The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-01-08

go with large shipments of cattle.
Ellsworth amateurs put up such a
hot performance that the drop curtain
of the theater took fire and burned.
According to Charles Moreau Hargcr
the best Christmas began: MARLEY
was dead. TO begin with" Harger is
right.
The "huslsing bee" to be given by
the people of parsons will be great
success If enough red ears are pro-
yideG
q oloomer club has been organized
by the women of Wathena. Long
dresses no longer are visible on the
streets.
The Topeka Capital has been sued
for libel by some lawyers. The news
paper which is sued for libel publishes
the news
If Governor I,eedy tries to enforce
the prohibitory law he will not get the
assistance of Attorney General Boyle,
so it is said.
The probate judge of Harvey county
going to apply for marriage license
by his walk.
A Newton man who was married q
year ago wishes he had the money he
blew in on the girls with which to buy
a baby buggy.
A member of one of Topchas charit-
able societies has been discovered to
be the recipient of the charity of like
and rival society.
A Cherryvale boy went down the
street swinging n piece of iron on a
string. The string broke and the
plate glass cost 500.
State Treasurer-elect Hefflebower's
bond will be one million dollars. His
own county, Mama, will furnish one
half of this, it is said.
Many people in Atchison decorate
graves with holly on Christmas. Atch-
ison is the only Kansas town where
this custom is observed.
In White Cloud, last week, white
couple were married by colored
preacher. This is rare occurrence,
even in abolition Kansas.
Western Kansas men are full of re-
sources. A Garden City boy called on
his steady and finding her out "held
hands" with the hired girl.
Dawes says that ever since the as
sistant attorney general part of pro-
hibition was inaugarated prohibition
in Kansas has been on the wane.
The stenographic field is not the only
arena for women in this state. Tween
tv Kansas women were elected county
superintendent at the last election.
Failing to score by the assistant at
torney general method, the temperance
people of Lawrence have returned to
the good old way of creating public
sentiment by holding mass meetings.
A story is going the ROUNDS to the
effect that 4 married lady in an adjoin-
ing county had birthday anniversary
a few days since, upon which her hus-
band presented her parlor lamp. He
was much 1attered when she intended
to give it his name, until he asked her
reason for so peculiar proceeding.
"Well," said she, you know, dear it
has a good deal Of brass about it, is
handsome to look at requires good
deal of attention, is sometimes I'M
steady on its legs, is liable to explode
when half full, flares up occasionally,
is always out at bed time and bound to
smoke.
The Tribune literary society is solv-
ing all the great problems with neat
ness and dispatch.
The farmers of Pottawatomie county
are much excited over the advent of
land jumpers who have sprung up
since it became known that much of
the railroad land held by residents of
the county had never been patented
The farmers of the eastern and west
ern portions of the county have formed
societies for preventing illegal home
stealing. The i'll feeling engendered
is growing in intensity.
w. II. Martin, of Marietta, Indian
Territory, Christmas day, was on the
Santa Fe train coming out of Kansas
City. He went to sleep and snored
loudly all the way to Peabody. The
people in the car derided and joshed
him. When the car was in an uproar
man shook martin roughly by the
shoulder and said: "Give us a restr
Then all laughed Martin hiccoughed
twice and was silent. A young doctor
rushed forward and said: 1.-The mans
dead" He was Then the crowd felt
mighty mean.
Cy Leland is buying one hundred
loads of corn day.
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