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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
MAYBE BOARD OF CeHSORS

On account of the action takeL
by the Women's Federated clubs H.
regard to the "Moyies" it is possible
that a board OF censors may be ap
pointed for the pictures that are to
be shown 10 town, provided that the
moving picture show may be willing
The club women are of The opinion
that some Of the pictures shown are
naughty and unfit to be shown to an
audience composed Of children as well
as adults.
Mayor Lapham has. offered II it is
the wish of the club women and the
picture show men are willing to al
low it, to make arrangements where
by a board OF censors be appointed
composed of three members Of the
Womens Federated clubs.
The communication is now in the
hands of Mrs. Jas Finley, president
of the Federation and some action
will probably be taken In the near
future by the ladies.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
ROAD WORK FOR 1918

The Pttsburg Chamber OF Com
merce has taken up this question
concerning the roads in the vicinity
OF Pittsburg and expect to spend q
good deal of the year 1913 with this
one question. During the time they
are expecting to promote the build
ing OF rock roads aud the dragging OF
dirt roads.
Mr.. Besse president of the Chamber
OF Commerce has outlined his plans
already. For one thing be believes
that the future deYelopement Of
the farming district 10 Craw-
ford county :depends to a great
extent upon the action which farmers
take In the campaign for better roads.
He believes that the farmers will
cooperate as much as they can. One
of the first things which will be done,
it is planned, will be the fixing of
state, county, township and mail
roads so the improvement can be
carried on systematically.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
WARMED THE ROBINSON BUNGALOW

The neIghbors of John L. Robinson
and family, living at 127 North Forest
avenue came la on them Monday
evening for a good old fashioned
housewarming. The fun, mnsic,
games, eats and general good time
were all there. The RObinsons have
occupied their handsome commodious
bungalow for some time and the
neighbo!s we're considerate enough
to wait until the house was IN readf
ness for visitors before they came for
the housewarming. Present Messrs.
and Mesdames w. B. Shirley, Chas.
McCune, j. S. Young, Rev. and Mrs.
Searcy, Mrs, ], B. Young and tive
sons, Mrs. Thompson Of Cherryvale.
NJ. D. Roberts and wife, Virgil VIII
son and wife, Frank and Lucille
searcy, Miss Elliott, Mrs. Foster and
Louise Shotts.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
PETITION TO PARDON pICKEHs

A petition is being circulated
around town for the pardon OF Sam
Pickens OF Thayer who was convicted
Nov. %, 1912 of criminal negligence
and Incompetence In the banking
bushes In Thayer. He was sen.
teIced to the penitentiary but has
not yet begun to serve his sentence.
He was first indicted In May 1912.
When his accounts were found to be
short. His wife spent the next few
months doing all that lay In her
power for her husband and died Of
broken heart before Christmas.
They have three small children,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
FLOOR MANAGERS
were NECESSITIES
Chanute Gay and Festive as
Early as 1870-Old Pro-
grams and Bills.

Mrs. c. T. Beatty has kept ;
number of showbills, musical pro-
grams and dance programs whic'
were used as early as 1872.
Among the entertainments hello
during the winter of 1876 was the
attraction "The Swiss Bell Ringers.
This same attraction was in Chanu'e
as late as 1912 when they were her;
under the auspices of The Chanute
high school. Rip Wan Winkle wa:
one OF the plays offered to the
general public IN 1875. No better
place than the west room of the
Pioneer building was available, SO
there the show was given.
Dances were popular as winter
festivities but they did not seem to
appeal to the young people of 1875
as summer amusements according
to the programs which Mrs. Beatty
has saved. The same old price,
one dollar, was the pass word to
the hall the same as now. Every
invitation bore the words "Present
this at the door" The programs
were in many cases dainty affairs
and were of the same general ap-
pearance as those used now, only
the paper they were printed on is
an entirely different grade, being
much sitter than the usual run of
modern ones.
The floor managers were the
"Main Guys" all right in these
dances and they were featured cn
the invitations and programs. L
Rosenthal, C. A. Dunakin, F. w.
Jeffries and F. Bacon were the
popular ones as Aoor managers in
the days of 1875 to 1885. Their
close seconds were T. c. Jones, W.
r. Kramer, John w. Lock, H. c.
Mckinney and L. A. Ming. The
dance hall included Jackson Hall,
City Hotel, L. L. & G. Depot
building, Odd Fellows and Knights
OF Pythias. A few wallzes were
marked down but for the most part
quadrllles were the popular dances,
FIVE to one.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
FORTY TOOK EXAMINATIONS

