has been called for
June %. The first vote was illegal.
HAS THREE ELEVATORS. The w. M.
Chelf Elevator company is building a
10000 capacity elevator at Dana.
This company has just finished an ele'
yator at Dresden and one at Dellvale
also.
FIVE IN DAY.-Five deaths were
reported in Salina an Memorial day.
Among them is that of c. H. Under
wood. one of the oldest inhabitants,
who was mayor of the city in its early
history.
INRECRUITING SERVICE. -Private Ed
ward NJ. Caldwell, of the Sixth battery,
field artillery, stationed at Fort Riley,
has been transferred to the general re-
cruiting service and will be stationed
at Wichita.
STATE TO FURNISH TENTS. -The state
will furnish 300 tents free of charge
for the next state reunion, to be held
at Paola. Preparations are already
commenced to give the Grand Army
all due comforts.
STUDENT BooTLEGGERs.- several
months the people of Baldwin have
been at loss to know who has been
selling liquor in that town. There are
no Joints and the drug stores do not
do rushing business. Some one was
supplying beer and whisky for those
who desired it and among those who
wanted it were some of the students
of the university. Six of these are
colored.
LESS FARMERS, MORE CAsH.-The
Kansas Farmer quotes from Secretary
Coburns report showing that more
persons were engaged in agriculture
in Kansas in 1893 than in 1908, while
the products of agriculture have in
creased in the same period 70 per cent.
This, the Farmer says, has resulted
from improved methods, the introduce
ton of crops adapted to Kansas con-
ditions, and advance in price of food
staples
AT OTTAwA.-The flood at Ottawa
registered, at one time, "a feet above
low water mark. There were 300 fam
lilies homeless. Now that the flood is
over and damages done in plain view
it is found that the losses are much
greater than at first was apparent.
The Santa Fe yards are a mass OF
twisted rails. Around the depot are
hcles eight feet deep. The loss of a
milling company is So, 900 on flour and
feed alone. The condition of the ma
chinery is as yet not known. An ice
and creamery company lost $1,000 or
$4,000. Two drug stores on compare
lively high ground are complete
wrecks One lumber yard is all gone.
The loss of the potato crop is at least
$40. 900. Farm lands are swept bare.
In North Ottawa 25 houses were
wrecked.
KANSAS LETTER CARRIERs.-The fifth
annual convention met at Wichita
where they were given an elaborate
banquet at which Congressman Muir
dock made pointed address. James
E. Keller, president of the national as
ISOLATION, was present and also spoke.
Officers for the year were elected as
follows: President, e. P. Pollard, Of
Topeka; vice president, f. P. Tanner,
of lola; secretary and treasurer, c. II.
Baker, of Wichita. 1t was unanimous
" noted to hold the next meeting on
May 30, 1905, in Topeka.
COLLISION IN WICHITA.-A street car
coming from Paramount college into
town, in a rainstorm of very dark
night, was pushed from the track by a
backing freight train and the caboose
of the freight train tumbled over on
the street car The car was well filled
and it seems strange that only three
persons were much hurt.
A Corn PREnUM-The management
of the Hutchinson fair is going to give
two dollars bushel for the best TWEEN
tv-five bushels of corn shown by any
one man.
TRAINS DELAYED.-The floods in
parts of Wabaunsee, Lyon and Usage
counties made it necessary for Santa