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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
PHOTOGRAPHS RETURN TO LIFE

The lost photographs of five young
ladies who represented Chanute at
the Semi-Centennial celebration at
Topeka September IL have been re-
covered. The pictures had been
given TO Lloyd Smith and his chum
Ross Beamer Of Parsons who were to
take them TO Lawrence as they went
to the University ard from there the
photographs were to, be sent on to
Topeka, Unfortunately for the girls
who were expecting that their pic
tules would appear in the Tt peka
papers, Beamer'S suit case was stolen.
He notified the Santa Fe authorities
but was unable to hear anythirg o of
it. Just recently however LLOYD
Smith has written from Lawrance f.
his parents, M. and Mrs. Charles
smith, that Beamer has had his suit
case returned to him from the Santa
Fe Offices at Topeka. The explans-
jion given is that some one took the
suit case at Colony by mistake and
jhese weeks have elapsed in getting
returned to its owner. Beamer has
therefore received his clothes in good
to say nothing of the pho
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
PAVING PETITION
DELAYS COUNCIL
No Final Action Until Petition
for Brick Paving Is
m,~r Secured.

Because of cnange of plan as
regards the paving of South Forest
avenue, Councilman Johnson, chair
man of the building and grounds
committee, asked the council at
their adj urned meeting Monday
night for a postponement of final
action on the park proposition until
October 40. In connection with
the plan to secure the Jones grove
tract for park site the committee
has been supervising the securing
of petition of property owners on
South Forest for the paving of that
street. Signatures had been
secured IN favor of macadam
paving sc feet in width but several
OF the property owners now advo
cate brick paving 40 feet in width.
A new petition is required for the
more expensive paving. Upon
motion Of Nation and Hedeen the
council voted to allow the buildings
and grounds committee another
week to thoroughly line up all de
tails of the park proposition which
it wished to present. Johnson said
that there was no question as 10 the
ultimate success of the present
plans. Both he and councilman
Bideau reported that the petition
for paving on South Ashby was
completely satisfactory and the
names of only three of the possible
petitioners were lacking.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
DROVE CAR FROM KANSAS CITY,

Seth J. Bailey and L. K. Spielman
drove down from Kansas City Sun
day in Mr.. Balley's E. M. F. 80 car
which he left there week ago. They
left about 10 O'Clock and reached
Chanute at 6 in the evening having
good roads and pleasant weather all
day. They followed the route of the
Santa Fe between here and Kansas
City. Mr.. Bailey had the generator
tank of his car torn off and a few
scratches on it by collision with
another car by the carelessness of
the other driver. The accident oc-
CURED just as he was leaving Kansas
City and delayed him IS minutes.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN

The registration books in the city
clerks office will be kept open until
10 O'Clock Friday night for the
benefit of all voters who must register
in order to vote at the special elec-
ton November 7 on the commission
form of government proposition.
They will also be open each evening
until 10 O'Clock until that time. All
men who voted last fall and all
women who voted in the spring elec-
ton who have not since moved their
place of residence are elIgi5le to
vote without futher registration. All
others not included in this category
must register this week.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
GIRLS RIOTERS CLUB ORGANIZED

In order to increase the enthusiasm
and interest at athletic contests a
number ofthe high school girls have
organized a girls hooters club which
will conduct systematic cheering at
the football and basket ball games.
Miss Mae Fllson was elected pres
ident, and Misses Alice Davis and
Lael Bailey were elected leaders of
the yelling and the singing respec-
lively. In order that rev assort-
ment of cheering songs and blood
curdling yels may be secured to dis
concert the enemy a committee was
to invent the same. The
girls are Misses Maijorie Rowen,
Myra Taggartand and Cora Shinn.
The girls who are responsible for TIE
new organization feel that there is
something of lack of school spirit
which they hope to arouse.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
DISTRICT COURT AFFAIRS

