The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-06-08
carleton Echoes.

Crops looking very well Indeed foI
the time Of the year but we are need
ing rain real badly now,
DR.. Jones, of Chanute, was visiting
his son DR.. f. w. Jones one day this
week.
Mr.. Ogden is having a well put
down on his place; he is tired of doing
without water.
Chas Lopeman has ordered new
self feeder threshing machine. Good
: luck to you. Charley, Mckinley times
is what makes the money.
There was one boss show in town
Tuesday night. The boys had good
time; it was one of those interesting
kind for the young try.
Wesley Hamilton is working on the
Sante Fe railroad.
Wednesday, June 6.-Mrs. Gaughan
is on the sick list.
Mrs. Robertson has been dangerous
ly i'll for some time with but little
prospects of recovery.
John Corzatt was trading in Earle.
ton this week.
Mr.. S. Wingert is moving into the
house vacated by Mrs. John Roebuck.
Mr. and Mrs, Bert Ocker and little
son, and Mr.. Will Ocker are visiting
their parental roof through the hot
weather.
G. w. Riley made a business trip to
Chanute this week.
Mr.. Rosa, of Galesburg, was in our
city on business one day this week.
r. V. Myers is shipping hay almost
every day in the week.
Henry Ocker has reprinted his resi-
dence which adds very much to the
beauty of his home.
James Crane shipped car load of
hogs this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Alexander, of
Urbana, visited with Mrs. Robertson
one day this week.
Charlie Robertson has returned from
Joplin, Me-, being called home by the
sickness of his mother.
Mrs. DR.. Riley has been kept busy
since her return from Iowa.
Children's day was observed last
Sunday by the children of the M e.
church and the little folks acquitted
themselves very creditable indeed. |
their exercises were very appropriate |
and we'll rendered.
Decoration day was appropriately |
observed at carleton. At an early |
hour many OF the faithful workers of |
the Ladies of the G.. A. r. were at the
hall making wreathS and boquets
with which to decorate the graves of |
our fallen heroes, under the direction
of Mrs. Buchanan, president. The
procession was headed by the Earle
ton brass band followed by the old
soldiers and the Ladies of the G.. A. r.
in wagons and carriages, then the
citizens making a line Of march one
mile in length. At the cemetery a
great crowd was in waiting and there
was scarcely grave which was not
strewn with flowers. The soldiers
formed the hollow square on the g. A.
Il. lot, where, after music by the
band, the impressive ceremonies were
gone through WITH. then the line of
march was back to town, At 30 the
G. A. r. and l.. of G. A. r. marched
from the hall to the u. B. church
where the exercises were again re-
sumed and a very appropriate pro-
gram was carried out by "A school
children speaking verse represent
ing each state in the Union; then
the Grafton of the day was very i'm
pressively delivered by COmrade J. r.
Chambers. Thus it is one more Dec
Grafton day is past and ere another
year goes by there will be many more
graves of our old heroes to be strewn
with beautiful flowers and as each re-
naming one passes away he should
have funeral that would not be as
quiet as that of Sir John Moore, but
on the contrary, Drums should be
heard and funeral notes, as his corpse
to the graveyard we carry, and sold
iers discharge their farewell shots
DER the grave where our heroes are
buried" Let us hope that in these
closing days of the 18th century that
not single American can be found
who will deny the right to friends or
foes of that war to assemble once a
year and take off their casque of steel,
put off their shoes of mail and tread
with reverend footsteps besides the
graves where brave men sleep, for God
has already marked the day when the
North SAID to the South, "Peace be
within thy homes" and the South re-
sponded to the North. prosperity be
within thy places"