The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-20

has published papers at Oskaloosa ana
Valley Falls, is dead, aged so years
lie was '40er in the frat rush to CAN,
fornia. His sister, Mrs. S. 5. Cooper
who was in the hotel business for years
in Oskaloosa, while her husband con-
Quoted mercantile business next door,
died of paralysis of the heart while
looking at the body of her brother.
INSANE INNATE KILLED Amos l..
Maxwell. aged so years, an inmate OF
the Kansas asylum for the insane, sud
denly died us result of severe beat
ing alleged to have been given him by
Earl Neal and NJ. w. Peterson, two
guards. Governor Bailey said there
would be no embarrassing and If the
guards arc guilty they will have to
suffer.
ZINC SHELTERS SoLD.-lt is said thai
the Cranky Smelling and Mining com
pany has purchased the big Lanyon
zinc smeltcrs at Neodesha, Kansas.
The consideration is not known. Three
hundred thousand dollars is to be ex-
pended at once in charging the works.
The new smelters will employ GOO
men.
ENROLMENT AT BAKER. -President
Murin of Baker university, granted
the students a holiday in honor of the
colleges enrolment reaching 900: the
largest in the history of that institu-
ton. The enrolment represents 80
counties of Kansas, eighteen states and
territories and five countries
OH. NEAR WAMEGo.-It was struck
alta depth of $50 feet and was forced
mp through 800 feet of water Until
the well is cased and the water pumped
ont the flow cannot be ascertaincd.
The parties interested have leases on
thousands of acres No stock is offered
for sale as yet.
AN IRRIeATING PUMP.-Nathan Full
ler of .Lakin, has contracted for a
pump which will raise 500 to 900 gal
Ions Of water minute. The pump
will be run by an eight horse power
gasoline engine, and will supply water
enough to irrigatc Mr.. Fuller's large
beet fields.
JUDGES HOLD OVER. Attorney Cen
eral Coleman has unofficially affirmed
Godard's declaration that Governor
Bailey cannot appoint successors to
the Judges whose terms expire this
year, but that they will hold over until
the election of 1904.
PosTMAsTERs CONFIRMED. The SEN
ate has confirmed the appointment of
the following Kansas postmasters:
James VI. Morgan, Osborn; c. w. Smith,
Washington; G.. j. Barker, Lawrence;-
T. e. Thompson, Howard; G. Delaney,
AXtell.
New SIC, 900 CHURCH. months
ago the Methodist church at Sabetha
was destroyed by fire. A new church
which has cost $4,000 to build and
equip has just been dedicated 1t is on
the old site and is entirely free from
debt
SEVENTH DISTRICT VACANCY. Gov
ernor Bailey has announced that he
will not call congressional election
in the Seventh district until the time
for holding conventions is fixed.
WAS FloM KANsAs.-Mrs. E. S.
Slower, wife of ex-Liout. Gov. Slower,
of Kansas, died of paralysis at Albu-
querque on the 18th. The Stovers
have lived there 20 years.
LULING's AssIsTANT.-C. II. Luling
state insurance commissioner, has APP
pointed John II. Upton, of Wichita, TO
be stlte insurance examiner
VERMrL'IIoN WILL BoRE.-The peo-
pie of that Marshall county town are
proposing to bore hole 1000 feet deep
in search of oil, gas or coal.
CUT HIS THROAT. II. Johnson, of
the Central hotel of Medicine Lodge,
cut his jugular vein with pocket
knife and died speedily.
OIL AT NEW ALBANIA report in
dictates that considerable of an oil boom
is being started in New Albany, south
of Fredonia. Investors are entering
the field and leasing right and left at
whatever prices are asked. This part
of the field is continuation of the
Chanute territory but has been over
| looked.
THIRTY YEARS IN SERvICE.-Post
Quartermaster Sergeant Louis P. Ra-
ham has retired from the army at Fort
Riley after a service of thirty years
He has splendid record as a soldier.
FROM GAS REVENUE. city coun-
ell of Chanute voted to install an cleo
trio light plant in that city of 100 are
and 5000 incandescent capacity. the
plant will be paid for by an appropria-
! fions of 81. 900 n month from the rev.