The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-04-21


OF smallpox has broken out amonl
the children of South Topeka, an(
two schools-Garfied and Van Bur
en-have been closed by the authori
ties. Eleven cases have already beer
reported.
Secured Rieht-of-Way. - The Kan
sas Natural Gas Company has secur
ed the right -of-way for its pipe line
to Topeka city limits. A city fran
chise has also been granted them
The line runs from the Chanute field
via Ottawa and Lawrence. The com
pany say they will be furnishing gas
to Topeka by September.
No Oil Indictments. - At Topeka
the federal grand jury adjourned af
| ter returning nineteen indictments
for minor offenses. No oil investiga
ton was gone into. Commissioner
Garfield will gather up what data he
can find and if he discovers anything
of criminal nature the department
of justice will ask for a special grand
jury to probe the matter
No Foreign tments.-"There
is kick being made because Kansas
does not get any foreign appoint
ments," said Charlie Finch, the well
known Kansas editor. The state is
entitled to seven. but so far as heard
from we have but two, the other five
tn toto ,t,ln tho M
bers of congress do not have to spend
all their time trying to hold onto
their own jobs"
Swedish Lutherans Meet. - The
Kansas conference of the Swedish
Lutheran Church is in annual session
at Fremont, six miles west of Linds'
borg The conference includes the
Swedish Lutheran Church and college
work in Kansas, Colorado, Missouri
and Texas. The conference owns and
controls Bethany college of Linds-
borg a college at Austin, Tex, and the
orphans home at Mariadahl, Kan.
Even Break in Book Fight. - The
fight between the American Book
Company on one side and the indie.
pendent concerns on the other side
for the contract for reading circle
books for Kansas teachers resulted
in dog fall. The American got
one book-Nivers History of Eng
land-and Silver, Burdette & Co. got
Dn6o unuipc
The teachers use, about 5000 copies OF
each. The books will sell for 80 cents
each.
Central Kansas Apples.-William
Cutter, one of the most extensive
fruit growers in Central Kansas, says
that present indications are that Cen
trail Kansas will have an abundant
crop of apples this year He says
that on account of the partial failure
of the crop in the past few years this
years crop should be exceptionally
fine. 60 Pears, Plums and Cherries
are also showing up WE'LL says Mr..
Cutter, :" in fact, all fruits are trying
to make up for the loss of our peach
CROP
Would Squander Her Money.-Mrs.
Lizzie Armstrong was adiudged in
sane in the probate court at Wichita.
She entertains the peculiar hallucina-
ton that three unknown men are
about to sell her property at La
CuIon1nr tho
money in a law suit. She says the
fact is hourly communicated to her
by spirits. The woman has neither
slept nor eaten anything for the
past three days. She will be TIA
ken to Ossawatomie for treat
ment.
New Court House For Troy. - The
board of county commissioners met
at the court house at Troy to discuss
the building and location of new
court house. Many taxpayers from
different parts of the county were
present and are unanimously in IA
vor of work on the new building COM
mencing at once and it was so de-
cided by the board. The new court
house is to be built on the site of the
old one in the center of the court
house square and will cost not to eX-
coed $4,000. The present court house
was built in 1868.
$4,000 For a kiss.-Dr. j. B. Alex
ander, who is attending court in Gov
ington, KY. being sued by Miss Ber-
tina Mitts for $4,000 as the price of
kiss, is reported to be one of the most
wealthy citizens of Mcpherson county
He is owner and proprietor of the
New Merchants hotel, owns several
brick business buildings and is lead.
ing member of the Baptist church OF
that place.
Presbyterians Meet. - The Presby-
terrain Missionary society of the Ar
kansas Valley Presbytery, began a
two days session in the United Pres
byterian Church with large number
of delegates in attendance. The dele
gates represent all the towns of i'm
portance in the Arkansas river val
ley in this state.
May Be An Internal Machine. -
Santa Fe Workmen found what is be-