The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-04-18
BRIEF MENTION OF
KANSAS NEWS ITEMS

braska and former congressman, Il
dead at Wichita after an illness o.
five years. DR.. Cobb was friend Of
transactions with the great enamel
pator at Decatur, Ill. DR.. Cobb came
to Wichita thirty years ago. He is
survived by widow.
Ten gas tractors. each pulling -four
teen or more plows, will tear up the
soil for Haskell county crops this
spring and fall Most of them have
been bought recently. Land men an
ticipate an enormous increase in crop
acreage this year and attribute the
renewed energy to the advent of the
Santa Fes new Colmor cutoff.
An audience of 5000 heard Cover
nor Hodges speak at Wakeeney the
other day. A barbecue was given by
the business men of the town in cele-
brating the completion of new $27,-
900 county high school building. The
school building is the pride of the
county. j. H. Niesly is serving his
seventh year as principal.
At the funeral services of John S.
Gilmore, the pioneer editor and Kan
sas historian, it became necessary to
utilize the largest church in the city
to accommodate the crowd. The stores
closed and business was suspended
during the services. Many newspa-
per men from various parts of the
state were present.
Anticipating a big demand for fire.
proof rubbish receptacles when the
new state law regarding garbage
comes into effect, G. B. Hoar, &C.
ment worker here, has patented re-
ceptacle which will hold a dray Loaf
of trash. 1t is fireproof and weighs
600 pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilmarth of
Liberal are informed they have in
herited 400 acres of land within four
miles of Berlin, Germany The tract
is valued at 100000 They will leave
this summer for Berlin, where they
plan to dispose of the property and
return to Kansas.
Edward Weidlein was reelected
mayor of Augusta and the present
council continued in office by the re-
cent election. Bonds for $4,000 for
municipal electric light plant carried.
This amount will be added to the
$4,000 the city already has on hand.
J. George Brinkman of Great Bend
Bend has sold his 1,250-acre ranch in
Usage county for $4,000, $50 an acre,
Part of the consideration is a large
apartment house in Kansas City.
Lewis Ward, wealthy ranchman
of Harper county, was burned to
death at his home by the explosion
of can Of kerosene with which he
was trying to start fire.
The Bowen flour mill at Indepen-
dence, erected in 1882, was complete
ly destroyed by fire early the other
morning. The loss is estimated at
$65,O0O
Nathan Archer, an inmate of the
Soldiers home at Leavenworth, was
killed by street car the other night.
His death occurred near the home
gate.
Nearly 5000 in $40 and $40 gold GER
tificates were picked up in the street
at Leavenworth recently. 1t was sup
posed to be part of mail robbers
loot.
The Farmers Elevator at Olmitz
was destroyed recently by fire. A
great amount of wheat belonging
principally to the farmers of that vi
cinity, who were owners Of the ele-
vator, was destroyed
A prairie fire burned the Ralph Wal
lace wheat ranch, according to tele-
phone reports received at Santa Fe
About 200 acres of valuable crops and
several ranch buildings were de-
stroyed. The fire started from a
stroke of lightning.
Robert Whitman, a pioneer OF Pratt,
died at his home in that city recently.
Mr. Whitman was one of the found
ers of Pratt, having been a resident
for nearly thirty years. He fought in
the Civil War and on the plains
against the Indians.
One hundred and fifty-two coyotes,
two bob cats and 1923 jackrabbits is
the record reported by Arthur Good
ale, made by himself and Jake Dol
lison, in an all winter hunt in Clark
and adjoining counties.
Senator Thompson has recommend.
ed the following for Kansas postof
fees: A. B. Smith. Robinson; ]. A.
Thompson, Whitewater; Edward Cor
rigan, dillingham;; ]. w. Niehaus, Fort
Leavenworth.
Several hundred gallons OF whisky
and many cases of beer and wine were
recently poured into the Arkansas
river at Wichita by the authorities.
George Todd, the young son of Da-
vid Todd, who lives on the county
line west of Burlington, accidentally
was killed by a companion, Rollie Hol-