The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-11-05

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Evangelist Rev. W. L. Howell. All
are invited.
f. M. Abbott helped conduct the
county examination at Erie Saturday.
Mr.. Abbott is one of the Associate
Examiners.
Mrs. G.. w. Farrelly entertained the
Bellies Letters Reading Club at the
open meeting last Friday night. All
report good time.
John Knaus and wife drove over
from Benedict Tuesday. The latter's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith
accompanied them home.
Ed. Gilchrist and family, who have
been visiting friends and relatives In
Chanute, returned to their home in
st. Paul, Mimi, Monday morning.
A runaway was an attraction on the
street, Tuesday. The wagon was en-
tirely demolished and the corn with
which it was loaded was scattered TO
the four winds.
We learn that Chanute woman
got one or two of her fingers shot
off while stealing apples from the San
ia Fe orchard recently. She will soon
learn little sense.
j. f. Pullen. living just south of
Rural school house was in town as
usual Saturday. Mr. Pnllen has one
of the best farms on Turkey Creek;
Stock water is abundant and the soil
is O. X.
Rev. A. A. Harvey Of this city went
to Flat Rock on Saturday to assist
Rev. w. H. Ayling in protracted
meeting and Rev. w. S. Howell of
this city is holding a meeting at Par
sons also.
Mr.. G. W. Bostic and wife and Mrs
Mary Griffin, from Kahoka, Mo-, are
visiting with j. w. Cole, south of
town. The ladies are sisters of Mrs.
Cole, and she had not seen them for
ten years.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Abbott return
ed Monday from Wilson county, where
they have been attending family re-
union, at the home of Mrs. Abbotts
mother, Mrs. Sarah ]. Lindsay. There
were twenty eight members of the
family present, consisting Of children
and grand children of the hostess.
Wade Leon Cox, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Cox living about
one mile north of Chanute, died on
Sunday Oct. 81, at the age of 3 months
and q days. The funeral services
we're conducted at the residence Tues
day by Rev. G.. W. Stafford, after
which the remains were inferred in
Elmwood cemetery.
The following is the monthly re-
port of Dist. No. SO, which commence
ed on the 4th day Of Oct. 81. Those
who were neither absent or tardy,
were Isaac Smith, Urllie Smith,
Floris Boman and Clinton Trammell.
Those whose scholarship twas 90 per
cent. and above were Willie Smith,
Myrtle Smith. sLewis Smith, Louella
Peterson, Arthur Hanson, Clinton
Trammell, Bonnie Whitworth, Vel
ma Smith, Florence Smith, Maud
Smith, Mable Thornton, Minnie
Peterson, Bertha Crapson and Myrtle
McGuffy.
1t is we'll to keep your eye peeled
for this young man. He calls at the
farmers house and politely doffs his
hat to the housewife and says: "Good
morning madam; l have just met your
husband and purchased a calf from
him. He could not change this twenty
dollar bill and he told me to call at
the house and get $l5 in change. 1.-THE
good woman supposing it to be all
right, gives him the requisite change
and he departs saying he will call for
the calf in day or two. When the
husband comes in and is told of the
transaction, he knows there is some
mistake, but as he has the 500 bill he
concludes he is not out much. But
when he undertakes to pass the BILL
discovers it to be rank counterfeit,
and then he knows hows he has been
swindled. -Exchange.
We can see how some men who have
been unfortunate enough to have their
crops destroyed by the elements, or
who have not been called from their
usual ayocations of whiting on dry
goods box to more lucrative positions,
should be unable to perceive the COM
ing of prosperity in our midst, but
how any man can doubt the arrival
of "the general" after persuing Bank
Commissioner Breidenthals recent |
statement on the condition of the
state and private banks of Kansas, is
more than we can understand. A