The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-03-12

The sheriff of Morton county is after
the boys who match pennies
1t is true that Ingalls, will write up
the Carson prizefight, The matter will
be classic
The municipal campaign has begun
in Caldwell and the chicken question
is the issue.
Jerry Simpson says that in ail> his
legislative experience no man has ever
approached him with bride.
The story is out that Chief Justice
Doster cut his finger the other day and
bled ice water instead of blood.
Ingalls, reported the inauguration. Ho
said he had risen from the ranks of the
senators to the place of reporter.
Miss Hattie Smith of Atchison, has
signed two-year contract with An
gustin DAILY, the theater man of New
York.
A Syracuse preacher delivered SER
mon denouncing dancing but the clill,
had a very enjoyable party jGG. the
same.
The Lawrence amateurs who are
giving their show in Eastern Kansas
towns charge the price of two bottles
to get in.
Miss Hatfield, graduate of the New
ton High school, is now trimmer in
one of the big millinery establishments
of Chicago.
A poker game at Greeley cost the
man who opened SIS. He opened with
stove poker and the charge was as
sault with intent to kill.
Cheney people raided joint and
threw the liquor into the street Ex-
cursions came in from surrounding.
towns to see the streets.
Haskell county people who did not
get to the inaugural ball at Washing
ton, had a masquerade at Santa Fe
which answered the purpose.
The only representation Kansas will
have at the Nashville exposition will
be made by Haskell Institute. People
who attend the exposition will think
Kansas is full of Indians.
A Mcpherson county man marketed
AZ head of hogs recently which brought
him over SIS, 200. Some of them weigh
ed over 600 pounds. That's the kind of
farming that pays in Kansas.
One of the Indians in the employee of
the Chilloco school who has been steady
for years got an 'lndian streak" on the
other day and wandered off. When
last heard of he was in Coffeyville.
The fellows in this state who are
running for something big with the
idea that the administration in turn
ing them down will mollify them with
a smaller place, are going to get left.
That scheme rarely works.
A man at Sabetha has made the dis
covery that grasshoppers are Matching
out at Il lively rate. He noticed the
chickens apparently having picnic
and upon examination found they were
filing up on young grasshoppers He
scooped up handful and put them in
glass for exhibition. They are lit
tie larger than mosquitoes, and as live
ly as crickets.
A Sterling man while at Hutchinson
recently, placed his poclletbook con-
tanning $40 under his pillow on going
to bed. He forgot all about his pocl1
et-book when he returned to Sterling
the next day. A chambermaid found
il and left it at the hotel office, and in
a few hours telegram was received
from the Sterling man telling of his
loss. The poclket-book and money
were Immediately sent to the owner
and now the Hutchinson papers are
boasting of the honesty and integrity
of their town and citizens
Word comes from Butler, in McPher.
son county, of a hold-up of farmer
near there by two highwaymen, and
$50 taken, all the money he had. They
were travelling in spring wagon and
carried double barrelled shotguns
In speaking of the bill in the Kansas
legislature to prevent conductors from
flirting with female passengers, Kan
sas railroad man says that conductors
as a rule, never visit with woman
passenger unless solicited, and in thai
case the conductor is usually asked tt
listen to some tale of restitution.
The Garden City man who prefers
prayer meeting and choir practice tc
dances and ice cream parlors won't rur
well at city election.
People can sometimes be toinquisi
tive. A stranger came to Kinsley last