The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-02-23
KANSAS COMMENT

during the current year arrangements
would be made for the running OF ex-
cursions each month during the sum-
mer and autumn, for the purpose OF
bringing the people from neighborlng
towns and country into Leavenworth
in such manner that they may COM
bine business with pleasure.
Katy Officials Busy. - President
Finney, General Manager Allen, CHIEF
Engineer Fisher and other Katy OIL
cials left for Texas on a special train.
1t was announced by them that the
work on the big shops at Parsons Will
be begun within two weeks and that
$50 men will be put to ballasting and
laying 66-pound rails from Parsons to
Piqua March l.
Greeley Trying for oil. - Afford
Bros. & Lamb of Rantoul, moved rig
to Greeley preparatory to drilling Tor
OIL Only Gle rig will be used now,
but should oil be struck, four other
rigs will be brought here later. Tom
Afford of the above firm was here last
week and got leases. BY the terms or
the lease Afford is required to begin
drilling on all the above named places
within six months.
Labor Saving Device. - Elmer E.
Logan, of Larned, has solved the har-
vest hand problem by inveLting an
apparatus for handling wheat from
the header to the stack. The con-
trivance with one man does the work
of six men under the present harvest
ing system. This will revolutionize
things and save farmers not only
much money, but also much work
over the harvest hand problem.
Pay Taxes to Secure Rebate.-Pros-
perity is not always a losing PROPOSE
ton, but Neosho county has found
it so in the matter of taxation. The
farmers of this county are so pros
porous that most of them have been
paying all their t:xes to get the re-
bate. The county has lost in this
way over $4,000 on 1905 taxes, the
rebates amounting to s4,103.57, the
largest amount in the history of the
county.
Corn Contest for Boys.-Over 400
farmers of Elk county were at the
first farmers institute there, the sew
enth of the Santa Fe series, conduct
ed jointly by the company and the
Kansas Agricultural College, and it
had the largest attendance so far
than any of the series. About sew
enty-five farmer boys we're present.
Lectures were delivered on corn
breeding, alfalfa and soil fertility,
with spirited discussions on feeding
hogs and raising poultry. An organi-
cation was effected and it was voted
to take up the boys corn contest.
County Superintendent w., F. Biddin-
ger was elected secretary, and he
NAV organize a boys Agricultural
Club.
Franklin County Land Hieh.-What
is said to he the highest price ever
maid for large tract of land in Frank
lin county is that given by DR.. o. o.
Wolf for the Hatfield farm. The
price he pays is about s125 an acre,
and the consideration for the los
acres is around $4,000 A Groom
house. several large barns and other
improvements make it highly i'm
proved. 1t is understood that the big
Wolf farm four miles southwest of
Ottawa. known as the Glendale
Stock far.l, has been sold to an Ohio
purchaser for price exceeding
$4,000. There are nearly 500 acres
in the tract, which is finely improved
The sale of the Glendale Stock farm
is the biggest in the history of Frank
lin county.
Mistaken for Shoplifter. - Agnes
Lonergan brought suit in the Leaven-
worth count di1trict court against
the dry goods firm Of William Small
G. Co. for $4,000. She claimed she
entered the store and was mistaken
by w. F. Cobb, a member of The firm,
for a shoplifter. She declares Cobb
attacked her and examined a parcel
she carried, leaving the impression
with persons in the store that she
had stolen the goods.
Home From Cuba. - Ernest NJ.
Clark, the young Franklin county
stock man who mysteriou; 7 wander.
ed of to Cuba while on his way to
the Kansas City stock markets two
months ago, arrived in Ottawa. He
was met at the depot by the parents
and his wife Mr.. Clark says he wan
dered away from Kansas City with
no knowledge of what he was doing
and found himself eventually in st
Louis. He encountered a party Of
promoters headed for Cuba, and went
along. He was raising tomatoes or
rented ground when his fathers let
ter reached him. He will resume
management Of his ranch in this
county.
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