The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08

1t is a UNCONVENTIONAL school, but Is
pretty well attended by the young
people of the surrounding country.
They are completing large brick
dormitory for the boys, as result OF
gift from q benevolent young lady
in the East.
l had the privilege on Thanksgiving
Day of witnessing my first modern
game of fooJball, played by the COL
iege boys and a team of soldiers from
Fort Sill. The game fully confirmed
nv preconceived ideas of its brutality.
1t is barbarous and cruel, and only
calculated to develop the british ma
ture of the participants ano spec
tators. The colleges Of the land that
have prohibited the game are surely
In advance in this matter. A well
conducted prize fight is less brutal and
less dangerous. At one time during
this game there were two men stretch
ed out on the ground and unable to
rise, apparently unconscious. quite
frequently during the game aiter a
rush, man would be stretched out,
out of breath and would have TO DE
fused over for some time to get MIN
on his feet. One of the scho0lboYs
had to be helped off the field during
the game because of some injury TO
his leg; and the next day saw one OF
the soldier boys limping around on
cane with a sprained ankle, while the
faces and hands Of the players looked
as if they might have been dragged
through briar patch, and their
clothing, generally, was splotcheu
with blood. There were only Two or
three exhibitions of slugging during
the game, and l presume this game
would be considered rather tame af-
fair among professionals, as the COL
lege bows outclassed the soldiers from
the start and made every point that
was made in the entire game. lhope
that, after few score more young
men are killed and crippled for life In
this most fiendish game, better reason
will prevail and it will be prohibited
by college authorities, or, at least,
modified so as to take from it its brut-
al features.
| | met down here men from almost
every part of the United States, but
so far but one from old NeOsho county.
/ was very much surprised the other
evening to notice a cOurtly and IA
miliar figure in the hotel office; L
could scarce believe my eyes when the
| features seemed to resolve themselves
into the once familiar face or our ola
friend, Judge Work, whom every tax
payer of NeOsho county used TO know
quite well. The Judge looks as young
and sprJ as he did ten years ago. lie
is representing the Midland Savings
& Loan company 10 this country, and
is doing well and seems happy as OF
yore. He has manv good words Tor
all his old friends in Neosho, and
looks forward to the time when he can
visit them.
/ met here and am under personal
obligations for cOurtesies at his handsi
a former prominent newspaper man
and politician of Kansas, Jake AID
mire, who is register of the land office
here and also editor and proprietor OF
the Free Press, the Republican paper
of Kingfisher county. Mr.. Admire
with his old Kansas push, has brought
himself to the front In this country In
political as well as business circles
He is well fixed, financially, and is
force to be reckoned with in all pc
litlcal deals.
Free homes and statehood are the
two paramount questions down here
now. The former seems to be the up
permost thought with the farmer
and the latter with the politician
Delegate Flynn is expected to force
both bills through the present Con
gress. Should he succeed in the fre'
homes bill he will be the idol OF tn
masses and invincible at the polls
should he succeed in both he will b.
: the biggest man in the new State AMI
: its first and strongest Senator. Should
he fail in both it will not be his fault
for he will do his best.
! Through the courtesy of Mr.. Worl
} I had the pleasure Of meeting her
; many OF the prominent citizens
: among them being County Attorne'
Nofslnger. County Clerk j. e. Burns
: County Superintendent Moss, Probat
Judge MacGee, District Clerk Georg
Lang, Register OF Deeds Miller, Judg
5 ]. c. Roberts, Virgil Hobbs, attorney
2 at-law, Col. ]. T. Bradley, attorney
at-law. and a number Of other yer.
agreeable gentlemen, and most o
. them formerly OF Kansas A. ii. T.