The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-06-16
KANSAS COMMENT

Oil Company Sues.-An appear case
was filed in the Supreme court from
the Allen county district court by the
Big Gum Oil and Gas Company
against H. R. Allen and VIM. Savings.
In the Allen county court H. r. Allen
and VIM. Saving, who are well drill
ers, got a judgment OF S1,74S.43
against the company for work done.
Kansas Man For Panama. - DR..
Charles Andrews, a Hiawatha man,
has been appointed government hos
pital physician at Panama and will
soon start for that country to take
ND his work. The Panama physicians
have to take civil service examina-
tons for the job. Dr.. Andrews is at
present health officer for Brown
county.
Will Fight the Law.-Kansas rail
roads are preparing to fight the law
passed by the last legislature and
now in effect, compelling the railroads
to construct side tracks to elevators
and -four mills which may be built
within one-fourth of a mile from any
way station. The railroads claim the
new law is an imposition on their le-
gal rights and in opposition to the
fourteenth amendment.
West Sees Hope. - H. e. West,
president of the Kansas Oil Produc-
ers' Association, said at Chanute that
he had hopes that the Santa Fe would
soon grant the interstate oil rate ask
ed for by the Kansas oil men. He
stated that F. Dumont Smith, attor-
ney for the association, had received
letter from President Ripley saying
that the rate would be granted.
ConIey Gets Job.-Aaron B. Con-
ley of lola has been appointed mill
tary storekeeper by Quartermaster
General w. w. Dennison. The office
which is a new one created by the
last legislature, pays 5000 year. The
storekeeper assists the quartermast-
er general in taking care of the mill
tary supplies held by the National
guard. Conley was lieutenant in the
Twentieth Kansas regiment.
Cooper College Prosperous.-Coop-
er college, located at Sterling, has
just completed a fund of $4,000,
which pays in full all. outstanding, the
largest class in it's history. Its build
ing completes its eighteenth year
June 18th, graduating the largest class
in its history. Its building and
grounds are worth between $4,000
and $4,000 and it's endowment in
first mortgage real estate loans is
something more than $4,000.
Drainage Refused.-The second at
tempt to organize drainage district
at Junction City along the Republican
and Smoky Hill Rivers according to
the provisions of law passed by the
last legislature. was made at meet
ing of the board of county commits
sioners The commissioners consid-
cred the petition and the evidence for
and against the organization of the
district and refused to grant the es-
adjustment and organization Of the
district. =
Nine Varieties of Corn.-The Farm
Department of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College has planted breeding
plots of varieties of corn. Seven of
these contain ear tests in which the
choicest ears from the highest yield
ing rows of last year are planted
separately, so that the selection may
continue to be made according to high
est yield and the best quality instead
of the outward appearance of the
ears. That this work. is important is
shown by the fact that some Of the
best rows have yielded rs and 10
times as much corn as the poorest
row in the same plot.
Perfect School Record.-Frank Mel
son made the commencement address
and presented diplomas to class of
seven pupils, graduates of the Water
vile High School. One of the gradu-
ates, Miss Olive Wilson, has the re-
markable record of being neither alb
sent nor tardy for twelve years. John
Wheeler, another graduate, has per-
feet record for eleven years. All
their school life has been spent in the
school mentioned. NJ Delaney, direc-
tor of the district board, awarded Miss
Wilson handsome gold medal as
mark of approval and testimony of
her perfect record. ~.
Monopoly at Geuda springs.-Resi-
dents of Geuda Springs, the health re-
sort, are agitated over the course Ia
ken by the owner Of the medicinal
springs. In the past. the waters have
been free. Jas. Tuttle bought the
land upon which the springs are To-
Gated recently and is operating a hotel
and bath-house, He proposed to COL
lect $50 a month from. the owners of
other hotels, hut they refused to pay.
futile owns the hottling works and
persons other than guests can not
buy any of The water.
An Old Pioneer.-Richard Hare Of
Highland is seventy years old and has
lived In Kansas since he was eleven