The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-30
Local News.

Henry Ruff left for his home in To-
peka Sunday.
w. e. Johnson went to Erie Tues
day on business.
]. T. Hurt left for his home in New
ton, Iowa, Sunday.
Mrs. j. G. Penrose, is visiting rela-
tives in Topeka this week.
A. B. Cady, of Fredonia, was in
town short time Tuesday.
]. G.. Beasley, Of Fredonia, attended
the Encampment last week.
Mrs. Peter Westling went to Kan
City Tuesday to visit friends.
Candidates for county Offices are be-
ginning to blossom in Wilson county
Altoona talks Of rebuilding the city
hall, which was recently destroyed by
fire.
Jas. Mundell and George McFadden,
of Colfax Twp, were pleasant callers
Monday.
Henry Beatty, of Burlington, visited
his brother, j. B. Beatty, during the
Encampment.
Prof. Ford entertained the Glass of
'97 at his home in the Fourth ward
Monday night.
Cedar Lodge 1913 A. f. and A. NJ.
held school of instruction. at Masonic
hall this week.
]. N. Taylor, Of Wilson county, left
for Ohio Monday to attend the funer-
al Of his brother.
County Attorney j. M. Kennedy of
Wilson county is making life burden
to Neodesha jointists.
Col. j. G. Carpenter is in Topeka
this week looking after matters per-
tanning to the G. A. r.
Ninety-nine per cent of the Ameri-
can people sympathize with Greece in
her struggle with Turkey.
S. G. McFadden went to Girard Mon
day to help celebrate the 10Th ami
versary Of Odd Fellowship.
The Santa Fe is at work on an
arched stone culvert just south of the
ice house to take the place of the pres
ent one.
Jas. Mundell of Villas has recently
been granted an increase of pension.
DR.. E. B. Park of this city was his at
torney.
John Knaus and wife of Benedict
were in town last week visiting the
latters father, Joseph Smith and
family.
Sig. VanMeter, formerly of Buffalo,
fell down a shaft in mine at Vir-
ginia City, Montana, last week, and
was instantly killed.
Editor John J. Miller, of the Santa
Fe Monitor, was one of the hard work
ers among the delegates at the S. V.
encampment last week.
E. E. Eckley has been appointed
Postmaster at Shaw. Ed is all right
and Shaw people are to be cOngratula-
ted on his appointment.
Mrs. J. G. McCaslin, of Argentine,
attended the Encampment as a dele
gate to the Ladies of the G. A. Rand
visited old friends lest week.
Mesdames II. B, Bell. G. H, Brown,
May Debolt and Miss Mamie William
son attended the 1. O. O. f. anniyer-
sary at Girard Monday.
Captain Ewing, of lola, will deliver
the Memorial speech at this place on
Decoration day. Rev. G. w. Stafford
has been selected to deliver the Mem
orial sermon.
Spring is here in dead earnest, and
weeds are making very rank growth.
If every property owner will only take
time by the bangs and keep them
down. Chanute will look about 100 per
cent better.
Cedar Twp. will vote May 10 on the
proposition to issue bonds to bridge
the Verdigris river at Altoona. Bonds
are very unpopular in Kansas just
now, but bridge at Altoona is GER
tainly "a long felt want"
George Dennis, who lives on A. W.
Ashcrafts farm in the edge of Wilson
county, was in town Wednesday and
ordered his paper changed from Erie
to carlton. Mr.. D. says the prospects
for crops in old reliable Pleasant Val
ley township are excellent.
Considerable interest was manifes-
ted in the case of w. T. Peter VS.. Mrs
Ella BaSom, in Justice Buchnan's
court Monday. Mr. Peter brought
suit for s75 commission on sale OF
real estate. He got judgement for $40.
Four lawyers, the jury, the court and
the litigants spent half day in the
miX-up.
Pink Pullum, who was convicted at
A., Loaf +orno of tho district cOurt of