The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-10-12
speaking Tuesday evening.

IL. He intends to move to Ottawa.
Danyile school gave an ice.crean
festival last Wednesday evening, tn
proceeds to be used to purchase die
tionary.
DR.. Strahan reports the arrival OF ;
son at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johl
Shepherd, living south Of town, las
Thursday.
George Mills, of Thayer. who ha
been snjOnrnIng in Utah for the pas
six months, was in town snort tim,
last Friday.
DR.. G. G. Thompson and wife an(
Mrs. o. Moore attended the Festivities
at Kansas City last week. returning
home Sunday morning.
Il. f. Cain and Curless Cough repre-
sented the A. o. U. W. lodge of thi!
place at the convention held at For
Scott last Thursday.
ID. B Doty, former resident of thi:
community, but now of Savannah
ILL.,, arrived last week to visit rela-
tives and attend to business matters
Mr.. G. A. Whittock and family, OF
Cottonwood Falls, are now residents
or Galesburg, having moved into the
old Lucas property in the north part
Of town.
Mrs. W. e. Higgins and children,
James and Ethel, visited friends In
Kansas City last week and attended
the Carnival. They arrived home Sat
urday morning.
f. II. Cain has rented his farm to
Inn uurfl axy mill ,x,it 4, 10
family for his old home in New York,
near Niagara Falls. about the middle
Of November.
Ed. Ferguson had the misfortune to
be struck in the eye by some foreign
body thrown from the cylinder while
feeding a threShiog machine some
time ago, and it is feared that he may
lose his sight.
A. Cradle and family, Of Erie, arriv-
ed in our town last week and now oc-
cupy the Adamson property over on
the east side. Mr.. Cradle intends to
go into the shOemaking business, so
we are infOl med.
Several Of our base ball enthusiasts,
among whom were f. f. Enlow. j. S.
Cantley, DR.. Strahan and w. E. Apt.
went up to Chanute Tuesday to see
the game between the Kansas City
and Pittsburg teams.
The following is the Centerville tp.
Republican ticket: Trustee, j. c.
Volk; treasurer, Frank Stevens; clerk,
Jno. Hines; constables, P. j. Ermey
and Elroy Harshman; justices of the
peace, A. P. Rosa and II. z. Baldwin,
1t is a winner.
The Odd Fellow lodge at this place
held an open meeting at the hall Sat-
urday afternoon, at which time Rev.
John A. Bright, of Topeka, a promi-
nent officer in the l. O. o. F., deliver
ed an interesting lecture on "Odd
Fellowship" A supper was an enjoy
able feature of the evening.
j. j. Jones, of Chanute, j. M. Nation
and Prof. e. E. Fitzsimmons, of Erie,
addressed large and appreciative au.
dience from Republican point of
view at the stone hall last Thursday
evening. The boys made rousiDg,
logical speeches and were literally APP
plauded. The band assisted in the
program by rendering several stirring
selections.
Houses are In demand in GaleSburg.
At the present time there are several
families who wish to come to our lit
tie city, but there is not vacant
house In town. Within the past
month six families have located here,
while but two have removed. II some
Of our citizens would erect two or
three dwellings they would find it a
paying investment. With us the par
amount issue is Expansion"
Thos. Truhart, who has been engage
ed in the mercantile business here Tor |
the past three years, has sold his stock |
to Messrs. "A. j. Hudson and Frank |
Maher, who will continue the business
at the old stand. BY fair dealing,
courteous treatment of his patrons,
and strict attendance to his own af-
fairs, Mr.. Truhart won the confidence
and esteem of the people, and built |
up an extensive business during his
stay here. He and his family have
removed to Chanute where they have
property interests, and where they |
will reside. The new proprietors of
The store have taken possession and
Ire getting their share of the trade.
Hon. Levi Humbarger, fusion can
1idate for state superintendent of
public instruction, addressed fair
lied audience at the stone hall last
Wednesday evening. While Mr.. Hum
oarger is an entertaining speaker, yet
mis- remarks Savored perceptibly of the
regulation stereotyped harangue de-
ivered by Judge Jackson and other
refOrmers. in that he spent two hours
1r more denouncing the actions of the
party. the administration
and the trusts, and then disappointed
his hearers at the time when they
expected him to give his
remedy for the existing evils, or to
state what Mr. Bryan would do were
be in the presidential chair. He did |
intimate, however, that he is opposed |
TO having our boys shot down in the |
and that he is in favor of |
them home. Then, presum-
ably to show how much he is opposed |
to war. he stated that he is "n favor
Of an Uncle Sam who is big enough to |
whip any nation that dares to inter-
Tere." He admitted that we are en-
toying prosperity, and that prices are
better than they were four years ago,
but he declared emphatically that
Darbed wire and nails are higher. He