The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-01-12
KANSAS COMMENT


Bethany Gets $4,000. 1t is an
nounced that Rev. A. w. Lindquiet OF
Kansas City, Mo-, solicitor for Betn-
any college, has secured $4,000 as
payment of the $4,000 college debt
Marauctte's New Church. - The
Methodist church at Marquette, which
was demolished by the cyclone last
spring. has been rebuilt and wss dedi-
Gated by Dr.. B. T. Stuber. The new
church has been erected at a cost OF
about $4,000.
Fear Dead Woman'j Land. - Resi-
dents of the negro settlen mt in 10
pcka are all stirred up over the DIS
covery there of a dried up hand Oh
a negro W N. 1t was found at one
of the favorite loafing places OF the
negroes. they are afraid OF the
chants" and have calle' dpon the
sheriff 10 investigate the mystery.
saIna to Have raid Firemen.-At
last. Salina is to have a paid fire de-
partment. A petition, sgned by
eighty-fve of the business men OF the
city. vas presented to the council,
asking for this paid department and
The council acted favorably on The pc
tition and instructed City Attorney
Lovitt to draw up an ordinance pro
viding for a fire department as de-
scribed in the petition.
Commissioner Walker UnIucky. -
A. d. Walker, railroad commissioner,
is having more than his share of
trouble His little daughter was
operated on for appendicitis a few
days ago. His wife is now quaran-
tined with scarlet fever. While driy-
ing out to his farm near Holton he
was thrown out of the buggy and had
a rib broken. He will be unable to
attend any meetings of the railroad
commission for some time.
Arrests in Shawnee County.-Dur-
ing the year just closed there were
3,09S persons arrested in Shawnee
county. Of this number 2,54O were
taken into custody for violation OF
ordinances in Topeka, and lodged in
the police station, and 75S arrests
made on state warrants and the pris-
oners locked up in the county jail.
March. June and August were the
banner months for crime. During the
wear sixteen men were sent to the
penitentary from this county.
A New Oil Magnate.-Represen
i've C. A. Stannard, of Emporia. own
err CT Sunny Slope farm, has within
the pas year built up bigger bust
ness than raising Herefords on his
Sunny Slope ranch. He is now sup
plying crude oil for fuel to the manu-
featuring interests of the state. He
owns twenty oil wells in the south
ern part of the state, but has con-
sn,erably more business than can be
s.pplied from his wells, and aside
from the Standard Oil Company he
is one of the biggest oil buyers in
the oil district
Wichita Wants Its ArtiIIery.-Citi-
yens of Wichita will contest the ac-
ton of the state military board on
its order that all the equipment of
local Battery A, Kansas national
guard. be sent to Topeka. A petition
has been sent to Gov. E. w. Hoch,
asking him TO issue an injunction
against the carrying cut of the mill
tary boards order The petition cites
the bill passed by the legislature last
winter which says that companies,
batteries, regimental bands and bat
talions shall be continued as the pres
ent organization and muster pro
vides.
Ore Records Broker Again. - Com
petition among zinc buyers in the Mis-
souri-Kansas district was more pro-
rounced than it has been for three
weeks. The basis price for GO per
cent ore for the y-eek was fixed at
$50. making highest grades worth
Ssh. Many large producers refused
to sell for less tha- a basis of S51.
The price for lead ore is $7S per ton.
This is several dollars in excess of
he previous recor,, price. One choice
lot of $50 tons produced by the Under
writers Land Company sold for $50
Fer ton.
Rushing Corn Shipments. = Farm
ers in Kansas are rushing their corn
II market as fast as they can in or
der to get it exported to Germany be-
fore the increased duty goes into eff
feet Germany has greatly increased
the duty on corn, to take effect IN
February. The increase will amount
to 6 or cents bushel. Thousands
of bushels of corn have been sold TO
grain men through"Gt the state. The
exports rush will coon &c over and
the elevators expect to work over
time until the first of the year. Near
~ all corn is grading No. >.
Broken Neck Mended.-E. R. Judd
Rock Island station agent at Selden,
who ..roke his neck in a fall recently
lint lived has been operated upOn at