The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
KANSAS COMMENT

Robbed Postosfice.-I. c. zones, who
pleaded guilty in the federal court TO
burglarizing the postofflce at Admire,
Lyons county, on the night of Novem-
Der 20 and stealing 5000 worth of pos
tage stamps. was sentenced to the
penitentary for thirty months and to
pay fine of $500
Kansas Pure Food Campaign-The
state board of health is now making
pure food campaign. 1t has sent
number Of samples of different kinds
of prepared foods TO the state chemist
for analysis. If tpX unhealthy sub
stances are found in them the board
VIII bar their sale in Kansas.
Old Road Being Opened Up. = The
government has just commenced work
On public roadhorth Of Junction City
on the ut. Riley reservation, known as
the "Old Goyernor Harvey road" 1t
has been closed for a couple of years,
but at the last session of congress
an appropriation of $1,000 was made
to reopen the highway and make a
first-class road of it.
Little Contagious Disease. = Only
two cases Of contagious disease are
III Ernporia, all the others having
been released from quarantine. The
danger of, an epidemic from diph-
iberia, which was feared some time
ago, has been allayed by the doctors
who state that there is little sickness
of any nature in Emporia and no con-
tagio;is diseases except the two men
toned.
Ka:ir Corn Yield. = Probably the
largest yield of kaffir corn in Kansas
this year was harvested. by w. j.
Thomas from prairie farm, in But
Ter county. He threshed 4S5 bushels
from Z measured acres, or 70 bushels
to the acre. At the present price OF
thirty cents a bushel, Mr.. Thomas re-
ceivcd s21 per acre for his crop. This
is a sample OF what Butler county
prairie land will produce in gocl
season when properly tended.
The SunfIower The Kansas sun
flower, the buffalo chipless desert sun
flower. the sunfower that originated
here and was here when the Spanish
explorers first. visited, this region jim
1918, may become tie national flow
err of this country. The department
of agriculture is agitating the ques-
ton of sunfower culture, believing
that there is much money in the in
dustry if; the farmers of this country
can be persuaded to take it up.
Bad Language Barred.-On account
of offensive language causing disord-.
ers that resulted in two murders be-
ing committed at Fort Riley recently,
Instructions have been issued by the
post authorities that any enlisted man
who violates the twenty-ffth article
of war, using offensive language and
melting one to personal encounter,
will be compelled to apologize to the
person insulted in the presence Of the
troop. -
Farmer Slabs Merchant. - Because
John Schalz, a merchant Of Hobart,
told Edward Morris, "A. farmer, when
the latter inquired the price of a pair
of shoes and then complained that. it
was exorbitant, that those shoes are
much too good for you to wear"
Schalz was stabbed TO the heart with
a pocketkgife. The stabbing was on
the threshold Of the Z, store. ,Schalz
leaves wife and eight small child
rem. Morris, vino, is in. jail. has a
family of SIX. @
Captured Contrahand Gams.-After
lively chase through several pas
senger coaches and after having out
witted two%men,- Gerald Void, deputy
game warden, secured two travelling
bags containing thirty dozen quail at
the Santa Ne railway station at Wich-
tia. Both snen were forced to drop
the grips containing the birds to make
their escape. The grips also con-
tanned eleven wild ducks. The de-
putty wardeh asserts the game was
killed in olaaho4fa and brought here.
The Oklahoma game law does not
permit of Sme being killed and ia
ken out of fhe State.
QUESTION for Ceurts.-Attorney Gen
oral Coleman has rendered an opinion
to the effect that the state board of
railroad commissioners have no right
to dip into the quarrel between Edo
RADIO and the Missouri Pacific rail
road over the removal of shops. Many
years ago Eldorado voted bonds to aid
the road in establishing shops at that
place with an agreement that the
shops should: be operated there "as
long as grass grows and water flows"
Recently the road. decided to move the
shops. and Eldorado brought its griev-
ance to the railroad board. Attorney
General Coleman, holds that the trou-
BILE between kEldorado and the Mis-
souri, Pacifcas question for the
courts to settle.