The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-15
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Eureka reports a gas well.

Is. Beck was trading in Chanute,
Saturday
G. D. Woosley has gone to .Manitou
to bring back his wife,
The strike at the west brick plant
resulted disastrously to the strikers.
! Miss Gladys Cone and brother Cur
It's are visiting relatives in Lawrence.
Why didn't some one say something
about Arthur Carter being papa,
sooner?
H. L. Freeman writes very interest
ingly Of his experience with a cloud
burst at Manitou.
1t is reported that the Standard
con- pany will double its refining
capacity at Neodesha,
W. e. Morgan, of Cherokee county,
has been nominated for Congress in
the Third District, by the Socialists.
Judge and Mrs. Stillwell and Ted
have gone to Colorado for months
outing. The Judge is surely entitled
to this little rest.
Last Saturday, NJ. Booze, the farmer
school teacher, brought to our Office
sample of German millet which stands
up for Kansas in great shape.
Four of Miss Bearmore's pupils Wis.
tied her IN Thayer, Saturday. They
were the Misses Florence Park, Coda
Baird, Jennie Purdy and Rule An
derson.
G. A. Cox, last week, took a trip
through Oklahoma and down into
Texas. OF course he was looking
up facts pertaining to a personal dam
age suit.
Dave Houston is praying for anoth r
raid of the COXey army. He says H.
thinks the whole army could tind
work in Neosho county, if it should
happen along this way now.
N. A. Robinson, of Marceline. Mo-.
visited in Chanute, few days last
week. Mr.. Robinson lived In Chanute
short time and made many friends
here who always welcome him back.
Notice the samples Of genuine old
fashioned blue stem in our window.
Mr.. Dave Houston was afraid Il e
present generation would forget how
the prairies of this county used to
look and SO brought in sample of
grass.
The Independence Elk, who got his
horns knocked off at Chanutc. the
night Of the big Elk blow out, If all
reports are true, only got what he de-
served and probably hardly as much,
Being an Elk should not license a
man to make fool of himself.
Mr.. w. IL. Geer, of Villas, was in
town, the other day making inquiries
about his old conrad, Ollie Jeffrey,
This is our candidate for Probate
Judge. Mr.. Geer says he grew up
with Mr.. jeffrey and soldiered with
him and he is one of the best men he
ever knew.
The Neosho Valley creamery took in
100000 pounds Of milk in the month of
July. Farmers received pay for 49,
900 pounds butter fat for which they
received nearly $4,000. Our creamery,
under the management Of Mr.. Tweed,
is one of the successful institutions OF
this community.
Mark Gibson, who will in all prob
ability be Neosho county's next sher-
if, was in town last Saturday and re.
ceived many congratulations over his
unexpected nomination. Since some
Of the opposition papers are saying
that Mark is of too tender age tC
} make good sheriff, a dark fringe OF
baseball fuzz has suddenly become per
ceptible on his upper lip, and he is
assuming various other external ap
pearances of being equal to any emerg
ency in the official discharge of his
coming duties. Mark Is just tne right
age to make a No. sheriff.
Mr.. Rickel informs US that arrange
ments have been made with the Santa
, Fe to furnish one of their finest coach.
, es to the Post of this city to carry
the old boys to the Washington, D. G.
encanpment, early in October. The
coach will beSprofusely decorated by
the Post here. The company also
Hoffers to carry band at one half the
regular rate. A move is on foot tC
collect samples of our products ano
have lot of bills struck and do a
oanarn1 advartisinp hucinacc for Cha,