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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Omega.

Monday, May 2, '9S.-Another big
rain.
Corn planters will be idle for a few
days.
Mrs. Richmond was at John Thorns.
Monday eve.
Thos. McMelli n has subscribed
stock in the prospect creamery at
Altoona.
Simon Coats took the train at AL
toona Monday, for Independence, to
join the army.
Our former neighbor, Joel Griffin,
was preambulating in this vicini ty
Sunday. Mr.. Griffin will have stock
sale Friday, the 9th. He says he
will start back to his nome in Illinois,
next Monday.
Ed Colaw and wife were in Chanute
Friday. 1t mist be that Ed is get
ting scarce of hay at home, as he had
two balls on his wagon taking home
with him.
The Villas correspondent comes for
ward with more evidence that the
people of that city do not use good
Judgment in choosing officers. Since
Mayor f. d. Thomson left there, the
town is run with ''looseness." Why,
it is reported in this vicinity at one
of their council meetings, not long
ago, they had a key of barley juice
and one of the councilmen got So
drunk that the president of the low.
err house had to take care of him all
night. We never heard of any ar
rests or lawsuits over the matter, for
the reason that all the city's promi-
nent officers were guilty in the face
of the law. Villas, is that so?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Pleasant Valley.

Wednesday, May 4, '9S.-Report
says that Fred Greening has enlisted
He passed the required examination
Mt Kansas City and went from there
to St Louis to join his regiment All
glory and praise to the brave boys in
blue, and may they teach the Spanish
lesson in short order.
VIM. Rouse is Smelling corn for
Wilmoth at Sol Townsend.
Henry Carver spent several days
near FredOnia, this week.
Many of our neighbors spent Tues
day at the Odd Fellows celebration
at Neodesha
j. r. Adams goes to Chaaute the
first of the week for his mother, who
will pay him an extended visit.
Miss Matte Carver visited a couple
of days in our vicinity, the past week.
Grandpa Young's funeral at Altoona
was quite largely attended from thi Z.
eighborhood.
Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Noble and
Mrs. Carver are each having a new
carpet woven, Mrs. Miller doing the
work.
During one of our recent thunder
showers, Paul CASTOR 's.grainery was
struck by lightning, tearing quite a
hole in the roof, but fortunately not
firing it.
Fred Robson now spends two days
in week each'a Altoona, Thayer and
Buffalo. doing dental work.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06

pany was the first to arrive with the
bucket brigade a close second. Chief
Owens and Captain Taylor's com
mands could be heard above the roar.
of the angry flames. Jap Coats mount
ed the burning building, to whom
water was passed by the bucket bri-
gade, and in few minutes the flames
were under control. Among Others
who Will ever be remembered for
bravery in this confagration are Jas
Mundell, f. e. Howerton. VIM, var
Valley and Joe Wiltse. Agent Keifer
was the only one becoming badly rat
tied; he imagined that he was on fire
also, and running about forty rods,
jumped into the creek, where in few
moments, he realized that it was only
his long red hair that had caused him
such fright. Damage by fire slight;
loss, about forty cents.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Kin1ball.

Tuesday, May 4-Mr. Tulley, our
section foreman has gone to Goodrich
to take charge of the section there,
and Mr.. Mcdonnell, of Goodrich, has
filled his place.
Mrs. Eva Romspert, of Savonburg,
was visiting friends and relatives the
latter part of last week. ! rseH
I, Isaac Smith returned home Satur-
day, from near Odense where he has
been working in the past.
Don McLeister returned home last
Thursday from Pitsburg, where he has
been working for the past seven weeks.
Mrs. e. B, Rail met with a painful
accident Friday, while she and her
little son were out driving. The horse
becoming unmanagable, Mrs. Rail
jumped from the buggy and sprained
her ankle. But she is some better at
this writing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Sorghum Valley.

Tuesday, May 3-We have full
supply Of mud this week.
Miss Sunday is still staying at Mr.
Shepherds.
Several of the boys from here took
in the show,
Mr.. Grant Denton is farming at
home this season.
Mr.. Shad was in this vicinity buy
ing horses this week.
Gem Young remained in town
the fore part of the week.
Mr.. Noah Nc Millen was out Monday
hunting pasture for his cattle.
Rev. Bayles postponed trying to
organize church at Peach Grove, till
the third Sunday in May.
There surely is quite an attraction
at Mr.. Shepherds for Mr.. Wilbur
Endsley calls every Sunday.
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Villas.

