The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-07-30

Edgar FREEMAN TeuuTutu rIlud.
from two weeks visit with friend
and relatives in Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Cross and Alone
Hilnebrond, returned from visiting
friends in Ohio, this week.
James Bridges afterspending severa
weeks in indianapolis, Ind returned
home the first Of the week.
The Santa Fe people have almost
completed the fill, south Of the depot
This is big improvement.
Mrs. R. ]. Barley and master Free
left Monday for visit with relatives
at Columbus Junction, Iowa.
j. A. Gardner left for Excelsior
Springs Monday night. Mr.. Gardener
is a great sufferer from cancer.
B. T. Ashford, Of National Park
Wyoming, is visiting his parents, T.
F. Ashford and wife of this city.
Will Campbell left for Garnett, the
first Of the week, he has a good posit'
ion, as day operator, at that place.
S, A. Wickard returned from Okla
homa Saturday. He says farmers al
have fine crops and are prosperous.
Attend the P. of A picnic at Rest
next Wednesday. H. P. Farrelly and
B. f. Shinn are billed for speeches.
w. W.Alcott, of Las Vegas, N. M,
left Saturday for Chillicothe, Mo-, af'
ter spending a few days in this city
Sheriff Prange took three penitent
larry birds up to Lansing Monday
Ally Dickinson went along to assist
him.
Mrs. Wilkinson, mother of Mrs. Joe
Shinn, returned Wednesday from
pleasant visit with friends at Burling
ton.
Mrs. @. H. Mills returned to Thayel
Monday after a visit with Mrs. A
BARLEY and other relatives in this
city.
Miss Della Hoop passed through
Chanute Wednesday, returning to st
Paul, after visiting several months II
Iowa.
Miss Mabel Bisby left Tuesday fol
her home in White City after spend
ing several weeks with her friend
Miss Lara Frantz.
J. NJ. Allen returned from TopekS
Wednesday. Mr.. Allen says Governor
Leedy will take no action in the Sells
matter at present.
John Wright, of Fredonia was In
town Monday on his way home from
Pittsburg. Mr.. w. has been track
ing some race horses,
Mrs. o. f. Lucas OF carlton was In
town last week at the bedside Of her
father Mr.. Murphay, who has been in
poor health for some time.
S. S. Warner and family removed
from St. Paul to this place last week,
and are occupying Mrs. Markle's resi-
dence on south depot street.
G. W. Colyar has a position in q
barber shop at Muscogee, l. IT,, which
pays him 80. per week. George is a
good boy and a first class barber.
Len T. Barber came in Monday from
Ava, Mo-, where he is foreman in a
printing Office, to visit his parents fol
awhile and take much needed rest.
Roy VanOrman resigned his situa-
tion with L. B. Keifer and has gone
to his home in Baldwin where he has
a good position with dry goods firm
f. P. d. Hanna, who owns fine
farm in LAHORE township was q pleas
ant caller Wednesday. Mr. Hanna
represents school furniture com
pany.
L. c. Heminger, Of Louisville, Ky
was in town the first Of the week in
terviewing D. E. McClelland with
reference to buying some Kansas real
estate.
A pleasant surprise was given Miss
Dot Chapman Saturday afternoon, the
occasion being in honor Of her 10th
birthday. A very pleasant time is re-
ported.
f. r. Ball, living in ChetOpa twp,
Wilson county either lost his gold
watch or had same stolen from him
Monday. He will pay literally for its
return.
Seth G. Wells has been appointed
postmaster at Erie. Seth is a hustler
and is in every way competent and
will certainly make first-class post
master.
Miss Lima Adkins spent Sunday with
Mrs. G. Z. McCune, and left Monday
for visit with friends in Independ-
ence before returning to her home at
Girard,
The first. third and fourth wards
hold their caucuses this afternoon;
the second ward caucus will be held in
Lindsay block tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock.
r. S. Lawrence died at Trinidad,
Colorado. last week. Mr.. Lawrence