The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-04-24

Mr.. Mossman will begin work on May
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Leg Broken In Six Places. - Miss
Maisie Eells was quite seriously hurt
in runaway at Concordia. Inc
horses SHE'D at an automobile, turn
ing the buggy over on the little girl
breaking her leg in six dlhereht
places.
Booms Penitentiary Irvine. Gov
ernor Hoch wants to know why ths
farmers of Kansas do not fall in with
his plan and buy their Irvine from the
state penitentiary plant. 'What IS
the matter with them" Hoch says.
Haven't they the backbone of the
farmers of Minnesota? They are told
that If they buy trust Irvine every
thing will go without hitch. That is
alright, but what is to interfere with
their buying prison twine. They
have a right to. The Minnesota farm
ers make a success of it. They are
not afraid
Condition of Kansas Wheat.--Wln-
ter wheat in Kansas for 1908, accord
ing to the report just issued by f.
d. Coburn, secretary of the staIe
board of agriculture, averages 9l.4 at
this time A total of 6,97S,32S acres
were planted, of which about "a was
plowed up. leaving GS11,S00 acres
standing now. The counties averag-
ing 100 or above are in the eastern
three tiers, Harper leading with 90.
Dry weather in extreme western ssid
northwestern counties and ht;h
winds are causing some damage. ".
Coburn takes his usual rap at IL
calamity workers. His report FOL
lows: The winter wheat area Oh
Kansas for 1907 was 7,051,SS2 acres
or the largest ever recorded. Last
November the boards correspond
ents estimated the area sown for the
1908 crop less by about | per cent,
and approximating G,97S,32S acres. Or
this it is now reported that "a per
cent probably will be plowed up ieaV-
ing 6.S11,SOO acres standing, and It's
present condition averages ola LOT
the state. All the counties credited
with conditions of 100 or above are
in the eastern three tiers, except
Harper. which has an average Oh
105. the highest. Considerable dam
age is reported in extreme west
ern and northwestern counties, as
cribed chiefy.so dry weather and the
winds blowing out the wheat, al
though in sixty-one of the 1O5 coun-
ties none is reported abandoned.
Correspondents in possibly a dozen
counties make mild mention of the
Hessian fly, while reference to the So
called "green bug" is even less fire.
quent and the presence of the chinch
bug is suspected by but one reporter.
The average condition for the state
today Is above 81. Two weeks later
than this last year it was 81, and the
crop $4,000. 900 bushels. Two years
ago it was S9.5 and we harvested
80, 900 600 bushels. Four years ago IL
was S3.5 and the crop was 65,OOo'UOo
bushels. The average April condition
for five years prior to this year was
80. and within those years Kansans
put in their bins something more than
O0,0O0,0 900 bushels of wheat. FER
sons inclined to nervousness will 90
well to constantly carry in mind that
our states unapproachable speciality
is hard winter wheat, which, with It's
firm fall-gained root-hold can survive
a dryness of soil early fatal to others
less hardy; or. failing to terminate in
the fall, can yet make growth IN
the spring, and later yield, when
no other variety equals.
Winfield Jail Breaker Arrested. -
]. r. Hawkins, who broke jail at WIN
field the night of March 81. after as
saulting the jailor, Earl Day, was
captured at Garrett and brought back
to Winfield.
Kansas officer shot Down.-Caught
off his guard, William Carr night
Waterman at Caney, was shot three
times and killed by Mark Kiilion'
whose poker room it is alleged the
officer raided. No resistance was
made at the time of the raid, but
later in the evening Killion armed
himself and w2ylaid the marshal as
he came out of restaurant A num-
her of shcIs were exchanged between
them. but Killion escaped unhurt. Po-
liceman Carr was shot five umes'
two wounds being mortal. He lived
about forty-fve minutes after the
shooting. After shooting his vistim
down Killion hammered him over the
head with his pistol until he thought
him dead. then taking the marshsls
gun. he walked down the street "%n
gun in each hand. making ths
crowd stand aside. He was captured
and taken to the county Jail at lnde-
pendence.
All Were Promoted. - John Smith
secretary of the state tax commission
since its organization. nearly year
ago. has resigned to become a nation