The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-06-02
KANSAS COMMENT


q. Porter, of Peru, has discovered
that a good imitation rubber can be
made from Kansas crude Oil. he
made this discovery while having a
test made in Chicago.
Build on "Elm' Site.-Henry Et-
tenson, prominent Leavenworth
business man who has extensive
property interests in Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, announced to delega-
ton of citizens from the Springs that
he will shortly begin the erection OF
a big hotel on the site of the famous
"Elms." which was destroyed by
fire.
Productive Kansas Sofia. Hoff-
man of Kingman county has SOLD
three wheat crops from the same
piece of land each of which would
have paid for the land that produced
it. Kingman county land is not cheap
compared with some sections of the
state. but as long as it will pay for
itself each year it cannot be said that
it is too high priced.
Not to Drop Santa Fe case.-In
letter to the local oil association,
Senator Fitzpatrick, of Sedan, assist
ing County Attorney Shukers, OF
Chautauqua county in the prosecu-
ton of the Santa Fe for rate discrim-
ination, testimony for which was TAX
en- by Frank S. Monnett in March,
says the case is not to be dropped
and negotiations for dismissal are not
pending.
Kidnapped Child. The divorced
wife of C. C. Russell called at his
boarding house in Chanute, while he
was in the territory field near RAJ
mona, and kidnapped the ten-year-old
son, whom the court had given to
the custody of the father. Her where
abouts are unknown to this time. Be
fore departing with the boy the moth
er ransacked the fathers trunk and
took all the pictures of the boy, thus
destroying a very effective clue that
might have been used by the po-
lice.
Big Real Estate DeaI.-This week
the biggest real estate deal that has
been made in this part of the state
in many years was closed when the
place known as the old Sullivan ranch
in the northern part of Morris county
changed hands. The place belonged
to the Buckingham estate that is in
the hands of persons living at Zanes-
vile, Ohio, and it was sold to A. P.
Folck, of Council Bluffs, Iowa.. There
are 1850 acres in the ranch. The
price paid for it was $4,000, or SIG
an acre,
Strong City Fire. - Cliff Holman's
secondhand store was burned at
Strong City, as was Ed Kraft's resi-
dence, adjoining Kraft's household
goods were saved. The beautiful
stone residence of Mrs. Barbara Retti-
ger took fire on the roof and all the
upper part OF the building was burned
out. They saved most of her house
hold goods. Cottonwood Falls fire
COMPANY came over with an engine
and did good work. The origin of the
fire Is not known, The buildings
were fully insured.
Dropped Dead at Flay. - While
playing tag with his brother in the
front yard of his home Earl Collins,
the 17-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Abe Collins, living seven miles south
east of Emporia, dropped dead OF
heart failure. Collins was apparent
ly healthy boy, and had never COM
planned of heart trouble at any pre-
yious time He worked hard all day
on the farm and was running after
his brother, when he gave gasp, fell
over and was dead by the time his
parents reached him from the house
After Winfield Jointists. - At Win
field the city administration which
was elected on the promise that it
would close the joints, has failed to
do SO. 1t has been learned that the
authorities had determined to resort
to iujunctions to keep the jointists
from entering the buildings in which
they have their Joints. All except
one of the jointists own their own
buildings, but the lawyers say they
cen be kept from them if they are
violating the law by operating their
Faces in them. The jointists assert
tLat they are selling hop ale, -
2 FER cent alcohol mixture. and soft
e., md that they will dissolve
t.. .ii"=ct,oLs.
Dipping Cattle in oiI.-The cattle
- have Lee1 watching with, great
interest tie results of the cattle dip
ping at Elgin in the south part o.
Chautcucua county. A large tani
was butt and Beaumont crude OF
was rsed. In the season Just closing
there have been 10157 cattle dipped
Out Of all these only IS have died
This is less than ! per cent and Il
considered a remarkably good show
IN.
Plantcd First orchard.-Mrs. I. F
Stevens of Atchison is said to hav