The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-01-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Chickens away up.
Plenty Of mud.
Subscribe for the TIMES.
Harry Carter, of Thayer, Sundayed
in town.
]. w. Massey made a business trip
to lola last FRIDAY.
Mrs. Slant Hatcher is visiting at
Cherryvale this week.
The city codncil should get mud
boats for Fourth street.
J.J. Jones was at Erie on legal bust
ness the first Of the week.
Editor &. NJ. Dewey was on the sick
list the first of the week.
Mrs. Joseph McCreary has been
quite sick for some time.
Mrs, J. W. Glass spent Sunday with
her husband at the Oriental.
The telephone system in Chanute IS
one of the best in the country.
Ponds, wells and cisterns all full of
water and farmers are happy.
W, H. Powell was at Thayer tile
first of the week, on business.
r. N. Allen was on the sick list the
first of the week, but isuabout again.
A. M. Sailors was under the wealth
err the first Of the week, but is better
now.
Drs, Brown aud Follett amputated
the foot Of Wesley Hale the first of
the week.
Rev. Bernard Kelley who bolted the
republican ticket last fall was in town
Monday.
J. P. Bowman, Of Garnett was shak-
ing hands with relatives and friends
the first of the week.
Mrs. James Justice, who was quite
sick the latter part of last week, is
able to be about again.
w. Fl. Parker, of Girard, was in
town the first Of the week visiting his
mother, Mrs. R. ]. Parker
The recent snow and rains coupled
with the freezes, puts the ground in
fine condition for spring crops.
A. Carmichael has sold his coal
office and scales to f. J. Benedict and
will 60 out Of the coal business.
Howard Jones is making speciality
now of his large work in Crayon water
color and pastel. His work certainly
speaks for itself.
Rev. ]. Fl. Alexander died very
suddenly at his home in Pleasant Val
ley-twp., and was buried Saturday.
Some obituary notice In Omega items.
A serious snow and wind storm of
Kansas City Tuesday, tore down cleo
trio and telephone wires, blocked
street cars and stopped traffic gener-
ally.
Col. Bob Herod, Of Erie, was in
town Wednesday and like all good
republicans called on the TIMES,
Uncle Bob may not have been sure
enough colonel but was one Of Uncle
Sans best soldiers.
A polecat got in G. M. Hammond's
chicken house Wednesday night and
carried of three porcelain eggs; later
he got In steel trap which Mr.. H.,
keeps set for such intruders and
Thursday morning Mr.. Hammond put
his light out.
In another column will be found the
mammoth I'd of Phillip johnson.
Mr.. johnson has decided to reduce
his stock and is giving you some fabu-
lously low prices In order to do 1t.
Read his ad., In fact 1t will be to your
interest to read all the ads In the
TI1IEs.
B. @. Kirk, Who owns q very fine
farm in Canville-twp., was pleasant
caller Tuesday. Mr.. Kirk carried q
muskit and wore . blue coat during
the late ''unpleassntness" and fwhile
he is glad the war IS over, is not ssham-
ed Of the part he took In IL. Mr..
Kirk, like most of the "old boys" reads
the TrMs.
A look at John Grays harness shop
will convince any one that Chanute
has one of the finest shops in this part
Of the state; Mr.. Gray has fine line
of harness, saddles, brides, harness
oils and in fact anything usually kept
in first class up-to-date harness shop
and his prices are very cheap, consid-
ering the quality of the goods,
The annual convention of the State
Temperance Union will be held at
Representative Hall, Topeka, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Feb. and 3, beginn-
ing at D. m. Of the former day. The
main business Of the convention Twill
be to formulate and adopt some plan
looking toward a thorough re-organa-