The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-02-12
co.oprnArrvr uN1cs.--The Kansas

buying Tor inc co-oPcrahNo SooiSs
throughout the state 1t is estimated
that an agency of this kind would dc
at least 50, 10000 worth of business
every year, and would prove great
saving to the retail concerns. 1t re-
quires no capital All that is needed
is purchasing agent, who could order
the stuff needed by the stores over the
state from the eastern firms and get il
cheaper by buying in large quantities.
Some of the stores in the union do an
immense amount of business.
A RESIDENT 80 YEARS. Samuel
Long, for nearly fifty years a resident
of Manhattan, and cue of the most
widely known citizens of Riley county,
died Feb. 2nd. He had lived in Riley
county since 1857; was sheriff for two
terms and then enlisted in the 18th
Kansas regiment and was promoted to
lieutenancy in 1864. After the war
he married and lived on n farm but for
many years was merchant in Man
haitian. He served as county commits
sioner and was a member of the city
council for several years.
SOCIALISM. State Labor society
meeting at Topeka moved on without
friction until resolution was offered
asking that the society as body should
endorse socialism Half dozen speak
ers were on the floor at once when
debate ensued which took whole ses-
sion to dispose of. The resolution was
| finally tabled on motion of Il. Curry,
who declared himself II strong Socialist
but believed that the meeting was not
the proper time or place to bring III
such question.
CAUGuT IN Iowa. Lucas, of
Shawnee county, has returned from
Red Oak, Iowa, with Il. Wilson, self
confessed forger of checks. Three
weeks ago Wilson gave bad check for
$25 to Topeka merchant, received the
cash and disappeared. When he gave
himself up to the Iowa officials he said:
II can't stand it, can't sleep, every
one seems to shrink away from me- l
want to go back and pay the penalty "
X. U. CADET CORPS. There is
movement in the University of Kansas
among members of the national guard
attending the university to organize
cadet corps in the school. There is
state law permitting such an organiza-
ton. 1t is proposed that this branch
of work be substituted for the fresh
man physical training work in the
gymnasium, which is now compulsory
New MASONIC LoDGE.--Iowa lodge
No. 254, A. f. e A. NJ, of st. John,
chartered special train and seventy
five of the members accompanied Wor-
shipful Fred s. Venner TO Hutchinson
where the officers of the grand lodge
exemnlified the work III the third de-
gree.
BACHELORS WuL.-Fred Tanner. n
resident of Hamilton county for TWEEN
ty-five years who died last week, was
a native of Canada Being bachelor
he left his property by will to Mrs.
Clarity, of Coolidge.
INTERURBAN LINE.-Owing to the re-
cent visit to Topeka of electric railway
magnates from the east, the rumor OF
an electric railway line to Kansas City
from Topeka has again been revived.
MYSTIC SnRINE.-A ball was given by
the mobiles of the Mystic Shrine of Osa-
watomie at the opera house. A large
crowd attended and many guests from
neighboring towns were present.
MORSE WIrHDRAws.-,J. c. o. Morse,
of Hutchinson, his withdrawn from
the race for railroad commissioner. j.
S. George was Endorsed by the Reno
county convention.
GRANITE AT MARvL-At Marvi,
Phillips comfy, there has been re-
Gently discovered fine quality of
granite.
A Mo. PAC. WRECK.-One person was
killed and fourteen injured in Mis-
souri, Pacific wreck, caused by broken
rail, near Miller, Kas. The engine and
rear car, Pullman, did not leave the
track, but the baggage car, mail car,
smoker and chair car were ditched and
badly shattered. 1t is believed that
the wreck was caused by the swapping
of a rail because of frost.
CIVIL SERvICE.-The civil service
commission commenced examinations
at Salina for clerks and carriers in the
mail service February 3.
BROWN COUNTY MINEs.-A company
has been organized at Sun Springs in
Brown county to employ oil drillers
and capable miners to prospect and see
what lies under Brown county. In
several places under the county there
are outcroppings of coal and at these
places farmers dig it out for their own
use. There are many mineral springs
in the county.