The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-15

| the county rural mail delivery will
go into effect in Montgomery county
making thirty-one r. F. d. routes in
| the county. Cherryvale gets one
making four out of this city.
Junction Citys New MiIl.-The con
tract for building the mill and eleva
tor for the Hogan Milling Company
has been awarded to the firm of Zieg
Ter & Dalton of Junction City, and the
construction work will be commenced
at once.
Whole Family Has Typhoid.-Mrs.
Herbert Stickney is dead at the
Wichita hospital Of typhoid fever.
This is the only death so far in the
family of four, all of whom are
seriously i'll with the dreaded fever,
and it is said that the cause of the
disease is that water was allowed to
stand in the cellar.
August Weather.-August weather,
according to the monthly summary of
DR.. F. H. Snow, of the University of
Kansas, was about normal in most
respects. On the record kept by DR..
Snow, there have been twenty-six
Augusts with a lower average temp
erature and eleven Augusts with
higher average temperature.
Improvements at Manhattan. - The
Kansas State Agricultural college
opens its forty-third session on Sep
TENDER 20, with increased faculty and
equipment The new veterinary
science course becomes operative this
year. Extended preparations for an
increased enrolment have occupied
the greater part Of the vacation.
Bonds Voted in Osage.-At special
election held in Usage City and in
Arvonia township, Usage county, for
the purpose of voting on the question
of extending aid to the X. c., M. &
Orient Ry., Usage City by vote of
245 for to II against, gives $4,000;
and Arvonia township by vote of II
for to GO against, gives $4,000 in
bonds.
Found Supply of Liquor - Sheriff
William Hill and his deputy William
Lowell raided the joint of Ellsworth
& Barnett at Cuba, Kansas. They Sc
cured 126 quarts of beer and II quarts
of whiskey. Ellsworth served a Jail
sentence for the same offense last
winter. Barnett was under $500 bond
to appear at the next term of court.
Both were arrested.
Sudden Death of G. Brockman.-G.
Brockman, travelling man for drug
company of Kansas City, died on a
was running into Plainville. Brock
man lives at Plainville and was going
home to spend Sunday with his
family. He died of heart disease. He
formerly lived at Topeka, but moved
his family to Plainville about a month
ago.
Found Dead In Fied.-A couple of
little girls going through field east
of Junction City found the body of a
man The officials in Junction City
were notified and it was found the
man came to his death by a stroke
of apoplexy. 1t was the body of
James A. Ketchum of Beman, Kan.
He had been dead nearly two days
when his body was found.
Warden levitt Out.-V. H. Haskell,
state senator, assumed the warden
ship of the Kansas penitentiary The
invoicing of property attending the
change in wardens was practically
completed and everything checked out
right. The guards and other officers
of the penitentiary with their famil- |
les gathered at the prison lawn and |
gave a reception to Mr.. and Mrs. Jew
EFT.
Injured by Angry Bull. - Francis
Curry, well known farmer, living |
about four miles east of Salina on the |
Iron avenue road, was attacked by a |
vicious bull and very badly injured. |
Mr.. Curry has owned the bull for a
long time, and, as far as known, the |
animal has not shown vicious tenn
per before. Mr.. Curry was out in the |
field near the house when the animal |
him.
Yaggy Picking Sack. - One of the |
devices used for making apple hand
ling easy and to prevent the bruising |
of the fruit is the Yaggy picking sack,
invented by one of the Yaggy boys of |
Indians to State Fair.-The war de-
partment has granted permission for
a band of Pottawatomie Indians to
come to Topeka during state fair
week. There will be thirty-two in the |
band headed by Rack Rack, the big |
chief.
Working the Farmer-A new swim
die is being worked among those farm
ers who are foolish enough to want
to sell their good Kansas farms. A
farmer will receive a letter asking |
him to list his farm for sale with
company, which company agrees to |