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The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
Sore wall Paper House. Barn and Carriage Paints Phone
Robert D. Graham Spoke to
Large Audience
Sunday.

A lecture for Masons and their
friends was given at the Peoples
Theater Sunday afternooon at three
O'Clock. A good siz.d crowd at
tended. The lecturer was Robert
D Graham of Denver, and is con-
sidered one of the best lecturers in
the Masonic order, aving been
lecturing for ten years apd had
made a special study of it even be
fore that time. His lecture Sunday
afternoon was on "The Cliff Dwell
ers of the Southwest 1t was
shown how they were connected
with the Oriental people and to
some degree illustrated Masonry.
Mr.. Graham lectured in Caanute
to Masons only before Thanksgiving
and also on Saturday evening.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
Big Brothers Xmas
\ Tree at Library
uesday Afternoon the Big
Brothers Play Santa Clause
500 Raised for Tree

On Tuesday afternoon the Big
Brothers and Big Sisters will have
their Christmas tree at Library
Hall. They expect as guests OF the
Big Brothers one hundred and fifty
Chanute children. The pr gram
will be furnished by band of fifty
children and viii consist of songs,
drills and readings.
The presents for the one hundred
and fifty guests will he candy, nuts,
apples, oranges and bananas. The
practical presents will be for each
pair OF stockings and a pair of nit
tens.
The ladies who are helping In
this movement began shopping this
morning and expect to have every.
thing in readiness by the latter part
of the week. Mrs. w. l.. More
hart has arranged for several pop
corn parties among the young
people for this week. At these
parties thev will string popped corn
for decorations for the Christmas
tree. The tree, the decorations
and the presents will be at the
Library by the end of the week and
the ladies will begin filing stockings
and making final preparations for
Tuesday afternoons Christmas tree.
Not only are the children asked to
be the guests of the Big Brothers,
but the parents are invited to come,
and wherever it is possible for them
to do SO, the Big Brothers hope
they will accept the invitation.
The Big Brothers hoped to re-
ceive SIoo for their Christmas fund
but this has already been exceeded
by between $Io and SIS. They
are now commencing the spending
of what has been collected.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
Chanute Men
Meet Real Rebels
In a Holdup Near Mexico City
Burned Bridge t. Stop
Train.

When William and Martin Nc
Cormick went TO Old Mexico few
weeks ago with the idea of buying
a ranch there they were treated to
a real rebel holdup. About thirty
five miles this side Of Mexico City
a bridge was burned out by the
rebels and the double header of
five coach loads was detained at the
bridge. Down from the mountains
came forty or fifty of the Mexican
rebels and calmly walked through
the train and advised the passengers
to deliver up. Passengers were
then searched and separated from
their valuables without little
ceremony.
the Mccormick Brothers were
fortunate in being able to secrete
their money so that they were COM
PEELED to hand over but five or six
dollars. Life was little too stren-
uous for the Chanute men there
and they returned to ElPaso, Texas
before investing their Kansas cash.
They purchased eight miles from
ElPaso, ranch of $40 acres.
Martin Mccormick remained in
Mexico at Juaras, just across the
border and William Mccormick re-
turned to Chanute
The Mccormick Brothers left
here Thanksgiving Day and the
holdup in which they were in the
llmelight occurred on the Wednes-
day after.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
FUNERAL OF PRESTON SIUECK

Funeral services of Preston Stueck
who died at the family home OF Mr..
and MS. E. W. Stueck shortly before
noon Saturday were held from the
residence 724 South Evergreen this
afternoon at three O'Clock by the Rev.
L. G. Fourier, rector of the Grace
Episcopal church.
Preston Stueck was eighteen years
of age, and had heen in poor health
for six years. He made loCg and
brave fight for health before he sue
cumbed to his Illness.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
Hoshaw's s Drug
Store Raided
Four Hours Search Revealed
Nothing But Malt and Halt
Pint Of Conversation Water.

