The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-03
Chit Chat

1t beats ballooning all to pieces.
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Nebraska is following In the foot
stops OF Kansas by introducing a bill
In the senate to abolish capital pun
ishment. They are also trying to
prohibit the manufacture and sale
OF cigarettes and cigarette papers In
the state.
w. P, Hackney, representative from
Cowly county, is surely "playlng h"
with Cowly county bills for new court
mousse and jail at Winfield and ad-
journed terms Of coukt at Arkansas
City. The agreement seems to be off
and Hackney has instructions to fight
both bills. William Is capable OF
stirring up old nick at any time.
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Myra Mchenry, one OF Carrie Ma
tion's raiders went down to WinfelC
and began a systematic roast OF cue
county officials for not enforcing the
law. When she came to the office Of
Mr.. Fink, assistant county attorney,
he politely seated her ia the best
rocking chair in the Office and when
the became particularly abusive he
caught the back of the chair and
tipped 1t back so his fair assaiIant
could not get out and quickly slid
woman and chair out into the hall
and closed the door.
The rioting and bloodshed still
at several points In Russia
The working people of the Empire
seem to be on the side of the Japs.
The Kansas Day CLUB bauqueted a.
usual and by far the best speech OF
the occasion was made by the niger.
Mr., Barnes says if he has resigned
MS position as Division Supt he does
lot know it. He will probably ask
Mrs. Barnes about the matter.
1t seen to be u popular among the
BRASS collar fraternity of the railroads
for an employee to give testimony
against the Interest Uf the road. They
would prefer that he swear to lie.
We are having series of destruc-
i've fires ia the various cities durin.
The cold snap. 1t seems cold weather
attempts to modify it's rlgors by
'tarting numerous fires.
The Car Is likely to have enough t.
10 at home to give all his surplus sole.
ers a job without sending them acros,
ne frozen plains of Siberia to fight
he Japs.
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Say. Mary, where on earth did you
earn all that slang, remarked
jhanute mother to her young daugh
er. last Monday. Oh, said tn,
aughter, attended the teacher,
nstitute Saturday.
Better pay and longer terms art
to aud holding Ia til,
eacher's profession brighter mind
han of old,
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Uncle Cy has now given the stat,
rinter graft away and says Henry
Illen receives half the spolls of the
flee after Clark gets a good fat
ilary We have been wondering
there Henry got the cash to buy So
,any newspapers.
Roosevelt, Folk and Hoch seem to |
e reformers who have courage OF
heir convictions. Gov. Hoch even had
he courage to talk 10 public about
nrottling the Standard Oil company.
Wonder If the legislators will have
} much when it comes TO voting on
ne refinery bill.
The senatorial dead lock in Missouri |
ill. holds. 1t seems quite certain
hat neither Neidringhans or Kerns
an be elected. 1t may be some sati,.
action to Kerns to defeat his rival IL |
e cannot reach the plum himself but
us an almighty poor policy for q
ian to go through life on.
Will the various candidates for |
layor please stand up and tell US
neither or not II elected they will |
,e to it that we get a regular monthly |
,atement Of the affairs of the city.
With two Democratic candidates |
II mayor 10 the field By petition, the
eak kneed Republicans seem to be