The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-04-27
KANSAS COMMENT

Fruit In Linn county.-There wa:
\ light frost in this county, which it IL
believed did considerable damage u
the fruit crop. Fruit trees are In ful
blossom.
College of Dressmaking. - What II
all probability will be the only one OF
Its kind Is the projected college Of
dressmaking which is to be incorporat
ed in Hiawatha within the next few
days. E
lola Baby Badly scalded. - Ef1e
Bauer, the three-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lon Bauer, was very
seriously scalded in a kettle OF hot
water. Her recovery is very doubt
full.
Adopt 1903 ScaIe.-The convention
adopted the 1903 scale with three
cents additional increase on tonnage
in Cherokee and Crawford counties
and a proportionate advance in Usage
and Pleasanton.
At Association Park, Wichita -
The Kansas State League OF lola,
Kansas, will play at Wichita on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday, April II,
2S and 90. This adds another series
of interesting games that have al;
ready been played at Wichita this
season and base ball enthusiasts are
looking forward to it as an important
event
Indian Appointed to West Point. -
Word has been received at Lawrence
of the appointment of Paul Knapp. an
ex-Haskell student, to the government
military academy at West Point.
Knapp is a member of the Pottawato-
mic tribe and was a student at the
Indian school for six years. He quit
his course here last spring and re-
turned to his home in Michigan.
Young Wolves for Pets. - Charley
Logan, farmer of the Kickapoo
neighborhood, killed an old gray wolf
and captured her six young on his
farm. He brought the young wolves
to Leavenworth and sold them readi-
ly. They will make fine pets if prop
erly cared for. The young wolves are
not more than a week old and they
have not opened their eyes yet.
Fatally Shot in scuffle. - While
Charles Roe, Is years old, and young
school teacher who boards at the
Roe home, near Clyde, were engag-
ed in friendly scuff1e for rife that
was thought to be empty, the weapon
was discharged and the ball entered
the abdomen of young Roe, infiicting
a wound that will probably prove ia
tai.
Extension of Road Urged. - j. G.
Lincoln, freight traffic manager for
the Missouri Pacific Railway, has re-
ported to his superiors in favor of an
extension of the Missouri Pacific line
from Lincoln to Mankato. Mankato
is on the Burr Oak branch of the road
and an extension to this line from Ne
braska's capital would give the road
communication with some of the best
territory in southeastern Nebraska
and northeastern Kansas. Lincoln
merchants have long been urging the
Missouri Pacific extension.
Great Bend G. Gulf Plans. - The
Great Bend & Gulf Railroad Company
has filed an amendment to its char
ter providing that the part of the road
now under construction shall be ex-
tended. The road now is under con-
struction and bonds have been voted
from Great Bend to Medicine Lodge.
The amendment provides for extend
ing the road from Medicine Lodge
east to Arkansas City. Two extern
sions are provided for on the north.
One of these will go to Russell and
the other to Hays City. 1t is probable
that only one of these extensions will
be constructed.
! Pratt is a Growing Town. - Pratt's
population has increased 10 per cent
in the last few months, and a fine
electric light system has been install
Gu, ItOVO pOWCl
lights where they can be seen for
miles. The Pratt Milling Company is
now erecting a 500 barrel Touring
mill, to be in operation by August
i. This enterprise owns elevators
along the Rock Island from Liberal
to Arlington, and the mill buildings
cover two blocks of land.
To Dedicate Orphans Home. - At
Manhattan on April 26 will occur the
largest gathering of Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs ever held in Kansas, when
the Eureka Lake Club House will be
dedicated as the I. o. o. F. orphans
home. The Union Pacific Railroad
will run hourly trains between Man
haitian and Junction City for accom-
mediation of the visitors, and cut rates
are made on other roads. The West
Side Forestry Club, a woman's or
ganization of Topeka, has arranged
to meet here on the same day for the
purpose of inspecting the state agri-
cultural college grounds and build
ings.