The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-22
LARGE CATTLE HERDs.-Kansas has

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some of the largest individual cattle
men in the world. c. p. Dewey counts
his cattle by the thousands So does
Frank Rockefeller. NJ. c. Campbell,
of Wichita, also has from 5 1000 to 10, 700
head of cattle on his ranch all the
time. There are perhaps 500 men in
Kansas who have more than 1000 cat
tie each.
WANT Bonus Too.-The farmers of
Chautauqua county are beginning to
demand a bonus for oil and gas leases
of their lands. Originally, as in all
new oil and gas territory, only royal
ty was exacted, but now, owing to the
advanced development of the district,
land owners are getting in addition a
cash consideration.
WANT PACKERS LOOKED UP.-At the
meeting of the Improved Stock Breed
| ers' association a resolution was passed
asking President Roosevelt to instruct
the Attorney General to take steps
toward an investigation of the packers
combine with a view of finding OFT
whether the antitrust laws are being
violated.
A PROFITABLE WEED.-Roolls county
has sent to market in the past year
1901 900 pounds of the roots of the Kan
sas weed called ''Blacll Susan" 1t
sells for so cents pound, and it grows
in barren places in Western Kansas.
1t is used as remedy for skin dis
eases.
CORNER STONE LAID.-The corner
stone of the high school building that
is being erected at Junction City was
laid by the board of education. The
high school will have manual train
ing department and is being built at
the cost of 100000.
HIT HIM WITH Observation-Disclosures
son has a villain, one with black
mustache. He attempted to accom-
pany lady home in the evening and
Sne Ddlueu hin Will hSl Niioo P'iH
that contained few hard silver dol
lars.
ARE GAMBLERS. Judge Swartz, OF
the district conrt, in decision given
at wellington, decided that bucket
shops were gambling institutions under
the statutes, and anybody who had
dealings with them did SO at his own
risk.
For SANTA FE YARDS. The Emporia
railroad officials have been notified that
the Santa Fe has made an appropria-
ton of SIS, 900 for improvements in the
local yards. This will nearly double
the capacity of the yard there.
SToCK BREEDERS ELECT.-At the
fourteenth annual meeting of the Kan
sas Stock Breeders association o. o.
Wolf, of Ottawa, was elected president
of the association to succeed Mr.. Chas.
e. Sutton, of Russell.
FATALLY SnoT.-Clyde Reynolds was
fatally shot at Arkansas City while
with chalivari party. The bridegroom
shot mum Der of blank cartridges into
the crowd but one of the cartridges
had ball in it.
STORING CoAL,-The Santa Fe is I'M
loading about 300 cars of coal at Dodge
City. 1t is being put in storage, but
for what definite purpose, if any, is
unknown. The coal is coming from
the east.
GOT SO. OOO.-Robbers blew open the
safe of the Bank of COTS with dynamite
and secured $4,000. They escaped on
hand car.
DEATAs IN G. A. R.-Records of the
Grand Army in Kansas show that 275
comrades passed away during 1908.
CLUB foundations have
been laid for the office and club rooms
of the Topeka railway company.
DIED IN HIS OFFICE.-Geo Kingsley,
lawyer of Paola, was found dead by
his law partner in their Office.
A 3OO-FooT WELL.-The Missouri Pa
cific well at La Crosse is $50 feet deep
and has $50 feet of water.
MANY MANCHEsTERs.- Gen. Supt.
Hurley of the Santa Fe asks the town
| of Manchester to select another name
for the place. He says owing to the
fact that there are two or three towns
of that name on the Santa Fe system,
a change of name would work to the
| interest of all concerned.
NONE THIS YEAR.-For the first time
in many years there is not single
case of smallpox in the Pittsburg coal
mining district. In the past it has
been usual to have from thirty to 200
cases of small pox in the mining camps.
GROWTH OF A TowN.-During 1908
Arkansas City has gained three-story
wholesale house that covers a quarter
of block, new Touring mill with
the latest improved machinery of a