The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-06-10

Some mighty good letters are being
sent home for publication by soldier
boys.
\ From few sections of the state the
farmers are complaining of the appear
ance of rust.
One Kansas volunteer ut Frisco sends
his folks a photograph of himself ''ir
i the act of shooting spaniard.
The Kansas street orator is not
strictly in it inst now unless he speaks
of "the nations manifest destiny"
1t is told in Oklahoma on Kansas
preacher that he reads war bulletins
to his audience at intervals to keep his
hearers awake
A Lebanon man advertises to sell
pills and system regulator and take
orders for tombstones. Such COM
bination as that ought to be sure
winner.
A Kansas girl committed suicide the
other day because her lover Tilted her.
1t was a most foolish move. She might
have lived to bless the day that he
! turned her down.
And now another former Kansan
writes from Missouri that he has seen
the error of his way, is sorry, and is
going to come back. IT'S well. A con-
trite spirit beats bob-tailed flush.
During the memorial services at one
of the churches in Salina enough mon
ey was raised to give the Salina COM
pany of volunteers, now at San Fran
cisco, dinner worth dollar plate.
Rev. Emmerson, an old gentleman
who has been preaching in Osborne
county for number of years, was at
one time an engineer, or 'englne
driver on the Great Northern road in
England.
Elder Harrington, retired minister
who is now serving as guide at the
state house, is anxious to become chap
lain of Kansas regiment. He is 60
years old but is an unusually active
man considering his age.
Everybody sincerely hopes that Ed.
Little will become general in Manila,
and every boy in the Kansas regiment
an officer. The general slur on the
boys because they are ragged, has made
the whole west friends to these boys.
Attorney General Boyle holds that
there is mo- Kansas law which prohibits
boards of county commissioners from
donating or loaning money to the Oma-
ha exposition commission. He also
holds that there is no law authorizing
such action.
At a meeting between the men at
the Cherokee Lanyon smelters, located
at Weir City, and Superintendent Cock
rill, the men demanded the removal of
the Spaniards employed there who
were in sympathy with Spain. The
superintendent, after hearing the
charges, discharged four of the Span
iards. The men also asked for pay
every two weeks, which the superin-
tendent thinks will readily be grant
ed.
Two 15-year-old farmer boys left
their homes in Osborne county last
3 week and started out to go it alone.
After they have been on the road long
enough to know what it is to be with
out regular rations and realize what
a scaly proposition they are up against
the boys will probably be willing to
take the back trail, even if their ty-
rannical and oppressive parents do in
sist on their milking the cows and do
ing the chores around the barn.
William A. Logan, a Kansas Univer-
sity boy, who has been the superin-
tendent of the schools of Pleasanton
for the past two years, starts this
week for the Bad Lands of South Da-
kota, where he will put in the summer
securing specimens for the Field Col
umbian Museum, at Chicago. He will
be one of number of scientists, Sc
lected for their especial fitness for this
line of work. and it is great compli-
ment to the Kansas boy to be included
in the party, as one is obliged to be
particularly swift in this line of work
to be able to trot with the men who
compose this expedition.
| A Mormon elder who does a lots
of missionary work for his church is
working in Kansas at present. In
many places he goes hungry, but says
that he has never had that experience
in this state. He also says that in
many places people absolutely refuse
to listen to the gospel that he breaches
but here in Kansas everybody is will
ing to listen. This is characteristic
trait of the Kansan. He is good lis