The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-08-11

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The cry Of 9Th ward over in the 2nd
ward has about the same effect that
waving red cloth basin the face of a
bull
John Becker, the 6ald-headed organ
agent from Chanutc, sold a Chapel
organ for the Methodist church at
Roper, last Tuesday Benedict Cour- |
Ter
If you fail to recognise a distln- |
guished looking French gentleman in |
ii blue suit, you meet on the street,
now, just tip your hat ana call him
Monsieur Rosenthal.
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The trade in Oklahoma watermelons
was suddenly shat off last week by the
farmers in the Immediate locality fill
ing the town up with the finest mel
ons we ever saw.
The streets of Chanute were crowd
ed with people Saturday afternoon
from one end of town to the other. If
the merchants cid not catch heavy
trade it was their own fault.
Harvey LOWrance, of Thayer, not
Withstanding the reports that he
could not carry his own township, ell
ected his delegates for county treasur-
er at the primary last Friday by a vote
of y to ID.
The primary IN Tioga township
Saturday was a great success as re-
CARDS numbers in attendance at least.
Nine FIVE voters were present. Dave
Houston carried the township for
treasurer by close vote.
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Since Mrs Frisby left home W. ID.
has found a mustach very great i'm
pediment and has therefore had his
= upper lip smoothly shaved. We don't
know how he will explain his actions
| to Mrs. Frisby when she returns.
Some of the papers seem TO De Wor-
rled over the report that the Car OF
Russia is about to abdlcate. We see
no need to fret over the matter, the
! place could be filled without mucL
t trouble. We have a few populisl
statesmen in Kansas out of job just
/ now.
1t seems very difficult to secure the
trade of some families. We have not
ced lately a prominent young icemaT
OF the city soliciting regularly one o
our neighbors about three evenings
, week. We think such energy IN bus
+ mess should be rewarded,
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: The new secretary of war is taking
: hold of his duties with vim and
seems to have views of his own or
e Philippine matters. He recommends
It an army of not less than $4,000 mel
e and a vigorous campaign as soon a.
conditions in the islands will admit
F. of military operations.
s. The caucus contests in Chanut'
Friday and Saturday seemed littl
3 pecuiiar. The caucuses were held Oh
: the East side Friday evening and re
suited in delegates being elected fav
IS orable to John Biles for Sheriff. Tn
- West side meetings were held Satul
n day evening and were solid fer Sar
t, Manatt for sheriff. ltseems to us W
s. heard something SAID about a 9Th wal
somewhere.
Now comes Prof. Olin Of Washing
l. ton with a new acid which is said I
- soften steel, gold, silver and many OF
her substances and make them as pl
able as putty, Think how conVenen
this discovery will be to the farmer
he can take his old rusty barbwire an
chuck it into kettle of this acid an
o with his hands mould it. into trac
er chains or other useful articles ana la
it out to dry when ii soon regalns IL
g former hardness.
$25, 100000 Given Away
In the pastyear DR.. R. V. Pierce has give
away copies of his great work. The People
Common Sense Medical Adviser, at an expens