The Chanute times., 1897-07-09

The charge is hurled right in Cy
Leland's teeth that he chews gum.
There is bunch of 1000 cattle il
Barber county owned by a young lady
A prominent Kansas newspaper
says that bicycle leggings don't come
high.
A Hiawatha girl knows Nannsen
the explorer, and says he isn't half as
interesting as Ewing Herbert
Recently Wichita bank caskcd q
check for $l1, 500 given one of the big
cattlemen of Sedgwick county by a
commission firm in Kansas City. The
Bank of Beloit can see that bank and
go it nearly double better Dave
Smith, one of the big cattle feeders OF
Mitchell county, presented a check and
it was cashed over the counter for SIT,
500 received the day before for his cat
tie. Besides, Mr., Smith has over 400
cattlc left, which he is feeding near
Beloit
The Metropolitan Light and Power
company, which is seeking franchise
for piping the streets at Parsons, has
abandoned the project owing to the re-
cent law passed by the legislature, one
of the provisions of which provides
that all receipts above a certain per
cent would revert to the city for fran
chise privileges A member of the
company, in speaking of the matter
said that the company could furnish
the city with cheap light and fuel, but
the per cent of light allowed the COM
pany was not commensurate with the
enterprise.
outing for Jul Y opens with complete
story, "Her Highness," by Caroline
Shelly 1t is tale of the turf, and the
author draws a very pleasing pen pic
ture of the play of human passion in
the breezy atmosphere of the training
stables and the track. OF special in
tereSt to those contemplating holi
day are the articles on "Muskolla, :" and
on Camps and Camping" both by Ed.
w. Sandys. r. b. Burchard describes
''The New Twenty Footers," while
other good writers devote themselves
10 salmon fishing, cycling and season
able amusements The editorial and
record departments are up to the usu-
al high standard.
June Goth an unfortunate accident
which came near causing the death of
Matt. Genglcr, one of Mitchell county's
best known farmers, occurred on his
farm near Cawlter City He had fin
ished painting his water tank, holding
1876 barrels, when the tank, filled with
water, suddenly gave way, falling on
Mr.. Gengler, and pinning HIM down so
that it took several men some minutes
to extricate. him. The loca lion of the
tank was on slope, and in falling it
so hit the ground as to fall to pieces,
the contents of the tank being emptied
on Mr.. Gengler while he was pinned
down. After he was gotten out it was
found one of his ribs was broken, and
he was otherwise badly bruised about
the face and body.
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A Lyons county man recently had a
child to die at night. He insisted on
burying it at o'clock the next morn
ing, "while it was cool" His wife OBJ
jected, but he buried the child. Re-
Gently another child died and he in
sisted on another early burial. A fam
lily quarrel resulted and he spanked
his wife. He is now spending thirty
days in Jail
There are forty-eight government Ii
quor licenses in opera ton at Emporia-
The town will come under the license
system.
For the last twenty-five years j. L.
Lonergan. agent of the Union Pacific