The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-12-08
Told by Our Correspondents in
Neosho and Wilson Counties.
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calf. One Stafford, who seems to
have played "old dog Tray" to Bain-
ter's "Beau Brummel." will be tried
along with the latter. An echo of the
Newland cases, which are exhaustive
ly referred to in Vol. of IA His
tory" by S. W. Brewster. will be
heard. Chas. Nelson is suing Wright
brothers to recover damages incurred
on the night of Thayer's famous fight.
VIM. Guinane will answer to the
charge Of making sausage meat OF
Will KINNEY. There are couple of
scandal suits that may or may not
prove interesting. The divorce grist
Is pretty big, and there are untold
possibilities In a divorce suit. Just
now, however, it looks as though the
meat upon which the court house
loungers feed will be pretty poor and
stringy in the December term.
The November Freight Bills.
Most of the candidates have filed
their statements of expense. The
statistics show that it costs less
much less--to run for office as Re-
publican than as cohort Of reform.
The chances of success are about
equal, or a little more so. Judge
Stillwell spent $l81.77. 1t cost A. S.
Lapham $548.17 to make his whirl-
wind race for district judge. The
Republican central committee dis
bursed $12S. The Democratic COM
mittee put SO where it would do the
most good. S. L. Keys spent $11.6O
upholding and maintaining his digni
ty as chairman of the inner council of
the hammer gang, otherwise known
as POpulists. j. G. Biles will enter
$45. As on the "fun and glory" page of
his ledger. Dick Stevenson will get
good interest on the $35.45 which he
invested. 1t cost j. N, Cutler $34. 40
to shake hands with the boys. W. r.
Adamson will have to have $20.75
worth of levae work to break even.
Oscar Hall is Gin" 1892, and DR..
Ralph Light is "out" $1.70. D. T.
Bendure, candidate for trustee in
Chetopa, was the only township can.
didate who spent money. He "blew"
himself for one livery rig at Sl.25 per
"blow." Ben Garvin's expense bill
foots up S49.S0.
Sporting News.
Moran beat Erie in bruising game
of football Thursday. The scors was
10 to 6. Moran taking the bail from
her own thirty yard line and scoring
a touchdown In the last minute OF
the play. There were 40 fatalities.
Those sustaining serious injury were:
George Coffman, compound fracture
of the voice; Ward Arnold, ruptured
temper, Will It. Allen, sprained lar
nyx; Jim Eaton, cracked laugh;
Thomas Treadwav injured dignity.
Three For a Nickel.
The almost continuous presence at
the county seat, during the past week,
of s. w. Brewster suggests the
thought that possibly another "his-
tory" is to be written.
Private McNulty has, to consider
able extent, cleared himself of the
suspicion of being an ass. 1t is now
in order for the newspapers which put
the words of the "fake" inter view in
TO his mouth to excuse themselves for
wilful and malicious lying.
Miss Bessie Phelps has been enter
taining Misses Delsa Bridges and
Edith Shy of Chanute. Incidentally,
Clyde Finch and Arthur johnson are
Of going to Chanute to live.
Constable Forscythe has in his
"show window" the finest display of
and boils seen here for a
long time What profiteth it a man
to carry his township by u majority |
if a carbuncle prevents him earning |
any fees?.
Prosperity has certainly arrived.
The general" is undoubtedly with US |
A hobo arrested in .Chetopa township |
last week. had SO in cash, and silver
watch in his ''jeans."
The county commissioners were in |
session Monday. Bonds and levees |
are assigned as the cause for the rash |
act.
A beautiful, pale green thought |
germ from the 4S calibre, always
loaded, self-cocking mind of William
Jennings Bryan cast self-illuminat-
ing halo over the front page of the
December court docket.
Judge Roseberry took vaccination
for smallpox one day last week. He
will take it as favor if some kindly |
friend will send him a rem
edy for vaccination.
There are o lot OF half-baked girls
10 this town who ought to have les
son in decent manners and common