The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-09

of WilsOn-cO. He has been running o
threshing machine for several years
but has now decided to dispose Of the
machine at the first opportunity and
devote his whole time to farming and
Stock raising. Mike would be good
catch for some young lady with house
keeping proclivlties.
The G.. Ar, car that left here last
Monday for the Cincinnati reunion
was gaily decorated with flags and
bunting, and had large canvas
streamer run along one side, gaily dec
grated with appropriate notices and
illustrations of some of our natural
products, such as grass hoppers, jack
rabbits and sunfowers. That other
product that seems indigenous to
Kansas, the Pop, was conspicuously
absent.
The second quarterly meeting OF
the Chanute Circuit M. e. church
will be held Sept. "a and 25 at Zion
church. The presiding elder, A. r.
Maclean, preaching Saturday night at
1880, also Sunday morning at ii
o'clock. Love feast at 10 a. m. Sun
day. The business conference will be
held in the Chanute M. e. church on
Saturday Sept. "a at 8 p. MT. A.
Nichols, Pastor.
J.K. Mccoy, of Ward, called Mon
day aud gladdened the Times office by
leaving dollar. Mr.. Mccoy says by
hard work In the mud he managed to
keep the weeds down in his corn field
and the result is a right good crop of
corn. Mr.. Mccoy does not enjoy first
class health and thinks Of looking up
new locality before another year.
H. Ebert, a prosperous farmer in
the south west corner OF Allen-co.,
stayed all night with his old time
neighbor G. Mark last Sunday night.
Mr.. Ebert paid his respects to the
Times Office the following morning,
leaving dollar as reminder OF his
visit.
Attorney general Boyle has decided
that county superintendent cant
teach school. That seems little
strange. In the good old. republican
days we always refused to elect q
person superintendent who was not
able to teach.
Fred Hickey, one Of our successful
young school teachers, begun q school
at Cremonia last Monday. This is
not Fred's first experience In the
school room, aud we have no doubt
but that he will give excellent salts
| faction.
Rev. N. L. Vezie, of lola, has come
forth a full fledged washing machine
man ard has been in Chanute several
DAYS looking after the interest Of the
Knoll's wonderful double action wash
er. Success to you Bro. Vezie.
Attention.-The A. Fl. T. A., No.
q, will meet at the Gibson school
house, Tuesday, Sept. Is, 1898. All
members expected to be present
Business of importance.-W. e. AL
exander, Secretary.
We notice that the grades In the St.
Paul school are being raised this veal
instead OF lowered. That is surely
right, nothing speaks better for
town than its interest In the educa
tion of its young people.
The grass caught fire from the rail.
road, Wednesday, near Urbana anc
soon spread to Mrs, BartOn's orchard
and killed q number Of apple tree
and did other damage.
The hearing of Bell habus corpus
case was held in Erie yesterday. TAX
ing a number of our attorneys down
as we'll as quite number OF our citi
Gems as witnesses.
Albert Watt, of Earlton, died OF
Wednesday, Sept. Z, after q long Ill
Eness. he was a young man highly re
spected. The family have the svmpa
thy Of everyone.
Bent Murdoch says, "a man spends
the first half of his life Dragging
about what he IL going to do. and the
last half in lying about what III
has done"
Joe Sewell's popular clerk, Franz
] Jnes was among the Erie visitors
yesterday morning. Miss Fannie
Foster CHANGED to be IN the crowt
also.
Mrs. I. D. Boschert went down Il
Erie to see that Bush got OF thu
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hurt in the jam. .~e
Rev. B. A. Spring and wife, of Erie
have been spending a few days II
Chanute and carlton visiting friends
We noticed two of the old substan
tials, VIM. Miller and Smith Dal
took the train for Erie yesterday,
The Erie fair was poorly ATTENDED
Wednesday, but made up for TN
shortage on Thursday,
/ Misses Katie and Opal Herod in
dulged In a little outing Wednesda.
and took in the fair.
The McCune Bros. have got located
in their new room and they show VI
in good shape.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.. H. Green hay'
gone to their old home In Ohio Tor
| months visit.
Mrs. j. f. Roe and son went Il
Erie Tuesday to visit relatives ant
see the fair.
The opening pop gun here Wednes
u day night did not make very Dil
report.
Vaughn Light went up to Law