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

at Patterson lake, near Mount Hope.
of heart failure. Mr.. Dumont was at
the lake with a party of friends on a
hunting trip. Early in the morning
he visited the blinds and returned to
the club houses. He sat down in O
chair to rest after returning, and in
ten minutes was dead. He was born
in New York in 1876. After coming to
Kansas he lived in Nemaha county for
a while, later removing to Wichita.
He had lived there nearly a quarter
of century. He was prominent in
G. A. R. and Masonic circles. His
widow and seven children survive
him.
Benefited Wheat.-Snow and rain
came to nearly every county in Kansas
during the past week. The bulls in
the Chicago grain pit have been trying
for several days past to create the
impression that the Kansas wheat crop
was in great danger from Hessian fly
and drouth. The truth is that little
damage has been done, although the
wheat has made poor progress. There
always are Hessisan flies in wheat to
some extent, and the crop this year is
no worse off than any other. The
rain and snow will put the crop in fine
shape for winter
! Test New Field Gun.-Brigadier
Gen. John P. Story, chief Of artillery
service of the army, will arrive at Fort
Riley with board of officers from the
ordnance department. These officers
are coming for the purpose of being
present at test of the new armament
with which the Seventeenth battery
field artillery was recently equipped.
/ This battery is the only one In the
service that has been supplied with
/ the new field guns that are being man
ufactured for the United States army
| Gen. Bells PIans.-General j.
rankin Bell, U. S. army commandant
of the infantry and cavalry school at
Fort Leavenworth post, has sent to
the chief of staff plans and descrip-
tons in detail Of elaborate improve
ments in the college section of this
post. General Bell utilizes all Of the
present buildings, arranged with the
idea of slightly enlarging the facil-
/ tiles of the institution and increasing
the accommodations for instructors
and student officers.
Want Better Light.-At Hutchinson
many people are talking about the pos
sibility of the city going into the cleo
trio lighting business on its own hook.
A great many people are in favor OF
tackiling city ownership in any old
way rather than pay for lights which
they claim are inferior. Some per-
sons would like to see city ownership
tried just to see what it would be like,
but the conservative business men do
not want to see any ventures until the
way out is in sight.
Shriners at SaIina.-At Salina every
! arrangement has been made for the
ceremonial session of the Shriners at
! the Masonic temple on December 6. A
| special train will run from Wichita and
q large number of the order will come
up from that city. The class upon
which the degrees will be conferred
at this meeting will be the largest ever
held in Salina. 1t will probably reach
a hundred novitiates.
Moisture Was Needed.-At Lincoln
Center it showed and bowed for
a whole day and the wheat was bene-
fitted. There has been more snow
than this locality got altogether last
winter. The moisture was needed for
the wheat and will put it in good con-
dition to go into the winter.
Nearly Competed.-At Ottawa the
Independent Telephone company has
received six cars of telephone poles
and two cars of material for the new
line to Kansas City. The line is being
built from Kansas City and at present
only a small stretch of four or five
miles remains to be covered.
Is Looking Better.-The drouth il.
Kansas has been broken and nearly
every section Of the state has been
visited by rain. The wheat which
was badly in need of moisture, has
been greatly benefited, and already it
is greening over.
Turkeys are Scarce.-The advent OF
the month of Thanksgiving has devel-
oped the fact that turkeys will be
scarce. The word again is used be-
cause of the fact that turkey has
been like a visit from an angel for
the past three years. 1t is said by
the produce men, who are in posi-
ton to know, that the Thanksgiving
bird will be scarcer than ever.
A New STANDARDIZATION church
goers are putting out twenty acres of
wheat each, the proceeds of which are
to be used in the erection of new
church building.
Oil Men Pleased.-There is much
talk of oil prices in the Coffeyville oil
fields just now on account of the Tec-
ent readjustment of the prices accord
ing to the grade of oil. The operat-
ors are all satisfied with the readjust-
ment of the grades, but now the talk