The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-05
.Notton,a New chursh. = The new


in Norton, has just been completed
at a cost of $500.
COMMITTED Proofs Suspended.-The
United States land Office at Topeka
| has just received an order from the
department of the interior, suspend
ing an investigation
Prosperity Item. = George Albin
bought sixty acres Of land in Logan
county last spring for $3.50. He plant
| ed it to cane and has just sold the
crop of cane seed for SG92, or 1912
more than the land cost him.
harper's Light Plant. - Construc'
ton work on the new municipal light
plant is being pushed to the utmost
with a large force of men. Material
is arriving daily. The outside work
will be practically completed by the
first of the year.
Bank Changes at FL Dorado.-W. F,
Benson was chosen vice-president OF
| the Citizens State Bank. He recent
! ly resigned as cashier of the Farmers
mad Merchants National Bank, with
which he had been associated for sev,
en- years.
cooper's Marriage Failure.-John
c. Cooper, the wealthy farmer who
married Clara Stookey, Topeka wo,
man, in Kansas City some time ago
and gave her $4,000 as wedding
present, was given a divorce from her
by the district court of Shawnee coun.
| ty.
HoIton's New Bank BuiIdina.-The
State Bank of Holton will have a new
| $4,000 home to take the place of the
building destroyed by fire a month
ago. The directors have appointed
a committee of three with power to
make plans and contract for the build
| ing.
~ Spotter Testimony. = The supreme
court has sustained Judge Aiknen, of
the Butler county district court, in
decision that spotter evidence in
liquor case is competent. After this
the rejection of spotter evidence by
court will indicate that the jointist
on trial has hook on the judge.
Postoftice Credentials. Jesse
Brooks will no doubt be given the
postoffice at Mound City by President
Roosevelt. The other day Brooks
was happy" to report the arrival of
triplets at his home, the aggregate
weight of the three babies being nine
teen pounds. Roosevelt was notified
Kansas Town Scorched.-The bust
ness part of Herndon was destroyed
by fire. Two drug stores, meat mar
ket, bank and three general stores,
including stocks and buildings, were
burned, together with smaller con-
Germs. A hardware store and general
store alone are left No estimate has
been made Of the loss. There is little
insurnce. -rs-.-, .--.a.-.,. .~
Operators Complain. - The confer
ence between the railroad rate max
ers and the operators of the Usage
coal fields has again been postponed
until some time in January. The
Usage operators were originally COM
plainants in the general coal rate case,
but they pulled out on the agreement
that the rate makers would hold con
ference with Them and adjust rates
for the Usage field The roads seem
TO be Indifferent as to when the con
ference shall be held. 1t has been
postponed a couple of times already.
Unless it is held soon the operators
will apply to the railroad board for re
lief. .r.
New Sweet Potato.--E. T. Ellison,
tato from Pagan island, South Sea is
lands, which he will plant next spring,
hoping to find it plant that will revo-
lutionize the sweet potato industry.
The sweet potato land west OF Abb
+ lene raises immense crops, but it is
difficult to keep the potatoes from
rotting and a large proportion is lost
that way. A sea captain brought
from the South Sea islands few OF
these potatoes which are said to re-
main firm and hard for months. The
University of California will expert
ment with them and Mr. Ellison will
try them for Kansas. If they produce
a hardy potato the sand hill land will
net the sweet potato men 500 an acre
annually.
Policy for Every Voter. = Kansas
has almost as many people carrying
insurance as there are voters in the
state. The reports in the insurance
department show that 321, 537 people
in the state carry insurance. Of this
number 129,121 carry insurance in old
line companies to the amount of $115,-
5,140, and 2,416 carry insurance
in fraternal companies to the extent
of S293 40G,005. This makes a total
insurance of over $4O8,OO0,0O0. The
| average vote cast in Kansas is about