The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-07-15

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of business. -Chanute Kan, July /
I FRANK HARDEsTY.
j. Il, FAY,
We are panied to learn that Mis-
Mable Thomas is dead, She died a
2oolock yesterday afternoon Mabl'
was joyous sweet dispoition cir
beloved by all who knew her She was
Just budding into womanhood and
promised noble life She was one
of the brightest pupils in the high
school and very popular with her class
mates. The old bell will ring as
usual and the patter Of many feet
will be heard in response to its call
bat one merry voice that joined in tie
glad Sch3o! chorus viii be heard no
nor. lone seat VIII be vacant, but the
memory Of Mable viii linger with her
schoolmates and many friends.
Last Friday night Miss Jessie Shinn
gave very pleasant little party to
her young friends, in honor Of NJ s.
Blanche Pullen, of Fredonia, who is
visiting her, The evening was sTent
very pleasantly with games and music.
Refreshments, consisting of ice cream
and cake, were served and the gay
little company went home feeling
thi they had been royalty entertain
ed. The guests were: Misses Georgia
and Irene Wilson, Olive VanSandt.
Filth Nixon, Grace Whisenand, Ada
Gates, Hortense M0heart, Beulah
Stewart, Maggie Cox, Winnie Stewart,
Vail Turner and Zilpah Daniels.
Married, in Girard, KanS. June 30,
by Rev A2or McDole, Daniel r.. Wool
ley to Mrs. Inez Pearl Edmonson,
both of Gi7ard. Mr.. Woolley is fine
lawyer, and is well known in political
circles He has many friends in this
vicinity who extend their congratula-
tions. Mrs. Inez Pearl Edmonson
has long been resident Of Gjrard and
has a host OF friends She is lady OF
culture and refinement; and is q sister
of Mrs. f. l.. Tomlinson, of this city.
The Santa Fe has just fitted up
new division freight Office in the
room formerly occupied by Prices
jewelry store. Nj Wesley Merritt is
in charge and will have three assist
ants. This office will have control Of
the freight on the Southern Kansas
division and all foreign lines to the
Mississippi river.
The McClain case was set for trial
Thursday. 1t called quite number of
our citizens down to Erie. Among
others who took the morning train we
noticed: Messrs Barbee, Peter, M0Sier,
Rodgers. Yockey, Rickel and sons,
Fowler, Hardesty, Winfield, Manatt,
McClelland and Herod.
Fred Haymaker, of Leanna gladden.
ed TIE heart of We editor yesterday 10y
dropping a dollar 10 the slot to pay
for the TIMES year in advance. Fred
says he likes farming all right bat the
rows of corn seem longer than they
used to when he was little more ac-
custo,,,ad IN tho Oluw
Poor Geo. Lindsey is nursing very
sore foot. He says he kicked over
scalding pan of water on it. Just why
George shoald do such thing we fail
to understand. There. is another
tn cory as to how George got hurt.
r. Dove s. Bro, owners of the Del
monico livery stable have gust receiv-
ed two car loads of horses, livery and
sale stock. They have rented the Or
iental stable also to accommodate
their Increasing trade.
Mr.. A. o. Grub is making some
very great improvements in the ar
rapgement of his large stock o.
goods. When he gets through he will
have the neatest locking store in the
city.
NJ. Barbee has bought Il lot adjoin-
ing him on the south and his brother
and father have bought two immed-
lately back 81 his, fronting west.
These lots were part OF the Bailey es-
tate.
Two oi our teachers. Mss lruitt
aud Miss Welch, are in Chicago taking
a course in primary work. Miss Ellis
is also there studying theory. Miss
Hornaday is studying in Emporia.