The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1901-02-22

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quiet title.
j. l.. Denison has been attending
court at Fredonia this week.
John G. Arnold, IF Stippville, Kan
spent Sunday with his parents here.
A. II. Turner, editor of the TINES
was IN the city Tuesday sparkling GU
lady editors. We say editors for the
reason that it is too personal to I'M
pose the fine on one lonely lady.
Will Newell came up from Parsons
Saturday for short visit with his
parents, and incidentally to shine
among feminine admirers. Will has a
lucrative position with the Parsons
Business College and is doing we'll
Walter Shamrock, who has been ma
nipulating a razor at Ritter's barber
shop for some time, has gone to Fort
Smith, Ark, where he has a good po-
sition in a shop with his brother-in-
law, John Weisenburg, former resi-
dent Of here.
T.. P. D. Hanna, South Mounds
ruStling realestate agent, was in the
City on business the other day. Mr..
Hanna is still making trades between
the dissatisfied of Missouri and Kan
sas. Every trade means one more Re
publican for Neosho county.
John Bell, j. A. Eaton and Harley
Gabriel have the stone on their re-
spective building sites for the fouEda-
tions and will begin the erection OF
their residences as soon as possible.
W. o. Jeffry has two nice cottages in
course of erection What mossback
was it that said prosperity hadn't
struck Erie?
Prof. Fitzsimmons, of the High
School, is flirting with the Secretary
ship of the Kansas Live Stock SAM :
tary Commission and it is to be hoped
that his mission, political or other
wise, will soon have been accomplish
ed. He has been busiy engaged this
week inspecting, in search of those
who have been scattering the seven
year itch among his herd. His search
was only about ninety per cent in
vain.
]. Nj. Knots has traded his bottom
farm for property near West Plains,
Mo and is moving there. Oscar Jan
sen, of that place, who traded for Mr..
Knots farm, has moved here. Aside
from trading for Mr.. Knots place,
he has purchased two more large bot
tom farms, and also purchased lots
here and will begin the construction
of fine residence. His son inlaw,
who will soon be here, will take charge
Of the farm property.
Considerable Indignation, Carrie
nation, or some other old kind of ma
tion, has been incubated over the APP
pearance Of the Erie items in the
TIMES, by some OF the lesser lights
Their influence shines out about az
bright in this community as wonld a
stove polish shine on pair Of tal0W
creased bull hide boots on arainy day
The TINES correspondent didn't ASK
the permission of these Ice cutters Il
cast his earthly lot among these sap
pIlngs and don't believe, as a matte
of fact, that he will adhere TO an,
rules and regulations laid down anC
prescribed by them.
And still the dance goes on. AS
matter Of revenge to the Temperance
meeting and the scandal mOnger,
who skates the quill for the Chanut
TIMES, a few Of the disheartened mem
: bers Of the once mighty Adonis Club
gathered themselves together in meet
Irg, assembled at the 'opry" hous
last Monday evening and proceeded t
stamp the tar out of the pine flooI
The tragi-comical affair is, what ou
friend SAINT Hurst would "di lest" II
unmixed occasion. Feminines predon
j mated some where In the neighbor
hood of Billy Bryan's favcrite ratio
e and as consequence, masculine male
:. were much in demand. One egotisti
!. old chap is hog wild over his increas
ing popularity with the ladies. HI
presence is so greatly in demand, tina
his whole soul was being nibbled a
by a thousand minnows and his Graf
ial department is pierced with doubt
o like an old cheese bored with skipper
= A mass meeting was held in the n
E. church last Monday evening by III
temperance people Of this city. Tt
* meeting was called to order by Re
IS Koepsel. ]. W. Sharrock was electe
le chairman and Elizabeth Frazier Sc,
le Rotary. Some very warm and splrits
arguments took place over the ado
er ton OF certain resolutions. Some
1t those present had an overload OF el