The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-01-01
KANSAS COMMENT.

church at Lindsborg, died from the eff
fects of burns received in a gas explo-
sion.
SOLD CATrIE-Is MISSING. Michael
Guerin. of Wheaton, sold two cars OF
cattle in Kansas City and has not been
seen since. He is said to have had over
So, 900.
FENCE FAcroRY.-The contract has
been signed which brings fence max
ing company to Ottawa, where the
company is building on land leased
from the Santa Fe.
For STEALING CATTLE.-J. +. Marsh
of Trego county, took a car OF cattle TO
Kansas City and was followed by
neighbors who claim that some of the
cattle were stolen from them.
WILL PRosPEcT For OLE. ID. Os-
born and j. p. Rogers, of Topeka, have
leased 1000 acres of mineral rights at
Valencia, and will prospect for oil and
ocal. They will sink well at once.
ARTIFICIAL. ARMs.-Sherman Davis,
an armless Hiawatha man, has had
pair of artificial arms made in New
York and is learning to use them. lie
can already write well with his left
arm.
BRIDGE CoLLAPsED.-A span of the
new river bridge in course of construc-
tlon at st. Marys collapsed and Peter
Conway, of Lawrence, was Instantly
killed and A. NJ. Day, of st. Marys was
badly hurt.
MILITIA CHANGEs.-Concordia and
Ottawa each have lost their militia
companies. Clyde snd Council Grove
are the gamers. This action was de-
cided on at meeting of the state mill
tary board.
LACKED BRAss.-Millard White an
Emporia cattleman who lost consider
able money an recent sales, has left
his home because he did not want to
face his creditors and has LETT his debts
for his partner, c. C. Sullivan, to pay,
which Sullivan says he will do.
LEASES INvALID.-It developed in
case tried before Judge James Keeoer
at Hays City in which the validity OF
the school land lease law was attacked
that the lease to the land involved in
the controversy was incorrectly drawn.
The lease was signed only by the board
OF county commissioners, whereas the
law says that the county board not
only shall sign the lease but the county
treasurer and the county superintend-
ent as well.
Work OF FERRETs. The expert who
has been adjusting the valuations IN
Douglas county and ferreting out the
tax dodgers, has reported to the Leav-
enworth county board that he found
S2OO. 900 worth of Leavenworth county
mortgages in Douglas county which
nav no taxes at all. He will be en-
ployed to work on the tax matter in
Leavenworth county as the farmers and
citizens are getting worked up over
the irregularities which are coming to
light.
The IMBECILE AsYLUM.-John Stan
ton. state architect, has completed the
plans for new building at the imbe-
ellie ASYLUM at Winfield which will be
used as a bakery, kitchen and en-
ployes' quarters. The cost will be
about SIS, 900. A new barn also is to
he erected at cost of 5000. Ample
fire protection has at last been provided
the institution by the construction OF
standpipe twelve feet in diameter and
100 feet in height. Heretofore the asy-
lum had no fire protection.
EIGHTY ACRES MoRE.-Henry j.
Allen, chairman of the state board OF
charities, has submitted to the attor-
new general for his approval the alb
stracts of title to an eighty-acre tract
of land the board intends to purchase
for the purpose of charging the To-
pelxa insane asylum farm.
A MURDER MYsTERY.-Wm. Jones,
Young farmer, was found in his buggy
along the road leading to his home
near Haverhill, Butler county, at an
early hour A bullet hole under his
eve told the manner of his death.
WAGGENER ENrPLoYED.-Balie Wag-
pener will conduct the suit to secure
the De Boisseire property in Franklin
county for the state under the old alien
land law. He has been employed by
the Odd Fellows and his employment
has been affirmed by Governor Bailey.
THIRD DAM GOES OUT.-Blue Rapids
continues to have hard luck with its
dam across the river. The dam went
out during the flood. A temporary
dam went out again in August, and the
new permanent dam, almost completed,
was washed out last week.
SOME CROP FIGUREs.-A compilation
of the returns to the secretary of agri-