The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-05-11
KANSAS COMMENT

splitlog Drag.-Cherry township IN
Montgomery county is to give the
King splitlog drag trial, and II there
is any virtue in this system OF max
ing good roads, the trustees propose
to find it out. Twelve have been or
de.ed and will be put to work at once,
and If they prove success other
Townships will follow suit and the
work will probably be made perman-
emit
Capture Horse Thieves. - After
chase lasting for ten days over
course covering the entire northwest
ern portion of the state and a section
of Nebraska, Sheriff Bogart has ar
rested W. B. Stevens, Cleveland SteV-
ems, Fl. G. Mckinney, A. j. Watson
and the notorious John Doe. The par
ty are accused of having stolen SIN
teen head of yearling mules from
James Williams of Finney county
Col. Taylor Ordered West.-Colonel
Sidney w. Taylor, commanding the
artillery subpost at Fort Riley for the
past two years, has been ordered 10
Fort Worden. Wash, to take COM
mand of the artillery district or PuSet
Sound He will move from here TO
his new station at once. The district
of which he will take command COM
prises Forts Worden, Flagler, Ward
and Casey, garrisoned by twelve COM
panies of coast artillery, about l,4Oo
men.
Will Extend Rifle Range.-The ma
tional rifle range which the govern
ment established on the Fort Riley
reservation two miles north OF juno
ton City in 1904 at cost OF ABOUT
$4,000, is to be extended and lmproV-
ed this spring. The work is TO be
commenced soon and the war depart
ment will spend $4,000 in making
the improvements on the range, which
is to be annually the scene of the ma
tional rife matches. Most OF this
big appropriation is to be spent IN Ia
Dor.
Teachers Meet in Emporia. - Dur
Ing the high school convention the
superintendents of the schools OF
cities of the first and second classes
of which C. S. Whiteman, of Topeka
president. and i. A. Lowther, of EN-
poria, secretary and treasurer.
committee was appointed to arrange
course Of study for the grade
schools of the state which will be sub
mitted to the association next DC
tober The object of this is to try
and make uniform course of studies
of the grade schools throughout the
state. The association will meet IN
Emporia next October.
Can Sell All Its Output.-The Paola
Refinery Company has purchased OF
tie Bayse Crude Oil Company 100
acre oil lease on the Killy farm, a mile
southwest of town. The considera-
ton was 10000. A short time ago
the Bayse company sold twenty-five
acre lease from its holdings for
$4,000. The company paid $500 for
these leases in the first place and has
marketed from $4,000 to $4,000
worth of OIL The Paola refinery has
a ready market for all the products
II can turn out, and the company felt
that it needed the Bayse lease to guar
antee steady supply Of oil for the
refinery
1 Reno County Mans Claim. - Rura-
ma Harpole of Reno county, has
claim against the federal government
amounting to $4,000. At the time OF
the war of the rebellion Mr.. Harpole
lived in Putnam county, Tenn, and
was on the route of the Union army
which came along and took from him
horses. mules. harness, hogs, chick
ems and destroyed stables, fencing
and clothing, besides other things.
The government never took the
trouble to pay the loss, so Mr.. Har-
pole is seeking redress now A few
days ago Senator Long introduced a
bill in the senate allowing Mr.. Har-
pole the $500 claimed.
Santa Fe Improvements. - Before
the end of the present summer the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe will
complete many new improvements in
Arkansas City, which will improve
greatly its property there and add to
its value Some Of the improve
ments are now under way. The elect
ric light plant will be ready for use
in a few weeks, providing there is no
delay to the material already order
ed. The linemen are nov setting the
poles and preparing to string the
wires throughout the company's
property. When the plant is in opera
ton the depot. shops, round house,
Offices and right of way from the city
to the south yards will all be lighted
by electricity. Work is progressing
in nice shape and this is going to be
Oh of the most important move
ments. The plans for the new freight
depot are now in the Office of the
architect and engineering department