The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-09-15

of lola, has accepted the invitation OF
the Law and Order League of Miami
county to speak at its rally In Paola
September 16.
> Big Rain at McPherson.-The total
amount of rain which fell amounted
to $4,000 inches. The greater part
of the rain fell at night on Septem
Der 6.
jackson County Farmers. The
Jackson County Farmers Institute
will have meeting at Holton the first
week in October. A feature of the
meeting will be a parade in which
1000 farmers will participate.
Bars Pool Hall. - At Ottawa the
city council has decided that no man
who holds federal liquor license can
have license to operate a pool or
billiard hall. One license was turn
J ed down and the applicant surrender
| ed his government permit.
Fire Destruction. - At Dexter a
large storage barn belonging to j. G..
Hornbarger, a shipper at Hoover,
Kan, was burned, together with the
contents, including 1000 tons Of baled
hay. The fire is reported to be of in
cendiary origin. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.
Saw Fight and Died.-After watch
ing street fight at Norway George
Ireland, farmer, suffered a collapse
and died in short time. Ireland was
recovering from an attack of typhoid
fever, but was yet in weakened con.
dition when he came into town. Ire
land left wife and a family.
To Have 25 Cent Gas.-Several cars
of pipe for the natural gas line have
arrived in Topeka, and will be laid at
once. The Kansas Natural Gas Com
pany hopes to be able to hook on to
the city plant by November 1. When
the connection is made Topeka will
get gas for rs cents thousand feet.
Frogs Eat Chickens. - B. A. De-
Weese, a Kingman farmer placed
seventy young chickens, just Matched,
near the bank of pond, tying the old
hens with strings so that they could
get to the waters edge. In three
days his seventy chickens dwindled
to six. An investigation revealed the
fact that frogs had eaten the chick
ems.
5000 Barn Burns.-The big barn on
the farm belonging to Tom Farris,
cattle feeder, living near Winchester,
Leavenworth county, has been totally
destroyed by fire. The fire is thought
to have started from spontaneous COM
bustion, in a large quantity of hay
stored in the barn. The loss amounts
to $4,000, of which one-third is cover.
ed by insurance.
Postoffice Boxes For Students. -
Six hundred keyholes automatic com.
bination postoffice boxes have been in.
stalled at the Agricultural college at
Manhattan. These will be rented to
the students at a nominal sum. The
handling of the college mail has been
one of the big problems in the past.
This innovation will greatly reduce
that work.
An Operating syndicate.-The ex-
pert accountants who are going over
all books and papers having bear
ing on the Devlin estate, with view
Of ascertaining the exact value Of the
assets, have so far progressed with
the work that the parties interested
are able to announce the probability
of syndicate to operate all proper
ties belonging to the estate. 1t is now
only question of time until the syndi-
cate is formed.
Death Before Ignorance. - Charles
Henry Gilman, son Of wealthy
farmer residing five miles north of
Mulvane, committed suicide by plac.
ing the muzzle of loaded shotgun
against his breast and touching off
the trigger with the ramrod. The |
young man left note stating that his |
reason for the act was that his par
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tend college and secure an education;
that he had wanted to make some |
thing out of himself and as he saw |
no hope of carrying out his desires |
he did not care to live longer.
HoIton's Fair Success. - Holton |
closed a four-day street fair. A
flower parade was the feature, thirty |
decorated floats and carriages being |
in line.
Rebuilding Turon. - The little city |
of Turon, in southwest Reno, has the |
proper grit. Recently the town had |
$4,000 fire which swept one block |
of business houses clean. Already |
contracts have been let for building |
two brick buildings on the ground |
burned over and it is understood that |
plans are on foot for building the en-. |
tire block solid with brick buildings, |
one or two of them to be two stories |
in height.
Thorough Cultivation Pays. - John |
H. Kakison, Franklin county farmer,
has demonstrated that thorough cult. |