The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-22
KANSAS COMMENT.

schools.
GRADING STREETS --Anthony's streets
are being graded by steam power ~
is claimed that it does better work ior
less money than by teams.
NEW ELEvAToR.-Th Wellington
Mill & Elevator company is putting up
n new elevator. 1t will have storage
capacity of 100, 900 bushels.
Coop SHALE TuEBE.-J. w. Smith
and E. P. Elliott, of Chanute are look
ing for a location to manufacture brick
and will probably locate at Wellington.
There is much good shalc along STATE
creek.
CHILDREN WED.-The probate Judge
of Harper county married couple
having the ages of II and IA. And a
local paper is indignant because ne
didn't spank them and send them
home.
RoueH RIDER.-M. L. Newcomo'
of Salina, IS dead. He was one OF
Roosevelt's rough riders at San Juan
and was badly wounded and left on
The field for dead. He never fully re-
covered.
For DOUBLE TBACK.-Final arrange
ments have been made for building by
the Union Pacific of a double track be-
tween Kansas City and Topeka. The
Rock Island will have trackage right
over them.
TIE AETNA SETTLES. The accident
department of the Aetna Life lnsur-
ance company has settled the Dr. NC
Clellan claim to the satisfaction of the
beneficiary, Miss Lena Mcclellan, and
also to the state insurance department
The superintendent of the department,
has renewed the license of the Aetna
company to transact business in Kan
sas.
BARNEs' REPORT. recent snow
and wind storm did not injnre the
fruit crop generally" said w. ii.
Barnes, secretary of the State Horti-
cultural society. sit may have hurt
some of the trees where they were in
full bloom, but this was only in spots.
Indications point to good crop OF all
kinds of fruit, except peaches. Re-
ports from different sections OF the
state show that peaches are badly
damaged by the severe winter"
Two PAPERS EFT.-The Fort Scott
Monitor plant, including a bookbind-
erv. has been sold to Editor George W..
Marble of the Fort Scott Tribune. The
Monitor is one of the oldest papers in
the state. having been published since
1862. Among those who have been
connected with it in an editorial ca
pacitv are: Colonel w. A. Germany,
w. c. Perry, now of Kansas City; Eu-
gene Ware. now United States pension
commissioner; Colonel John H. Rice,
Judge w. R. Biddle, F. C. Raney and
w. c. Lansdon.
FEES AND LICENSES. Insurance SUI
perintendent Luling has turned into
the state treasury so far this insurance
year about S15S,0OO as fees and Ii
censes collected from insurance com
NAMES doing business in Kansas. This
is about S28, 900 more than was collected
last year at this time. The insurance
wear begins February 1. Kansas col
lects . per cent on gross premiums.
Under the law, if any other state col
lects more than that per cent from
Kansas companies, Kansas will charge
the same amount to companies from
that state.
Book COMPANY WINs.-The American
Book company won in the suit started
at the instigation of Crane Sc Co., tc
cancel the contracts made at the last
state bool1letting, on the ground that
the company had not complied will
the Bush corporation law when it con
tracted to sell books The court sale
the contracts are valid.
FLORENCE REJOICING. Over the de
cision of the Santa Fe officials to built
fine s22,O 900 pressed brick depot a
that place 1t will be erected blocl
vvest from the old site
FORMER KANsAN.-Mr. Hemenway
of Indiana, chairman of the appropria
tiCn committee of the house, 18th
watchdog of the treasury" formerl.
lived in Harper county and teame,
from Wichita. And Senator Bever
idge, of Indiana, was also formerly
resident of Kansas He practiced Law
at Dighton, in Lane county.
STORM AT PRATT-The recent storI
at Pratt is declared the worst in tn
history of the town. Barns were III
rooted, trees uprooted and windmill
blown down.
ABILENE LACKS FUNDs.-The cit
council of Abilene discussed the prop,
sition of levying an occupation Ia,
Since the joints were closed about
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