The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-05

are buying.
Rev. B. Kelley will preach at Zior
Saturday afternoon and evening ant
will furnish supply for Sunday, that
being the last quarterly meeting or
the Chanute circuit.
Seth G. Wells, Of Erie, foreman OF
the Record, was in town Saturday and
called. Mr.. Wells is one Of the active
young republicans of Neosho county,
and will be the next postmaster at
Erie.
Notice:-There will be meeting OF
the Alumni of the Chanute High
School at Oriental parlors, 8 p. M,
Tuedsday, March 9th. All members
are urged to be present.-By Order of
President.
G. G. Boman, one Of the leading
school teachers Of Neosho county, was
in town Monday and called. Mr.. Bo-
man has weeks vacation, and will
then teach spring term. Mr.. B. says
the TIMES is all right.
w. J. Smith, OF Shaw, was in Satur-
day and planked down the collateral
for years subscription to the TIMES
and carried away Farmers Account
Book. Mr.. Smith also ordered the
Globe Democrat and Kansas City Star.
Newton Smith, one Of the substan-
cial farmers Of Colfax Twp, came in
Saturday and gladdened the heart Of
We editor with filthy lucre enough to
buy a sack of -four. and we now have
"wheat bread"three times day lat our
house.
Two of the men who robbed Garvin' 8
store were captured near Erie by Sher-
i'll Prange and are now in Jail at Erie.
About 1925 worth of goods was also
recovered. When we get the blood
hound we will have these sneak
thieves hiding out.
Speaking of the Fisk Jubilee Sing
ers, the Daily Telegraph, Melbourne,
Australia, says: with a full recol-
lection Of the three finest choirs in
Europe, Mr.. Henry Leslie's late choir;
the Dom Choir of Berlin and the Papal
at the Sistine Chapel, we assert, that
in matter of absolute accuracy Ofinto-
nation, and finished graduation of
tone, Loudin's Fisk Jubilee Singers
may take their place beside them"
For eighty nights in succession they
sang in that city to immense audien-
ces. Hear them March 18th, at opera
house.
A fellow was arrested here last Sat-
urday with quite lot of diamond ~
pins, gold (?) rings, etc, in his posses
sion, but not until he had disposed of
some of his stock to several of our cit
liens on the strength of giving them
bargain, etc. He was thought to
have been the fellow wanted at Oswe-
go for jewelry robbery, but a local
jeweler examined the goods, pronounc-
ed them worthless, and he was turned |
loose and warned to get out Of town.
Some people will learn more by an in
vestment of this kind than by whole
volumes Of reading on the subject. He
was just simply travelling educator
of "suckers. "-Fredonia Herald.
One Of'the pleasantest social events
of the season was the party given at
the residence of Jesse Parsons, south
Of town, last Friday night. The guests
were from the younger crowd and all
dressed as boys and girls and played
little plays and had good old fashion
ed time like we used to have "back in
Indiana" Those present were Misses
Georgia Bartl, Jessie Wells, Mabel
Henry, Ethel Southland, Lizzie Cum
nlngham, Emma Slack, Maggie Cum
Nettie Dewey, Mayme Linn
booker, LOttie Liggett, Lou and Alice
Parsons, Pearl Hunt and Messrs Roy
McCune, Ernest Daniels, Harry Hell
er, Dan Wickard, Carl Roth, Lutte
Weiser, Dix Stevens, Mike Cunning
nam, Harry Wilson, Milo Jones, Edgar
freeman, Walter and Charley Parsons.
Died: Widow Mary Dutch, at her
'esldence N. w. of Villas, Feb. 22nd,
1877, aged SO years 10 months and IL {
lays. Her madam name was Kohl. !
She was born in Cologne, Prussia, |
March 3lst, 1927, and came to America I
n 1S46, was married in Niles, Michi- g
IAN in 1S49, land came to Kansas in 1879. {
Ter dear Savior was a comfort through ]
nut her great suffering, and gave her a (
'ood hope of better country. She was I
cared for by her children as
listed by kind neighbors. Her funeral '
ervices were held at Rest M. E, r
hurch. She was laid beside her hus- +
and in the cemetery near the church G
7here her body will rest until the z
Sha 1aavac civ childraD "