Twenty-seven young ladies and 13
young men took the examinations
on Friday and Saturday for teachers
certificates. There were aspirants
from Shaw, 5 from st. Paul, each
from Chanute and Erie, from Kim
ball, Stark and Morehead each, from
Walnut and Elsmore each and /
each from Thayer, Urbana, McCune
and South Mound.
Those passing the examination
successfully from Chanute were:
Beulah Rogers, Jennie Schreuer,
Nora Helm and James Taylor.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
A Mecca for Divorces Three
Refused in Three Years


Why go to Reno, Nevada, when
one wants divorce is the question
now a day in Hutchison since il
has become generally known through
out the town how many divorces
have been granted during the past
8 years.
Reno County, Kansas is much
closer than Reno, Nevada and the
Nevada Reno doesn't have anything
on the Reno Kansas in the divorce
line.
In the past three years two hun
dred and fifty two divorce cases
have been tried in the Reno dis
trict court and with three excep-
tions they were all granted.
And in one of these cases, though
the judge refused the decree he
granted the petitioner the division
of property sought, so that only
two plaintiffs have been really dis
appointed. To grant two hundred
and forty nine out of possible two
hundred and ffty-two is considered
by the state attorneys as the record
for this state
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
Water Condition
Good in Chanute
State Laboratory Experiments
Again with Water from
Drilled Wells.

From the report received on si'
samples of water from drilled wells
sent in by City Engineer Pratt tc
the State lab ratories for examina.
ton, it would appear that that kind
of water in Chanute is in good con.
dition.
The six samples are the third SET
that the City Engineer has sent in.
Their report on the first set which
consisted partly of samples of city
water was indeed anything but fiat
tering, but on the conditions of the
cisterns and drilled wells about to xn
1t is different proposition.
The six samples we're taken, one
from each ward and one from the
fifth precinct 1t was a peculiar
circumstance that the water from
the fifth precinct and the fourth
ward we're the only ~one to show
pollution. Both wells in these two
cases, however, are in poor loca-
tions and this may have caused the
trouble, for they may possibly re-
ceive their pollution from surface
causes rather than from sewer or
other conditions.
The other three wells were found
to be in good condition, while these
two showed by their chemicals that
organisms of a hurtful type existed
Besides the samples from the
wells, Mr.. Pratt had the waste water
from the drip of the east gas line
tested. Sometime ago a farmer lost
a calf that drank the water from this
drip. In the report received it was
not stated definitely whether this
might or might not have been the
cause of the calf's death. Under
certain conditions of the health of
the animal and of the feed it receiv-
ed death might have been caused by
this sort of water, while on the other
hand, if the animal was perfectly
healthy it is unlikely that the water
would have harmed it.
The report is ended up with the
remark that calf would not drink
that kind of water anyway if any
good water we're furnished it. That
the water from drip" would be
to be covered with more or
less oil and gasoline and other sub
stances which an animal would avoid
if possible.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
FUNERAL OE JOHN ROsERS

Funeral services for John S. Rogers,
who died Thursday morning at seven
O'Clock at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. Lee Hadden, were held at ten
thirty last Friday from the Prairie
Center church. Mr.. Rogers home
steaded near there forty years ago
and has made his home there since,
until about three years ago, he began
to live with his children OF which he
has five.
Death came as the result Of par
alytic stroke after six weeks OF III.
ness.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
Work Begins Monday

On Monday morning Perry Taylor
who got the contract to lay the rock
road one mile long north of town will
put on the job eighteen or twenty
men with teams and besides these
probably eight laborers, He expects,
unless the weather is distinctly un-
favorable to have the road completed
before April 1st.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
ATTENDED THE REYNOLDS FUNERAL

Number of Chanute People attended
the funeral Sunday in Humboldt Of
Mrs. Lottie Reynolds who died at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hall Friday. Among the number were
Mi Ida Qusckenbush, Mrs George
Fogleman, Mrs. W. A. Burks, Mrs.
J. f. wal'ar, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. A. A.
Long, Mrs. G. q. Brown and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Parsons. They made the
trip in motor cars.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
Oil Business Prom
ises to Be Active
Oil Men Look For Business
to Pick Up With the Open
ing Of Spring.

