The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-12-16

Col. Carpenter is In the city.
Agnes Lapham is in Lawrence this
week.
Buy your Christmas presents at
Miss Huey's.
New sewing machines at the Singer
Office for $3.50. tt
All kinds of school books and sup
plies at Wllder's.
J.B. Beatty is a Notary Public and
Justice Of the Peace. TT.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs, Lon Cambern
on Friday Dec. 9th. A boy.
Call in at the Huey News Depot and
see the nice line of Holiday goods.
Leave your subscription at the Huey
News Depot for papers, magazines, etc.
The central teachers meeting will
be held in Erie Saturday, December
18th.
N, w, Henry says he has some
now, u
Rev. c. J. Saunders, of Erie, reports
a new boy at his house, which arrived
Nov. 80.
VIM. Simpson Sundayed in Cha
mute. Mr.. Simpson is now a Knight
of the grip.
Those bronze turkeys of Zeb Rush's
are so big they can wink at you over
ten rail fence.
See the Slaughter sale of Sewing
Machines, at Dawdy's Music store,
Chanute, Kans.
Several of the Forest Oil Co.'S offic-
ers were in Chanute Wednesday look
ing after Office rooms.
John Hardness infant died Satur-
day night and was buried in the Earl
ton Cemetery Sunday.
Mrs. E. o. Freeman, who has been
quite sick for some time, is now able
to be up about the house.
B1oomheart & Wright have just re-
ceived large invoice of fine shoes to
ad to their already immense stock.
School district officers will find it tc
their interest to get our prices on
supplies before buying.-G. p. Wilder.
JIM. Allen came up from Erie Mon
day and staid all night to hear Or.
Houser's famous lecture to men only.
If you want to sell, or if you want
to buy, call on me and we will trade
or know the reason why.-N. W..
Henry. u
The Newm an Bros. Piano and Or
gans are on exhibition at the Singer
office.-R. M. Cunningham, special
Agent, Humboldt, KS.
Frank L. Valentine left yesterday
evening to take position on the Bur
lington Jeff. Frank is good printer
and a good all-round boy.
Mrs. Mary Kimbrough has gone to
Carthage, III. in response to a tele-
gram stating that. her mother, Mrs.
Russell, was seriously sick
If you want to buy or sell anything
in the realestate line, rent house or
farm or make a trade Of almost any
kind, see me. N. w. Henry, TT
A card party was held at the resid-
ence of Mr.. ]. A. Fleming last We'd
nesday evening. Miss Minnie Wilkens
was the hostess. Parties present re-
port very pleasant time.
County Commissioner, Ad Alleluan,
of carleton, made THE TIMES office
short call last Monday. Ad says he is
ENJOYING such good trade now that
L. I, u time RI he social
At the Charity ball given Tuesday
night for the benefit of the poor of the
town. Twenty-one dollars was clear
ed. This seems like very small sum
but properly distributed it will relieve
much suffering this cold weather.
Aft Gibson was in Chauute Monday.
Alf thinks his chances for a position
on the board of charities are good. II
any body deserves a good place it is
surely Aft Anything this county can
do for him should be done with a
will.
am stiilon deck with the best line
of second hand fUrnature In ChanutC,
NV prices are reasonable, l buy, sell
and exchange all kinds Of second hand
goods. Undertaking a speciality.
II. Tomlinson, opposite Sewers Phar-
macy. tt
The big men of the Forest Oil Co:
were in town one day this week and
rented the old Bailey Bank building
for headquarters of the local gas COM
pany. The reason they assigned for
making the change was to get nearer
tI,a ran4a,- Of town
Have you seen that elegant display
of candies and nuts at the Nickle
Plate restaurant? 1 tell you it makes
a persons month water just to look
at them. If old Santa" just happens
to stop there to fill up his baskets the
children will have rate treat.
-The Right Rev. Frank r. Mills
paugh, Episcopal bishop of Kansas,
was in Chanute Monday and Tuesday
filing his annual visitation to Grace
church parish. He preached Monday
night and left for Humboldt Tues
day, accompanied by Rev. II. M. Carr,
d. D., rector of Grace church.
Our old time citizen Joseph McCrary
left last Tuesday with his family for
Topeka. Kans. where he will take up
his future residence. Mr.. McCrary
has long been a highly respected citi-
He honest hard