In the case in district court in
which R. c. Prange sued Jacob Kyle
ct al for the difference between a
third and a half interest in the wheat
crop grown on "a acres of the plain
tiff's land, the jury failed to agree.
The amount involved was little over
sixty dollars. There was no written
contract and Kyle maintained that
the agreement was that Prange was
to have third while Prange claimed
he was to have half the crop.
In the case of Lewis Edwards
versus Theodore, Talbot appealed
from a justice court in which Ed
wards sought to collect for a two
year old steer valued at not more
than S33, the jury awarded the
plaintiff 81. If the court abides by
the decision of the jury and does not
grant new trial the defendant must
also pay the costs amounting to
about SIS.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
ELUDED FRIENDS AND WERE MARRIED

Walter Kuehner and Miss 'Verda
Mcclure stole march on all their
friends by getting married last Sat-
urday night or more correctly Sun
day morning and then leaving for
Kansas City on a night train with
out giving anyone an opportunity
to throw so much as grain of rice.
The ceremony was performed at I
O'Clock Sunday morning in the
Methodist church parlors by Rev.
]. R. McFadden in the presence of
the members of the immediate fam
lilies only. The young people left
on Santa Fe train No. 2o4 at I:4o
a. m. for Kansas City and may go
farther east for few days. As
not even their relatives are sure
when they will return the bride and
groom may be also able to get back
home without proper reception
from their friends.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
WEATHER FLAGS TO Be DISPLAYED

Chase w. Brown, official weather
observer, asked permission of the
council Friday evening to erect at
his own expense 80 foot flag pole
inside the sidewalk line in front OF
the Brown Pharmacy Co. store. 1t
is his plan to carry out the wish OF
Tue government and display the
various flags furnished by the ma
tional weather bureau to indicate
"a hours in advance the weather that
may be expected in Chanute. A
motion by Bideau and Hayes was
carried that the re-
quest be granted.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB MET

A. E. Frazier who has been chair
man OF the committee To work for
the band from the Business Mems
Cluo, reported at its meeting Tues
day night "a the company had been
asked 10 subscribe for one SlOO share
OF stock in the company being formed
to direct the affairs of the hand and
own It's musical ius'rum As the
idea was new to most Of the merchants
present they took no vote on the
mater but requested Mr. Frazler and
tine other members Of the G mmittee,
J. L. Morrison aud W, NJ. Barhee, to
ascertain the sentiment 81 he club
IN mbers aud report at the next
m elng..
The committee Oh Farmers Day
reported tina all plans
for the entertainment OF the visitors
we're in good shape G. =. rrixel aud
Earl Jacks m reported o0 tue amount
nr money they had Ia'std fur the
n nacessary expenses Of the ias, the
,ollcitation having been ma from
The merchants on Main street and
within biz OK on the side streets.
R. q. Anderson reported the request
)f member of the Luthersn church
denomination that their people be
allowed to rent the rest room under
,he Bank of Commerce for holding
sunday services. The business men
lecided that the club had no
In the matter.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
BAND COMMITTEE TO
COMPLETE WORK
Hopes to Materially Advance
Sale Of Stock and Reor-
ganization This Week.

With tangible proposition to
secure two good parks for Cosnute
and every prospect of acquiring the
same the men who have been speci-
ally interested IN securing band
On permanent basis feel that the
band organization is the next lm-
portant step in providing for the en-
tertainment OF the people. Several
weeks ago the Commercial club, the
Business Mems club and the Band
each appointed committee to de-
wise ways and means of reorganiz-
ing The band ON first class business
principles as other towns have done.
They adopted plan OF organizing
a Stock company and incorperat-
ing under the laws Of Kansas in
way similar to the organization that
controls the Independence band.
A comniit>c c-nsisins Vi a
number cf business IN with Geo.
K. Bideau as chairman was
appointed to sell 100 shares OF
stock at $40 each. On account of
sickness and other important
business matters the commit
tee has yet been unable to make
report. They expect however to
get in some good work early this
week and have something COM
pletely satisfactory to report soon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
ELECTRIC CURRENT
LOSS NOT DETECTED
Superintendent Havenhill Said
Test Indicated Practically
no waste in system.

