The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-08-18
KANSAS COMMENT

ports. shows that Wichita Sunday was
hostess to 4,G0O visitors from southern
Kansas, southwest Missouri and
northern Oklahoma points.
Teachers Wages Small. - Male
school teachers in the rural districts
are giving up their schools and TAX
ing jobs as section men on the rail-
roads at S1.25 per day. They say
there is more money in it.
Transfer Gas Holdings. - Officials
of the Coffeyville Gas Company went
to Kansas City to transfer their gas
holdings to the Kansas Natural Gas
Company. The latter company VIII
be represented by John c. Mcdowell
in the negotiations.
To Shorten the Smoky Hill. - Sa-
lima is holding meetings anent the
project of Strengthening the Smoky
Hill river, to prevent the flooding
of the city and adjacent farms. II
was estimated that to cut path
10000 square yards of earth would
have to be removed. The ditch would
be slightly over 5000 feet long. 1t
was stated that the river could be
shortened easily forty-fve miles in
Saline county alone.
Some Harvesters Enlist. ~ During
July 81 men, or an average o. one
each day, were enlisted at wichita
into the service of Uncle Sam. A
great many of these men Were mar
vest hands who had come out here
from the East expecting to find an
easy time helping the Kansas farmer
take care of his wheat crop Not Tx
ing the life of a harvest hand. they
joined the regular army. AS fast as
enlisted these men were sent to Col
umbus barracks. Ohio.
A Leakage Stopped.-For the first
time in a good many years the mem
bers of the Newton city council have
had bills for their water rent pre-
scented to them. 1t has been a Gus
tom for no one knows just how long
to charge the city fathers nothing for
their water, nor the water works
Superintendent. Mayor Boyd prompt
ly directed the city clerk to make out
bills for $3.50 against each of the
councilmen for water rent during the
quarter closing July 31st.
Good Roads Session.-At the annual
meeting in Topeka of the Good Roads
Association Judge Rightmire and H.
w. McAfee talked on the possibilities
of making good country roads out of
oil. President Nichols of the agricul-
tural college has $1,000 appropriated
by the legislature at his disposal to
make an experiment along that line.
The programme of the convention is
made up of Kansas men. The officers
thought they would try home talent
one time and see what would hap
pen.
Reservoir at Peabody.-The repairs
on the big dam which the Rock Island
built a year ago at Peabody, are prac-
tically completed, said a Rock Island
man. The damages done to the dam
were caused by last years food.
In order to be rid of the expense of
running a steam engine to pump the
water for the engines, the Rock
Island company built this dam. 1t
also saves the expense of making
the water soft, it taking long and
expensive process to do SO. A 6-inch
water pipe runs from the north end
of the lake along the Rock Island
tracks to Peabody, where it is run
into the common water tank. 1t is
said the Rock Island company will
build such lakes wherever it is posi-
BILE to make it pay.
The State Forestry Station.-A half
million trees a year for Western Kan
sas farmers sizes up the work of the
Dodge City forestry station. The
state now supplies half million trees
annually to the farmers. These are
produced at the station and shipped
out in the spring. The farmers sim
ply have to pay for their delivery. No
charge is made for the trees by the
state. When the station was first
started, the chief object was to show
the people that trees could be made
to grow out there. After this was
demonstrated, the state quit culti-
waiting and taking care of the big
trees and began raising small trees
to supply the farmers. AS a result
the forestry station hasn't very
charming appearance. but in supply.
ing young trees to the farmers it is
doing more good than by keeping W
a big grove at state expense.
State Teachers Meeting. - The
annual meeting of the Kansas State
Teachers association will be held De
cember &c. q and 2S. The executive
committee is already getting out ad
vertising matter telling of the attrac
lions which viii be offered.
Ready For Big Fair. The SECOND
annual fair at Anthony is to be one
of the biggest ever had. The grounds