The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-06-22

May Buy water PIant. - Inc WIN
field Water Company presented
proposition to the city council to sell
the water plant to the city. The
value of the plant is put at 100000
Superintendent of Reformatory. =
James A. Caiy, of Mound City, has
been appointed assistant superintend'
ent of the state reformatory at Hutch
inson. The appointment will be in
effect on June 20. Cady is a native
of this county. He was county clerk
for five years.
Received Conscience Money. = The
railroad agent at Harper received ~
cents of conscience money from man
who stole a ride from Anthony to
Harper year ago. This is only one
of the many broad hints received by
! the railroads, and still they seem in
effective.
Loading Trains While Running. -
genius at Gem, small station on
the Rock Island, has completed and
patented a device for loading and I'M
loading passengers on rapidly moving
trains. He demonstrates the work of
the machine with small railroad he
has built in his yard.
Must Get Patents.-J. c. Gafford,
state accountant, has found in his
examination of the public land ac-
count of the state that many OF the
purchasers of school land from the
state have neglected to obtain pat
ents. The accountant is preparing a
list of All who have neglected to OBJ
tain clear title.
Wefiington's New HoteI.-Twenty-
five thousand dollars has been raised
by the committee of the Commercial
Club having the work in charge for
Wellingtons new hotel. Lacking
only $1,000 of the amount necessary,
it seems certain now that in a few
days the whole amount will be sub
scribed and work begun on the build
ing.
Harris Button Planned. w. H.
Ryan, chairman of the democratic
state central committee, has ordered
600 Harris buttons for use during
the campaign. The buttons bear the
significant inscription: II am for
Harris. Two cents a mile" Mr.. Ryan
said that he intended using many
thousands of these buttons during the
campaign.
Nemaha Dirt Active.-A good deal
of land has changed hands in Nema-
ha county since the first of the year.
During January, February and March
the real estate transfers amount to
$1064,614. 1t costs money to buy
land in Nemaha county Over a mil
lion paid for Nemaha county land in
three months is going some.
Improve Target Ranges.-It is the
intention of the War department to
expend, about ope-fourth of this years
appropriation for target ranges in the
improvement of the craftsmanship
facilities at Fit. Riley. The depart
ment still hopes that the range at the
post may be so equipped as to afford
an opportunity to hold the national
match of 1907 there. If this idea is
approved it will mean an expenditure
at Fl. Riley Of fully $4,000.
rs Lashes for Stealing. - Seventy
five ticks with a lash is the penalty
imposed by the Allen county Jail kan
CARGO court upon William McGreW. OF
course the full amount of punishment
was not delivered, though the prison
ers believed that it was all deserved.
1t is claimed that McGrew, who was
arrested for a drunk, spent all his
wages and then stole SO cents from
his wife, who takes in washing. At
least the Jail court thought him guilty
of the charge and punished him.
HiIlsboro State Bank. - ]. G Ho-
stutler, Of Pittsburg, has purchased
a controlling interest in the Hillsboro
State Bank of Hillsboro, Kan. Mr..
Hostutler is banker of several
years experience, having been until
recently connected with the First Ma
tional bank of Pittsburg, and prior to
that with the First National Bank of
Kan. He brings with him
ample capital to handle the business
and to merit the confidence and good
will of the people.
For Free Toll Service. - A move
ment for free county telephone SER
vice is under way. The telephone eX-
changes which have been built up by
movements in the towns
of Franklin county have been paying
toll for the privilege Of connecting
with the Ottawa exchange. Now they
want to talk to their friends in Otta-
wa without this toll charge. They
stand ready to bring their lines to
Ottawa and offer the Ottawa telephone
an exchange of courtesies.
In other words, in consideration of
the Ottawa exchange giving the coun-
try town exchange free connection,
the country town exchange will put
its service at the disposal of the pat
rons of the Ottawa exchange.
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