That the cIty's electric light
system suffers practically no loss
from the grounding of currents was
the statement made by r. c
HavenhIll to the members of the
council at their adjourned meeting
Friday night. The report was
made at the request of Hedeen,
chairman of the electric light COM
mittee, because of the statement of
Chanute citizen reported by
councilmaa Johnson at previous
meeting to the effect that 40 per
cent of the citv's electric power
was being wasted. Hedeen con-
tended that such statement re-
fected not only on the electric
light committee and superintendent
but equally upon the vigilance of
the entire council as concerns the
financial welfare of the city. He
asked that anv critic accompany
superintendent Haveahlll on an in
spectlon test such as had been
recently conducted. johnson main
tanned that the criticism had been
made by responsible parties or
otherwise he would not have re-
peated it. He said moreover that.
he expected to continue to report to
the council any informatioR that
seemed of such importance to the
city.
AS the council was just ready to
adjourn Hedeen presented some IN
formation regarding Investigations
to ascertain the possibility of in
creasing the number OF street lights
for which power could be secured.
He said that the insertion or new
parts in old arc lights at an initial
expense of from $500 to $40
would permit the use of five lights
from the current now used for one.
Thus the number of street arc lights
might be very materially increased
from the Io4 now in use. Such a
change would however necessitate
many more new poles.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
Phone 828, Street No. Ill w. Main
Store Wall PAPER House. Barn and Carriage Paints Pho
PROTESTED AGAINST STREET PAVING

Two remonstrapces against rev
street paving which has been reques-
ted by properly owners concerned
werepresented at the adjourned meet
ing of city council Monday evening.
The first protest was concerned with
the paving of East Fifth between
Highland and Lincoln in the Fourth
ward. As one of the council from
that ward, Johnson asked that the
matter be laid over until later
meeting as he was in a quandary as
to what to recommend. He re.
ported that one at least of the dis,
senting petitioners wanted the paw
ing but wished to have it delayed
for a time on account of the ex.
pense. On motion of Nation and
Johnson the complication was re-
ferred to the Fourth ward council
men for consideration and future
report.
Councilman Nation had a protest
from tax payers who would be af-
fected who opposed the proposed
having on Walnut street between
Steuben avenue and the Santa Fe
tracks. He reported his belief that
eighteen Of the petitioners had a
valid and legal right to protest
He reported, also list of seventeen
property owners who might have
protested but had not done so. The
council discussed laying over the
proposition until later meeting
and also considered referring 1t to
the Second ward councilmen for
further reports. Stewart and Bidean
however secured the passage of a
motion for immediate action, Up,
on motion of Hedeen and Stewart
the council then voted the protes,
as sufficient grounds for not paving
Walnut street at this time.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
WANTS GAS FOR FEED MILL

H. L. Freeman, chairman of the
gas committee, presented to the
council Friday evening request
from a Mr.. Riley living in haywood
that the city extend its gas mains
a25 feet to where he is putting in a
feed mill. He is entirely willing to
pay the IS cent price. IN MIagIE
of the mill is stated to bethwlaNRf
After discussion the council passed.
a motion instructing the gas super
to furnish the necessary
second hand gas pipe, Riley to
stand the expense of laying the pipe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
SENIORS ORDER GLASS FINS

Members of the Senior class OF the
high school met TUESDAY and iu-
spected the sample class pins submit
ted by representative of a Kansas
City jewelry house. After consider
able discussion pattern was selected
aud au order for 80 pins was placed.
The pins are to cost So each and will
have the letters G. H. S. and the class
numeral II upon them.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
new PELLAGRA CASES At lola

A fourth case of pellagra was dis
covered at lola Saturday and the
physicians have decided to urge DR..
S. j. Crumbine, secGetsry OF the state
board Of health, to come to lola at
once and verify their diagnosis and
give state aid in stamping out the
disease. Two persons have recently
died Of the malady. Though It has
been stated positively that pellagra
is not contagious the lola physicians
are considerably concerned over the
new case that has developed. The
patient has never been in The South
but lived next to a family that did
come from the South some time ago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27
TO AVOID FREEZING
DURING WINTER
Council Discussed Necessity Of
Further Assurance of an
Adequate Gas Supply.