County Attorney Smith, with the
help of Constables Nye and Randall
tog .ther with the whole police force
searched Hoshaw's drug store Mon
day night from ten until two. For
evidence of the violation Of the
prohibitory law the resul, was a
barrel of variety of malt and a
half pint of whiskey. A laig num-
Der of empiies were found but these
may have been kept for the purpose
of putting up ALI kinds of liquids
sold by druggists. DR.. Hoshaw
helped the searching party in their
search. The preliminary hearing
is set for the goth of the month.
DR.. Hoshaw was not required to
give bond for his appearance on
the 26th.
The barrel of malt was found
stored away IN the front of the
basement, far from the stairs. The
barrel was open but showed NO
signs of being in use.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
WATER ANALYSIS

The city engineer and city health
officer have sent in six samples OF
Chlnute water to the state labo!a-
tories at Lawrence for testing Five
Of the samples are from wells in town
and the other sample is from the we'll
at the water works power plaut. BY
this test the purity of the underflow
will be- found. One OF the five samples
~ from a we'll In the north part OF
town, in the neighborhood where
there were several cases OF typhoid
fever last summer and autumn.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
EMIL LOFGREN WEEDS

Emil Lofgren, bookkeeper at the
Fir.t National Bank, aud Miss Minnie
Bark were married at eight o'clock
by the Rev. G. Blom, pastor of the
Swedish BAPTIST church at the resi-
dence of Mi Barks parents Mr. and
Mrs. j. o Bark five and half miles
northwest of town. About seventy
five invitations were issued. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lofsren returned to town Tues
day evening to their home at 51l N.
Forest which wassall in readiness for
the home coming.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
25-CEaT EGGS FOR THEM
the home coming.

New York Dec. ia movement
to reduce the price Of eggs in every
city In the country to 25 cents or less
a dozep, was started today by the
national executive committee of the
Housewives League Of America. An
appeal was addressed to every state
chairman and local city president of
the league, urging them TO join in
the movement in an effort to make
the campaign general.
The crusade in the greater CITY, &C.
cording to the women. will be contin-
ued until every place where eggs are
sold, meet the reduction. With the
price of eggs uniformly lower,
the league leaders here propose to
extend their campaign to include
other food products, probably making
their next campaign for cheaper
butter.
Chicago, Dec. 1.-THE ten carloads
of eggs which Chicago club women
will place on sale tomorrow in an
attempt to break retail prices could
have been bought cheaper in the open
market than from the unnamed com.
mission man who supplied them,
according to a statement today by
Charles j. Bowman, secretary of the
Chicago butter and egg board.
"The women paid 2Oi cents a dozen
for eggs which they can buy IN the
open market In unlimited quantities
for Is cents" said Mr.. Bowman.
''At "a cents, the retail price set by
the club women, they might have
profited cents instead of 81 cents. q
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
G.. A. R. Election

On Saturday afternoon at the
regular meeting of the G. A. Rs the
following officers were elected:
Commander, Samuel Baughman;
Senior Vice, j. Plummer; Junior Vice
]. X. Snyder; Chaplain, c. W. Griffin;
officer of the day, Fred Roemer;
Quartermaster, E. B Park; Surgeon,
William Vaughn; Guard, Pr ston
Campbell. The delegates chosen to
attend the National Encampment at
Leavenworth are c. w. Keifer and
]. c. Dudrow. Alternates were G. W.
Griffin and Preston Campbell.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
Down in the World
but Yet In It
The Care of a Woman Sick,
Disguised With Life.
Help Refused

In this town of Chanute, IN which
comparatively little poverty is seen,
there is a pitiful case of a womar,
whose only view Of life is pessi-
mistic one. Hungry, sick, prac-
tically frlendless and yet ready to
spurn all offers OF help she is indeed
an object of pity.
She lives just eff of Main Street.
Though she has had three husbands
who should have provided for her
she is yet poverty stricken One
husband, his son, and a Coffeyville
sweetheart of the woman aged at
least sixty years, are living in
rented house, on which no payment
has been made for months and yet
it is almost impossible for the land
lady to turn them out on account
of the illness of the woman. She
has lived life to the full and has
found that the easy way is not the
road to happiness.
Friends and relatives who have
been forbearing with her and
attempted help have been treated
with little respect. The Gencvo-
lent society has taken hand but
she does not believe in their kind
ness. Fruit and supplies sent in
are left untouched, because she be-
lleves they are not fit to eat, or the
sender would have eaten the sup
plies themselves. Offered the help
of the city in the way of fuel and
groceries, their offer was met with
the quefv "What do you furnish to
eat7" On being told, "Bacon,
beans. rice. prunes, -four and pota-
/ toes, ,.--the visitor was interrupted
with "I can get that sort of thing
at the city jail, so guess l won't
trouble you"
Great sympathy is all that will
reach the case, say those who have
had any dealings with it. She has
been tossed every which way in the
world and the rough edges exposed
to her view SO long that her mind
seems unable to grasp the idea that
the charity offered her has been in
all gentleness and with a desire TO
really help.
Seriously ill, but game to the
last, she is dong her pest TO keep
her "independence" as she sees it
with her morbid mind.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
NE LOST HIS CHRISTMAS GIFTS

