The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-27
Fl. T. Small. formerly a merchant

for which he has been travelling for
me time.
| City Marshal Jockey is making war
on the tramps; that is just what we
have needed for some time. Make
this town rough house for these ho-
boes and we will soon be practically
rid of this worthless element.
AMI. Geary, who lives near Holden,
Missouri, was the guest of his brother
in-law, John Hardness and family, of
Turkey Creek last week. Mr. Geary
thinks Of buying Kansas land and is
we'll pleased with Neosho county.
JnoPerry, who was asst.superintend-
ent of schools at Neosho Falls the past
year, was in town Wednesday talking
school to the members of the board of
education. He left in the afternoon
for Rest to visit his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. T. Perry,
Frank Hardesty has his show win
dows patriotically decorated, one with
the picture of Mckinley mounted en-
lion with an American and British
flag in the background and the words
"Anglo-Saxon Alliance, on piece of
card board leaning against the lion.
1t is very significant.
We are under obligations to W. e.
Thurman for a mess of very tine
potatoes. They were brought in Wed
nesday by Mrs. Thurman and her
daughter, Mrs. Wheeler. These are
the first new potatoes we have had
this year and with the liver we are
able to stand the meat man off for, we
have been living fat at our house for
a day or two.
On account o. the death of post
master Farrelly. D. E. McClelland was
telegraphed for: he came at once and
as his commission was here, he took
the oath Of Office and assumed his
duties Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Nc
ClellaEd takes to his duties as naturally
as could be and is making himself pop
ular with the patrons of the office
generally.
The l. o. O. T. at their regular
meeting Wednesday night elected the
following0officers for the ensuing term.
NJ. j. Miller, n. G. Ora a. Low,
V. G.. ; H. W. Elliott, Sec; Alex
Baird, Treas; Representative to
grand lodge Andy Baird; Alternate,
H. A NeSbit, j. G. BileS was recon-
mended as district deputy. There were
sixteen votes cast for the lodge officers.
John f. Barley has added a large
butter maker to his Wholesale Pro.
duce house and is putting in private
ammonia cold storage, or ice plant,
and will be able to keep his cold stor.
age rooms at any temperature desired
from zero up. Mr.. Barley handles
an immense amount of all kinds OF
produce; in fact he does one Of the
largest banking businesses of any
firm in town.
DR.. NJ. H. Theilen has opened an
Office in the Jones Block. DR.. Thieler
practiced at Villas for two years and
was remarkably successful and pop
ular physician; he then attended
medical school at Iowa City, Iowa,
where he graduated few
months ago. The doctor is already ac'
quainted with many of our people and
we predict that he will at once be.
come popular and useful.
Sam Baughman and family ar.
rived from Yates Center Mon.
day. Mr.. Baughman and son,
Walter have been quite busy
this week getting things in shape tc
open up their new restaurant in the
old Carter building. This will be One
of the best restaurants ever opened in
the city and there is no reason why
, these gentlemen should not have a
, fair share of the trade ia their line.
The Democratic county convention
met on the 18th. A. Johnson was
Chairman and Chas. Sweeney was sec.
rotary. Committee on Resolutions,
Peter Reeger, w. S. Soule, and j. R.
Pound. Following adopted Resolved,
That the Democracy Of Wilson-co
are in favor of the unconditional
repeal of the creating the so-called
National Bank currency, and for the
substitution, in its stead, of Green
backs-a currency for the redemption
of which the credit of the whole
: Nation is pledged. If we have paper
currency. let it be government paper
-Fredonia Citizen, twenty-five years
ago.
H B. Herod, formerly prominent
, school teacher of this county, but of
late years superintendent of schools
at ChaCopa, Leoti and other places,
has purchased the material and good
will of Prof. Blackburn, who has been