Wednes lay, May 4, '9o'-Fehsior
day at Villas.
Simon Goats went to independence
YES terday to be examined and enlist
All streams are greatly swollen on
account of heavy rains and farming j
at a standstill.
Mrs. Sewell of Chanute, is Wishing
at Henry Simmons, this week.
Wllmouth shipped one car of hogs
to Kansas City today,
n. Eilerson was attending court al
Fredonia. yesterday.
Bryon Jones and Aug Carlson went
to Fredonia today to serve as jurors
for this term of court.
Sam Huffman commenced work on
the Villas section, today.
Ed TAYLOR enlisted and was accept
ed at Parsons and is now at LeaVeu-
worth waiting orders to go SOUTH
The Villas creamery has steady IN
creased its outpuJ of cream daily since
its first day of operation
Russ Reeves who is will known mere
is on board the Oregan, which Is no"
at Rio;Janerio.
The oil well derrick blew down last
Saturday night and the materla! OF
which it was built, looks like it might
have been shelled by Com. Dewey
]. n. Taylor is putting up fence foi
c. Griesil, today.
J.R. Vice and Link Reeves were on
our streets yesterday buying horses
for shipment.
joel Griffin, of Illinois, was In was
yesterday posting sale bills. MI
Griffin would like to sell his Pleasant
Valley property as it is great deal OF
trouble to him to come out and LOOK
after it.
ii. V. MlltSe, MAUD IdylOI anu Iva
Vanvaley attended last day of school
at 65 last Saturday.
A Woodman lodge will be organized
at the Peach Grove school house next
Friday night.
The fire bell rang out the alarm OF
fire at $3.50 o'clock last Friday after
noon, and it was discovered that j, n
Taylor's haystack was on fire. The
flames from the burning stack set fire
TO Mrs. Burgess stable, and had 1T moi
been for prompt action by the fire de-
partment, would have been total!
destroyed. The hook and ladder com
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Union Valley.

Tuesday, May 3.-M. A. Tye is the
proud possessor of two wolf cubs, whicf
he recently captured on Uncle Billy
Edwards farm.
L. P. Terry is hauling corn this
week.
Charley Miller sold Il horse to Mr.
Hardness yesterday.
Don't forget that the a. c. f. meets
next Saturday evening.
Mrs. j. }. McCowan spent last Fri
day with Mrs. Mary Elston, of Rural
Chas, Terrys barn is nearing COM
pletion.a and Of course he wears broad
grin.
Mr.. Taylor has enlisted in the j. s.
army, and left Monday to fill his
position.
Henry Deifenbaker and w. S. Biggs
are helping w. Y. Harding build a
fence this week
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Starkey, of Cha
mute, visited relatives at Union Valley
the latter part of last week.
e. L. Taylor and j, r. Tye went to
Erie Friday evening. The latter took
the teachers examination the next
day.
Last Friday closed a successful term
of school taught by Mr.. q. l.. Talyor
at this place. The patrons and friends
of the school came in and treated the
pupils to a sumptuous repast, after
which they were in turn entertained
by an Interesting program.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06
Rest,
IDS are in a bad condition.

Roads are in a bad condition.
Geo. McFadden took the train here
for FredOnia Tuesday.
We hear that a singing school will
be OrganiZde at Stone school house
Thursday night. Everybody Invited.
1t is reported that hunters on Wood
ruff caught eight young wolves Mon
day.
Epworth League at the M.E.Church
next Sunday.
Farmers that had not finished plant
ing corn will be late owing to the
large rains.
Martin Maxwell went over to Ere
dOnia Saturday To take the examina
tion for a teachers certificate. He
said there were forty five applicants.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-06

The most vigorous workers have spells of
tired feeling" now and then. This feeling is
and bowels, a few doses of Prickly Ash Bitters
quickly corrects tho disorders and sends the
blood tingling through the veins, carrying life
and renewed energy throughout the system. Sold
| by j, L. Sewell.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
CHINESE MIXED ON NEW YEARS
Got Muddled on n Dates and Both
Today and Tomorrow Will
BE Celebrated.

