The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-06-20


much remains to be cat. 1t i, vast
ing badly. The cultivators are like
WISE lied ~. out the weeds are grow
! i1g nlca,y. Fsrmers should improve
every minute between showers. 1t
will We ify enough after while.
". 4 Young OF this city holds the
blue ribbon as 'possum hunter. He
recently heard cOmmOtion in his
chicken house, shortly after retiring,
He hastily dressed and on entering
his chicken house found herd Of
i 'possUms dining on young chickens
aud eggs, He made war on them and
wheu tna caniiict was over piled up
lhrtceI DEAD poSsums. He thinks
he GOT most Of she herd,
The fllIowing gentlemen were sell
icctod p deagates from west Center
iyile prec net 10 attend the county
convention: 5. r. Chrlsman. O. III. p.
Bowers and &c. C. Harshman. We
understand that they will support
Mr.. Baldwin FOR county clerk and
Mr.. Craig for county superintendent.
Henry Kern who recently sold his
fine stock farm in Wilson county,
has purchased the Riverside Stock
Farm just this side Of Shaw. This
farm consists OF over 500 acres and is
part bottom and part upland. 1t is
particularly well adapted to stock
raising aud general farming.
We saw a beautiful bunch Of flow
ers ia the hands of one of Chanut2's
faireSt daughters. We tried to secure
them for our office, with all our per-
suasive eloquence, but failed. The
next time we saw those flowers
they were on the desk Of IA certain
black eyed bachelor school teacher.
Mr.. Oakley has opened an ice cream
parlor in the Cross block opposite The
Post Office. Mr.. Oakley Is an old hand
at the busiress and has the neateSt,
incest place that was ever opened in
the city, where you can drop in with
a friend and enjoy little sociability
and nice dish of cream.
Geo. Northup expects to start east,
next Saturday, preparatory to embark
ing for England. Mrs. Northup has
been in the mother country all spring.
Geo. will join her and they will both
return in the early fall.
STRAY FILLEY Notice is hereby
given that have taken up, at tue old
Chas. Barkley farm, seven miles north
east OF Chanute, a small bay tilley, two
years old, with black feet 3w
The Kansas & Texas Co. report a
fine oil well brought in on the Stewart
! bottom Tuesday, and hope to have an
other hole down to the sand some time
tomorrow.
Mrs. ii. M. Gardwalt of Buffalo, n
Y, is visiting her brother in this city
Mr.. F. Mills. The brother and sister
have not met before in the past eigh-
teen years.
Lem Cole and Jesse Lease bought
and shipped the three cars OF steers
fatted by Joe Hanson. 1t is said the
boys came out little behind on the
, deal
The Chanute Gas Co. developed a
, very strong gas we'll on the Grubt
land adjoining the town site on the
, southwest the first of the week.
Mrs. Susan Mosley. mother Of Mrs
S. Wickard, died at her home in south
Haven Monday afternoon. Mrs, Mos
ley was we'll known in Chanute.
. Mr.. and Mrs. II. VanOrman have
, returned to the city after long visit
with their daughter Mrs. Frank Bar
ney, near Longton.
The high waters for the past ten
r days have very much interfered with
the oil and gas developments IN this
locality.
, The Chanute school board has a
, most excellent opportunity this year
; to secure few very superior teachers
3 Phil Campbell received great
ovation by the citizens OF Pittsburg
| on his return from Winfield.
r &Remember we are handling the
= DeerIug reapers, mowers and rakes.-
Heminger and Montague.
Rev. Pulliam aud Miss Helen at
tended Epworth league convention at
Independence this week.
Mrs. Amy Smith and daughter Mis-:
Florence OF Morehead are visiting
r friends in Chanute.
t Jay Bowman went to GARRETT Wed
i. nesday to attend the wedding Of hi.
, boy brother.
: Charute will not celebrate the com
, ing Fourth. Everybody too busy.
, Mrs. W. G.. Jackson, of Blackwell