The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-02-04
The Farmers Institute.

tary, e, P. Bodle at the desk. Quite
good attendance not only of farmers
but business and professional men of
Chanute were present. Prof. Hitch
cock, of the Agricultural College, read
paper which was followed by a
general discussion. The most inter-
esting topic Of the afternoon was
"Some thoughts on corn raising, by
d. W. Matsler, one Of our prosperous
farmers living east Of town. Mr..
Matsler has given a great deal of at
tention to scientific corn raising of
late years and has invented and had
patented device or attachment,
which is attached to the corn planter
and called a furrow opener. Mr.
Masters neighbors and other farm
ers who have used this attachment,
claim it will save many times its cost
to any farmer who uses it one season.
Capt. WI. Walker, S. G. Popping
and others led in the discussion OF
Mr.. Matsler's paper. The balance of
the program, consisting of papers,
recitations and discussions was carried
out Tuesday night and Wednesday
forenoon. The meeting was the most
successful one ever held in the CITY,
Y. r. Postlethwaite was reelected
president for the ensuing year; j. Il.
Francis was elected secretary.
Farmers were present from both
Neosho and Wilson counties and all
went home satisfied that the meeting
had been a profitable one.
L. T. Perry, and wife, of Rest, were
pleasant callers yesterday.
WANT TO BUY.-1000 bushels of cane
seed within the next ten days TO fill
orders from Texas. l will pay the
highest market price,;.S. A. Wickard.
2O-2l.
Some one pried open the transom in
the rear of Joe Sewell's drug store,
Monday night and robbed the cash
drawer of its contents two or three
dollars. No clew.
See Jenss new line OF cards Just re-
ceived from st. Louis.
There was never a time in this
country when advertisements were
more carefully read than at the pres
ent. A man with a dollar, makes it
buy as much as possible.
want some cane and millet seed,
will pay s1.OO per 100 for cane Seed
f. J. Benedict. If
The figures following your name on
the wrapper, indicate to where your
subscription is paid. If you are in
arrears for year, we would be glad to
have you come in and pay up.
H. w. Elliott has purchased the
frame building, until rec Gently. occu-
pied by L. Miller as a second hand
store and will repair the same and
make school house out Of it.
Photographs at all prices at Jones'.
John Carter and wife were up TO
Kansas City the first of the week, Wis
iting Johns sister. Miss Sallie Carter
and Walter Carter and bride, of Den
YER Colo, who were at that place.
MONEY TO LOAN, on long or short
time on real estate security. No de-
lays and no interest to pay till you
get the money. Courtesies consistent
with business delayes, extended pat
rons.-R. N. Allen. tt
William r. Usher, died at his home
on east Fourth street last Thursday
night and was buried Friday by the
Woodman of the World, Of which
order, Mr.. Usher was member. Mr..
Usher had been sick for some time
He had $4,000 life insurance, which
will go to his widow.
The merchants who advertise In
this paper are oil reliable and will sell
goods at the prices quoted. No "cheap
John" ads get in the TIMES and mer-
chants who advertise spasmodically
do not get better rates than the old
stsnd-bys of this paper. We have the
circulation that attracts the legiti
mate advertisers.
In order to find room for their i'm
mense stock of shoes, Bloomheart,
Wright s. Co., have put shelving clear
to the ceiling and got patent step lad
ders which doubles their room for
goods at a small expense. These lad
ders are arranged in such way as to
allow a clerk to slide himself from one
place to another while half way up to
the ceiling, thus saving the time
usually required climbing up and
down and shifting the ladder.
]. W. Glass, proprietor Of the Glass
Grocer Co., boxed up the remnant of
the Volk s. Miller grocery stock, re-
Gently purchased under chattle mort
0aoe Gale and removed them to In