New York, Jan. GA perplexing
problem has presented itself to the
Chinese residents of this city. They
have not been able to make up their
minds whether their New Years cele-
bration should begin today or tomor-
row. The Chinese minister at WASH
ington issued a proclamation declar-
ing that tomorrow shall be celebrated
instead of today and that Chinese resi-
dents of this country have for the past
forty-eight years begun celebrating u
day too soon. Why it has taken forty
eight years to make this interesting
discovery is not set forth, but there is
no doubt that the children Of the celes-
tial empire have been laboring under
a sad delusion. The difference in time
between this country and China was
the cause Of the mistake. The procla-
nation for the Chinese residents of
this country to change the date of the
celebration has been sent to Chinese
consuls who have transmitted it to the
leading Cinnamon of the cities, where
they are stationed. The proclamation
has created a good deal of excitement
I'm Chinatown. Some of its adherents
decided to ignore it and began cele-
brating today and last night they were
hard at work making their prepare
tons. Others intend to show their re-
spect for their country's representa-
tive by postponing their festivities.
The result will be two Chinese New
Years this wear.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
Butter Exhibits.

Huron, Jan. 22.-The Huron cream.
cry will place on exhibition at the an.
nual meeting of the South Dakota Dali.
rymen's association, to he held in
Brookings on February Is, n number
of tubs of butter, and if successful
they will be sent TO the National Dairy
association meeting to compete for the
big prizes.
News has been received that Oliver
,. Helm, late of this city, who went
to the Klondike a year ago, has STRUCK
1t rich" there; his Sioux City friends
will be glad to know this.
a project for building a Masonic
temple here is being agitated, and the
coming season may see a fine Masonic
strusture here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
MURDERED BY MEXICANS.
Freight conductor Ramsey OF the
Mexican Central Railway
Killed.

Rascon,, Mex, Jan. 22.-B. A. Ramsey,
freight conductor on the Mexican Cen.
trail railroad Of Dallas, Tex, aged AZ,
was killed by two unknown Mexicans al
San Mateo at 3 o'clock this morning.
His refusal to carry the murderers on
the train was the cause Of the difficulty.
Ramsey's mother and sister live at Dal.
las, Tex. The murdered mar for a mum.
Der OF years was conductor on the T. and
p. and M. p. railway. He was a mem.
Der Of the Order OF Railway Conductors
division POI, Mexico City, with $1,000 in.
surance in the benefit department. One
arrest was made, with strong evidence
TO convict. If convicted under Mexican
laws the murdercrs will be shot. Every
effort possible is being made by Mex
lean officials TO capture the murderers
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29

A Dissipated Husband on His Way
to BE R~econCiled TO His Wife
Ground In by the Cars.

Fort Scott, Jan. PA horrible fate yes.
lerday intercepted w. c. Hoge of Ne
vada, Mo, on his Journey home to meet
his wife, with whom he was about to be.
come reconciled. lie fell under a Mem.
phis freight train at Fulton, and his un.
derclothes and portions of his body were
found at Liberal, Mo, three miles distant,
He was mutilated beyond description but
was identified by an affectionate letter
from his wife, pleading with him 10 stor
his dissipation and return to her under
promise that she would dismiss a pending
divorce suit. He left home almost a yeal
age and would have Joined her today. AZ
much Of the body as could be gathered II
n basket has been sent to his wife at Ne
vada.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
TENNESSEE SENATORIAL FIGHT
Fifteen Ballots Taken With No Re
suit in the Tennessee
Ieoislature.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 24-Fifteen fruit
less ballots were taken last night in the
democratic senatorial caucus and the last
ballot left the situation about the same
rs on the first ballot. During the last
three nights the cauCuses have been in
session thirty-seven ballots have been TAX
en-, with small changes on each ballot.
During the balloting last night an attempt
was made to break McMillan's lines by
the transfer of votes to Taylor from Tur-
ley so as to give Taylor % votes, but the
stampede was not caused, Mcmillan losing
only one vote. The thirty-seventh and
last ballot stood: Mcmillan, 80; Turley, q;
Taylor, %. The Taylor gains came from
Turley. On one ballot Mcmillan received
AZ votes, his highest point. The caucus
meets again this afternoon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
In True Kentucky style.

