The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-20
Carlton.


Chas. Adamson Is seriously sick with
throat trouble.
Quite mum Der attended the sale at
John Phelps Feb. 10th.
Ropt. Frazier has sold his home and
will put up store at this place.
The first sleigh riding this year in
Neosho county fell on Feb, 10Th.
Mr.. O'Conner has bought new
Morse and 0 how he will make MIN
buzz.
Mr. Alleman will put in stock of
hardware after he moves In his new
store.
We understand that Walt Powell
has traded his house for q blacksmith
shop in Urbana.
Mrs. r. w. Mecum was hauling
vraln to Mr.Myers' one day last week.
We wish her good luck.
Miss Mollie Lonfsllow has taken up
her abode at the home or ii. Geers'
She reports it a happy place.
Remember the singing at the M. K.
church. Every Sunday Afternoon al
Up. m. Everybody invited
We understand that George Guer..
win, who lives miles northeasG VI
this place has sold his farm TO an Iowa
man.
We were greatly surprised to learn
that Mr.. III. Geer IL so GLAD 10 leaVe
this part of the country as to move 10
the biggest storm we have had In lSO5.
Pattee and Gaughan say it IS sur
prising how popular that King
-FOUR is becoming. When they SCI,
one sack they know they VIII sell
more.
Mr.. Lerch, who was reported SICK
last week, is improving.
Our merchants report good sale on
0vershoes the last few days.
Riley & Son are enlarging their
stock of goods, getting ready for the
spring trade.
Miss Emma Lerch started to her
school Monday morning but could not
get through the snow drifts.
Mrs. May, who has been on the SICK
list for several days, is improving and
will soon be able to be out again.
Mrs. McElroy and daug liter of To
naka. aunt and cousin of Mrs. Wolfe
Buchanan, spent few days last week
visiting her.
Miss Jennie Nuss visited home felix's
Saturday and because OF the storm
did 10, 20 hAck 70 her school until
Monday Afternoon
The cold weather the past week Is
giving the Saws and hammers \ rest
while he carpenters are trying to
keep their fingers warm,
The mail carriers out Of carlton
have been unable TO get through the
snow drift east and west Of town for
apart OF 'aet week and this.
The Ladies of the G. A. r, spent
| st Wee nesday sewing for Mrs. Maud
MEYERS. An elegant dinner was ser
we'd to which they did ample justice.
Mrs Maggie Eingsworth. of Okla
homa, came ia on the train Sunday
afternoon t0.see her father, Mr.. John
Watt, arriving a short time before
his death.
keN. IIdrTIS, Oh ClldUute, duuTcSScti
the members Of the Post and the
Ladies' Of the G. A. r. at their hall in
carlton last Saturday. 1t was an
eloquent and appropriate address and
was highly appreciated by all present
Died, at his home west of carlton,
last Sunday Feb. 18th, Mr.. John Watt.
Mr.. Watt had been very poorly for
sometime but his family did not real
ize that death was so near until few
DAYS before he was called away. The
funeral services were conducted at
the u. B. church by Rev. Aging
after which he was laid to rest in the
carlton cemetery.
Grandma Carpenter. living east of
town, came near being fatally burned
last Tuesday morning. She was dress
ed in outing flannel and in some way
the blaze from the steve came in con
tact with her dress and in moment
it was all ia blaze. Her daughter
Nora rushed to her rescue, burning
her hands and arms in fearful man.
ner. Mr.. Carpenter, who has beer
confined to the house for several
weeks on account Of sickness, was also
badly burned. The FIRE was finally
extingulshed by tearing her outer
garments Off Grandma was not burn
ed as badly as the others.
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