A farmer living five miles northwest
of town came to Chanute to trade
Saturday, He did not get ready to
leave town until eleven O'Clock and
when he went to his wagon he found
that he was minus an ovcrcoat, a
sack of -four, FIVE dollars worth OF
groceries and all of his Christmas
gifts. The team was tied back Of the
Hetrick Theatre and no one had been
near it for three hours. So there is
little chance of finding any trace OF
the thief
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
GAS WELL IN CITY

A. S. Lapham brought in a three
hundred and fifty thousand gas we'll
Sunday morning on lot belonging
to him at Eighth street and Grant
avenue. The gas from this well
will go to the Star Drilling company
to help out their supply. They
will drill no more on their property.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO FIX FUHNlCE

Murray Hill school furnace will be
repaired during the holidays. The
hot air chamber OF the furnace Is
slightly out Of condition and the
trouble is caused by the iron strigers
OF the top Of the furnace saggiug
several iuches. While they are be-
log repaired ASBESTOS will be placed
above the furnace just under the
n ,or OF the school rooms. The work
will be done by the company that ip-
stalled The furnace in the first place.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
SON nE A. R. IlPION WEEDS

DR.. F. E. Upton of Wichita, son of
A. r. Upton of this city, and Miss
Murl Conley of Wichita were married
IN Columbus, Ks, on Dec. 10th. DR..
Upton has lately opened offices in
Joplin, Mo-, and has prepared home
there. He went to Columbus and
was met there by Miss Conley, They
will be at home at Joplin,
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
ACCIDENT At WEST BRICK PLANT

Ben McLeland while working at
the west brick plant Thursday hap
pened to an accident which promised
to he a very ser Gus one
One of the main belts, large one,
broke and flew back striking Mr..
McLeland in tho forehead and cut
ting a bad cash. The force threw him
aosinst the We and his shoulders
and back are /. ly bruised and cut,
The injury is likely to be some time
healing and he will probably be un-
able to work for several weeks.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
GRADY'S BICYCLE

Chief of Police Grady is housing a
bicycle that he picked up on Main
street in front of hardware store.
The bicycle was left on the street all
day Saturday so about ten o'clock
Chief Grady took it in out of the
weather.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

w. h. Ruff of Topeka is visiting his
parents Cyrus Ruff and wife on his
way to Washington D. c. with the
pension officials from Topeka. he
was accompanied by Miss Fern Ruff
who will spend the winter with f. W.
Nixon and wife.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

Miss Arminta Fisher of Topeka who
was formerly with the Rosenthal
Millinery went to Cofeyville Monday
after a brief visit with Mrs. Walter
Wood.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
CLASS PINS ARE HERE
weather.

The long looked for class pins of the
seniors have arrived. They are very
pretty pins Of plain design and are
made in a small size. They are
formed by two bars of gold, on one of
which is c. H, S. and on the other
the date of 1913.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

C. B. Amyx returned Sunday from
Tulsa and other points In the Okla
homa oil field. Mr., Amyx says
everything in the oil field is booming
with a market for all the oil that
can be produced.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

Mrs. }. NJ, Raiston has returned to
her home in Lansing after a visit
here with her daughter, Mrs. l. 7,
Cooper.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

Mrs. ]. G. Curtis Of Garden City is
visiting her father S. e. Safer and
other relatives
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20

OF these graduates Lula Markle
and Walter Barkley are no fonge
living. Miss Clara Whitehouse is
now Mrs. Henry Koch. Walter
Truitf, the valedictorian of the class
is now interested in the Truitt
Nurseries. May Truitt is now
teacher in one Of the primary grades
of Murray Hill. w. E. Royster
has become physician and is now
health officer for the city and a
member of the school board
Mamie Williams is also living in
Chanute and no trace of Mary Reed
to be found. She was the daugh.
ter of Rev. Reed who was the
Presbyterian minister at that time.
Henry Yockey the only remaining
member of the class is in California
and is engaged In the insurance
business.
The Chanute times., 1912-12-20
An Invitation Of the Com
mencement Festivities
Preserved.

