The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-08-30


have no Keys lease. The brick plant
said they would drill on Keys and
Wickard and drain the city wells.
Council said drain and be d. One
side cries robber. the other Doodle.
Cessation OF hostiitles. Both sides
fortifying. Flag Of truce out. Settle
ment likely. LoJs Of hot air but no
casualties.
Farrelly and Herod's kangaroo
court don't seem to have closed up
many joints. Possibly its action is
like some of these Internal machines
we read about that have to be wound
up and 90 of some time in the future.
Don't kuss the ice octopus OF this
town, it has troubles Of It's own.
Isett is bound to make millionaire
out Of Knapp but Knapp won't have
it so. Strange how personal interests
color the glasses through which we
look.
The summer cutters are Struggling
back and taking up afresh the joys
and burdens of life IN Kansas.
"Yes, Tommie the school board says
they will build school houses. Well
we do not know when? No they will
not be ready for use this year. They
will not be started when school be-
gins. Yes, Tommie great bodies
move slowly. Yes, you are only five
years old, you may enjoy some of the
| benefits your last year in school.
"No, Tommie you need not run
across the street, that man coming
wonder won't hurt you, he is men,
ber of the school board. he can talk
loud but he is not dangerous. Yes,
you had better skip around the corner
now; that man coming yonder with
his nose in the air Is member Of the
council. He is great fighter and Is
dangerous.
"No, Tommie that is not cow shed
that is the Santa Fe depot. The
Santa Fe does the great bulk Of the
shipping to and from Chanute so that
it is so busy it can't find time to build
a respectable house to do business in.
The merchants are talking of doing
all their business over the Katy for a
year or so to enable the Santa Fe to
build.
mo, that is not an elevator, that is
what George Williams calls his opera
house. That is where Agnes Lapham
is going to give her grand musical
entertainment Saturday night.
"Yes, Tommy that is the display
window of Carter the grocer. Oh yes,
all those fruits and vegetables you see
are. for sale. Yes, I'know they are
fine. You never heard of Carter the
grocer? That is not very strange, he
don's advertise. He keeps fine line
of goods and might soon have an i'm
mense trade il he would tell the peO-
PIE ABOUT it through the papers.
"Come on Tommy, come on, we will
never get around if you stop so long.
1 know those cakes and pies are very
tempting. They look almost too nice
to eat. This is the Nickle Plate
restaurant. Uncle Sammy Baughman
runs it. He is the big jolly fat man
that brings such fine bread to US and
gives you such good cookies. You
| want some now? Oh we'll, take this
nickle, Uncle Sammy likes little boys
and he will give you more than you
can eat for that. fsF
Hush Tommy, you should not ridi-
cule that tumble down old building on
the corner. Don't you see how neat
and clean it is on the inside? Don't
you see how pleasant that gentleman
| Is to his customers? That Is Mr..
Wilder, the oldest and one OF the
most reliable business men in the city.
Yes, those nice looking young men are
his clerks. No, no, l can't stop to
buy you picture book now. No, that
is not Mr.. Wilder's little girl. She
helps him in the store. Yes, L know
she is pretty, but you can't stop to
talk to her now. When you get ready
to start to school this fall you may
come up here and buy your books OF
her. She will give you a nice picture
card.
"Look out now or you will get run
over. No, my son, there is no show in
town, these people have all been to
the big Racket store buying goods.
Oh, they have things in those red pa
pers they bought-groceries, hard
ware, shoes, dry goods and clothing.
No. not all that In one paper; some
have shoes, some have groceries and
some have other thing, Yes, you can
buy pretty nearly anything you want
at this big store,- No, everybody does
not trade here, but pretty nearly.
The reasonis Mr.. freeman advertises
and tells the people how cheap he sells
his goods. Yes, this is very large
store. No, that man with the broad
grin does not own the store. That Is
the man who sells shoes for Mr.. Free
man. Yes, he is a very nice man. He
is a member of the school board but
he is not dangerous. Hush child,
that is Mr.. Freeman. No, he Is not
the janitnr, he is the owner. Yes, he
owns all of it. lie earned it all by
hard work and liberal advertising.
'Underby aud Undersell' Is his shib-
boleth. Don't ask so many questions.
Your mother can tell you what that
means.
but here 1t Ia nearly dinner ti-e
aud we must 90 home. II YOU will be
right good and promise not TO talk so
much will take you cut for another