The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-08-12

OF Parsons performed feat on an eye
that Is considered one Of the most diff
ficult things to do in the oculist's pro
fession. A certain Parsons person
who has heretofore had bad eyes, has
been taking treatment under the doc
tor, until one of his eyes Is as gooc
as ever, but the other eye Is totally
blind and now has turned white. The
doctor tattooed the eye and restored
to it the natural color giving 1t the
appearance of a perfect eye even to
presenting the exact color of the ma
tural eye.
Big Mortgage FiIed.-The Kansas
Natural Gas Company has filed a
mortgage for four million dollars, in
the registers office, to the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company of New
York The mortgage is secured by
81 leases in Chautauqua county, and
by leases all over the gas belt. This
is the concern which was recently
refused charter by the state au-
thorities at Topeka. 1t is going to
pipe the Kansas gas to towns be-
yond the gas belt Already it has
many car loads of pipe for mains at
Galena.
Getting Mineral riehts.-According
to information made public one OF
the most extensive mineral leases,
with which the Katy has had to do,
has, it is understood been consum-
mated between the Katy Company
and B. p Mcdonald of Fort Scott,
whereby the latter is to acquire
mineral right to all land lying within
the boundaries of the Katy's right OF
way between Leroy on the Neosho di-
vision and the Kansas line, one and
one half miles south of Chetopa.
Guaranteed Pastures The state
cattle inspector quarantined number
of pastures near Maple City, east OF
Arkansas City, for Texas fever. The
disease has caused four deaths in
one pasture and other cattle are al
fected. Cattle driven from below the
quarantine line into the state con-
trary to law are said to be the cause
of the disease.
Reformatory Refugee.-John Smith,
a negro who escaped from the Kansas
state reformatory at Hutchinson, Kan,
July 81, was captured by l.. P. Hewitt,
deputy sheriff. Smith was taken to
the county jail in Kansas City, Kan,
and will be returned to Hutchinson.
Smith is feet, inches tall, and is
"a years old, He was sent to the
from Emporia.
coffeyvlIe's School Term.-School
will begin in Coffeyville Setember IL
and will continue for eight months.
That was one very important matter
settled by the school board. All
school houses will be ready for occu-
pancy by that time. The corps OF
teachers will be complete and the in
dications point to a very good and
successful year.
To the NorthWest-Now that the
Kansas farmers are about through
with their wheat harvesting the men
who helped them are rushing to the
wheatfelds of the northwest. Local
railroad men have received many re-
quests from the farmers up there for
harvest hands and are getting togeth-
err all they can.
Drowned While Bathing.-Private
Jones, Twenty-sixth battery field artll-
lery of Vancouver barracks, Washing
ton, who has been attending the Far
rier's school at Fort Riley, was drown
ed in the Kaw river while bath
ing.
Bio Log RolIing.-The Fifth con-
gressional district log rolling OF the
Modern Woodmen will be held Aug
ust 81. The Abilene Flambeau Club
and the Parker Amusement company
will be features.
Claims Self Defense.-At Olpe Vic
tor Seaman was shot by Richard Wat
kins and died of his wound. Watkins,
who is said to have shot in self-de-
tense, is under arrest.
Better Than Expected.-Wheat in
Rice county is making from to AZ
bushels to the acre. With a range OF
FIVE octaves, who can roar on pros
perity's keyboard?
Organize Bank.-The comptroller OF
the currency has approved the appli-
cation of the following persons to
the Peoples National Bank,
of Cherryvale, Kans., capital $4,000;
Charles A. Mitchell, William c. Dis
Gus, Benjamin F. Moore, Charles o.
Wright and Michael insolvency.
On Charge of Murder.-Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, a negro woman, was arrested
and placed in the county Jail on the
charge of numbering Daniel Hogan, a
machinist who was held up and killed
on the night of March 81 at Leaven-
worth.
Best Oil Well.-An oil well on the
Staads farm, two miles northwest of
Osawatomie was shot and the best oil
err in the district came in. The drill
had penetrated thirty feet of oil sand.
The shot blew the casing to the top