The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-18
KANSAS COMMENT.
CHANUTE,

lars, or over $50 per capita.
In TEN MINUTES A Newton tele-
graph operator received four messages
of death in ten minutes and sent one
THAT SnowEH.-The heavy, though
short rain on the night Of March y
was general over Southwestern Kansas
CANE FROM JOINTS. The Leaven-
worth police department collected 1or
the month of February S6,2@79o and
most of it came from joints.
DIAMONDS Nor EXEMPT,-Judge
Enoch, of Wichita, decides that dla-
monds are exempt from attachment
as they are not wearing apparel.
ORDER HATS OFF.-The official board
of the First NJ. E. church at Ottawa
has issued an order for women to re-
move their hats at service hereafter
LEAP YrAR.-The probate judge at
INDEPENDENCE recently issued three
marriage licences on the application OIL
his office.
RApT1zRp 25O.--In very bad weather
Rev. Charles T. Parham, formerly Oh
Kansas City, baptized $50 converts IN
Sprinr river at Lowell, three miles
southwest of Galena.
$500 WORTH OF PLUMBER. "A gang
of negro thieves were arrested in Pitts
burg, two of them women and $500
worth plumber, consisting OF women
and mems wearing apparel and jewel
nv was found in the house occupied
by the trio.
STATE S. S. CoNvENTIoN.-Clay Cen
ter is preparing to entertain the state
Sunday School convention which Will
meet in June. ]. II. Engle, state sec
retary, of Abilene, has been looking
over the conditions and starting the
machinery in motion for the enter,
tainment of the guests. 1t is expected
that 700 visitors will be present to at
tend the session.
SEVENTH DISTRICT Without shad-
ow of discord the Seventh Dlstrlc6
convention re-nominated Victor Muir
dock to represent the district Congress
For presidential electional Geo. ii.
Hunter of Sumner county was chosen.
For national delegates were named
w. ]. Fitzgerald of Ford County ana
Oscar Smith of Sedgwick County; with
A. C. Jackson of Rice County, and
Thomas Jackson Harvey County.
Two BURGLAR GANGs.-Morton AL
bauph. state bank commissioner, says
there are no less than twenty robbers
operating in the state. They are dl-
vided. he believes, into two gangs
Within the past eighteen months more
than twenty state and private banks
have been robbed and also railroad
stations and big mercantile establish
ments. But they steer clear of national
banks and postoffices in order to keep
out of federal courts.
LOSE APPRoPRIATToN.-The Atchson
Globe says that the city has prooaoly
lost the $4,000 appropriated by the
last legislature to aid in building
road to the orphan asylum. The APP
preparation stipulated that the city
and those living along the road should
do a certain amount of work. Inc
farmers agreed to do 300 days work.
They have gone back on it and moth
ing has been done. The state money
will not be available after July l next.
A FINE RAcE-The Missouri Pacific
passenger train from St. Joseph to
Kansas City passed motor car while
it was moving slowly. The motor car
was put at full speee on its track along
side the railroad when the race began
at the Pope station. The motor car
reached Wolcott several lengths ahead.
ICE PLANT BURNED. Crystal Ice
plant in Wichita is destroyed by fire.
The loss is about S25, 900. The plant
had been clOSeu lOI opliAt NiiiAe 'AA'AN
improvements were being made. Two
Missouri Pacific cars also were burned.
HIS HORSE FELL.-Charles Gait
sheriff Of Grant county, was injured
and will die. While driving a bunch
of horses across the prairie his horse
stepped into a badger hole and fell
Mr.. Gait was found by the stage driver
several hours later lying on the ground.
apparently dead.
OLDEST MEMBER--S. A. Getty, who
died last week at Downs, was the Oldest
member of the A. o. U. W. lodge in
Kansas in point Of continuous mem
bership. lie joined the order in the
East when it was first organized.
A MuIERs' TRUsT.-lt - published
that the Topeka millers have served
notice on the local grocers that they
must not handle outside flour under
penalty Of having no Topeka flour to
handle. In addition to this the To-