The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-06-24

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solidated Oil company is composed of
Santa Fe men, and its headquarters
are at present in Chicago, So far, it
has confined its plans to supplying
Kansas towns. 1t promises to go to
Kansas City, Kansas, to Leavenworth,
Atchison and Topeka, but has said
nothing about crossing the Missouri
river. Members of the company own
land and leases at Chanute and INDIE
pendence.
L. j. NUaENT.-He is dead at the
age of 02 years. He was the only sur
viving member of the original Ottawa
Townsite company by which the city
of Ottawa was created. With others
Nugent erected suspension bridge
across the river at the site of the pres
ent main street bridge and for long
time conducted it as toll enterprise.
| KILLED BY LII Second Lieu
tenant Nathaniel E. Bower, of the en-
gineer corps, was instantly killed on
the rifle range at Fort Leavenworth
by bolt of lightning. The lieutenant
was in the firing line with his men
and was on the ground watching the
distant targets through field glasses,
when the lightning struck out of al
most clear sky
To PIGHr GAS PIPING.-The execu-
tive committee of the Kansas Gas Pro-
tectiye association met at Cherryvale
to appoint a committee to attend the
state charter board meeting to act on
the application of the Kansas Natural
Oil and Gas company on that date. In
few minutes time $50, 900 was raised
to fight the piping of gas from Kansas.
New Elk LODGE. Ottawa herd
of Elks, to the humber of eighty,
headed by the Gormly band, went to
Osawatomie and instituted q new
lodge. Among the members of the
Osawatomie lodge are Editors eleven
ger and Mills, of the Graphic and Globe
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officers of the Missouri Pacific.
ANOTHER Two INCHEs.-On June IL
two inches of water fell south of Chan
ute, and the Girard branch of the Santa
Fe was submerged for several hours.
Water ran over the tracks but not deep
enough to stop traffic. AT Winfield
the rain brought the rivers up again,
but not high enough to wash out the
railroads.
KINDLY RECEIVED. Since the depor-
tation of miners began from the Colo
RADIO strike district, district board No
IA, with headquarters at Pittsburg, is
anticipating the arrival of many of
them. The Colorado miners will be
kindly received by the miners and dis
trict board.
A FLOOD HERo.-"One of the heroes
of the late flood" says the Ottawa In
dependent, sis David Flaherty, young
farmer, who, with watering trough
for boat and board for a paddle
was successful in saving many lives
and in rescuing many people.
No Misunderstanding the COM
mencement exercises at Washburn
President Plass stated that the report
that Washburn was contemplating in
shutting Theological department in
the college is without foundation.
SOME LODGED WHEAT.-Wheat har-
vest has commenced in the portion of
the wheat belt centering at Salina.
Heavy rains have caused some of the
wheat to lodge badly and will make
harvesting difficult.
APPENDICITIS EPIDEMc.-The wife
of Postmaster Frank Harlow was sue
cessfully operated on at Kingman for
appendicitis. Thirteen cases of APP
pendicitis have been operated on in
the past six weeks.
OLD SETTLERS PICNIC.-About three
thousand persons attended the Ed
wards county old settlers picnic at
Kinsley.
HIT 143 PHoNEs.-An electric storm
at Stockton put 143 phones out of use
at one swipe.
FARMERS WANTED.-For the second
time this year the civil service commits
sion announces farmer examination
to be held at the Wichita postofflce on
July g. The commission is in need OF
farmers for the Indian service. Con
siderable difficulty has been expert
enced in securing a list of eligibles foi
appointment to office in the Indian
service.
) FROM KANSAS. Bell, the
r militia officer who is doing things il
: Colorado, was formerly a newspaper
man and real estate agent at Emporia
f. NJ. BAKER.--The most prominen
t grain dealer, F. NJ. Baker, of Atchison
is dead He operated a string of ele
{ vators in Northern Kansas and South
. ern Nebraska and has been in the grail
e business for about 25 years in that par