The Chanute times., 1898-04-08

Il. Francis, one OF Une suOstanIldl
farmers of the vicinity, of carlton,
called Saturday and had his name en-
rolled on our advance list.
r. N. Allen returnes to Chanute,
Sunday. Miss Ora will remain with
Mr., and Mrs. NJ. f. Ruff, in Pomona,
California for the present.
G. w. Koons, of Big Creek-twp.,
was in town Friday purchasing wire
with which to fence his stock farm.
He has some very fine pasture to rent.
II. j. Prange returned last week from
Ouray, Colorado, where he has some
mining claims. He went over to Al
toona Tuesday to visit his brother w.
p. Prange and family.
J. W. Cole, living south Of town,
says the peaches are not killed. He
brought in some twigs on!which were
number of buds, all of which seemed
to be alive and all right.
Mrs. q. L. Hoiley ann Miss Dora
Bardwell, Of Erie, were in town yes
terday on their way home from Lang
ton, where they had been visiting rel
asives for a couple of weeks.
A pleasant surprise party was given
| Cor duCtOr Hart, one evening last
week. the occasion being in honor
of his thirty-first birthday. The event
is one which will long be pleasantly
remembered.
Il. J.Binning, of Villas, talked pros
perity to ye editor Saturday. Frank
Decious. of Shaw, who was a school
boy with Mr. Binnlng was caller at
the same time, They tell some pretty
tough tales on each other.
The candy kitchen and shoe shop
have been removed from the ground
lust cast of the TIMES Office and John
Kuhner has begun the erection of a
building 22xSj feet, one story high, on
same, and when completed will remove
his restaurant and lunch room to
same.
The regular meeting of the city
council was held Monday night; the
mayor being absent, Alex. Baird pre-
sident of the council, presided; num-
Der of protests against macadamizing
Fourth street were read and filed.
The usual monthly bills were allowed.
| No other business of Importance was
| transacted.
Monday morning while Andy Baird
living three miles east of town was
taking a shot gun from closet it was
accidently discharged, the charge pass
ing through partition and striking
Mrs. Baird in the head and face; the
wounds are painful, but not serious;
part of the load of shot hit one of Mr..
Baird's boys in the leg, but the
wounds caused by same are not dan
gerous. DR.. Follett was called and
dressed the wounds and reported both
parties doing nicely.
Young man, learn the lesson well
that all the genuine pleasures are on
the side of morality. To wander from
right may give you experience that
seems gilded and facinating, but it is
only deluslon. Beneath the tinsel
is the grief that lasts. The griefs,
sorrows and miseries are on the side
of wrong. There is where you contract
them. No misfortune is very great
affliction if you are right. To gain
wealth is success, but it is only mole
hill to the mountain compared to the
success of being right and happy
Florence Bulletin.
E. Wangler, who came to Kansas in
1869 and took a claim across the Neo-
sho river was in town Tuesday and
called at this Office ann laid down
bright silver dollar, which places him
among onr ninety-nlners. Mr.. Wang
ler says that this talk or hard times
makes him weary; that times are all
right for the fellow who will work. He
saws people of today know nothing Of
hard times as compared with the
hardships and privations early settlers
went through. Mr.. W., by industry
and economy has become the owner Of
one of the finest farms in Neosho-co.,
is out of debt and has money to- loan;
he says that farmers in his vicinity
borrow money for less than 10 per
cent. interest of each other and give
the banks the go by. Mr.. Wangler
has no use for calamityites.
State Superintendent Stryker says
that he intends to send out circular
letter in the near future to the school
boards of every city and school district
in the state, urging them to hire no
teacher next year who is not a close
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