The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-03-10
CHIT CHAT.

3 CHIT SHAT. )
How about the early garden flend?
From present indications he will have
to shovel of the snow If he does much
business this month
Grip Wright says If these snow
storms continue much longer, he will
move to Colorado where they don't ex-
pect anything better.
Senator Farrelly and Representa-
tive Keifer, instead of getting home
for Sunday, as was expected, enjoyed
the storm in Topeka.
We are very much pleased that Mr.
Kipling has recovered from his late
severe illness, but hope he won't feel
called on to write any more poetry.
The great reform senate of Kansas
got foiled in its efforts to hold perpe-
tual session during It's life. Reform
in Kansas has grown to mean an eff
ort to rob the public treasury.
Now, that Bro. Roe has been releas-
ed from the onerous duties of commit
tee-clerk in the Senate, he will have
little time to be social with his many
friends in and ar, ind Chanute.
Our chief typo, John D. Sweeney:
after two weeks visit down in the
Strip country, has again taken his
place at the case. If the paper has
any shortcomings now, it won't be
John fault.
ex-governor Leedy seems to have
saved his salary while in the guberna-
torial char. According to newspaper
reports, he has invested in a cattle
ranch and lately in mining interests
He must be economical.
Say, some of you old timers, when
you 60 to the post-otf1ce now and SHUT
file your feet over the soft. Spongy
sawdust, does it not recall good old
days of DID, when there were a num-
Der of sawdust floors in town?
How do our antl-prosperityites &C
count for the fact that the various
manufacturing establishments all over
the country are voluntarily advancing
the wages of their employees? 1t
can't all be an electioneering scheme.
1t would seem about time for some
good men to announce themselves for
the various county offices of Neosho
county this fall. The columns of
THE TIMES are open to all such an
nouncements at any time at the usual
fee.
The entertainment given by the
High school last Friday night was of
a high order. The night being dark
and stormy, there was not as large a
crowd present as was anticipated,
The humaniphone was great attrac-
ton.
Mrs. ben Shinn has arranged here
after when Ben goes to Erie or Earle
ton, to buy him round trip ticket
and furnish him meal ticket at some
restaurant. 1t is very apparent that
she cannot safely intrust him with
her pocket book any more.
Our law makers are again at home
after two months spent in Topeka.
working for the dear people, for the
consideration of their board. 1t will
take them the bulk of the summer to
make back what they have lost by ne
elect of business this winter.
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A. S. Lapham, the bell-weather pop
of Chanute, has succeeded in landing
the postoffice in room in his block.
This location don't suit some of our
west-siders quite as well as the old,
but the change is so slight it cannot
make any material difference.
The Kansas Pop Senate, without re-
gard to deacency or right, seems to
be determined TO hold up needed ap-
preparation bills to force the Cover
nor to call a special session of the
Senate, that they may squander tif-
teen or twenty thousand more of the
peoples money.
1t would seem from the makeup Of