T. e prospects for the oil business
around Chanute for the coming
spring are very bright. The land
in this vicinity has been pretty well
leased and now old leases are being
rnewed and leases made where
ever they can be secured. The
field around Chanute is light, but
som, of the wells near here have
been in operation for several years
and are still producing nearly as
much oil as when first put down.
Several good properties are located
north of town and have nice wells
on them. Drilling rigs are busy
now in the east bottoms and drilling
contractors speak as if an increase
in the oil business is a sure thing.
Most oil men figure on from a
thousand to fourteen hundred
dollars for well, equipped, includ-
ing power, providing there are a
dozen or fifteen wells in a bunch,
so that the same power can be used
for all. With this many wells, even
though they produce only FIVE or
six barrels per day it means nice
profit to the owner at the present
price of oil. Oil is selling at 50
cents at present and at Erie the
refinery is paying premium of
FIVE cents for it, making the price
S8 cents per barrel. The oil busi-
ness has been very active in and
around Erie during the past few
m months and the field has turned out
TO be fairly good one.
II Chanute's second round of drilling
produces as good results Chanute
will take on an aspect something
like it wore in the day of the "boom'
years ago. However, this time the
growth will be only a steady one,
and the wild cat speculation prob
ably will not enter into it at the
time that oil was first discovered
in the vicinity and later at the time
of the boom, it was selling at SrIS
north of Neodesha and at SI.38I
south of it. Later the price of oil
dropped until thirty cents was a
good price. The small wells
throughout this country then be-
came losing rather than a paying
and they were shut
down, while they were still, many
Of them, producing from three to |
i've barrels per day Now that the
price of oil is up and confidently |
to 60 still higher, the oil
business may once again be a prof.
able one around Chanute.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
CEMETERY FRESRENED UP

As the starter for the usual spring
clean up the fences and gates OF Elm.
wood cemetery are being freshened
up with coat of paint. The ceme-
terry is kept in good condition through
out the year but extra work is put
on it in the spring.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
THREE N The fIElD
AND MORE COMING
Exciting Race for Mayor is the
Forecast Of Knowing Ones.
Three Hats in Ring Now

BY the p titiops that have been cir
culated for w. M. Clover, C. S. Nation
andJ w Lapham for Mayor it is evi-
! dent that 3 candidates are already in
the field, but that number is nothing to
those that are being discussed. A
clique of the friends of certain man
get together and talk up their friends
for Mayor. They tn nix he will make
the best mayor that the town has ever
had and this has been the story for
many years. 1t is likely to- be the
same one over again this coming
spring.
Among the number who are being
discussed are men of all ages and
varieties OF occupation. The ones
discussed most at present are G.. S.
Nation, w, M. Glover, John Lapham,
"Bull' Reilly, f. c. Warren, John
Terrill, ]. c. Carpenter and Watson
Stewart.
While everything else Gangs, it's
own gait" the political situation is
coming to head, and intere in
election time sharpening. Even dur
ing the last cold snap when most
people were busy thinking about that
three quarter pound belt line gag
pressure the petitions for a mayor
candidate were teing circulated. A
politician believes in making hay
while the sun shines.
Among the list submitted above
Chanute could find number of goo6
mayors perhaps, more easily than it
can select one.
The mayors of Chanute beginning
with he year 1871 have been:
1S71-Darius Rogers.
1872-John r. Beattie.
In December of that year Tioga nd
New Chicago were united and went
under the name of Chanute's. Chs
nute's mayors were:
1873-S. w. Foster.
1874-H. G. Allen.
17856-S w. Foster.
IoGI-r rank bacon,
1s7S-Andrew Akin.
1871. @. Howell.
1S80-Frank Bacon.
l88l-A. H Turner.
1S82-R. N. Allen.
1GS3-4-G. H. Brown.
1857. c. Jones.
1861. Rosenthal.
1SS7-S-M. Bailey.
1881, G. Merritt.
1890-1-2-J. H, Light,
1S93-4-Frank Hardesty.
-cccc5-6-G. IL. Brown.
1S97-S-R, G, Rawlings.
1899-0-1-2-John Roe.
1903-4-D. M. Kennedy.
10 5-6-John Roe.
1907-S-D. M. Kennedy.
1909-10-F. M. Abbott.
19I1-S. E. Beach.
1912-Johm Lapham.
1913-Who?
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

The Free Baptist revival meetings
will continue until Thursday and
may continue all week. Rev. John
son has been helping the pastor with
the meeting,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
infant DEAD

