The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-04-16
Local News.

from her mOtner OF chicago.
The city clerks office has been re-
moved to the Oriental block.
Tom McNulty of Thayer has been
appointed past master at that place.
Mrs. Frank Sauer is in Eldorado this
week as delegate to the Select
Friends.
Edmond Dewey and wife CT Pleas
ant Valley Twp. are both very i'll at
present.
N. Diameter was in Topeka the
first of the week buying goods for the
Boston store.
A grand arch will be erected on
Fourth street at the corner of Har-
desty's drug store.
Our country correspondents are SEN
ding items Wednesdays instead of
Mondays or Tuesdays.
Uncle Dildine is still improving and
hopes to be down town to see the pa
rade next Thursday.
ST. Wheatley, one of the substan-
cial farmers of Big Creek Twp. was in
town Saturday and called.
Mayor Rawlings is making a great
effort to have the streets and alleys
cleaned up before the Encampment.
VIM. Joachim of Chamois, Mo-, who
owns first class farm in this county
was in town last Friday and called
VIM. Edwards and George Bricker,
of CAMILLE township, were in attend
ance at court Wednesday.-Erie Senti-
mel.
The German Volunteer will be given
during the Encampment on the nights
of the 22nd and 23rd inst, for the bene-
fit of Chanute Camp No. 6, Sons of
Veterans.
Easter will be observed as usual at
Grace Episcopal church, with special
services and special music. TIE
knights Templar will attend in a
body.
The Encampment committee meets
every morning at $50 o'clock at ID. e.
McClelland's Office. Any one having
any business with them should come
up at that time.
BENJAMIN Dornblazer of Fredonia,
one of the prominent G. A. r. men of
the state and a candidate for depart
ment commander at next weeks En-
campment was in town Monday and
called.
The A. H. r. AS have rented the |.
o. O. L. hall, and will hereafter meet
every week. If you are not a mem
Der, you ought to join. This order is
composed of the leading business men
of the town.
Every business house and every resi-
dence in town should be nicely deco
rated next week A number Of our
merchants have bunting for the pur-
pose and they are selling it at a low
figure. See their ads.
Mrs. Mary Brown, Of Chanute. was
in Erie Wednesday and Thursday the
guest of Mrs. G. f. Prange. Mrs. Brown
is trying to interest the ladies of Erie
to institute lodge Of Rathbone Sis
tiers, an auxiliary to the Knights of
Pythias. She should succeed, as there
are many ladies in this city who are
eligible. Such a lodge would prove
quite a feature in a social way.-Erie
Sentinel.
L. r. Baker has purchased Of d. w.
Light his blacksmith and wagon bust
ness on east Fourth street. Mr. Ba-
ker has been in the blacksmith bust
ness at carlton, Thayer, Galesburg
and Parsons for the past Is years, and
is one of the very best blacksmiths in
this section of the country. He will
continue the blacksmith and wagon
business at the shop formerly owned
by Joe Chrisman.
Samuel Mcconnell who has been
making his home with his son, Gilbert
Mcconnell, of the Third ward, died
very suddenly last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Mcconnell had not been well for
some time, but as he was not bed fast,
no one considered him dangerously
sick, and his death was great shock
to his relatives and friends. He was
buried Sunday in carlton cemetery.
Deceased was about 20 years old.at the
time of his death.
The committee on reception will
hold a meeting at the parlors of the
Oriental Hotel tonight at 8 O'Clock.
This committee is composed of the
following: Messrs. Col. j. c. Carpen-
ter, A. w. Ascraftt, C. NJ. G. Gray,
S. C. Popping; Mrs. II. II. Sny-
der, Miss Emma Cave, Mrs.
Peter Farrell, Miss Minnie Dickinson, !
Miss Mile Dewey, Mrs. Addie Hurt. p
S. H. Carr and A. NJ. Sailors.-G. M.