The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-25

Yates Center.
Shipment of Sheep. - VIM. Ritter
started from Arkansas with eight car
loads of sheep. If not sold readily he
will feed them in Sedgwick county.
Sunstroke Killed Him. - Edward
Gallagher, section foreman of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, fell dead from
sunstroke when at work at Con-
cordia.
On Rural Route.-Those Who claim
that they have never known a man
who amounted to anything after serv-
ing term as city marshal, will be
glad to learn that Dave Beard OF Sa-
lima is carrying mail on rural route.5
Wreck Victim Identified. - 1t is
found that the name of the man who
was killed near Lindsborg is John G..
Cotter. of Boston, Mass. A card
found upon his person indicates that
he was a member of the street cement
workers and excavators' union OF Chi
cago. All efforts so far have failed
to locate any of the relatives of the
dead man.
Gas From Pipe Line.-Wellsville is
the first town near Ottawa which will
be served with gas from the big pipe
line and all is in readiness for the
turning on of the gas there. Prince
ton, too will obtain gas from the pipe
line at once. Gas from the pipe line
has been turned into the mains in
Armourdale and all Kansas City,
Kan, will be served.
Value of Alfalfa. - ]. w. Robinson
of Butler county, one of the biggest
farmers and stockmen of Kansas and
a practical man in all things, pins his
faith to alfalfa. Alfalfa Is the great
est bone producer l ever saw" he
said. ut is seldom we raise a colt
that doesn't make a bigger animal
than it's mother. Alfalfa does it.
Horses do well in Kansas, too.
Board of Control Acts.-The state
board of control has completed an
inventory of all the property at the
nine charitable institutions and charg-
ed it up to the various superintend-
ents. After this an inventory will be
made every six months and the SUI
perintendents must account for things.
Esery month each superintendent is
also required to file a statement OF
stuff used The board has placed the
three superintendent of the three in
sane asylums under $4,000 bond each
and the superintendent of the other
institutions under $4,000 bond each
Pension Rolls Shrink.-The Topeka
pension Office has completed the quar-
terly payment of pensions. 1--WE paid
out about 100000 this quarter"
said General Metcalf, the pension
agent. "The pension rolls are begin
ming. to decrease some. An increase
is shown in the number of pensioners
under the 1890 law and in Spanish
American veterans and regular sol
diers, but this is more than Offset in
the decrease under the old law. The
foreign service is beginning to show
up many pensioners on the books.
The increase of pensions for regulars
is surprising"
Printing Law Good. R. Burrow,
secretary of state, says that there is
little doubt that the new state print
err law will result in a saving of at
least $4,000 annually to the state.
"Of course some of the state institu-
tions are kicking because we have
cut their printing allowances down"
said Mr.. Burrow today. but l think
they will find before the year is out
that they will be given as much print
ing this year as they were last. The
only difference will be that the state
will get the same quantity for less
money. For instance, we have found
one class of printing for one institu-
ton on which the state will save
$4,000 annSally. The saving will be
solely creditable to the change in the
law and the institution will get pract-
cally the same amount of printing it
has had in previous years"
OF Interest to Oil Lessees.-Judge
Stillwell, at Erie, has rendered de-
cision that will be of great interest to
lessons and lessees of oil proper
ties. Mrs. Melissa Hall sued the
Health Oil Company, claiming royal
ties alleged to be due on oil pumped
by the defendants company from the
lands owned by her and leased to the
company, but which the company has
been unable to sell owing to the lack
of market. The defendant held that
as there was no market and in order
to keep its wells up they had to be
pumped and the oil stored, it was not
liable for the royalty, notwithstand-
ing the fact that oil was produced
The court held that contention of the
company was correct.
On Kansas Farm 46 Years.-Tues~
day |. N. Sparks and wife, who live
eo,,.h ~ UyoIIcvi1lo rounded ont fiftV