The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-03
KANSAS COMMENT


smallpox have put the hnisnihs
touches to it.
RepeaI Barber Law. - Coffeyvilie
BARRIERS are fighting for the repeai oi
the state barber law. They consluer
that the farce has been on the boards
long enough.
Leases Secured.-Over half OF the
1000 acres Of Sumner county lana re-
nuired as leases by the Morton-LeVer-
ing company before they Will pore d
hole. have been secured.
Good Financial Showing. - Seventy
dollars is deposited in the banks Oh
Pratt county for every man, woman
and child. with thirty cents addllloh-
al that might be credited to the
heirs.
Kansas School Exhibit.-John Mac
DonaId superintendent of the Kansas
educational display at the worlds ialr'
has received notice OF the awarus
which Kansas captured in the educa'
tional line.
Rural Routes in Miami. - Within
month four new rural mail routes VIII
he established Three of these routes
will be out of Paola, giving this town
nine routes. The other will be OUT ol
Spring Hill south into Miami county
The various carriers in Miami county
are now serving 2,251 families; with
tbe new system and additional routes,
2719 families will be brought IN daily
Touch with the outside world through
the delivery of mail at their doors.
a Double Wedding. The town OF
Everest has had its second double
wedding within few months. MISS
MYRTLE Price and Miss Bertha Price
the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. n. o.
Price, were married by Rev. c. F.
Teetor to George X. Anderson ana
John w. Swartz respectively. the
two bridal couples are now spending
a short honeymoon in Kansas City ne
fore returning to Brown county 10
make their homes.
Professors of Authors.-A new Ger
man classic. .'Die Blinden, has just
been completed by Prof. w. II. Car
ruth and e. f. Engel, assistant PROBES
sors OF the German department Oh the
University of Kansas. 1t will be pub
lished at once. Prof. Carruth is wen
known editor and translator OF Ger
man classics. Among his best known
works appear 60 Carruth's Wilhelm
Tell. - Carruths Wallenstein and
Carruths German Grammar and
Reader
Want Real State Fair.-The house
agricultural committee has put IN
bill providing for state fair and ap-
propriating $4,000 a year Tor
premiums. The fair is to be conduct
ed by tie state board of agriculture
No location is fixed in the bill. rms
means a fight between Topeka and
Hutchinson, and the agricultural board
will have to decide the question. Each
of those towns now runs what they
call "state fair" but the state has
nothing to do with it.
Brought His Wife 6ack.-The po-
lice arrested Mrs. Mike Mitchell and
Mel Nicholson at Emporia. The wo-
mans husband arrived from WIN
field and took his wife and S1G0 OF
his money back home. Mitchell is
section foreman at Winfield and is
about 60 years old. His wife anu
Nicholson are both ABOUT 80 and are
said to have eloped nearly two weeks
ago. Nicholson was released, as
Mitchell refused TO prosecute when the
money was returned.
New Deal in Wichita.-At meeting
of the city council at Wichita a petit
ton was presented to the mayor by
the Equal Suffrage Club, asking him
TO place two women on the election
board in each voting precinct as judge
and clerk at the coming spring cleo
ton. Twelve members of the club
were present and the secretary pre-
scented the petition which caused some
excitement and considerable amuse-
ment. Short speeches were made by
the women showing why their request
should be granted. The petition was
referred to the mayor and the chair
man of the central committee, who are
responsible for the naming OF the
judges and clerks.
Accepts Ingalls, Statue. The
statue of John James ingalls,, given
by Kansas. was formerly accepted by
congress. z There were special exer-
cises, in both houses. In the House
of Representatives Congressman
Reeder took the speakers chair.
Congressman Curtis read a letter
from. Governor Hoch. rendering the
statue. and afterwards made an adj
dress. He was followed IL eulogy o.
Mr.. ingalls, by Congressman Bower
sock. Scott. Campbell Miller, Calder
head and Murdoch, of Kansas.-----
FIGHT Fire With Snow. = at Yates
Center G. Woodward's two-story house