Chamberlain, Jan. 24.-Residents Of
the little town of White Lake, about
thirty miles east of here, were consid-
erably surprised the other day when
G.. T.. BranSon and another farmer liv-
ing near there appeared in town
armed, one with a Winchester rife
and the other with a revolver. The
fierce manner in which they gaZed at
each other whenever they CHANGED to
meet on the streets proclaimed ut
whom the warlike preparations were
directed. 1t appears that some days
ago Branson received an anonymous
communication, adorned with a crude
representation OF a skull and cross
bones, warning him that if he did not
leave the country by a certain date
he would be killed and his property
burned. "There are six OF MS" con-
cluded the communication, "and SIX
men with guns can kill a rascal like
YOU at any time" He treated the mat
ter as a joke until the stipulated pc
Rod had expired, when his hay stacks
were mysteriously set on fire and de-
stroyed. He suspects the farmer ut
whom he scowled so fiercely ut White
Lake the other day as being the prin-
cipal cause of his trouble, and the fact
that the other man has armed him
self would tend to confirm the correct
ness of Branson's suspicious. The au-
thorities are Investigating the matter
and some arrests may follow. The
whole ncighborhood is aroused, and
the more radical farmers make threats
of lynching.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
SUBSTITUTE FOR HUSBAND,
Straight Escapes From Jail and
Wife Arrested for Assisting

New York, Jan. 22.-Henry L. Straight
charged with frauds and forgeries now in.
Vulnerable, sawed his way out OF Jersey
City prison yesterday morning. His wifi
OF three weeks, who had struggled in In
burglars ~steels, called four hours later &c
see her husband, ignorant Of his escape.
She has confessed that she furnished
him with the means OF getting out, and is
locked up In his stead. Her stole comment
is: II hope he will not be fool enough to
come back. ] am willing to serve my sen.
tence."
Her bail was fixed at $1,000. She will be
indicted at the next sitting of the Hudson
county grand jury. She left the court
room with high head and elastic step. The
woman was taken to the Hudson county
tail later in the evening.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
LuETGERT ON THE STAND,
Tie Breaks Down and Weeps Like q
Child Whilo Telling His
Story.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Adolph J.. Luet-
CERT, ON trial the second time Tor the
murder of his wife, went Oh the stand
in his own behalf today. After refat-
ing the various financial deals i'm which
lie was interested, in which he brought
out that he was worth SOC, 900, eXclu-
sive of real estate, he married Pauline
Ruelke in 1872. She died in November,
1876, and in January 1879, he married
Wilhemenia Mueller. At this point
the witness broke down and cried like
a child, but after a time, recovered
control Of himself.
No trace of sorrow appeared, how
ever, when he told of the marriage to
his third wife, Louisa Bicknese, for
whose alleged murder he is now being
tried for life. After he had told Of
the various places at which he and
his wife lived and his going into bust
ness at the latest location, the court
took "a recess.
At the afternoon session Luetgert
denied that he ever threatened to
shoot his wife or anybody else.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
CAPT. MARTIN COULSON or
THE FAMOUS QUARTET
Died at MonongaheIa Pennsylvania
Last Sunday at a Ripe Old
Age.
VETERAN STEAMBOAT MAN
Ho and His Brothers Owned tho
Pioneer Steamboat Line I'm
the Great North.
west.