AT the Chanute Public Library is
an invitation to the Second Annual
Commencement of the Chanute
High School and the commence
ment is in honor Of the class of
1887 of which there are members.
Commencement was held in the
Methodist church May sd that year.
The program given was as follows
Orchestra.
Invocation Elder A. B Markle.
Quartet
Salutatory Silent Forces, Lula Markle
Changing Ever Changing,
Walter Barkley
Expectations of School Girl,
- - - - . May Truitt
Youth Clara Whitehouse
Political Parties. Henry Yockey
Duet.
Influence Mamie Williams
Labor is Capital w. E. Royster
Insignifcance 100000. Mary Reed
Grafton and Validictory,
Walter Truitt
Orchestra.
Address -. ........ Supt. E. A. Herod
Presentation of Diplomas,
. .... -. DR.. ]. F. Hickey
Benediction -. go. .... =. Rev. J. S. Reed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09
yife Georgia, II. Both Sc


verely wounded.
Louis Stanroe, 123 Locust ST.,
arrested charged with attempt to
kill wife and himself Monday by
gas.
Harry Rubenstein, II, 731 w.
18th St, had argument with
Waterman at 1913 w. 18th st.
Waterman pulled him from his
wagon and horse ran away.
Wagon ran over Harry's leg,
breakingit.
Frank Raska,, farmer, Willow
Springs, arrested on complaint of
Miss. Gertrude Lechmer, 9, 4128
Montgomery ave. Fined $500 and
costs.
Mrs. Sada Blaha, former owner
of dive at 1910 w. Madison ST., on
trial charged with. murder of
Morris Sturn. Was found guilty
year ago and sentenced to II
years in "pen" Granted. new
trial
Lawrence Murtha, 3847 En-
erald ave-, struck by South Side
"L" train and knocked from "L"
structure to street at 63rd st. and
Madison ave. Seriously injured.
Fred Meter, 1855 S.. Dearborn
St, struck by South Side 81"
train at Madison ave. and 63rd st.
Severely bruised.
Harry Williams, 1847 Cleve-
land av., arraigned on charge of
mistreating his daughter, Mir
lam, II. $500 bonds. Held to
grand jury.
Pa-There are many things in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-09

THE WAR SITUATION
Constantinople, Oct. 9.-Mon--
tenegrin invading army wiped out
by Turkish forces after 36-hour
battle at Borana.
Four thousand Albanians, I'M
der orders from the Porte, have
invaded Montenegro.
Fighting going on along
Graeco-T Turkish frontier.
Servian army which crossed
frontier at Javir driven back with
heavy losses.
Warsaw. Russia has ordered
mobilization of ten army corps on.
western frontier. Martial law
will be proclaimed in Russia Po-
land.
Berlin.-News of Russian mob
ilizatioh of troops causing intense
excitement. Feared Russia may
force general European war.
London.-Greece has severed
diplomatic relations with Turkey
and withdrawn from CONSTANT
nople.
Paris.-Greek minister left
Constantinople today. Servian
and Bulgarian ministers expected
to leave this afternoon. y
London.-Servia and Bulgaria
have severed diplomatic relations
with Turkey. A state of war ex-
lists. Bulgaria brigade has cross
ed frontier. Tsar Ferdinand hur-
rying south to take command of
troops.
Constantinople -Montenegrins
attacked blockhouse at Kaiava.
PeO111ced IL T1,r1-c 111o,,ndad
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
LIST Of VETERANS
BEING MADE OUT
FOR ENCAMPM PMENT
Those Desiring to Go to Get
tysburg Urged to Send
in Names.

