The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-09-14

notified the receivers of the Kansas
land Offices to cease issuing patents
for land until he can complete his in
vestigation of the land fraud
charges.
Trotting Steer Is Dead. - San An
tonic Pete, the famous and only trot-
ting steer in the United States, was
killed by an east-bound Missouri Pa
cific passenger at Logan. The steer
was owned by Dougherty Bros. Last
year AL Dougherty went on the road
with the animal and visited several
states, attracting much attention
wherever he went.
"Woman Killer Ruined."-Prof. ].
c. Lapri, the aeronaut, is still having
trouble with his womankilling bal
loon. At Mcpherson one of his
assistants, was burned almost to
death and the cause of all his troubles
was almost totally destroyed. Just
before he gave the word to cut the
DlS DdllOOH lOOSe II caught hiO Ga"
before the blaze could be extinguish-
ed it was ruined. The balloon was
the thirteenth built by Prof. Lapri,
and it was the cause of one woman's
death, the horrible burning of a man
and the serious injury of himself.
Now that the big balloon is ruined,
better luck may follow the aeronaut.
Corn in Good Condition. - Reports
from secretaries of county agricul-
tural societies regarding crop and
stock growing conditions are slow in
coming into the state department OF
agriculture The reports received in
dictate that corn is in excellent condi-
ton in all parts of the state except
in the few western and northwestern
counties where the corn was injured
early by protracted drouth. The re-
ports generally indicate that the corn
crop will be one of the largest ever
produced in the state. Recent rains
have been mostly local and there are
a few localities where it is becoming
most too dry for fall blowing. The re-
port from Republic county states
that hog cholera is prevalent in the
western part of the county and fears
are expressed that the disease may
become epidemic.
Chickens Are Plentiful. - D. W.
Travis of Pratt, state fish and game
warden, says that he is having less
trouble in enforcing the laws protect
ing quail and prairie chicken this fall
than he anticipated "The sportsmen
of the state are generally cooperating
with me- he said, land | am finding
that they are anxious to assist in the
prosecution of all people caught shoot
ing game during the closed season.
The open season on prairie chicken
will begin September Is and there is
going to be some mighty good chick
en- shooting in various parts Of the
state. I think fewer chickens have
been killed out of season this year
than any other year since | have
been watching the operation OF our
game laws. There is one thing
want to say to sportsmen, though,
that may save some of them embar-
rassment. All hunters licenses is
sued prior to June 80, 1906, have ex-
pired. Any man who hunts this fall
without a license issued since July
/ is in danger of prosecution. Through
misunderstanding of the provisions
of the law many hunters are neglect
ing to renew their licenses. They are
taking a serious chance of trouble as
it is my purpose to enforce the law
just as rigidly as possible"
Over Six Million Tons. - The coal
production of Kansas is the subject
of a report for 1905, by E. w. Parker
to the United States Geological Sur
vey. Other states produce more coal
than Kansas does, but no state has
made a greater increase of output.
In 1905 Kansas produced 6,46S,S29
tons of coal. worth on the spot
So, 410,632. This was an increase
since 1896 of nearly 125 per cent. To
mine this production in 1905 12,OO6
men were employed an average OF
PIP days. The average production
per man was 1888 tons and the aver
age daily production per man was
2.54 tons. OF course this includes
all the men employed in all the
mines of the state, and since, in new
or undeveloped coal territory, the
mining is done in a desultory way,
and by inexperienced men, the daily
average per man here stated is not
a fair estimate of the full earnings
Of the miners. For the coal miners
of Kansas, with few exceptions. be-
long to the United Mine Workers OF
America and are workmen of the
highest order of intelligence and
skill.
Federal Court Term Postponed. -
The September term of the federal
court at Wichita has been postponed
from September 10 to September "a.
BaIIoonist Was Killed. - In full
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