YanlSton, Jan. 2.-Word mas Deen re-
ceivcd here OF the death OF Captain Mar
tin Coulson, who was well known in
Yankton and vicinity, at Monongahela,
Pa, last Sunday. He was a brother Of
the late Commodore s. b. Coulson and
Captain John Coulson OF this city, both
OF whom are now dead. There were four
brothers, Martin, John, william and >.
Il. Corlson, all being veteran steamboat
men, the first three named holding the
title Of captain, while the latter, 3. b.,
held that OF commodore. They were pro-
p~rictors OF the famous Cculson line or
packet and freight steamers that ran
from Pittsburg down the Ohio and up
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
This was the pioneer steamboat line into
the great northwest, and until the rail-
roads came and curtalled It's business
did all the freight and passenger traffic
between the states and river points on
the upper Missouri and Yellowstone.
This line went out of business fifteen
years ago. About two years age Com
modore 5. Il. Coulson died here. Nearly
three weeks ago his brother John fol-
lowed him 10 the grave, while the death
Of Martin OF but a few days since was
followed by the intelligence that Will
lam, the only surviving brother, Is now
at the point Of death at Braeburn, Pa.
Captain Martin Coulson was proprietor
OF the keystone stock farm at Monon-
gahela, and is survived by u wife and
two sons, who have charge Of the stock
farm.
A party OF Great Northern officials
came into Yankton Wednesday night in
q special car. They report that they are
on n tour OF inspection. The party con-
sisted Of r. Il. Ward, private secretary
to J. ]. Hill; J. NJ. Greber, assistant gem
eral superintendent OF the road, and Il.
II. Bowron, superintendent Of the Will
mar division. The same evening N. ID.
Miller, chief engineer Of the proposed
Yankton and Norfolk road, arrived. He
still tells the people here that all is love-
ly with the enterprise, that his English
employers ssure him that the Norfolk
line Is in good shape. will be built, and
that they will provide all the necessary
money TO pay the current expenses or
the movement. He claims he had n ca
BILE from them within the past week In
regard to the Yankton enterprise and
says his is an indication that every
thing Is progressing satisfactorily, but
the time for actual work" to begin was
not mentioned.
Thomas Bones OF his city, who has
spent many years as a market gardener,
and also as n Chicago commission mer-
chant, handling garden products, being
thoroughly conversant with the trade
in all It's phases, is Of the opinion that
gardeners in this locality and the rail-
roads entering the north part OF this
state, where many OF the delicacies of
garden do not grow. should coop
erata fYrS matter Of shipping largely
into that section, and TO that end will
endeavor to nave a meeting in the near
future OF all persons interested.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29

Not everyone who looks at the dial
of a clock knows that the four is
which are in place of the usual Nv,
to designate the number 4, are there
because of the obstinacy of Charles Y
Of France. When Henry Wick carried
to the king the first accurate clock, the
king said to him that the w was
wrong and should be changed to iii,
Wick said, you are wrong, your maj.
esty." Whereat the king thundered
out: IT am never wrong. Take il
away and correct the mistake" From
as the mark for the fourth hour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER PUBLISHER

According to a recent London esti-
nate only about $4,000 American tour
sts visited the English capital in the
re@asde "a a. ae q p yerv S1 noor c atI ' The
average tourist from "the states" we
IRE told, scatters about $1,000 while
making n three months trip in Eu-
rope. This multiplied by $4,000, makes
S25, 0o0, 900, and of that amount, 1t is
believed, London receives at least two
Afths. Paris gets American
money than London does, not because
more Americans go there, but because
the French capital wins the trade OF
oil the women, and this is both larger
and o profitable than that Of the
men, to whose needs and tastes the
london shops more especially cater.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-01-29
GRAIN MARKETS
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Cash quotations were
rs follows:
Flour-Market steady.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, S7hQSSc; No. 3
spring. S7A99lc; No. 2 red. 93d9ic.
Corn-No. 2, 27M2715c; No. 2 yellow. 27G
!1Lc.
0ats-No. 2. 2Sc: No. 3 white. 24Isd25c.
Rye-No. 2, 45C.
Barley-No. 2 (. o. b., 262d39c.
Flax Seed-No. ], 81. 21h@1. 25%.
Timothy S~eed-Prime, S2.T.
Provisions-Mess pork, S9.65a9.7O lard,
81. 7064. 72la; short rib sides. &.57k44.S712;
dry sailed shoulders, a.75d5.M; short
clear sides, 81 .S06i5. 10.
Observation-Disclosures finished goods, per
gallon, $l.19.
Sugar-Cut loaf, 1914; graduated, s. 81.
Butter-Easy. Dairy. 1ldl7c; creamery,
l3n1Sl2c.
Eggs-Weak. Fresh, Ice.
Cheese-Quiet at SMSRc.