The infant girl Of Mr.. aud Mrs. Ed
Peterson OF 2l5 West Ash died Sunday
night after having lived buts few
hours.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

Miss Helen Sans expects to leave
Thursday for Chicago where she will
spend the remainder OF the winter
with Mrs. Norman II. Camp.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Hudson went to
Moline Saturday to visit with Mrs.
HudsOns brother.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

George Lowrsnce went to Thayer
Monday. His wife went down Sun
day. They Will make their home in
Thayer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
Public Sale

/ will sell at public sale at my farm
s miles west and mile ntr;h Of
Savonburg and 10 miles east aud 3
miles south Of Humboldt, Thursday,
February eth, 1913, commencing at
10 a. M, the following property to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

James oNeil Bruen returned Mon
day frDm a trip to Bartlesville.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

Mrs. F. H. Bogue is visiting rela-
tiYes ia Havana aud Niotaze,,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31

1000, Is yrs lid, mare in foal tC
horse, weight 100, 3 yrs old, span
mules, good ones, weight $500, yrs
old, mule extra good, year old.
"a Head Of Cattle
8 extra gopd cows all fresh IN No.
vember and December, 5 and 6 years
old, / extra we'll bred registered Jer-
sey bull, 2 yrs old, 7 head fall calves
and IS head spring calves.
50 Big Boned Spotted Polands
2 gilts, registered bred, immune
from cholera, boar, registered, inn
mune from cholera, 2 gifts, bred,
eligible to register, I gifts, 2 sows,
registered and bred, sow and pigs,
sow registered, II pigs, l aged boar,
registered and 2 Young boars, regis.
tered. All Of the above not registered
papers will be furnished SO they can
be registered.
As Hogs As
II grade sows, bred, 3 grade sows
aud pigs, rs head Of shoats.
Farm Implements
1 set double harness with breech.
ing, nearly new, brass mounted,
sets double harness, light single
buggy harm So, good stock saddle,
good wagon box and seat, / old
wagon and new box, / low wheel
without box, new Champion mower,
l Deering mower, new ]2-inch
Janesviile gang pow, check row and
wire planter, 2.hole corn shelter and
grinder power combined, l hand
shelter. 6-shovel walking cultivator,
! 4-sh,vel New Departure walking
cultivator, l 4 blade riding cultiys.
tor, disc, l3 section harrow, sulky
rake, ! new bull rate, 14-inch walk
ing plow, ] hay bailer. l new gasoline
engine and separator, open buggy,
! hand seeder, spray pump, pitcher
pump. 2 rolls woven wire, hay rack,
] hay rack for bsled hay. hay fork
and rope, 2 tons cotton seed meal, IL
tons Of alfalfa, baled, 3 tons clover,
baled, s ions prairie, bs'ed, 20 BUSH
els seed COW peas, 2 bushel clover
seed, 3 walnut bottom bottom feed
hunks, 90 hedge fence posts, monkey
stove, new, 3 milk buckets new, l
milk can, new, dozen white rock
chickens, 3 dozen barred rock
chickens, some tools, lumber and
many other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms-The usual terms of sales
will be given.
F. L. DAYTON
Co. Fl. d Smock, Auct.
o. d. Courtney, G ERIK
Lunch on Grounds.
Having sold my farm, everything
sells to the highest bidder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-31
2 Horses 5 Mules

l mare 10 foal to horse, weight
1000, Is yrs old, mare 10 foal to
horse, weight 100, 3yrs old, l span
mules, good ones, weight $500, 5 yrs
old, mule extra good, year old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
GUILTY OF $3.50 THEFT
Man Who Swindled Woman
Poet" Convicted by Jury.

