The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-24


accident. The accident occurred In
this manner. She had gone over 10
her sister.in-,aw's, Mrs. Art Wilbur,
to stay few days while Mr.. wilbur
was away. Miss Hattie had stepped
TO the stove to arrange something,
while her sister-in-law was out or the
room. In some manner her dress
caught fire from the stove. she ran
to the door and called to her sister In
law for help but Mrs. Wilbur became
panic stricken and could not help her
The POOR girl fought the fire out her
self. She then put out the carpet
which was on fire in two places and
got quilt and wrapped herself up
and sat down in a rocker Till the
neighbors were summonsed. She
truely made heroic fight for her life
aud the fact that she kept her head
alone saved her life.
Orr good friend, Dr.lles of Urbana,
sent to our office recently a magnifl-
cent stalk of cotton that he raised on
his plantation at Urbana. The stalk
is seven feet high with heavy branch
es from the ground up, and loaded
with large bowls of cotton Just burst
ing open with their rich treasure or
snow white product. The DR.. seems
to be a great success on cotton as
well as the practice of medicine.
w. S. Marks, fusion candidate for
County Superintendent, was inter-
viewing the boys of Chanute the first
of the week. 1t is too bad that an
old and successful teacher like Mr..
Marks shonld be allied with dying
cause politically and with such hope
less minority.
Mr.. John Berger of the oil fields Of
Indiana and Ohio is visiting his bro
Their Mr.. A. Berger, of this city. Mr..
Berger is a practical operator of
many years experience In the field.
He drove over our field here and
speaks in the highest terms of onr
prospects.
Quite a number of the faithful
came up from Galesburg and vicinity
on the Katy Monday morning to hear
the would he Governor tell how to
avoid taxation. Among the rest we
noticed that familiar character, CD
Clapsadd e.
Mr.. Curtis expects to be open fol
business in his elegant room In the
Lindsay block, Monday or Tuesday.
He will be prepared to furnish all
kinds of meats in the very best shape
possible.
Mr.. c. Nelson and young son, OF
Savonburg, were in Chanute yester-
day. Mr.. Nelson reports crops as
good in his locality but broom corn
shippers are having serious trouble te
get cars.
Col. Bob Herod was in Chanute
Monday night taking in the Carnival
shows. The Colonel seemed to be
most attracted by the show where the
pretty girl does the dancing act and
filings her skirts so gracefully.
Mrs. G. M. Roster has been In Cha
mute looking after her recreant hus-
band. George has the boys all posted
so they don't know anything and, as a
consequence, Mrs. Roster went home
perfectly satisfied.
Died-Harry B. Gray, the thirteen
year old son of Rev. W. M. Gray
died at the home of his father n thi:
city, Wednesday morning. The re-
mains will be buried today in Elm
wood cemetery,
Talk about productivenessl We
have in our Office two fully maturet
second crop Red June apples, picked
from a tree on our lot last week. SET
them and then say Kansas does moi
beat the world
Harve Lowrance and his mail car
, rler, Smith, thought to steal int
town Wednesday, and see the biz
, shows without putting up to the Elks
but they were both spotted.
The hoodlum police were run in b.
: the BOYS Tuesday night and locked VI
in the calaboose for awhile. They wer,
let off by paying dollar each to tn,
Elk lodge.
The contemplate scoundrel wh'
has been making indecent exposure
of himself lately, should be shot dowI
like dog, if caught.
Grant Cummings, Jim Eaton ant
J. NJ. Nation had to pay the penalt,
: for coming to Chanute while the Elk
were In charge.
Lew Swope OF Morehead, was at
tracted to Chanute Monday, by tn
, pink flyers, announcing that Craddocl
would speak.