The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-07-22
Tear Out Embankments-An order

citizens OF North topeka LOOK
Union Pacific work train, went four
miles west of town and with picks
and shovels dug ditch three feet
wide and seventy-five feet long
through the railroad embankment
This was done to allow the stored
flood water to escape to the river in
stead of running through town. The
mob" then returned quietly to their
homes. Another expedition was made
in similar manner against the Santa
Fe tracks east of town. A gang OF
section men were working there, but
they made no opposition to the tear
ing out of a section of the embank-
ment.
No Payment on Taxes.-lt has
been discovered by the state audi
tors books that seven counties are
not credited with having made any
payments on their 1908 state taxes.
These counties are Bourbon, Geary,
Johnson, Labette, Lyon Miami and
Smith. The law states that remit
lance must be made in January and
July, Dut lICoC NOuheiS' i'As'"~ $1,000
last January. The county treasurer
of Lyon county says he RENTED Is
per cent of Lyon county's state taxes
in January but it does not show on
the auditors books. The state ac-
countant is investigating the mat
ter.
Kaw Valley Potatoes Rulned-The
Kaw valley potato crop will be al
most a complete loss. Most OF the
potatoes not destroyed by the HOOD
are rotting in the ground as a re-
suit of the heavy rains and the eX-
tremely hot weather OF. the past Few
days. Many farmers, in hopes OF
realizing something, have been dig
ging during the past few days. the
markets have been flooded, and po-
tatoes are now selling for so cents
a bushel.
10 Years County comrissioner.-B.
F. Hoskinson, for thirteen years
member of the board of county COM
missioners, of Douglas county, re-
signed on account of i'll health, and
the board at once appointed Gus H.
Bruno to fill the vacancy.
Local Market eIutted.-The crop of
early apples, peaches and plums IN
the vicinity of Sterling is very large
and the market is glutted. 1t is es-
timated that thousands of bushels OF
these fruits will go to waste unless
handled quickly
Should Use 1t In Coops.-A Butler
county poultry raiser followed the ad-
vice of a farm journal which told
him kerosene would kill vermin on
poultry. 1t did so and incidentally
killed seventy-two turkeys at the
same time.
Mail Clerks Plant Wheat.-Six mail
clerks on the central branch OF the
Missouri Pacific have formed a pool
and will rent 600 acres OF wheat land
near the western end of the road IN
western Kansas, and plant it in wheat
this fall.
Grasshoppers in kansas.-Grass-
hoppers are doing much damage to
crops in Kearney and adjoining coun-
ties. The cantaloupes and sugar
beet fields are damaged most. but
the alfalfa seed crop will likewise be
damaged.
Honored Requisition. - Governor
Bailey has honored a requisition IS
sued by the governor of Nebraska
for the return of Page j. Bowman and
John ]. Oliver, wanted at Hastings,
Neb., for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
Shoot First Gas WelI.-The local
prospecting company at Ottawa
touched off it's first gas well with al
most the entire town present to
view the sight. The well shot a
blaze more than forty feet into the
air.
Firemen's ORNAMENTAL the
meeting of the executive board OF the
State Firemen's association, at Man
haitian, that town was selected as
the place for holding the state tourna'
ment, September q to 29 inclusive.
Hold convention.-The interstate
miners convention held a meeting in
Pittsburg, Kansas, for the purpose
of making a new mining scale.
New Volume out.-The sixty
seventh volume of Kansas Su'
preme court reports has been
delivered to the state librarian by
the state printer. The volume is
interesting, there being a large mum
Der of important opinions printed
therein. The opinion in the Jessie
Morrison case is one of the most i'm
portant.
Just Recovering-The state OF Kan
sas is just beginning to recover from
the severest food since 1877. Ii
some instances it even rivaled thai
flood.
Poison in Feed Boxes.-Severa
horses have died recently at Downs
from poisoning, and ii has been dis
covered that some one has beef
placing poison in the feed boxes
Downs people are wrought up owe
| the incident and IL will go hard witt