The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-10-03

of the board of deacons; member of the
conference mission board; treasurer of
the conference; president of the Swed-
ish Mutual. Fire Insurance company;
member of the school board of his dis
trict; is the administrator of several
estates and acts as guardian for a
number of minors, besides successfully
running his farm.
ARMY BARBERs.-At Salina a num-
Der of BARRIERS are being enlisted by
the army recruiting officers. BARRIERS
in the army are only required to per-
form half duty and the remainder of
their time can be devoted to their trade
which is quite profitable in most cases.
besides getting the pay of a private
There are two BARRIERS to a company
ar about thirty to a regiment.
HONORABLE DIscuARGEs.-In the
order issued 10y Adjutant General Fox
dishonorably discharging the First
regiment band at Ottawa, there were
two exceptions. Honorable discharges
were given c. E. Gormley, leader, and
w. p. Felix, manager of the band
who wished to obey orders. 1t is the
intention to designate some other band
as the regmental band.
BoYcoTT Is ENDED.-The soldiers
boycott on the Junction City & Fort
Riley electric railway has been broken
by general order from Colonel Carr
commandment of the post, against any
attempt to coerce the company or a
boycott on any of the company's civil
lam patrons. The soldiers commenced
riding on the cars accordingly.
MORE GAS AND OIL-Capitalists of
Illinois and Texas have secured large
holdings of gas and oil leases around
Neosho Falls. They engaged w. P.
Sturms, Beaumont, Texas, expert, to
develop their holdings. There has
been drill put down 500 feet. Both
oil and gas have been found in the
past in that vicinity.
BUGGY LOAD OF PENNIES. rural
mail carrier brought to the Newton
postofiice a bag full of pennies to the
number of CPS. One of the farmers
along his route had given him the
money to pay for money order. The
force at the postofiice took a day off
and counted the money.
ANOTHER TWENTIETH KANSAS MAN.
A letter has been received from Chris
tian Grossman, an Ottawa boy who is
in Manila, stating that he has been
made chief Inspector of police in that
city. Grossman was a member of the
Twentieth Kansas.
JUDGMENT FOR Sc, 3OO.-The breach
of promise suit of Alice Biery against
Robert Kennedy, a wealthy farmer of
Chapman, ended with Judgment for
the girl for Sc, 300 She sued for $10,-
900. Kennedy is abundantly able to
pay.
AFRICAN NJ. L. CoNFERENCE.-The
eth session of this conference was held
in Wichita last week. A number of
general officers were in attendance
from Washington, New York, Philadel-
phia and Nashville.
GOES TO MISSOURI. Professor E. j.
Tuthiil, of Salina has accepted the
position as professor of history in the
University of Missouri.
ANOTHER OLD DOCTOR. +. w.
Whitlock, whose father built the first
mill in the territory of Iowa, is dead
aged so years.
PRovIso IN CoNTRACT.-Before Sc
curing their positions the teachers in
the Downs school were required to
sign a contract, one clause of which
reads as follows: mo teacher shall
engage in dancing or card playing dur
ing the continuance of this contract,
nor attend any formal parties during
the school week.
FORT SCoTT's WOMAN PASTOR The
Rev. Gertrude l.. Ewes is now in charge
Of the Methodist Protestant church in
Fort Scott; the first woman to occupy
such position in that city.
BAPTIST AssocIATIoN.-The Solomon
Valley Baptist association, covering
Northwest Kansas, held three days
session at Asherville with seventy-6ve
ministers present officers chosen:
o. A. Foote, Asherville, moderator; E.
r. Barber, Lincoln, secretary. Next
years meeting will be at Beloit.
Two DAYS AT FLoRENcE.-Rainfe fell
at Florence for two days, with good
prospects of continuing indefinitely.
During the two days over an inch and
a half of water fell. Fall seeding is
greatly hiudered.
43RD ANNUAL MEETING.-The Kan
sas Baptist State convention will meet
in Wichita on October IA. A good at
tendance is expected. Baptist state,
home and foreign missions and Bap-