The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1902-08-22
uNME About People
lIOl 1 Il and Things
NYEVyC In Cbanute
lNL w y and Vicinity
Mrs. Cave is improving.

Mrs. Clauson is visiting in Wilson
county.
Mrs. Markle visited in Chanute,
last week.
Mrs. Bert Plgg has gone to Missouri.
for a visit.
Fred Nation went over to Girard,
last Friday.
Mrs. W. A. Tompklns is visiting in
Kansas City.
S. c. Manatt is spending a season at
Eureka Springs.
Mr.. McAndrew is now in charge of
the oil exchange.
G. Benedict took in the old settlers
reunion at ST. Paul.
Mrs. Cliff Coulter is visiting in Las
Vegas, New Mexico.
Miss Myrtle Huffman is visiting her
grandma Ia Buffalo.
Miss Edna Shafer, of Glrard, visited
with Edna Ramsey, last week.
Mr.. Jas. Bloomheart has gone to
Colorado Springs to visit her sister.
Henry Feldt and son have gone to
Needles, Cali, to work at car repairing.
The merchants will close their
stores On Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons, fair week,
Shorty Wallace will move his bar
bershop into the basement of the ad
dition to the First National Bank.
Miss Florence Holloway was called
to Rollin, one day last week, on
account Of the sickness Of her mother.
The fad among the young people of
Chanute is to make up little party
and :spend the evening at Riverside
park.
Last Saturday Mrs. Sam Wickard
was called to Manitou by a telegram
announcing the severe sickness of Mr..
Wickard,
Charley Hardness has returned from
his Arizona trip. He bought 81 head
of horses which have arrived In Cha.
mute. These horses will he auctloned
off to the highest bidder
Dwight Chapple Is selling nursery
stock in inc neighBorhood of Fredonla.
Dwight says tAe farmers are ap-
preciating these Republican times and
crops aud are not slow to buy.
Samuel Urmey of Thayer, a sewing
machine man, and hard drinker,
died last Friday, from the effects of
drink. He was an educated, bright
man, but dissipation ruined him.
We are glad to note the promotion
of Will Brown. He has been stenog-
rapher for the lola cement works
since that company started and is
now secretary at a salary of 5000 per
year.
An unaccountable error was made
by the TIMES last week in stating
that the mother of Mrs. John Fessler
was married. The family was at
Galesburg attending the last illness
and funeral of Mrs. Fessler's mother.
1t seems that two of our town
sports, Jay Jenner and Lester Lebo'
undertook to rush things at Cherry
vale, the other night. The boys got
heads put on them and after cooling
off in the lookup were assessed the
usual fine. They had a glorious time
Did you see Shell Brown piking w
the street the other evening with hi:
old shot gun under his arm? That
meant that somebody somewhere
within ten or fifteen miles OF Chanutt
had seen a prairie chicken fly over
Shell went but failed to connect will
the chickens.
Our good old friend, 10. Barney, we
note IN the Record, has gone t.
Illinois for visit among his OLE
friends. We know of no man In thi
country who so richly deserves rest
Mr.. Barney came to this country in al
early day and has met the hardship
OF pioneer life and come ont ahead
Illinois never furnished Kansas bet
ter citizen than 10. Barney.
Ben Roe and Byrd Spencer wer'
married az Erie, last Thursday. Boil
are successful teachers Of the count
aud have taught in our city schools
Mr.. Roe having resigned his plac