The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-03-24
KANSAS COMMENT

Bros. have drilled in well on lot TO
Usage, which is making $500 barrels
a day. This is the largest oil well
yet drilled in the Western fields.
White Arabian Horses. - Sumner
county this week furnished three
white Arabian horses for hauling
Missourians to the cemetery. A St
Louis undertaken purchased them.
Safe Blown Open. - Burglars blew
open the safe of the F. ]. Fair Lum-
Der and Hardware Company at Nick
erson and stole $500. Tools to force
the outside door were stolen from the
Missouri Pacific section house. There
is no clew.
Gasoline Stove Exploded.-Mrs. H.
L. Woods, wife of the publisher of
the Wellington Daily News, suffered
painful injuries by the explosion of a
gasoline stove at her home. Both
arms were seriously burned, but the
flames were put out in time to save
her life.
Died Suddenly.-Lee Sickle, a visi-
tor from Oakland, CAL, died suddenly
at Leavenworth. Sickle was visiting
at the home of H. Levy and as he was
returning from trip to the postoffice
fell dead in the doorway. Sickle was
81 years old and was a travelling
man.
Consul to BarranquilIa.-Dr. James
C. Kellogg left Junction City for Bar
ranauilla, Colombia South America,
which point he was recently appoint
ed consul by President Roosevelt.
He received his first appointment
from President Harrison, and served
the seven years in Germany.
Stole Government Funds. - AS one
of the results of the work of the court
martial that was convened at Fort
Riley to investigate the shortage in
the post exchange accounts while
Lieutenant Orson Early was in charge
]. F. Gaylor of Kansas City, an en-
ploye of the exchange, was arrested
on a warrant issued by United States
Commissioner Roark. Gaylor is
charged with taking post exchange
funds.
Gifts Fer University. - Chancellor
d. S. Stephens of the Kansas City
university of Kansas City, Kan, re-
ceived notice that two ornamental
stone Japanese lanterns, which were
recently purchased in Yokohama,
Japan, for the university by H. j.
Heinz, had arrived in San Francisco.
The lanterns are of fantastic work
manship, are nine feet high and
weigh four tons each. They will be
placed in the university campus in
front of Mather hall.
All Joints CIosed.-All the joints in
Winfield are closed and the jointists
placed under arrest, the result of
raid by Sheriff Welfelt, County Attor-
ney Kreamer issuing the warrants.
Seven places were raided and the
doors locked. Frank Thorp, Chod
Thomas, Frank Nanny Oscar
Schmidt, Jim Moberly, Art Schmidt,
Buck McCarty, Bert Files, Henry
Schmidt and John Beatty were arrest
ed on three counts for maintaining
nuisance, keeping a club room and
the unlawful sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Bit Tongue in Two. - At Emporla
Henry Kleiwer, 9 years old, is recov-
ering from a most peculiar accident.
He was chasing a grocery wagon to
catch a ride, when his foot slipped
and he fell to the ground, striking on
the point of his chin. His teeth were
forced through his tongue, cutting it
so nearly in two that it hung down
on his chin. The injured member was
sewed together, but was so badly
swollen that for several days the boy
could not get it in his mouth, and he
could take no nourishment but milk,
which he was forced to suck through
straw.
/; Pardon For Collins. - An applica-
ton has been made to Governor Hoch
for the pardon of John Collins, who
is a hang prisoner in the state
penitentiary for the murder of his
father, of which he was convicted in
1898. For some time his sister and
his step-mother have been appealing
to the citizens of Topeka for letters
asking for his pardon. Some of these
appeals we're refused, but many
brought friendly replies of one kind
or another and the two women gave
them to Governor Hoch. The govern
OF told them that his time was just
now engaged with other affairs, but
that he would give them a hearing
In about two weeks.
Smart Students Expelled. - The
four boys who egged the Ottawa uni
versity referee of a basketball game
as he was boarding a train here few
nights ago, have been discovered, ar
rested and fined. The fun cost the
boys ten dollars apiece besides theiI
promise to bear the expense of re
pairing the injured clothing. Two Of
the offenders were students in Baker
university and have been suspended
for the rest of the school year.
coffeyviIle Unaffected. = Coffey