The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-26
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the subject Of that Grafton.
And now the Tribune and the
Blade are talking naughty about each
other.
Several drills are in this territory
putting down holes. You may ex-
pect great developments shortly.
Traffic has revived and the streets
have resumed their familiar appear
ance, after the late unpleasantness.
Our realestate men have not been
so busy for years. They all report
many sales and at advanced prices.
We are glad to see our street COM
missioner with several teams busy
hauling the mud off Fourth street
A frequent reference to the calen-
dar is the only thing that restraints
US from ordering nice new spring
suit.
Clay Dryden is a frequent visitor in
town now. Clay says he can wade
any mud that is not over seven feet
deep.
The Carriers Address. issued by
the Tribune, is very neat little pam.
phlet. The poem Is meritoriOus and
the mechanical work is well executed.
We notice the pushing firm of Co.
law & Son have put in big car load
of wagons and buggies preparatory to
the big spring trade that is almost
upun US.
Wonder how Hortense Moreheart
enjoys being shut up 'iu room all by
herself these many weeksl Paid pref
ty dearly for your holiday visit, eh,
Hortense?
Last Saturday was a very busy day
in Chanute. The farmers who have
been kept away from town so long by
the mud seemed to all come to town
on that day to trade,
One of our prominent teachers for
got the date of the district meeting
last Saturday and spent his time on
the street trying to find some teacher
to swap school yarns with. He failed.
The Kansas editors held their an
nual powwow at Ft. Scott this week.
The only wonder to US is that Bour-
bon county did not sink with the ex-
cessive weight of brain gathered at
Ft. Scott. We were there.
One of the demure Seniors was
heard to remark very confidentially tG
her chum the other day that she die
not think the young men of this towr
belonged to the class Of mammals, be-
cause they seemed to have no back
bone.
K county, Ok, seems to be trying
to get little revenge out OF Kansas
by quarantining against her. or
well, she only cuts off her own nose
She will soon be begging for Kansas
products to keep from starving tC
death.
1t is practically conceded that r. N
Allen will be one of the delegates tC
the national convention from this
district, so all you statesmen who ex-
pect to attend the convention from
this locality had better begin to smile
on r. N. and whisper convention
tickets.
The boys who had thoughtlessll
announced party in the hall las
Saturday night very wisely and con
siderately postponed the happy even
to more auspicious occasion in tn
future. We heartily commend tn
boys for their cheerful acquiescenc
to the views of older people.
Mrs. viii Cline came up from Fri
one day this week to make goo'
long visit with her parents. but whel
the wind turned to the north and tn
mercury began to crawl down, she be
, came restless lest little Willie shoul
! sleep with cold feet and took th
next train for home.
We are sorry to see the great fallin
off in attendance at school the pas
two weeks on account of the smal
pox scare. We believe the attendanc
. was cut one-third in the Fourth WARD
We hardly think the conditions wal
ranted this. There has been but on
case of anything resembling sma
pox and that was carefully quaran
tined before there was any danger q
imparting the disease.