The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-18
KANSAS COMMENT


ment over the gas illumination. The
gas company completed laying us
mains and turned on gas for the first
time.
Unsolved Mystery.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Guy
Gardner, the Santa Fe station agent at
Winfield, is still unsolved and the au'
thorlties have given up all hope OF
locating him either dead or alive.
Meian Bridge in Barton.-At Great
Bend the new Melan bridge across the
Dry Walnut north on Main street was
completed for regular travel last
week. Altogether it is the finest and
best bridge across the Dry Walnut.
and there are about twenty OF them.
The only criticism to be made Is that
the water way is far too small-if
there should come flood like in 1877
the bridge would dam up the water in
great volume.
Farm Products Show.-At Abilene
the farm products show has closed.
There were numerous entries In the
different specimens and some splendid
specimens of agricultural products.
Prizes aggregating $3.50 were given
away. Professor Teneyck, of the
State Agricultural College at Man
haitian, was present and made an in
teresting talk to the farmers at the
court house. His subject was Corn
and Corn Breeding
Another Gas Weli.-Another large
gas well was brought in in the dis
trict just north of lola. The measure
ment of it shows that it is good for
100000 cubic feet per day and proves
conclusively that there is a large I'M
developed field less than two miles
north of the city. Four miles north of
the city four large wells have been
brought In in the last month. The
supply of gas there is practically in
exhaustible, and is well protected
Northwestern Teachers-The North
west Kansas Teachers Association,
which meets at Oberlin November "a
rs, have out a programme. Senator
Beyeridge of Indiana is to lecture ON
Thursday evening and Ed Amherst OFT
of Chicago School of Oratory will lee
ture on Friday evening. Other promi-
nent speakers are Prof. Johnson of
Lawrence, Prof. McKeever Of Manhat-
tan, Hon. w. H. Haskell Editor John
w. Conway, Judge J. R. Hamilton, and
q fine list of school men.
To Establish Laundry.-The Associ-
ated Charities of Kansas City, Kansas,
which recently established a free
wood yard, has decided to establish a
hand laundry. The plan is to give
work to deserving poor women who
are unable to secure work during the
winter. Many of these women are
now taking in washing. Often they
are compelled to wash in shed kitch-
ems and in places where they are ex-
posed to cold drafts, which often
cause sickness.
Arkansas city's New HoteI.-W. R.
Ranney has purchased the FifthAve-
hue hotel at Arkansas City which was
built twelve years ago at a cost OF
$4,000. The hotel run for few
years previous to the opening of the
new country on the south, but for
many years has been used by many
families as a dwelling. The building
~ h1nnl. and iC five
stories high. 1t is the intention OF
Mr.. Ranney to thoroughly equip the
hotel and make it of the best hostel
ry in southern Kansas. This is one
of the improvements Arkansas City
is heir to on account of greatly i'm
proved condition since natural gas has
been found in paying quantities.
Boiler ExpIodes.-By the explosion
of boiler at Leavenworth the plant
Of the Kemp Furniture company, with
contents valued at $125,000, was prac-
ticaIly destroyed, one employe killed
and five others injured. one fatally
Green Nichols was killed. Thomas
Breddweiser was fatally hurt and four
others were more or loss seriously
hurt.
Give Banana Parties.-Banana par
ties are being given in Barton county
towns. Indications would seem to
point to as lively time as the first
night at a skating rink.
Was Ground to Death.-At Wichita
Thomas Muzzy, aged So years, was
run over and instantly killed by a
trolley car. He was walking near the
track and when the car got near him
he fell on the track and was horri-
bly, cut up. He leaves a wife and
seven grown up children, all living
Buried in Sand Bank.-Two boys
Floyd Black and William Randall
were killed at Jennings, Kansas, by
a sand bank caving on them. The
Randall boys father had just stepped
away from the bank when 1t fell on
the boys.
Fifth at WeIlsviIIe.-The Wellsville
Gas and Oil Company's fifth well was
shot and inside of twelve hours 200
feet of oil showed in the well. This is