The question of the proper action
to take to avoid a probable gas
shortage in Cbanute this winter if
present conditions continued was
brought up at council meeting
Monday evening by Bideau and
vigorously discussed by mayor and
councilmen. Inasmuch as even the
cool weather of Sunday showed
that the gas pressure was less than
it should be, Bideau felt assured
that the advent of really cold
weather would find the city in an
unfortunate plight. According to
the contract signed with D. H.
Fisher in Iot 8 Chanute must secure
its gas from him first and from his
east field. The alleged failure of
Mr.. Fisher to carry out his contract
to thoroughly develop that field was
suggested as partial explanation of
why the city's pumping plant is
working Oh partial vacuum In the
attempt to furnish an adequate
supply of gas. Councilman Stewart
stated his doubt whether Fisher
could get any more gas in that field
and that he favored having the city
contract with the Gas B,lt Fuel Co.
Filson also expressed his belief that
Fisher would be unable to get any
appreciable further supply of gas
from the east field.
AS member of the gascommittee
on former occasion Hedeenscalled
attention to the city's investment of
$40, 900 in the pumping plant and
the advisability of arrangements
which would continue to utilize it if
at all possible. Johnson empha-
sized his previous contention that
the city lost much of its gas
because of the sieve like condition
of the mains and advocated a COM
plete testing of the city's lines even
though it would be a long and
somewhat expensive task. Hays
endorsed the idea of test and ad-
vocated securing a gas expert fer
the city. Nation emphasized the
fact that the council had no right
to let the city freeze and favored !
the cooperation of the judiciary
committee and the city attorney to
properly protect the CITY as rsgsrls !
the gas supply. Mr.. Evans stated !
that he was more than willing to
work over the matter with the
of the council. A motion
made by Nation was carried that
The committee and city attorney
report on the city's contracts with a
recommendation concerning action
% be taken.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

Mrs. NJ. A. Duncan went to Kansas
City Saturday afternoon TO visit her
daughter Mrs. II. G. Myers aud the
little granddaughter. Before return
ing she viii visit with her son Arthur
iu Lawrence at the state university.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

Mrs. NJ. E. Chambers of Aurora,
Illinois and Miss Martha Short of
Kansas City have returned home after
a visit with their brother Tom Short.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

Paul Villepigue returned Saturday
evening from a few days visit with
his sister and friends at Lawrence.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

Miss Frances Chandler OF PittsburQ
visited Sunday and Monday morning
with Miss Alice Llndell.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-10-27

Miss Winifred Alexander spent
Saturday in Kansas City.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23
One Helped the Other.

A lady was continually accusing her
servant of extravaganza without any
real cause. The servant always bore
this accusation patiently.
One day the servant informed her
mistress that the coal had all been con
sumed. This was followed by the
usual remarks on the part of the mis-
tress, who finished up by saying:
you evidently eat them"
The next day the candles were all
gone.
Candles gonev' said the mistress.
"Why, I bought half a pound only q
fortnight ago"
"Oh, WE'LL" rejoined the servant, who
could stand this sort of thing no longer
"I can tell you where the candles have
gone. 1 ate them to grease my throat
so that I could swallow the coal more
entlyr-Pearson's Weekly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23

was something like this: buy a por-
trait Of William l., whose motto was,
I have no time to be wearied.' ="
who'll buy this Frederick IL, whose
prayer was, pTeach me to suffer with
out complsiningY ';Do not fail to
complete your collection and buy this
portrait of our great emperor, William
H.. whose favorite phrase is, Augusta.
you pack your trunks"
This last always brought down the
audience, and in time the police, in
another sense. Bauermeister was sen;
fenced to sixty days for lese majesty
He did his time and on release re-
started his business. He sold his por-
traits with the old formula until he
came to that of the kaiser, and then
he said, 81 have learned to my cost
that it is not lawful to repeat what
he says SO often" The people were
just as well pleased, and the portraits
sold splendidly.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23
Verdi Was Riuht.

