The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-10-11

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See the men going into his private Of
flee TO consult him. He is the Demo
cratic candidate for County Commiss
Toner. The Democrats worked the
rabbit foot on the Pops and got the
candidate. He is telling those mer
| what he will do for Chauute if he is
elected. No, that is only political bun,
cOmbe, he cannot do more than has
| been done by our present commission
err He is asking those men to vote
| for him. Yes, some Of them will
No, he will not be elected. He will
lack about 300 votes. No, he does not
think he will but is trying to keep up
his courage by constantly talking.
That tall man smacking his lips is Mr..
Allison, he has just been to the n.y.
drant to take drink. He is very anX-
! ious to see Mr.. Boschert elected.
This is DR.. FaY's drug store where
you got your fireworks for the fourth.
The DR.. keeps first class drug store.
He also has fine line Of wall paper
but keeps it hid back in that little
room.
This neat, clean looking man cross
ing the street is Dell Kennedy. He
was recently cashier of the First Nat
ional bank but he sold most of his in
terests in that prosperous institution
to Mr.. Mcdonald and is now loanng
his own money. No, he is not an octO-
puS. 1t seems like everybody likes
Dell if he does loan money.
Yes, Tommy, see those big piles of
clothing. This is the big clothing
house of Garvin & Massey. This is
where your ma bought you that first
suit you could not wear out and had
to give it away. They sell a great
deal OF clothing and it is always worth
the money. Yes, Mr. Massey some
times talks politics but he don't mean
to allow that to interfere with his bus
mess. He nominated Col. Carpenter
State Senator and is now mad be-
cause he can't get him to run for Gov
ernor.
No, Tommy, that is not pack of
coyotes or band of Comanche Ind
dams making that fearful racket.
That is Sam Fytfe coming down to his
place of business. He is only five
blocks away now, when he gets out on
Main street you can hear him better.
You want to know who that elegant
looking gentleman is talking to the
man wearing the greasy clothes?
Why, Tommy. you ought to know that
gentleman, he IS very prominent
man in our state. That is Senator
Carpenter. Oh, that is one of the rail-
road boys he is talking to. He has
just got in from a long run and has not
had time to clean up. Yes, | know
his face is all covered with SCOT and
smoke. He ran the second engine, in
one of these long double-header trains,
against a strong head wind. Yes,
they are talking very earnestly. Yes,
Tommy, the railroad man seems mad.
No. the Senator is not mad; he is only
trying to explain to the railroad man
why he did not take some steps TO stop
this double header business in the
Kansas senate last winter. Yes, Tom
my, the double-header plan is very
hard on the men. 1t causes them to
do great deal of extra work for which
they get no extra pay and greatly in
creases the dangers to which they are
constantly subjected.
What makes the railroad man mad
at Senator Carpenter Because the
Senator's campaign was run on the
promise to the boys that if he were ell
ected he would stop the doube-header
system.
Could he have done it?
Well, man never knows what he
can do till he tries.
Yes, Tommy, the railroad boys work
very hard and are constantly In dan
ger. They risk their lives every day
n nrnfnnf fhn III unc of hn
they carry. They may wear greasy
clothes and seem little rough some
times but drawer and more generous
hearts never beat than thrOb under
those greasy jumpers. Come and sit
down on this bench. Tommy, and / will
tell yOn a story OF a railroad man |
once knew in Illinois. He was an old
engineer on the great G. b. & Q sys-
TEN. In fact he was the oldest on his
division. He had worked for the COM
pany all his life, from boyhOOd up and
was universally respected and trusted
by all the officials, hence he was Sc
lected to pull most of the large excur-
sion trains that run over that division.
One bright summer day big Sun
day School picnic was TO be held down
the line and big excursion train was
made up and loaded full Of people.
mostly women and children. As us
ual this old engineer was chosen to
pull the train. He left his home and
little family that morning with a
cheerful goodbye, mounted his engine
and started on the short journey. He
had a gay and happy crowd OF child
rem and young people of his own town
behind him. There were hundreds OF
them and he knew many Of them, as
they were children OF his neighbOrs