The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-10
CHRONOLOGICAL REPORT FOR YEAa 1921
REVIEW Of THE IMPORTANT HAPpEHNGS

a. General showers help Kansas crops.
2j. Bennington Las $50 900 ire.
-6. Tornado IN Montgomery county kills
three persons-Town of Monett a
most wiped out.
20. Bank Commissioner j. N. Dolley's re-
port shows increase of one and
three-quarters millions in Kansas
state banks between December %,
1911, and April 2, 1912.
MAY.
/. Report by Secretary Coburn shows
condition of Kansas wheat best In
years, Sl.2 per cent-Total acreage
6065,0 900 acres.
.. Tornado between Larned and Offerle
NO one injured.
4. Cloudburst sends Smoky Hin out of
banks damaging crops and stock.
10. Heavy rains over KansaS--StreetS OF
Parsons flooded.
IL. Santa Fe begins laying steel on
Dodge C.ty-Co.mar cut off through
rai,roadless counties OF Southwest
EN- Kansas.
Marion county bride found murdered
ather-in-aw held for crime.
"a Ten thousand attend unveiling OF
Iawnee Rock monument.
"a. Dip omas withheld from winfield
high school students who turned
class picnic to a beer party.
j. N. Harrison of Topeka, elected
state commander Kansas G. A. X
81. Charles Harris. director state En-
ployment Bureau, issues call Tor zo'-
900 harvest hands.
JUNE.
/. State tax commission raises assessed
valuation OF KANSAS public service
corporations S3,SS6,O22.
6. Young husband and wife found with
s!.uils crushed, clasped In each 9TH
ers arms in their home at Paola-
Slayer not found.
8. State grain inspection law knocked
out by supreme court.
O. Kansas soaked Dy heavy rain-AVer-
aged one inch.
IA. -Four small boys drowned in pond
near OaAley, while wadng.
u. Fire at Armourda.e destroys u. L.
elevator, half million dollars worth
of grain and 80 houses.
&c. Balloonist at Dodge City rails 5,OOV
feet when parachute tails to open,
and lives
Kansas wheat harvest starts.
JULY.
g. With wheat overripe. call issued for
more harvest hands.
S. New wheat sells at 80 cents
8. Temperatures over 100 all over ran
SaS.
Farmers entice railroad laborerS To
harvest fields.
10. SIX bandits hold up Katy passenger
train near COffeytille-tailed alter
nine efforts to blow express safe and
fled without molesting passengers
l6. Bank Commissioner }. N. Dolleys re-
port shows increase in deposits in
state banks of $4,000 900 Tor fiscal
year.
II. Two women and one man drown in
Cottonwood river near Emporia'
while bathing.
AUGUST.
3. Reports show Is counties of Seventh
district produced over million Du-
shells of wheat each.
81. John A. Flack, delaulting cashier OF
the Abilene State bank, arrested in
New York to face charge OF emoez-
ing 10000 and wrecking bank.
pa. MYSTERIOUS horse epidemic becomes
serious in Western kansas.
SEPTEMBER.
1. New 100000 school at Jetmore. gift
of a Hodgeman county farmer, de-
stroyed by fire.
g. State tubercular sanitarium located
at Newton.
). Lone bandit holds up Missouri Pa
cilic train near Usage city.
% Man. wife ana daughter slain in
tent at Wellington-SOn arrested for
the crime.
OCTOBER.
l. Bank Commissioner j. n. Dolley re-
ports increase in Kansas bank de-
posts Of seven millions in three
months.
J. Foatmaster McElheny of Louisburg,
slain in own home by unknown as
sassin.
g. School girl and young veterinary sur
& ON. SWeethearts, die in suicide
pact near Bennington.
I. Former Senator W. ~ PETER, famous
Fupulist leader, dies at home OF
daughter at GrenOla.
o. Kansas Natural Gas company goes
into hands of receivers.
s. Frosts put stop to horse plague.
NOVEMBER.
:. Election dLy--Wilsou, Hodges and
Thompson elected. All rest of Re
publican ticket elected.
Equal suffrage wins in Kansas.
10. J. A. Wayland, owner OF Appeal tc
Reason, commits suicide at Girard
worried over federal indictments.
s.. Official count gives Hodges majority
Of 81 for governor.
%. Fred -. Warren, editor Appeal tt
Reason, ]. l. Shepard. FIT Scott, at
torney. and Eugene V. Debs, Social.
list candidate for president indicted
by federal grand jury on charge OF
inducing n government witness &c
leave the state.
g5 Supreme court denies petition of Cap
per's attorneys for recount.
DECEMBER.
49, Secretary F. -. COburn's annual re-
port for 1912 shows value of farm
products reached record total of 5SC
million dollars.
600 Ooo firO nj ROSgVilip