The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-11-25
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children to the public school. His son,
Theodore, is II years old and never
has attended public schools, but has
been taught at home by him mother.
The boy was examined by the county
superintendent some time ago and
found to be lacking in knowledge for
an 11-year-oldboy and the superin-
tendent decided that the mother was
incompetent to teach him. The jury
brought in verdict Of not guilty. The
court held that a jury can judge the
competency of the teacher.
Strike Salt Bed.-The prospect hole
being put down by the MCPHERSON
Prospecting company in search OF Oil
or gas, struck bed of solid salt at
depth of 44O feet. The drill had
penetrated the salt bed to a depth OF
ninety feet and is still going through
the salt. The salt is overlaid with
thick strata shell. The drill will not
be stopped at the salt, but will be con-
tinued in search of oil or gas to
depth of three thousand feet unless
oil or gas is reached before. The rock
salt Is of the purest quality and clear
as crystal.
Was Number 13-The Syndicate Oil
and Gas company has made an impor-
tant strike in the thirteenth well on
| its holdings five miles east of Chanute.
The strike is really of double impor-
tance first to the syndicate company,
since it has given them one of the best
oilers in the famous trans-Neosho
| field, and also to the other operators
| in this field as it has demonstrated
| the existence of deposit OF petrol
cum below the depth of the sand at
which majority of them have stopped
drilling heretofore.
Prominent kansan Djes.-Dr. G. S.
Mosteller, aged 50 years, died at the
home of his son, Frank Mosteller, in
Pittsburg, Kansas. He was a native
of Indiana and graduate of the Jack
sonville, ILL.,. School of Medicine. A
short time after his graduation, he
enlisted in a Chicago regiment for the
Mexican war as surgeon and march
ed overland from Fort Leavenworth
| to Santa Fe. After the war he To-
Gated in Illinois and for years was
one of the leading physicians in Macon
county.
| Gen. Bells Plans.-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-
lions in detail of elaborate improve
ments in the college section of this
post. General Bell utilities all Of the
present buildings, arranged with the
idea of slightly charging the facil-
tiles of the institution and increasing
the accommodations for instructors
and student officers.
Governors to Feel at Home.-It is
expected that the Commercial club will
at it's December meeting decide to take
steps toward making the governors of
! Kansas feel at home" in Topeka. The
club will probably decide that in the
| future each successive governor shall
! be an honorary member of the organ
ization and that once year public
reception will be given to the COVER
nor by the city and the Commercial
club.
Closed the Room.-At Independence
Secretary ]. I. Gillespie, of the Ma
tional Oil Mems association, has
closed the rooms of the association. 1t
is understood that this action was ta-
ken on account of financial Difficult
ties and that the rooms would not be
re-opened until reorganization of the
association is effected. Secretary Gill
lespie will apply the cash on hand to
the payment of outstanding obliga-
tions.
Big Turkey shipment.-The first
carload of live turkeys ever shipped
from Lakin was loaded and sent to the
Kansas City markets. The streets
have been lined with wagons coming
in filled with choice birds and $50
fine specimens were loaded into the
car.
Had III HeaIth.-Because of contin-
ued i'll health and financial troubles
John Slama, aged about 60, commit
ted suicide at his home few miles
from Burlington by shooting himself
with a revolver in the presence of
his daughter. He had often threaten
ed to kill himself. Mr.. Slama came
to this county two years ago from
northern Kansas.
To Good Job.-Oscar DePriest, son
of a Salina janitor, has been elected
commissioner of Cook county, IL
linois, at salary of forty-five hundred
dollars year.
Thrifty Kansan Dies-Ernest Stock
ebrand, rs years old, is dead at his
home at Yates Center. He was one
of the richest men IN the county. He
came here from Germany without
money and unable to speak English.
He owned 1900 acres of land in Wood
son county and had an independent
fortune besides.
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