The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-05-21


been convicted at Howard.
The Arkansas City lecture bureau is
about to throw up Its tail.
Five young ladies and one young
man graduated from the Kiowa High
School.
Fort Scott will send 500 mules to
Cuba to join the Spanish army. Cash
won over sympathy.
Chanute expects to have an ice plant
and a canning factory. All that is
lacking to get them 10 money.
Pitching horse shoes has knocked
the Cuban war and free silver out of
the popular mind at Richfield.
Western Kansas people never kick
because an entertainment has to be
POSTPONED on account of rain"
There is not lawyer in Haskell
county That is some amends for be-
ing thirty miles from railroad.
Emporia is to have 'natatorium"
but the old swimming hole on the Cot
tonwood still leads all competitors.
The Tribune base ball club is sign
ing some strong players and will soon
knock the chip off Dighton's shoulder
Junction City is getting to be pop
ular meeting place for lodge conven-
tions. You can get what you call for
at junction.
Make the hip pockets Topeka size"
said tailor at Kansas City to his jour
neyman. He meant large enough to
hold quart bottle.
The base ball season has finally OPP
ened and the Dlghton and Shields
clubs are in the lead for the champion
ship of Lane county.
The Topeka newspaper men in camp
on the Verdigris have seen snake
They took their stuff from Topeka and
nobody is surprised.
Manager Patrick O'Brien has been
notified that the Missouri & Kansas
Telephone company was awarded the
contract by the United States govern
ment to supply Fort Leavenworth with
telephones for the ensuing year.
Two young Topeka lads who wad-
dered away from home to see the world
and went clear around it have written
an account for the local papers. And
what is commendatory, they described
the whole voyage i'll less than two col
umns.
Willie Van Ness and mother, Mrs E.
c. Van Ness, were united at Dodge City
May 18th after separation of II years.
Seventeen years ago at Emparia the
woman lost her husband and was COM
PEELED to put the boy, then 3 years old,
in the home for the friendless at Leav-
enworth. He was adopted by an Hi
nois family and removed from the state
and ever since, till recently, neither
knew where the other was located. BY
the merest chance letter sent to the
boys aunt, Mrs S. l.. Ruggles, Topeka,
led to uniting the two.
Chaplain Cade of the Unitad States
prison at Leavenworth, has instituted
song and praise service and organized
q prison church 1t is to be entirely
independent on creeds, except in the
saving power of Gods love, and will
be conducted upon principles upon
which all religiously inclined can
agree. Some twenty members from
the first roll of the new church and the
chaplain feel much encouraged over
the outlook. The attendance at relig-
ious services at the prison is entirely
voluntary on the part of the inmates,
no one being required to go. At the
recent Sunday services, out of $50 who
were able to attend, 400 ayailed them
selves of the privilege. Co.,
Fort Scott was getting ready to at
tract the attention of the state by a
double backed Prohibition summer
sault when Topeka suddenly rushed
into the center of the ring and monop-
olized all eyes by turning three times
in the air and lighting on her chin.
Assessor Herr has made his return
en- Abilene. The population is 1881, a
gain of So in the year. The taxable
property is $3.50, 600 as against $367, sos.
The assessed value is S113, 23O as against
S122, 6O3. The largest decrease is on
notes which decreased $11, 1000.
Perhaps the longest time mortgage
ever given on real estate in Sumner
county was filed last week in the Office
of the register of deeds. The mortgage
is secured by a farm near Conway
Springs and will be due in the year
1000.
The Salina Mill and Elevator COM
pany will expend $4,000 in improving