The Chanute times., 1906-07-06
KANSAS COMMENT


late storm which swept over the city
and vicinity was very damaging te
property and to crops. Hundreds OF
window lights were broken by the hal
and corn was stripped to the stalks
Trees were rendered leafless and
small fruit was nearly all destroyed.
Earthquake at Manhattan. - An
earthquake shock was felt throughout
this place. The tremor was but Sec
pnd in duration and was accompanied
by loud roar. Loose articles were
shaken on shelves, and in some frame
houses dishes were ratified together
The last few days severe electric
storms were experienced here.
WaverIy Water Supply Doubled. -
The water supply at the city reser-
voir has been vastly augmented by
the excavating that was done there,
as 1880 gallons of water ran into the
reservoir in five hours. This is bet
ter than $4,000 gallons a day and wa
ter enough for city several times
the size of Waverly. The storage ca
pacity has been more than doubled
also.
Bountifu Harvest at Concordia. -
Harvesting is in full blast in this
county now and there is a pleasant
surprise both in the quantity and
quality of the wheat which is of high
grade and far more productive than
was hoped for. Oats also are turning
out far better than was expected
Bounteous rains during the past week
have put everything in fine condi-
tion.
Death Under HarroW.-A young
man named Holon met his death in
a singular manner. Neghbors who
became uneasy at seeing his team
standing an unusual long time inves-
tigated and found him pinned to the
ground by the harrow. one tooth driv-
en- in his back and one in his leg. In
his agony he had nearly covered him.
self with earth in his attempt to dig
out from under the harrow.
Curtis Is Honored.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Connell, fullblood Sac Indians,
who live on the North reservation in
Brown county, are the proud parents
of twin boys. Twins are most ex-
ceptional happening among Indians
and the boys have been named Char
les and Curtis in honor of Congress
man Charles Curtis, of this district.
Mr. Curtis is expected to do the right
the first Indian twins ever born on
either of the reservations here.
Z, Cattlemen Send Maps. - The thir-
teen cattlemen who were indicted by
the federal grand jury for fencing
government land and released on
condition that they remove fences in
side of sixty days have presented
charts and maps of their fences to
the district attorney as evidence that
they have complied with the condi-
tions of their release. H. ]. Bone, dis
trict attorney, has accepted seven of
the maps presented and sent the 9TH
er six back because it was impossible
to ascertain whether the fences had
ernment land.
Hanging From a Tree.-While fish
ing on Labette creek a mile and a
half east of Parsons two men found
the body of an unknown white man
hanging to tree. The body was
badly decomposed. The physicians
who viewed the body at the coroner's
inquest testified that in their opinion
the man had been dead for a week or
ten days The man was dressed in
a gray suit of clothes nearly new.
There was nothing on the body by
which it could be identified. He was
apparently about So years of age. The
rope with which the man hanged him
self was new one. The body was
buried after the inquest
More Wheat, Less Corn.-Statistics
gathered by the assessor of Riley
county show 5000 acres more wheat
and 1000 less of corn than last year.
The population of Riley county is
about $4,000. Stock fattened for mar
ket is worth nearly one-third of a mil
lion dollars. Animals for slaughter
go from $9SS,416 to $1,9O9,4S4. Poul-
try and eggs sold this year amounted
to $106,S5S. There are 1903 horses.
594 mules, 7,40S milch cows, 2S,OG5
other cattle, 1852 sheep, S9,599 swine
and 1925 dogs in Riley county.
Child Phone Operator. - Viola
Diehl, who Is only years old, is sue
cessfully operating the Farmers Mu.
tual switchboard at Pleasant Hill,
Dickinson county. The exchange
was started June /, 1904. with only
"a farmers. Her father, A. H. Diehl,
was elected president, having the CEN
trail or switchboard in room in his
house. At present he has 13 farmers
lines, representing 95 phones, and
four trunk lines built and paid for.
Viola began to answer calls when she
was years old and at present can
tell the ring and the line the sub
scriber is located on, the instant the
call is received
Claim They Are Willing. - Accord
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