The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-07-25
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Chanute took three straights from
the jeff City boys.
Gen. Metcalf spent some time in
Chanute, last week.
Neosho county has contracted for
six new steel bridges.
Mrs. e. G. Burris and Chester visit
ed in Erie, Saturday.
Mr.. Raphe Rosenuhal came down
with the excursion, Sunday.
Several of the young boys were
camping on the island, last week.
Conductor Nash is reported to have
struck it rich in Thunder mountain.
Ben Garvin and F. n. Brelsford, of
Erie, are putting in telephone ex-
change at st. Paul.
Miss Rena Stillwell, after a good
visit with home folks, has resumed
her work in CHICAGO.
Mrs. Chance and daughter, of Win
field, visited with Mrs. l.. ii. Cole,
the first of the week.
Sammy Fletcher made few calls
IN Chanute, Sunday, on his way to
Cherryvale from Emporia.
The Sedalia boys were a little too
much for the Chanute club. They
took three straight games.
The paving proposition has been
taken up in earnest and in few
weeks active work will begin.
Mrs. Clarissa Dunakin, mother of
Mrs. John A. Carter, recently died at
the home of daughter IN New York.
B. F. Alexander and family of this
city were visited, last. week by Mrs.
j. L. Reese and daughter, of Toronto.
VIM. Johnson, of Colorado City,
after visit among relatives and
friends in this locality, has returned
home.
Col. Metcalf was in Chanute making
necessary arrangements for Co. ID. to
attend the encampment to be held in
Enporia.
The Dickeys lost their suit against
the Coffeyville brick plant Now the
brick company will pipe gas from
under the Dickey land.
Billy Miller, an old Chanute Santa
Fe man, now of Sapulpa, 1. T.. has
been visiting his brother-in-law, in
this city. Mr.. 10. Stewart.
Another big oil and gas company
has been formed to operate near Thay.
er. The company Is made up of Cha
mute, Thayer and Parsons men.
Walter Baughman has bought the
Ward building, near Roemer's meat
shop and will build to 1T and transfer
the nickel plate restaurant to that
place.
A. M. Landauer has bought the 120
acre Rosenthal tract, north of Village
Creek, for $4,000. This tract is right
in the midst of the oil development
and will give rich returns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson W. Great
house, of Illinois, Missouri, and else
where, are spending their honeymoon
with the latter's sister, Mrs. J. B.
Lake, of the Fourth ward.
Quite a crowd in Chanute Sunday
to see the ball game. Mr.. Manley's
gas whistles split the ears of the spec
tators with their unearthly din and
his gas lights Illuminated the whole
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Cole started or
a big trip through the north west
last Monday. They will first visit Mr.
Cronk and family at Townsend, Mont.
and from there will probably 60 on tt
the coast.
Mrs. Seymour Rowand was called tC
Cherryvale one day last week or
account of the sickness of her mother
Mr.. Rowand has also been sick. He
is Mr.. Knapp's night engineer. He
has lost but two days in year.
The Knapp pumping station has
been shut down for some weeks, under
going extensive changes. Mr.. Rowand
who had charge Of the changes, re
ports that the plant has started vi
again and everything is moving nicely
Fletcher Maclary, the genial fore
man of the Blade, has bought the
Neosho Valley Blade, of Leroy, anC
takes possession, Aug. 1st. Fletcher
is first class man in every way anC
has spent his life in newspaper office
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