Thomas S. Hopkins has issued a re-
quest that all veterans of the Union
and Confederate armies living in the
District of Columbia send him their
names If they desire to attend the tif-
tieth celebration of the battle of Gettys-
burg, which will be held on the battle
field July / to 4 next year. This In
formation is wanted as soon as 1t can be
obtained and should be addressed to
Hopkins office in the Hibbs building.
Similar proclamations will be issued
by the governors of the several States.
The celebration offers a difficult prob
lem of housing and feeding the veterans
and visitors and the commission In
charge of the celebration wishes to
know as soon as possible how many
persons will attend. When the mmis-
sion met recently In Washington t was
decided that the quickest way to get
this information would be to request
governors to call for it, The District
Commissioners were included in the list,
and they have delegated the task of get
tirg the names.
The management of the camp, its
sanitation and supervision of food and
water supplies are in the hands Of the
War Department. Congress has pro-
vided an appropriation to cover the eX-
pense of the celebration, but reserved
to the War Department the real man
agement of 1t.
The District of Columbia Is without
funds to pay the expenses of any vet
eran to and from the battlefield Some
of the states are endeaVoring to do this.
quarter of a million dollars has been
appropriated by New York, and Penn
sylvania is ready to place an almost un-
limited amount at the disposal of the
management. A dozen other States ap-
pI opriated small amounts last winter to
provide for investigating commissions.
These commissions will make reports on
the nature of the celebration, the num-
ber of old soldiers in the confines of tho
State, and the expense of transporting
| thepl to and from the battlefield.
| Thousands of veterans are expected tC
! attend. However large 1t may be the
| camp will be unique. The average age
Of the men there will be at least seventy
! years. No one has previously under,
| taken the task of caring for thousands
of men of this age in tents on an opcr
| field in midsummer heat.
The Washington times., 1912-07-07
JOINT EXCURSION
PLANS MADE FOR
CHESAPEAKE BEACH
Yelled Prophets and Florists
Club Will Hold Out
ing Together.

Between 5000 and 5000 persons are
expected to attend the joint outing and
picnic Of Ksllipolis Grotto. No. 10. MYs-
tic Order Yelled Prophets of the En-
chanted Realm. and the Washington
Florists Club. 20 be held at Chesapeake
Beach. July "a.
Committees for the Joint entertain
ment have been named and arrange
ments for the outing are being made.
The Chesapeake Beach railway will run
special trains from the Junction in
order to handle the crowd.
The following committees have been
appointed: EXcursion-P. r. Pullman,
chairman George E. Emmons. jr., vice
chairman; William E. Evans, William F.
GUIDE, Charles w. Blakeney, and Artie
Latterner. Entertainment-Jesse Grant,
chairman; E. w. Hawkins. vice chair
man; Fred A. Hermann, Charles F.
Burlingame, w. f. Wade, and Fred H.
Kramer. Programme. S. Schmid, chair
man; Fred Latterner, vice chairman;
]. Harry Cunningham. George Dalglish,
Elmer c. Wood, w. w. Kimmel, a. j.
Leister. George E. Howard. and C. C.
Yeabower. Publicity-W. II. Landvoight,
chairman; A. G. wilkins, vice chair
man. tNobcll JOY Ct anu II. W. i-bI-
man. Athletics-Samuel S. Shreve,
chairman; Peter Latterner, Tice chair
man; Charles Aufenthie. Harry Scrcg-
gins, Irving s. Hall, Robert S. Barrett,
Paul C. Bischof, Leroy c. Ncale, Philip
Nachman, and Thomas b. Walker.
Transportation and ticket-Charles f.
Coberth, chairman; \. B. Williams. vice
chairman; ]. l.. DeNeale, Robert Adams
Fred Decker, w. II. Guthridse, ]. II
Lucas, Philip Nachman, Or. George w
Payette, F. w. Gardner, Ernest Bishop
w. +. Evans, w. T. Hyer. y. w. Mich
olson, ]. e. Nyman. and ]. l.. Harmon
Badges and souvenirs-I. s Goldsmith
chairman; Robert Myers, vice chair.
man; George G. Newman. and Donald J
Butt. The referees are J.. l.. Frederick
chairman; James A. Dowrick, Nic'
chairman; A. c. Emo, and W. l.. Turn
er. The judges are II. T.. Sands, HarrN
Nick eldin, John RI. ShrsVe. DIR. w. o
owen, and DR.. Frank =. Gibsu0.
The committees in charge of The CCt
| ing hope to make 1t the most enjoyabl
and most successful Of any held at tn
Beach this year.