The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-01
Che Goitor at Sarge
KINGFIsHER, OKLA, Nov. 26.

THE editor of this paper is taking a
vacation. Following Bro. Fishers
example we hied ourself away to Okla
homa to get away from the busy rush
of trade around Chanute for few
days and try to recuperate our vast
ing energies and add few pounds
ayoirdupois to our much attenuated
form.
The Santa Fe brought US into Wei
lington at last, after a long, tedious
ride around by Severy and in on the
!! Frisco to Winfield, to get around {: a
! wreck on the Santa Fe. However, we
did not fret much about the extra
free ride, as we could not leave We'll
lington till night anyway, and had a
long half day to kill there as it was.
We walked around over the city of
Wellington and viewed its fine school
buildings and churches and magniti-
cent court house, and tried to remem-
Der them, as it was along about $50
when the Knights of Honor excursion
from Chanute went down there on the
then new extension of the Santa Fe.
Somewhat of change has come over
the town in the years that have
elapsed since that time. AS we view
ed their fine county high school build
ing, donated by the city and occupied
by about three-hundred pupils from
all parts of the county, we were as
tonished to Learn that the people OF
the county, through some unaccount'
able prejudice or jealousy, came within
few votes of wiping out an institu
tion that should be the greatest pride
of the county, and are even now talk
ing of going into the courts to try tt
destroy it. Shame on you, Sumner
county, We expected better things
from one of the best counties in the
state. Why would you go backward
instead of forward? (Oh, well, after
all, Sumner is one of the few countie:
that went strongly Populist this fall
A county that would give the Popu
list ticket majority this fall might
be expected to do any other foolish
thing.
In sauntering around the street
trying to kill time we noticed news
; paper office, and on entering wer'
greeted very pleasantly by ex-Stat
Supt. Stryker, who informed US b.
was editor and proprietor. The ex
Superintendent seems quite at HON
in the editorial chair, and is publish
ing very creditable paper which, h
tells us, has large circulation anon
the cohorts of reform in that locality
We don't know why Bro. Stryker di
not use his "Voice" among his follow
ers to save the disgrace to his count
10 the high school vote. Wellingto
is not building much this fall, and tn
town seemed little quiet the dav W
were there, after leaving the bustlin
streets Of our own city.
Our next stopping place was Enit
Okla. We got into town about !
. o'clock at night and were greeted b
the stentorian voices of half dOze
bus drivers and hotel runners. A
we were familiar with the town W
walked. Stopping at the first hot'
we came to the popular st. Joe Hous'
but were surprised to find it full
: overlooking. Going to the next "
. were politely told that the only po
sible accommodation for the nigh
would be a cot in the dining room
=. but fearing that we might be disturb
! ed little early the next morning
the dining room girls, we passed on
o The Rex, where we finally secured
Z bed. 1t was not just such bed as "
{ would have liked, but it Hnswere
z very well under the circumstances.
( We were astonished to see the VOL
derful improvements that have take
i place 10 Enid during the last tv
S years. There were big elevators an
mills on every hand, and new brio
/ blocks aud fine residences complete
and being completed on all sides. "