The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-08-06


went for change Of climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Wilson, Misses
Sylvia McCaslin, Addie and Amy Cole
and Master Rea Cole spent a week
tenting on the banks of the Neosho.
A Jolly time was reported and all came
back looking rested, after weeks
outing.
Us. O'Connor has unanimously been
reelected principal Of the Madison
schools for the ensuing year. Mr..
O'Connor is one of Neosho county's
brightest young men and an excellent
school teacher, and we are pleased to
chronicle his success.
Orr and James Alison, administra-
tors of the estate of Alexander Allison,
will sell a lot OF personal property con-
sisting of cattle, hogs, horses, imple-
ments and household goods, at the AL
lison farm, northwest of town, tomor-
row, commencing at 10 o'clock a m.
w. G. Smith, of Pleasant Valley.tp.,
and Miss Phrona Eckes, OF Chandler,
Okla, will be married tomorrow at
the latters home. The couple will
doubtless live in Wilson county. Miss
Eckes is the daughter of j. N. Eckes
formerly of this county. -Fredonia
Citizen.
The future looks black for the men; women
arc paying less attention to homework and
cooking every year, and more to art and the
STANDARDIZATION Globe,
Chanute is all right. We have a
club organized called the Chanute
Cooking Club. We will publish the
names of the the members Of this
club later for the benefit of the mar.
riageable young men of Chanute.
DR.. Brown and his estimable wife
entertained a few friends in honor Of
Mrs. Browns mother, Mrs. Talcott,
Saturday afternoon. The occasion
was her SD birthday. Those present
were Mesdames Roth, Axe, Hatcher,
Bonham, Rosenthal, Lapham, Kramer
and Reedy,
Neosho Valley district (No. ~ had
an adjourned meeting Monday night,
and had red-hot time discussing the
propriety of the district purchasing
the school books, and ended by voting
the proposition down. Wiley Davis
was elected as teacher for the ensuing
term.
Prof: Alexander Nash has purchased
half interest in j. B. Beatty
real estate and insurance business,
and the firm name is now Beatty x
Nash. Mr.. Nash is a fine business
man. and the new firm will no doubt
do a fair share Of the business In
their line.
Died, at the Hotel Morrill, Sunday
August 1st at 1880 p, M, Thomas Sgd
ney, youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. A. Farmer, aged Is months The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. H. NJ. Carr at the hotel at 4 o.
clock Monday The heartfelt sympathy
of friends goes out to the stricken
parents in their grief and lonliness.
Miss Edith Davidson, celebrated heI
sixteenth birthday Saturday evening
The guests were entertained on the
lawn, where elegant refreshments
were served after which games OF
various kinds were INDUCED in till
late hour, when the guests departed
wishing Miss Edith many happy re-
turns Of the day.
New buildings are going up all over
the city, both business and dwelling
houses. There is great deal of no
ticeable improvement in the way OF
additions to and painting of houses
ETC., and strangers in speaking OF
Chanute say this is the best town OF
its size in Kansas.
A farmer writes to an exchange
"Every year l hear of caterpillars de-
stroying whole orchards, and there il
nothing to dispose of more easily.
bore a hole in tree deep enough tC
reach the sap, fill it with sulphur and
then plug it up. The sap takes up the
sulphur TO every branch and twig and
the caterpiller at once dies. l have
never known OLA tree being injured
by it, and l have pursued the course
foryears"
Eighty-six of ex-Sheriff A. j. Man.
mems neighbors and relatives gathered
at his home in Colfax township last
Monday, and gave him a great sur
prise party in honor Of his 5lst birth
day. Mr.. Manner was gathering
blackberries at neighbours and knew
nothing of the intended festivity
until he came home from dinner, there
fore the surprise was complete, After
dinner Rev. Wallace made very ap
propriate address, and on behalf OF
the assemblage, presented Mr.. Man
men with a pair of solid gold-rimmed