The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-10-07
Wouldn't BIuff.-Not long ago An

:. Wouldn't Bluff.-Not long ago AL
} thony Heise. prosperous farmer liV
: ing near Hamlin, received lette
, through the mails in which was
: threat that If he did not soon plac'
$500 in gold and $500 in silver in |
spot near the Eglin farm, his house
would be dynamited and himself ant
family destroyed. The letter was mail
ed at Hamlin, but it is thought 1t wa'
written in Morrill,. Mrs. Heise be
came excited over the letter and IL
now quite sick. Heise has the nerve
to refuse such fool proposition ant
none of his friends fear for his safe
ty.
Another Good WeIl.-The Kansas
Petroleum company was notified by
telephone that the first we'll drilled on
their property near Coffeyville, was
brought in. The drillers and others
present were enthusiastic over the
showing made and declare 1t to be
one of the biggest in the district. The
exact depth cannot be determined I'M
til the we'll is shot. The oil sand was
struck at depth of 600 feet and the
strata was thirty feet deep and OF
exceptionally fine quality.
Suicides While Drunk.-David Hen
nessey, % years of age, whose par
ents reside near Summerfield, Mar
shall county, blew out his brains while
drunk. He was travelling in wagon
with his wife and five children on
the way to his home and killed him
self in their presence.
Attempt Jail Breaking.- Walter
Scott, Thomas Bean, Clyde Bean and
John Osborn, prisoners in the coun-
ty jail at Atchison made two desper-
ate attempts to escape. Scott was
killed in the second attempt.
New Telephone Office-The st. John
Telephone company is constructing
new central office and will install a
hello" Office in place Of the present
automatic system, which has not
! proved satisfactory.
Raid Gambling Den.-A raid was
made at a gambling den at Meade and
the gamblers routed. The police
have promised to suppress the names
this time, likewise the gambling.
Bore for Gas.-The directors of the
Mcpherson Prospecting company have
ordered 1000 feet Of casing and the
drilling machinery. The drilling will
begin in about two weeks.
Small Tornado.-A small tornado,
accompanied by hail and rain, passed
over a strip of country six miles
east of Ellsworth, doing damage to
crops and farm property.
Robbed Store.-At Chanute Roy
King has been arrested on a charge
of robbing a till at Osawatomie.
King was identified as the right man
by a cut on his thumb.
Opens its Doors.-The Potwin State
bank will open its doors on Oct Sd.
The capital stock is $4,000. The
president is c. R. Joseph and the
cashier H. j. Coppins.
Peach Thieves.-The peach orchard
of e. L. Miller near Seneca was enter
ed during the night and every peach
taken from the trees. The crop was
valued at 5000.
After More Gas.-Arkansas City's
second oil well is being drilled. 1t
is located on land north of the city.
Gas from the first we'll is being used
for fuel.
Honored by Lodge.-At Lawrence
Judge o. E. Leonard, Jr., has been APP
pointed district deputy for the grand
lodge, B. P. o. E., for Kansas.
To Begin Business.-The Farmers
National Bank of Kingman has been
authorized by the comptroller Of the
currency to begin business.
Many Years sexton.-R. s. McFar-
land, who has been sexton of Oak Hill
cemetery in Lawrence for the past
twenty years, is dead.
In Saloon Row.-Two Italians liv-
ing at Chicopee, near Pittsburg, were
shot and perhaps MORALLY wounded
in a saloon fight.
Pleasant Memories.-The farmers
free fall festival of Mitchell county
has come and gone and with it only
pleasant memories are left behind.
1t was purely gotten up by the Beloit
people, who subscribed over $1,000 to
give the people of Mitchell county
free show and plenty Of entertainment
for a full week.
Made His Escape.-Larren Turn
baugh, arrested at Havansville at the
instigation of Marshal county people
for housebreaking, escaped from the
officers by leaping the back fence of
the Jail yard.
Quiet Wedding.-Miss Jean Bower
sock, daughter of Congressman and
Mrs. ]. d. Bowersock, and Eliot
Blackwelder, son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.
S. Blackwelder of Chicago, we're mar
| ried in Lawrence at the home of the