The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-02
Fear eIanders.-It is said that CLAN.

rear GlanderS.-lt is said that glaI
ders have broken out among the hor!
es Of Fl. Leavenworth and that tw
animals now in quarantine will b
shot. The horses are in the mounte
section of the engineers corps an
have been in corral with hundre
other animals. They have not bee
off the reservation for months and tn
veterinary surgeons are unable to &C
count for the symptoms of the di
sease. A thorough examination will
be made before the animals are killed
There are over 1000 government
horses and mules at Fort Leaven
worth, and a contagion of glander!
would be disastrous.
Ties Floated Away.-At the time O.
the last flood the Frisco had about
1900 railroad ties piled near the sta
ton at Winfield They were intended
for use in repairing the many bad
places made by the June flood, but
were all washed away. They have
been recovered few at time until
about half have been returned. The
ties were found lodged along the river
for several miles. Many of them no
doubt floated down the Arkansas.
New Water Plant.-Hays City is
going to have new water plant. The
Des Moines Iron and Bridge Works
have commenced the installation of
a $4,000 waterworks plant, with five
miles of street mains and a large
steel tank 125 feet up Work has COM
menced and is expected to be COM
pleted within three months, and they
want so laborers to dig trenches
eight hours a day-paying $1.75 day
and work last six weeks.
Post Contracts Warded.-Major d.
E. Mccarthy, constructing quartermas-
ter at Fort Leavenworth, has received
bids for the new addition to the post
hospital. John Coldron of Leaven-
worth was the lowest on construc-
ton of the building at $29,569. w. ].
Squires of Kansas City, was the lowest
on electric wiring, at S445, and James
Foley of Leavenworth the lowest on
heating and plumbing, at $5,9S7.
Foreign Mssionary.-W. A. Revis,
graduate of the Southwest Kansas
College, of Winfield, has accepted an
appointment as a missionary to In
dia by the missionary board of the
Methodist Episcopal church and will
leave at once for his new field of la
Dor. He will be under the direction
of Rev. L. N. Rockey, of the North
west India conference. He has been
preaching at Maple city since leaving
school.
Violated Liquor Law.-The arrest
of w. H. Lighthouse, a druggist of
Arkansas City, on charge of selling
liquor without requiring an affidav-
it from the buyer was the first arrest
for violating the liquor law made in
Cowley county in over year Light
house is charged in six counts of VIC
lation of the liquor law, and one of
maintaining a place for the sale of
liquor and selling to club members.
Report Not True.-The report that
Grant Gillette has settled with cred
itors in full and gone to Ohio to live
is news to his Dickinson county at
torneys. They say that no such hap
pening has occurred to their knowl-
edge and they would be informed for
they have been working on the set
Element matter for months. The fact
seems to be that the settlement is a
long ways off yet.
New Tree Pest.-A new pest has
attacked the trees of Atchison-the
forest catepillars. They are less
than an inch in length and not
much thicker than a piece of cotton
or tent over the elaves, which immed
lately die. Many trees are destitute
of leaves as a result. They also at |
tack vines and bushes.
Big Wheat Shipment-Tn the last |
fifteen days three mills at Wellington |
have paid to the farmers of Sumner /
wheat, nearly all of which has been |
shipped out of town over the Atchison, |
NOuhly III aSSlCSdNC pOOOSVVV lOJ :
Topeka e Santa Fee railroad.
Oil Near La Cygne-An oil well with !
an estimated daily yield of so barrels, |
was drilled on the Marias des Cygnes |
bottom on the A. F. Meservey land. ,
Fell Down Shaft.-At Wichita JOS |
esph S. Wilson died as a result of a
fall down a shaft at Dold's packing .
house, March &c. Wilson at that time .
was employed to operate the elevator.
He brought suit against the company |
recently for $4,000 damages, alleg- |
ing permanent injuries.
Injured by Horse.-As the result of |
injuries received by the plunging of |
an excited horse which he was riding |
George Ruter, aged 81 years, an old |
settler of Sedgwick county and resi- |
dent of Salem township, died at his |
home near Derby.
Phone Exchange.-The Woodston |
Mutual Telephone company has been |
formed, for the purpose of building |
two lines into Stockton. One is COM |
p,arciol and tho othar &c q Marty limo