The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-09-16
KANSAS COMMENT

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company has been reorganized. so
It really can't be said that there Is
nothing doing"
Since Admission.-Since its admis-
sion to statehood Kansas has had nVe
United States judges, six United
States district clerks, thirteen unit
ed States marshals and eleven district
attorneys.
Advertising Purposes. - Secretary
Smith of the Chamber OF Commerce Is
busy preparing brief sketch OF wien
ita. it's wealth, buildings, enterprises,
and advantages for the Santa Fe rail-
road company.
More Threshers Wanted.-Thresh-
ing are very scarce in this vicinity,
and many of the farmers are behind
in their work. 1t is almost Impossible
for farmers to get machine and their
harvest is practically at a standstill'
Serious Accidental Cowley coun-
tv bow was leaning on the handle end
of a corn-knife, when the homemade
handle broke and permitted the END
of the corn knife to run into the pouy
four inches. The boy now has perlto-
nitis and is not expected to live.
Pioneer Dies.-J. c. Watts, a mem
Der of the board Of county commis-
sioners of Douglas county, died aiter
a lingering illness. Mr. Watts came
IN Lawrence in 1854 and had Deen d
resident ever since. He was stone
and brick mason by trade and bullt
many of the business blocks. he
was born in England. He had served
as a member of the city council, as
street commissioner and as MEMBER
of the legislature.
Choose Officers.-At the Veterans
business meeting OF the GREENWOOD
County Veterans Association at the
close of their annual reunion at Eu-
reka. elected the following ofhcers
for the ensuing year: J. &. hossel'
colonel: w. R. Appleby, lieutenant
colonel: S. Turner, major; j. S. Bales
uuartermaster; Stephen Miller, chap
lain; R. R. Grimes, surgeon; >. D
Eastwood, adjutant. Eureka was Sc
lected as the place for next years
encampment again.
Need Canning Factory. - Harvey
county. like many other countles III
Kansas. is in need of a canning 1ac-
tory This season alone hundreds OF
tons of the finest quality OF corn, TO-
matoes, peas and other vegetables
went to waste simply because there
was more of these products raised
than could be utilized by the people
Everyone who has foot OF garden
room raises garden truck and all Oh
it made a good grwth. Land IS 100
good in Kansas.
Ieavenworth Shooting.-At Leaven-
worth in attempting to shoot sam w
erstreet on the street, Mrs. Lee Jon,
shot Oscar Harris, a porter employed
in the Missouri Pacific ticket offlce,
who was talking to Overstreet. All
are negroes The woman held pa
ner in front of the gun when she hred'
SO Overstreet did not know what she
was about to do. The ball entered
harris right ear and ranged along
the scalp. coming out at the back OF
his head without entering the Skull.
He will recover.
HEAVY Windstorm.-At Ottawa re-
ports from over the county tell of the
most severe wind and rainstorm so
far known this season. Lightning
struck at a number of places in the
country, but no extensive damage was
done. At Homewood rainfall OF three
inches is reported, and number Oh
small bridges and culverts are out.
MANY haystacks we're uncovered and
drenched In Ottawa the rainfall was
2.77 inches, breaking the record for
the year for the same length OF time
and surprising the record for the en-
tire month of August.
Leads in Wells.-Chanute contin-
ues to lead in the number OF wells
and the amount of product, with
Humboldt second. Chanute has ZIG
wells and Humboldt 6S1. lndepen-
dence has 32S wells, while Neodesha
holds fourth place with 26S. Total
IN hd0SdS- L eIIllOly hCiu o,oo''
Are Selling CoaI.-The coal being
taken out of the mine is selling for
$3.50 a ton and is being carried away
by the farmers as fast as it can be
mined. The coal mine is being fit
ted up in great shape and will soon
be modern in every particular.
Played With Gun.-Guy Stein, aged
Is. shot and killed Holland Warner,
aged 10. The shooting occurred while
the boys were playing with a S2-cal-
iber revolver. The bullet entered the
body in the right breast and came
out at the left side. Death was al
most instantaneous.
Carnegie Library.-The Lawrence
free public library board, which has
charge of the construction of $4,000
Carnegie building, given the town,
which is nearing completion, has
chosen Mrs. Nellie G.. Beatty librari-
an, and Miss Virginia assistant.