When Verdi was putting the last
touches to I'll Trovatpre" he was Wis
tied in his study by privileged friend.
who was one Of the ablest living mu-
sicians and critics. He was permitted
to examine the score and run over the
anvil Chorus" on the pianoforte.
what do you think of thatT asked
Verdi. "Trashr responded the con-
noisseur Verdi rubbed his hands and
chuckled "Now look at this" he said.
Rubbish said the other, rolling q
cigarette. The composer rose and en-
braced him with burst of joy. What
do you mean?" asked the critic. my
dear friend" cried Verdi, 81 have been
making a popular opera. In it re-
solved to please everybody except the
purists, the great judges, the clas-
sicists like you. Had I pleased you
should have pleased no one else. What
you say assures me of success. In
three months III Trovatore' will be
sung and roared and whistled and
barrel organed all over Italy" And sc
it proved.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23
The ROYAL Fish.

Sturgeon are abundant in Russia,
where the fisheries are Of great value.
The flesh is eaten when fresh, but is
chiefly smoked or sailed. More than
10000 fish are sometimes caught at a
single fishing station. The eggs are
removed in quantity from the ovaries
and separately prepared as caviar.
The annual value of the Russian stur-
geon fisheries, including the produc-
ton of isinglass, or fish gelatin, is es-
timated at $5.0O0000.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23
BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.
Always Fresh and Clean, as They Are
Issued Only Once.

0thJ OhSSs
There Is as great a difference be-
tween the systems of issuing and re-
deeming the notes of the Bank of Eng
lapd and Of the banks of the United
States as there is in the appearance
Of the notes themselves.
The English note Is somewhat longer
and much broader than ours, is Of
rough white paper, with ragged edges,
and Is printed on one side only, with a
few words and with no pictures or
designs, while ours are completely COW
cred OH both sides with vignette and
lathe work.
Our notes are issued again and again
until they become 80 worn that they
are no longer serviceable. A Bank Of
England note is meyer issued more
than once. Every note that comes in
is Cancelled at once, and then 1t is
stored away with other Cancelled notes
to be preserved for a certain period,
when it is destroyed by burning.
1t takes many clerks to keep the
record Of notes issued and paid, and
so accurately is this work done that
the date when any note was issued,
the person receiving it, the time when
it was paid into the bank and by
whom, can be ascertained from the
books. If the time was within five
years the note itself can be produced
Many are the stories of attempts tc
counterfeit these notes, which have al
ways been failures. AS the average
time between the issue and the pay
ment Of the notes is only FIVE or siz
days the fact that a counterfeit is IL
| circulation is known almost at once
and the system of English bankers ant
merchants of keeping the numbers O.
the notes received and paid gives tn
clew whereby the offender is quick.
Observation-Disclosures.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-11-23
BASEBALL ETHICS.
Whom the Pitcher Has the Right to
"Bean" the Batter.


"Bean" the Batter.
In "The Right and Wrong Of Base
ball." in the American Magazine, Hugh
S. Fullerton gives an interesting ac-
count of what is considered sportsman
ship and what cheating in'the national
game. He writes:
1.-THE best batters are those who
crowd the plate'-that Is, who stand
as near the plate as the rules or the
umpire will permit and lean over the
corner of the rubber to make 1T diff
cult for the pitcher to pitch across that
corner without taking a chance of hit
ting the batter.
1.-THE players recognize the fact that
the lines of the batter's position are
obliterated within few minutes after
q game starts and that the umpires
practically are helpless TO enforce the
rules or to tell while watching the
course of a pitched ball whether or not
the batter steps over the line. So 1t
has become part Of the unwritten law
of the game that the pitcher may bean
chat is, pitch at the bean or head
any batter who crowds In order to
drive him back from the plate. 1t is
ethical under the players code to hit
and to injure any player who persists
In encroaching upon the forbidden
ground, and the batters themselves
recognize this danger and accept it as
part of the game"