The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-04-15

of farmer of Usage county, Koper
| Clarke, had QUARREL with her step
mother and left home. Her father
was only struggling farmer and the
girl in anger vowed never to acquain'
her folks of her whereabouts. She
went west and supported herself, some
times wnrling rs domestic and thus
drifted all over the west. After the
daughters departure the father pros
pered and when he died over year
ago left fortune of about S40,OOo
He had no other children and the
stepmother and daughter were the
only heirs. Miss Clarke's share of the
estate will amount to over $4,000. and
she was entirely unaware of her good
luck until she returned to Lawrenc..
last week.
PERU HAS s4.-There are 81 oil wells
doing business on its TOWNSHIP. There
is no Sunday in Peru Church SER
vices are held on the FIRST day of the
week" but the music of tEe choir and
the words of the preacher are drowned
by the thug Of the oil drill, the squeak
of the oil pump or the noise OF the
rigs. Eighteen months ago Peru was
little hamlet of three or four small
stores and 200 people. Today it is a
town of 800 inhabitants and about
fifty business houses. Four lumber
yards are doing a fourishing business
Within a radius of two miles 1900 peo-
pie are located.
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS. -Gov-
ernor Bailey has appointed j. Ii. John
son. of Whiting. as member OF the
state livestock sanitary commission to
succeed Il. II. Chamberlain, of Sedan;
+. 4. Snow, of Topeka, on the state
board of pharmacy to succeed John
Moore. of Lawrence: C. l.. Breckley, of
Ottawa, reappointed on the state phar-
macy board; Mark Tulley, of lndepend-
ence. to succeed himself on the board
or penltentlarV ulrcctOrS.
EARLY PLANTING farmers of
Geary county have finished planting
their oats and many of them have al
ready put in large acreage OF corn
which is unusual for so early in the
spring. Corn planting in Central Kan
sas does not usually begin until about
the middle of April, but in the warm
weather last week farmers near June
ton City made the experimental put
ting in an early crop.
MILLER NAMES CADETs.-Reprcscnta-
tive Miller has named as midshipmen
to Annapolis George l.. Weyler and j.
r. Bacon. both of Emporia and both
principals. He also named Carl c.
Duhn. of Clements. Kas., cadet TO West
Point The appointments were made
as the result of competitive examine
ton made at Emporia last month.
Mr.. Miller has not yet named the al
tcrnates.
A FARMERS BoYCoTT More than
500 farmers have signed an agreement
to stop trading in Wellington until
the Joints are closed. This action
was started by the death of Abraham
Markha who was killed by his wag-
on upsetting upon him when he was
driving home in a drunken condition.
STATION RECEIPTs.-Th receipts OF
the Santa Fe station at Cottonwood
Falls will run about 81, 500 for March.
This is the largest amount for any one
month since the road was built
TRAVELLING MEN COMING. Two Pull
man sleepers full of travelling men
will go from Hutchinson to the gather
ing in May at Oklahoma City. Their
wives go along.
Dug UP GoLD.-A Waterville boy
digging in the back yard for worms
unearthed two five dollar gold pieces.
No NEGROES TnERE.-Vermillio is
one town in Kansas that never had a
negro as a citizen of that place.
WEALTHY PIONEER DIEs.-Ed Basse,
wealthy farmer and pioneer of King
man county, died on April l.
COMPANY II ALL RIGHT.-Company II
Second regiment, Kansas National
Guards, of Ellsworth, w. Z. Sheriff
commanding, was inspected by Briga
der General II. C. Freeman of the reg
ular army. and Colonel Perry n. Hois
ington, commanding the Second regi
ment. General Freeman compliment
ed the officers and men.
| DEATH FROM GAsoLINE.-Whiles start
ing a fire with gasoline instead of Goa
oil at the home of NJ. G. Manley il
Lawrence. Mrs. William Fugate re
ceivcd injuries from which she died.
A. d. WALKER ELEcTED.-The ex
ecutive council elected A. ID. Walker
of Holton. railroad commissioner to FL
the unexpired term. All the member
voted for Walker except Governor Bal
lev who voted for J. W. Robson, o
El Dorado.