The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-23
KANSAS COMMENT

Comanche Land and Cattle company
with a capital of $4,000, has been
chartered.
Put in System. - The Edwards
County Telephone company, capital
$4,000, has been chartered by the
state to put in a system at Lewis.
On the Move.-Another indication
that things do move in western Kan
sas is the fact that the real estate
transfers in Barton county between
November Is and December amount
to $4,000. Very little OF this land
has been purchased by people living
outside the county, the latter having
been outbid by home people.
; Reouisition Granted. - Governor
Bailey granted a requisition from GOV
ernor Vardaman of Mississippi, ask
ing for the return of William John
son, now in Jail at Oswego, Kan. In
1889 Johnson was arrested in Homes
county, Miss, charged with murder
He was convicted of manslaugnter
and sentenced to nine years impris-
onment. A few days later he escap-
ed and has Just been Located.
Big Mortgage Fiied.-At lola a
mortgage of $4,O00000 has been re-
ceived in the office of the register OF
deeds to be placed on record. me
mortgage is made by the Kansas
Natural Gas company to the Fidelity
Trust company of Pittsburg, Pa, and
involves leases on oil and gas lands
in Elk, Coffey, Neosho, Chautauqua,
Anderson Woodson, Allen, Wilson,
Labette and Montgomery counties.
Oil Sand at Valley center.-At a
depth of more than LOO feet, an Oil
and gas company which is sinking a
prospect hole near Valley Center,
struck a two-foot vein of oil sand. The
drillers say the conditions are the
same as as those found at Chanute
and that oil or gas is liable to be
found in paying quantities at any
time. The drill is kept working day
and night. A black shale and slate
were found beneath the oil sand.
Buried Together.-From the Ca
thedral in Concordia occurred
double funeral, that of Joseph Ma
deau, aged SO years, and his wife,
aged 70 years, who died within few
hours of each other at the home OF
daughter south of Concordia. They
came here from Canada in the '7Os
and were among the county's wealthy
farmers and highly respected citizens
Mr.. Nadean spent thirty-five years as
a travelling salesman in Canada.
Corn Husking Story. - Reflections
from the Kensington Mirror: Lee
Hobson says it will take $500 to pay
two boys for husking corn nine hours
on the 18th day of this month Harry
League husked one hundred bushels,
leaving his wagon one-half mile from
the house at noon to go to dinner and
unloading three loads. Charley Weld
erman husked one hundred and thirty
bushels, going to the house a quarter
of a mile away with his corn and IN
loading four times.
Guilty of Wife Murder.-At Troy
the jury in the case of Robert Hinch-
man found him guilty Of murder in
the second degree after being out SIX
and one-half hours. Hinchman shot
and killed his wife at her mothers
home in Severance, October IA, While
attempting to regain possession OF his
adopted daughter, whom his wife had
taken to her mothers home. The pun
ishment for second degree murder is
from ten years to life Imprisonment
in the penitentiary.
Leaped From Train.-Oliver Pick
EFT, charged with violating his parole,
was being brought back to the State
Reformatory at Hutchinson from To
peka. when he leaped from Santa
Fee train inside the city limits, dur
ing the absence of Officer j. w. Lib
engood, who thought his prisoner
safe with handouts on. He made
good his escape.
Don't Need ia Harper man de-
clares that the Kansas-Colorado suit
is useless. He AYERS that Kansas
doesn't need the waters of the Arkan-
sas river.
Throwed Red Pepper.-Mrs. }. M.
Horton. wife of the landlord OF the
Grand View hotel at Arkansas CITY,
drove some Santa Fe strikers, who
desired to talk to strike breakers
from her husbands place by throw
ing red pepper in their eyes after
commanding them to leave.
Right-of-way Secured.-The survey
has been made and the right-of-way
for i95 miles secured for the Gulf
Hutchinson and Northwestern rail
road, and 1t is reported that the worf
of throwing dirt will begin in the
spring.
Murder In Second Degree. - Al
Taavanworth the verdict returned By