George l.. Lewis. who was on trial be-
fore Judge Mahonev, in General Sessions
for the theft of $3.50 from Mrs. Jennie J.
Barrett, who presented him with several
poems during their acquaintance, was
convicted yesterday. The jury was out
fifteen minutes.
The closing address Of Miss Lucille
Pugh. counsel for Lewis. was character
tied by Robert f. Manlev, Assistant Dist
trict Attorney as "as cruel thing as I
have ever heard
Common decency will not permit gem
tlcman TO break up a home" said Miss
Pugh. "If my client takes the sand and
tells about anything except this case there
will be trouble with Mr.. Jarrett and Mrs.
Barrett. He used To take her all over
town in his automobile and wine her and
dine her. q woman who would destroy
evidence in open court would not stop to
think whether she told the truth or not
Mrs. Barrett had become incensed when
Miss Pugh showed her a poem Mrs. Bar
rctt had sent 10 the defendant when she
believed him an unfortunate old man and
had torn il up. She had agreed TO let him
sell her automobile for her. He gave her
500 saving he had sold the car fOI $3.50
and that lie would give her the balance
She never got any more from him and
there was evidence 10 show that he sold
the car for 1910 10 the first purchaser.
Lewis has been convicted Of similar
crimes half dozen times I'm New York
and in Pennsylvania. He Is sixty-two
wears old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
KNAPP FIRM DEBTS
PUT AT $25O,OOO
Liabilities Will Be Offset
by Assets of About
$4,000.
SLOW COLLECTIONS
BLAMED FOR CRASH
Concern Ranks Among Oldest
Furniture Houses Here
Failure a Surprise.

Sheppard Knapp & Co. Of No. 80 West
ed street. one OF the Oldest furniture ana
decorating houses in the country. were
placed IN bankruptcy yesterday. when an
involuntary petition was filed against the
concern before Judge Holt. In the United
States District Court by creditors whose
claims aggregate more than $500 While
liabilities of the company were not stated
in the petition, the debts may total
$4,000 Assets were stated 10 be about
s2lO,"o
40 reason was given either I'm the petit
ton or by any Of the officers Of the COM
pany for the failure. except bare state
ment that at a meeting Of the directors
at noon It was admitted that the COM
pany could not meet its debts
Payson Merrill. a lawyer. of No. j"
Broadway. and George -. Kinsslcv, sec
rotary Of the company, were appointed
receivers. with a joint bond Of Sl"'.o'l
They were given temporary permission
TO continue the business for thirty DAYS
II was thought by persons familiar with
the business Of Sheppard Knapp 60.
that the difficulty arose through the COM
panv's inability 20 collect decorating ana
furnishing accounts. now under contract
amounting to S2lO1 Several notes held
by relatives Of the officials OF the COM
pauv and also By officials of the company
were due. and two OF these made up the
largest part Of the claims.
The petition was fled by Latson.
Tamblyn & Pickard. attorneys FOR tho
creditors. These creditors are Thomas
Develan. jr. OF Philadelphia. treasurer OF
the company. $4,000. for money loaned
between June and December 1913: Edwin
y Tucker. tr.. Of Little silver. y j..
$4,000. for money loaned during the same
period; the Englandcr Spring Bed Com
pary. SOS: Max Highlander Sill and
, Charles II. Harris, S277.
Current assets are stated 10 be $4,000
consisting Of merchandise. fixtures,
horses, wagons and two automobiles.
si25 900. and outstanding accounts Of So
oon orders on the books under contract
total $4,000.
The business was started i'm 1851 by
Sheppard Knapp, who disd in October
| 1865. In 1891 Mr.. Knapp admitted his son.
| Sheppard Knapp. jr.. into partnership.
In 1897 the present corporation was
| formed under the New York laws. with a
capital stock Of $4,000. Of which S2oo.ro
! was common stock and 10000 preferred.
! The establishment was located for many
wears at Sixth avenue and 18th street.
until the growth Of the business forced
the company to move TO sd street.
James r. Gilmore Of Philadelphia, be-
came president OF the company In De-
cembcr. 1911. and Mr.. Develan treasurer.
Hiram NJ Knapp according to the Cor
poration Directory Is vice-presdent;
James g. Mott, secretary, and Eugene r.
DAILY, Carl r Ward and Frank a. Wit
beck, directors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-03
QUICK LUNCH ON TRAIN
Pennsylvania Experiments with
Novel Counter" Dinner Car.

The Pennsylvania Railroad is trying
out a lunch counter car with the object
of giving passengers quicker service than
is possible on the ordinary diner. The
only one which has as yet been built
made its first trip on Monday leaving
Philadelphia at noon ana reaching New
York at o'clock. II will make tins
trip every day. returning to Philadelphia
as a breakfast car on the & o'clock train
II is thought that the difficulties In
giving good service will be removed by
this plan. and that ii will no longer be
necessary for diners to wait their turn.
The car is eighty feet long. and IN
exterior appearance is much like the steel
coach. The interior, finished in mahog-
any, is fitted with counter running half
its length and also contains mahogany
revolving stools.
If this first car proves a success the
lunch cars will be used generally on the
PENNSYLVANIA lines 10 operate along with
the regulation dining cars.