The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-10-07
Post msater BOYLE of Usage Mission


The Boston Store pays the highest
market price for all kinds of farm
produce.
W. A. Young and family have just
returned from a good long visit among
the home folks in Indiana. Mr..
Young says the only unpleasant part
Of the visit was the breaking oil to
come home. Yellow legged chickens
and pumpkin pies were ripe and ne
had great feast.
w. A, Browning handedsus paper
from Indiana the other day, which
gave an extended account OF a re-
union in old Putnam-cO, Of the Brown
ing family. There we're over one
hundred members present one OF
them being Jas Browning. treasurer
of Putnam-cO, who is cousin TO w.
A. Browning. See what w. A. miss
ed by coming to Kansas, he might
nave been governor had he staid in
Indiana,
Quite number Of our Oddfellows
went down to Thayer the first OF the
week on society business.
Adj. Clay Allen, of the 22nd Kansas
made the Times Office short call last
Tuesday, accompanied by his brother
Foster.
W. e. Dewhrst, of Cotfeyville.
brother-in-law of j. E. Elliott, whose
remains were buried at carlton, last
Friday, came up to Chanute with his
family and spent Sunday with Father
May.
Prof. Nelson will be in Chanute to
make political speech Saturday
afternoon October %. Mr.. Nslson is
one of the best speakers in the state
and we hope he will have good audi
ence.
Mr.. Schaal, of the Fourth ward,
has just had an addition built to his
house and desires to compliment the
builders Mr.. Edmond q Son. He says
he never had work done in more
satisfactory manner,
The subject of the sermon at the
Presbyterian church next Sabbath
morning will be, christian Anxiety
for the Salvation of Other. The
collection will be for the Board OF
Ministerial Relief. The hours for the
evening service will be occupied by
the Sunday school in ralley day ex-
ercises. Strangers and those without
a regular place of worship are cord
tally invited to attend.
John Biles reports that he and six
teen others of the Three Link order
drove down to Thayer Monday even
ing to meeting Of the Odd Fellows
and assisted in initiating some can
didates, and above all to enjoy the
hospitality Of our neighborlng city.
He says for whole souled generous
treatment Thayer beats them all.
Every thing was free, even to the
horse feed, and the boys sat down to
an elegant feast at hotel Bivins,
which was paid for by bouncing the
Jolly landlord on the goat. They all
came home with great big place in
their hearts for Thayer and her jolly
entertainers.
The Funeral of Ed Meeker.
At two O'Clock yesterday the stores
were all closed and all business on the
streets suspended and the people with
one accord proceeded to the home of
Mr.. Meeker where the funeral was
held. The exercises were held uuder
the auspices of the Uniformed RAM s
of Knights of PYthias, participated in
by other orders of which Ed was a
member
The procession was one of the long
est ever seen in the city. The whole
town and many from the country
Joined in this last token of respect.
The casket and the room in which
it rested were adorned with flowers
tastefully arranged, the last sad tri-
butte of loving friends.
And now poor Ed is gone from sight
but not from the loving memory OF
those near and dear to him or to his
many friends. His memory will ever
live in mind and heart and while this
blow is hard to bear it must be met
and words of sympathy from US can
not assuage the grief,