The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-03-11

show little sign of II crop. Pastured
or not, the fields all look the same
The wheat appears to have rooted well
and may possibly turn out all right II
| sufficient moisture comes within the
next two weeks. The acreage is very
large.
SwENssoN's SUCCESSOR. The follow
| ing educators are spoken of in connec-
ton with the presidency of Bethany
college to succeed the late Dr. Carl
Swensson: Prof. Pihlblad. Lindsborg,
the present head of the institution;
DR.. Granville, of Yale; DR., Abraham
son, Chicago; DIR. j. A. Brandelle, Den
yer, and Prof Frank Nelson, eX-state
superintendent of public instruction.
| FRAIRIE FIRE LOSSES. Numerous re-
ports are coming in from Kansas coun-
ties telling of heavy losses from prairie
fires. In almost every instance the
fires were caused by the people burn
| ing stubble and pasture land. The
| high wind came unexpectedly and the
fires were beyond control in short
time. Many narrow escapes from
death are reported.
FARMERS DEPOSITS. zee Barton county,
the banner wheat county of Kansas
| for 1908, shows condition of prosper
! ity perhaps unrivaled in the world.
| With population in the entire county
of 1880 men, women and children,
the deposits in the eleven banks in the
county aggregate the sum of $3.50, oOO
or Sl66. &c for every man, woman and
child in the county.
PUZZLE FOR CARRIER. A rural car
rier at Frankfort has 3G Johnsons on
his route. which is in Il Swede settle
ment. Mail Carrier Simpson, on Rob
| inson's route No. 3, says he has SO
Moore's on his list and if there were
more Moores more of them would re-
ceive more Moore mail than the whole
johnson tribe.
| TO ENJOY HER PRIZE. Mrs. n. Pers-
son, of Hiawatha, has gone to Dres-
den, Germany. A few years ago, for
her excellent slletching and landscape
work, Mrs. Person was awarded
S.. 900 prize which entitled her to
four years scholarship in the Dresden
art school. She goes to take up this
work.
WAS HIS SECRETARY. -Governor
Bailey has appointed Herbert Jordan
of Seneca, rs stenographer in the eX-
ecutive office. Mr.. Jordon is news
paper man and was secretary to Bailey
when he was congrcssman-at-larg
! Produce EXCHANGE The carload
shippers of poultry, eggs and butter
have organized the Hutchinson Pro-
duce exchange, They will meet at II
o'clock each day and regulate market
prices.
He WILL RETURN. VIII Anderson
of Stafford, is home from the Philip
pines, having been discharged after
/ three years of service in the army lie
likes the country and will return.
EMPoRIA's FEDERAL BUILDING. The
secretary of the treasury announces
that the public building at Emporia
will be ready for occupancy on April l.
HAS SOLD OUT. The Wellington
athletic association, which has been in
the lead has disbandcd and sold its
/ paraphernalia to parties in Garnctt.
SEAToN is PROUD. Captain John
! Seaton, of Atchison, is proud of the
| fact that he was reprimanded and pro-
NOTED by General Grant in the same
/ speech for fighting without orders.
SCATTERED Corn SHoCKs.-In the
Raw valley corn shocks were scattered
| and limbs blown from trees. The sand
storm came with the velocity of tor
nado.
STARTED FIREs.-A bad prairie fire
started north of Ellsworth and burned
over a strip of ten by five miles during
a strong wind.
| HAD A RECORD. Father Anton Josef
LeGrand, once Episcopal bishop at
Rome. died at Wichita February 30.
He was chaplain of st. Francis hospital
and was years old. Father LeGrand
was an Episcopalian until about TWEEN
ty years ago when he was converted to
the Catholic faith. lie was born and
educated in France and served in the
French army. He was of noble birth.
RICH FARMERS. According to the
Leader Courier, there are 1875 men in
Kingman county who are worth from
$50, 900 to more than 100000 each.
DELINQUENT TAXES. county at
torney of Sedgwick county has COM
menced suit in the district court by
which he seeks to recover $50, 800 on
delinquent tax warrants since 1892,
which were bought by the county. In
his petition he asks to have the claims
declared prior lien against the prop
erty involved, after which foreclosure