The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-07-29


for the past month, has had very
prosperous trade and so far as we have
heen able to learn, has given en-
tire satisfaction. Doctors Griffin and
OGara, by their uniformly cour-
teous and fair treatment have
made many lasting friends here who
will serve them a good turn when
they come again. We understand they
are arranging circuit and will visit
each place once year staying about
thirty days. In this way they can
reach more people and extend their
trade to wider limits than by locat-
ing PERMANENTLY in any one place.
When they return here they will lind
an increased trade awaiting them.
Saturday will be their last day in
Chanute.
Our old friend August CARLSON, of
Villas, drove off from Davis & Mer-
ritt's establishment, last Saturday,
with one of their fine buggies Mr..
Carleson, after these years of success
full farming in drouthy Kansas can
well afford to treat himself to this
luxury.
JILL. Stierwalt, of Big Creek town
ship, called on the Times office, Mon
day. Messrs Stierwalt and Lusk have
their threshing machine down about
Winfield in the wheat belt. Mr.. Lusk
is running the machine while Mr..
Stierwalt looks after matters at home.
During the show last week, someone
broke into Wesley Coles house and
ransacked the house generally. Among
other things, they filled up vallse
they found in the house with two
suits of Mr.. Coles clothes, one new
suit he had never worn.
David Barnhart ard VIM George, OF
Erie, drove over to Chanute to do
some trading last Monday. If these
gentlemen are pops, they know where
to 60 when they want bargains in
merchandise.
We notice by the Citizen that our
former townsman, Geo. Yockey, has
purchased an interest in a furniture
store at Fredonia. Geo. is a god boy
and we wish him well in his new ven
ture.
Twenty of FredOnia's leading citi-
zens took a special Car for Colorado
one day last week. They were mostly
ladies and children. Won't the men
have picnic while they are gone?
Jacob Ruff and son, of Urbana made
this office a pleasant call last Mon
day. Mr.. Ruff is an all right intelli-
gent farmer and gets the Times regu-
larly if he is pep.
NJ. S. Merchant is back from Okla
homa calling on his many old friends.
1t is generally supposed Mr.. Merchant
has his eye on some fair Kansas maid
en- in this locality.
Our. line Of stationery coupled with
an up-to-date artist make comblna'
ton hard to beat. Suppose you send
in a trial order aud see the whyness
of the thusness.
j. ]. Fields, of Cherryvale, an old
time citizen of this county and one OF
the cold reliable" Republicans made
US a short call between trains Wed
nesdPy,
Sam Browning calls as he passes
our door and drops few pleasant
words. Sam is an all round Republi-
can of the uncompromising kind.
Hon. S. S. Kirkpatrick has been in
vited to make speech here during
the soldiers reunion on October 5th
Politics barred.
Herbert Johnson and Mr.. Seaholm
delivered to Cole & NoCner, of this
city. the premium car load of hogs OF
the season.
A severe hailstorm is said to have
destroyed % thousand acres of grain
in North Dakota, Thursday the q.
Yes, we do all kinds of job printing
do it in such manner that yot
will become a regular customer.
Born, on SATURDAY. morning to Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Lobaugh, fine daugh
ter. All parties doing well.
Miss Burgie Barber returned to In
dependence, Sunday, after week.
visit with relatives.
Mrs. w. R. Cline is in Chanutt
this week. Wonder if she is election
eering for Budd?
} Farmer Billy Nation called Satur
day TO get the news and incidentally
to talk politics.
Emma and Leila Light started fol
Carthage last Wednesday to be gone
several weeks.