The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-14

boy to give the names Of the first, the
meekest, the wisest. the largest the
strongest and the oldest men that
ever lived. Well said the little fell
low. l belieye that Adam was the
first, Moses was the meekest, Solomon
was the wisest, Sampson was the
strongest, Methuselah wa, the Oldest,
Goliath was the largest aud jeff
Davis was the meaness.
A good man ia Iowa concluded to
live a Christian life by written ex-
perience and though 1T a great pleas
ure to go to his trunk whenever an
opportunity presented itselfand there
read his experience and add to the
record as the case required but to the
D or mans surprise one day when he
went to his trunk to read his expert
ence and see how he was getting
along In we'll doing he found that the
nice had got into his trunk and hao
eaten his experience up and left him
destitute of any experience whatever.
Now 1t it to bad to think that the
mice would be mean enough to 20 and
steal a poor mans experience away
from him and leave him to mourn
over it all his day. That is as bad
as the mice and sparrows burning
d school house down.
Rey. W. e. Wilson, the Evan aelist
who has been engaged In revival
meetings at GarHebt, was In the city
on Thursday Q few hours between
trains on his way home to his family
near Carthage, No., who are reporte>
sick.
Rev. R. 81. McKeen preached q verJ
interesting sermon at Nc Cabs Chape
Sunday evening.
A very serious accident happened
a Wednssda as the hons OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Anberg Of the 4th
ward, when their little two year ole
ciildwas burnt by its clothing catch
ing fire frem the steve, DR.. J. B. Ed
wards was called who did all thai
could be done to relieve the little
sufferer bat IL is hard to tell how bao
the child is hurt. A secound later
and it would have been to late.
Judging frsm the reports of the
Tribune the people over at Union
have nothing TO do Oh Sunday but t.
20 visiting. That Is a little strange
old Union was once the church gong
point OF all this Valley, now it 1t
any thing else. That is shocking.
A great many farmers now have
phones connected with the central
office at Chanute. This is good way
to let The Tlmss know II any thing
of Importance that may happen In
nsighborhood
Elisha Genlick an aged farmer and
one of the oldest citizens OF the coun
ty died at his hume near Galesburg.
B. F. Nye reports having had long
talk at Topeka with Emmit Doltar
and Willie Sells. He thinks both OF
these noted criminals are now trying
to conduct themselves as gentlemen.
We hope to never hear of eli ther OF
them ever a killing the whele family
again,
IL now appears to be quite certain
that the defense of Frank Wa lker,
the murderer of John MCGOWAN OF
Shaw will be insanity. How d anger
GUS these insane people are getting
to be.
There is little doubt but what Gov
Hoch veto is now being criticed BY
m any people but If the Governor had
vetoed the legislature year ago and
sent them all hUmeit would have been
better for Kansas and the Governor
also,
The Amsrican Insurance com pany
of Boston has handed in It's checks
and gore the way of all the earth.
The San Francisco disaster was the
cause Of its failure.
Petitions are now in circulation fer
putting in q subway under the A. T
g. s. +. railroad on West Gre street
GEAR the q. B. church. This Is some
thing that should have been done
years age both for the churches OF
both sides of the railroad and fer tht
safety of children attending school in
different parts Of the city, We hop,
1t will be done az the lives of many
are endangered and the eros sings art
too far apart.
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