The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-10-08
"AM1LK WHITE FLAG

"a Milk White Flag" is probably the
best, as it certainly is the Eiost preten-
tious of all Hoyt's productions. 1t has
a good plot; it is really funny and leg
imately amusing; Its satire is just yet
not too bitter; it is crowded with good
music, original and pleasing special
ties, bright dialogue, clever dancing,
and pretty marches. The brilliant
costumes of the officers and vivandiers
and the pretty faces and graceful fig
ures of the female contingent OF the
Ransome Guards, ontributc materially
to the charm of the performance. For
ty people are engaged in this produc-
ton. The piece will be presented here
exactly as to costumes and scenery as
it was done at Hoyt's Theatre, New
York, during the run of two hundred
nights
Typhoid foyer is epidemic in Coffey-
vile.
Newton claims to be railroad CEN
ter.
lola has passed an ordinance that
calls for 1000 feet of new sidewalk.
Emporia people have forgotten all
about the postofficc fight. The grand
jury is there now.
A syndicate of Omaha investors has
bought the stucco mill at Hope and is
charging it already.
There are even sixty applications for
divorce on the docket of the District
court at Leaven worth.
The Kansas Agricultural College at
Manhattan has gain in students of
nearly one hundred this year.
There are five rape cases of the Cof-
fey county district court docket and
all date from the county fair last year.
The square on the ballot will be on
the right side of the names this year,
instead of on the left, as provided for
by the old law.
Horton jolntists put up money for
town anniversary celebrate and were
pulled before they had n chance tc
get it back.
Mankato complains about having
more families than it has houses and
there is not an empty residence in that
enterprising city,
Farmers threaten to enjoin the city
of Newton from using water from the
Mission wells, as it is drying up the
water in their own.
Two women who were drawn as ju.
rors at Fort Scott will not be allowed
to serve. A woman would be a great
improvement over the ordinary jury
man.
A coal firm at Delphos complains
that the Union Pacific refuses to de.
liver coal at that station except from
certain mines The railroad commits.
sioners will investigate.
The necessary funds having been
raised, work will be resumed and sew
eral of the old mining shafts will be
searched for the bodies of the Statfle.
back victims at Galena.
Theodore Sternbcrg, of Ellsworth,
secretary and treasurer of the Ameri-
can Poultry Association, announces
that the next annual meeting will be
held in Boston, on January IS, 1898.
Several days ago man claiming to
be an agent for the Home of the Friend
less in Parsons, stopped at the farm
house of well-known farmer living
in Sedgwich county and solicited con-
tributions. He stated that several men
who represented the Home and Friend
less were out through the rural dis
tricts soliciting. At the place men
toned the imposter succeeded in get
ting a number of chickens. There are
no authorized agents for the Home of
the Friendless soliciting.
Parsons is trying to get the Forest
Oil Company to pipe gas from Neodesha
TO Parsons, and the Forest Company
has agreed to do so provided 300 per-
sons will sign contract to take gas.
From March, 90, to March, '97, Jew
ell county led the procession of Kansas
counties in the amount of poultry and
eggs marketed, the aggregate being
S9s, 416. From October, '06, to October,
'97, Vance & White of ManlSato, have
paid out for eggs and poultry in Jewell
and adjoining counties from $11, 900 to
10 S25, 900 month. ..
Some Jewell county farmers who
were elated by the wheat crop and the
corn prospect are cast down by the
ravages of hog cholera.
Typhoid fever is said to be raging at
Coffeyville, one doctor alone having
reported over 25 cases, and as many
more have been reported by other doc
tors. The city council there has or