The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-01-06
Old Resident Dead.-The body of j.

Mr.. Mcdowell was well KNOWN ny al
old-time Kansans. He was active III
public affairs in the early days. lie
was the first mayor of Leavenworth
and the first United States marshal,
being appointed in 1861. He was al
ways spoken of as fearless ana
brave officer, never wavering in any
of his Official duties. He was general
superintendent of the first state fair
held in Leavenworth in 1868, and took
an active part in the state affairs at
Topeka for many years. In 1856 he
was nominated for governor on the
National Union ticket at the state con-
vention held at Lawrence. Mr.. Nc
Dowell was civil war veteran. lie
moved from Leavenworth to a farm
near Nortonville, Kan, and In the
spring of 1881 came from Nortonville
to Manhattan, and was in the employ
of Il. B. Purcell for many years. lie
moved with his family in 1901 from
here to Elkton, Col, which place he
made his home until his death.
Fresh Young Man. Because he
took advantage Of the old Christmas
custom when one of his girl class
mates passed under the mistletoe at
the high school yesterday morning,
Clele Wright of Wichita has been sus-
pended. Just how long his Danish
ment will last is not known; probably
until after the holidays, when all dan
ger of a repetition of the offense Will
be past. Wright is a sophomore at
the high school, and yesterday when
passing to one of his classes, he was
daring enough and, as the teacher
thought, absurd enough to take adj
vantage of one of the prettiest young
girls in the class as she passed
through the classroom door, in which
was suspended an innocent little sprig
Of mistletoe.
Paying Crop.-The farming indus
try in Kansas took a notable step for
ward when the cultivation of alfalfa
became general. 1t appears now that
another great step is to be taken in
the establishment of mills for the
grinding of this wonderful product in
to meal, which operation is said to
double its feeding value. Alfalfa that
sells for Sc per ton IN the bale is
worth $12 as meal. The expense OF
can not be very great, and IL
the statements made concerning the
prove TO be correct, alfalfa
mills will soon be as common as corn
shelters. Jewell county stands at the
head of the great alfalfa counties of
Kansas.
For Oil or Gas.-At a meeting of
citizens definite plans We're made ana
to organize a company
to put down several oil and gas wells.
Perry is in the southern part of JET
ferson county and is sixteen miles
east of Topeka and almost due north
of lola and Erie. According to the
Haworth theory the oil and gas belt
runs north from these fields and
takes in this community, although it
leaves Topeka a short distance to the
west. This theory seems to be brought
out by the fact that the Topeka wells
at Shorey have proved a failure,
while Bonner Springs on the east
has brought in a number of good
wells.
Pipe Line Protects Itself. - The
Kansas Natural Gas company has It's
pipe line repaired and will test the
line to the Labette county borders. A
5O.pound pressure VIII be turned on
the first day and this will be gradu-
ally increased to $50 pounds pressure.
It is said a shut-off gate will be put
in at the Labette line and the press
ire left on the pipe while the rest or
the main is being laid. 1t would be
a dangerous piece of business to at
TEMPT to blow up line containing a
pressure of gas.
Mother of Grant GilIett Dies
Mrs. M. ]. Gillett, mother of Grant
Gillett, died at Woodbine. Her hus-
band died ten years ago. Grant has
never been back since his flight to
Mexico in 1898.
Parker Won't Move to Topeka. -
The report that the Parker Amuse-
ment company shops will be moved
from Abilene to Topeka is denied by
Mr.. Parker. His father, e. w. Parker,
recently married to a Topeka lady,
will reside there, but he has no in
terest in the shops. An increased
force of men will be put on fere af-
ter the holidays. Four carnival COM
panies will be put out next season.
Died on the Balcony. - Carl Noel
ter, an inmate of the National Mill
tary home at Leavenworth, was found
frozen to death on an outside bal
cony at the home opera house. The
body was covered with drift Of
snow and was not discovered until
morning. Moelter was last seen Mon
day, and it is presumed he came to
his death some time during the biz
zard He was a member of Company
c, Forty-ninth Illinois infantry. There
ic everv Indication that he became