The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-03-27

Il. G. Rawlings Is out on his reg
ular spring trip. He will do more
casing for Chanute than half dozen
wells could do.
| Conductor John Ramsey has quit
being an oil driller and resumed hi.
run on the Girard branch.
Bert Mundell has just closed sue
cessful term of school in the home
district. His patrons made big din
ner at the close aud the pupils present.
ed him with a fine album. Mr.. Mum
dell received the highest wages ever
paid by the district and is offered an
increase for next year. He will go
back to Nickers0n to take up his
studies.
A fine gas well was brought in on
the VIM. Hanson land. west of Cha
mute, one day last week. Mr.. Hanson
has a contract with some parties to
put in glass plant and pay him so
much per thous and for the gas.
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The Columbia Co., operating on a
tract north Of the Stewart bottom,
brought ia fine oler last week. The
well was shot Saturday and the show
ing is very gratifying.
Mr.. Meyers, OF this city, and DR.
Hes, Of Urbana, are leasing the cOun-
try about Urbana.
Lem Cole and Tom Maloney have
leased TO Mcmillan 81 Co Speedy
aud continuous development is re-
Quired by the lease.
The new we'll on the Beach land
was shot Saturday and is said to be
one among the best.
G. P. Baxter went to Bartlsville the
first Of the week.
The talk Of piping gas to Kansas
City is again being revived. Such
thing ia possible but not likely at pres
ent. All the gas that this country
produces can be used at home and we
see 20 reason why it shnuld be piped
away.
1t would be much better for all par
ties concerned, to offer the gas at
rates that would induce few factor
les TO come 10 aud locate in the local
tiles where the gas Is found. In that
way the gas woul0 not I've wasted and
lost in the long pipe lines and the
community would be built up and
greatly improved By the factories.
And nov our Lola attorneys ella M
they want to extecd the electric line
TO Independence via Thayer and
Cherryvaie. Why not Say thence to
Bartlsyille via Caney, thence on to
Beaumont. and they would have the
oil field petty well COVERED. This
last card will doubtless. take the
game.
Coffeyville is deve,nping an oil tielo.
They brought in a good well last
week.
A fine oil well was brought ia last
Saturday. six miles northeast Of Cha
mute, on the Allen county line, II
was shot Monday, and is SAID to be an
extra tine producer. 1t is in the new
! TERRITORY on the high prairie land.
| MesSrs PenSet and Anderson. who
have been drilling In Mr.. O'Neil's big
gsssers west Of town, are expecting
another drill rig this week.
There is talk Of refinery being
built in Chanute. 1t would be a great
encouragement to the oil industries
here il we could have one.
Mr.. ]. +. Colt, of Lima, O., who is
largely Interested ia the Ono oil fields,
has recently been through the Kan
.sas field and speaks in glowing terms
OF the prospects here. In fact, nc
| say btlr ~ Ufic VII hNlu vi tifS
United States. that the eastern field
has been bored out and soon the re.
liners must look to Kansas and the
Territory for their supply,
Lease suits are multiplying in theoiI
field. Farmers leasing should be care
full that they understand thoroughly
all the provisions OF the lease and
should always keep a duplicate.
1t seems S. c. Brown has developed
into regular oil development man.
We thought that man Knapp would
make something out OF Shell.
Rider & MuDdy brought in another
good oller in the Humboldt field last
week
Winfield is having poor luck d, vel
oping gas. They have put down three
dry holes lately. They will get II if
they do not become discouraged.