The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-24
Opposes City Court Bill. = A mass

| Cnt, most Oh lneHu DclHS IAoii lhS
| country. Workingmen and business
men of Arkansas City and Winfield
were also largely represented. The
meeting was called Ivy Senator VIII
kerson to get the expression of the
people of both court houses and city
court bills. After considerable dis
cussion a vote was taken. the result
being 141 against and 9S for the court
bill. The city court bill was defeat
| ed by acclamation.
Favor the Standard.-A meeting OF
the most prominent oil men OF the
Miami county field was held at Paola.
Resolutions favoring the Standard
we're adopted and signed by those
present. 1t was unanimously decided
not to take part in the fight on the
Standard. None Of the operators Is
in favor of a state refinery, as they
! think they will in time receive fair
treatment at the hands of the Stand
ard. and that it will soon resume tax
| ing oil here. Today oil was pumped
from the Standard tanks into the
pipe line.
Would Raise Flash Test.-Senator
| Brewer has introduced another Dill
which will have tendency to make
the Standard Oil Company sit up and
take notice. 1t provides that the
fash test of kerosene shall be raised
to $50 degrees. The law now fixes
the test at 10. 1.-The Standard not
only robs us on the price of oil, .
said Brewer, "but it gives us a quail
ity that smokes up lamp chimneys.
My bill will not stop the robbers, but
it will stop the sale OF chimney smok-
ing oil -
Many Cattle Lost.-It is stated that
at least one-third of the cattle III
Wichita and Greeley counties are
lost. In many cases they stood in
the snow up to their sides and their
legs were frozen. In these cases
they had to be killed. They were
skinned where they fell. the skin be-
ing cut around the throat, a horse
hitched to the hides and carcass left
on the snow.
Oldest kansan a Pauper.-The old
est nan in Kansas is an inmate OF
the Cherokee county poorhouse. HIS
name is Patrick Harrington, and if
he lives until March he will be
10S years of age. He was born in
: ireland. and was a peddler for forty
years out of st. Louis, finally drift
ing to Cherokee county. He is in
fair health and talks freely of his
life.
The Deal Closed. - The Kansas
Natural Gas company has closed
deal for forty acres of land six miles
north OF Chanute upon which $780,
eco gas pumping plant will be erected
and probably an oil refinery in con-
junction. Surveyors have already be-
gun work.
Women AGAINST It. - Speaking OF
woman's suffrage, womans club at
Cofrcyville took a vote on the mat
ter the other day and of twenty-eiGht
members. only one wanted the right
to vote.
Win Take Vacation. - Dave Doolit-
tie. a druggist of Sabetha, has been
doing so much in the past fifteen
years that he has decided to take
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School Building Burns.-The public
school building at Haddam was de-
stroyed by fire. The fire is supposed
to have originated from defective
nue. Insurance $500
Will Have New Library.-McPher-
son doesn't expect to have much to
do with her neighbors after the first
of April. She will have a city library
Of her own after that.
Warm Friendship. - A half-grown
kitten at Oskaloosa IS cumming
these cold nights with box of half
crown chickens. And no fuss or
feathers about it.
Talked Sugar Beet Culture. - Inc
Tri.County Farmers Institute, OF Cow
ley and Sumner counties. Kan, and
Kay county, o. T., opened a three
days session at Arkansas City. The
culture of sugar beets is the principal
subject before the session. Tomor-
row J. G. Hamilton. secretary of the
American Beet Sugar Company, will
be here to attend the meeting. lie
will he accompanied by c. l.. Sea-
graves, Of the industrial department
Of the Santa Fe. Their visit is for the
purpose of getting farmers to contract
to raise the beets.
Stepped on Stove Lid.-Will Haines,
head Of Haines Brothers Hardware
Company, was severely burned at EN-
poria. A stove exploded. Mr.. Haines
I rushed in his nightclothes and bare
: footed to put out the fire and stepped
t on a redhot stove lid. The explosion
| was caused by ice stopping up the
: steam pipes