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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
WROTE "PlECE OF MS MIND"

Because he wrote "Billy" Barkley,
an employe on his Jasper County.
Tex, fern, q "plece OF his mino"
when he thought Barkley was taking
timber from the farm and selling II
W railroads, Raymond Prltchett of
Kansas City was arraigned before
Uuited States Commissioner Harry
l. Arnold Monday on charge of
sending improper matter through the
mail.
Pritchett plead guilty aud was re-
leased on $500 bond to appear before
the federal grand jury on April 2S.
The arrest was made by Postoffice
Frank L Sharon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
TEAM EXPOSED ALL MIGHT

A team OF horses stood behind the
Christian church all Sunday night
without blankets. Several phone
call seached headquarters, coming to
II. 1. Randall, Commissioner 1. N,
johnson and Chief of Police Grady.
In each instance however, the person
phoning hung up before he could be
asked where the team was. Some of
the employees of the Chanute Grain
company blanketed the team in the
morning, as they seemed half frozen
from standing several hours in the
cold north wind. The driver evident
ly believed in taking good care of
his team:
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

CHANGE IN C. B. C. MANAGEMENT

The Fredonia Business College has
annexed the Chanute Bust eSs Col
lege. The deal was made FRIDAY
whereby the propretors Mr.. Taylor
aud Miss Sheedy, of the Fredonia
Business College also became the
proprietors Of the ChaDute Business
College. The college was the pro-
perty of E. G, Schmidt who took IL
over nearly two years ago. The c.l-
lege at present has an enrolment of
forty-fve students In both the short
b nd and commercial departments.
Mr.. Taylor will look after the in.
terest Of both schools and divide his
time between thems Miss Bess
Clarke, who has been one of the
faculty Of the college for several
years will have charge in the absence
of Mr., Taylor. Miss Nellie Dyer will
continue as instructor In shorthand,
so there will be no change In the
teaching force. Mr., Schmidt has not
fully decided what he will do, but
live on his farm near Hum.
hoIdt
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
he GOT AWAY WITH IHE GOoDs

A low heavy set man apparently
about thirty years Of age successfully
forged two checks on two local cloth
log stores Saturday evening. The
man went 10 one clothing store told
the proprietor that he had money IN
he First National bank and that he
was employed at the Cement plaut.
When he offered to give them check
IN payment for the eighte dollar
overcoat and hat he had purchased,
they agreed and be put. on the gar
meuts and walked across the street to
another clothing store and repeated
Lhe performance. This time he
needed only q ralr of shoes for which
he was to pay four and half, He
wrote out his check and vanished.
No adequate description has been
of him from either OF the
stores, but the general ap-
pearance seemed to be enough alike
to warrant the supposition that the
same person forged both checks. The
uame signed to the check was ]. H.
n n
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
Thief GOT AWAY WITH MONEY

! Saturday Chanute was strong on
trouble, besides the bogus checks
cashed, South Santa Fe ave. was the
scene Of robbery. A thief entered
the home of e. e. Roper and after
ransacklng the house got away with
81 rs in money. Mr.. Roper was down
town and Mrs. Roper was spending a
few minutes at one of the neighbors.
She had left the door unlocked so the
burglar had no trouble in getting in
side. Dresser drawers were pulled
out, beds searched and every sign Of
thorough overhauling of the house
was evident. A Spitz dog, it is
thought saw tine man on the back
porch for he made a good deal OF dis
turbance TO which the two ladies ptid
little attention. A neighbor boy, Earl
Hudson, who is about six years old
says he saw q man standing on the
back porch and that he had blue
suit on. This is the nearest TO a
description that has been found.
Five suspects we're arrested but
nothing was gained from them and
they were turned out at various
times. the last one Sunday afternoon
with instruction to get outside the
city limits Ia ten minutes. One Of
the suspects arrested had 10 his pocs-
cts a number of letters addressed to
81. ]. Hill, and the same initials,
only reversed that we're signed to the
checks given to the clothing stores.
The police thought at first they had
caught their man but the facts In the
case did not bear out the superstition
and the check man and the house
breaker are yet at large.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
WHICH ROAD IS the BEsr9

Whether the carlton road, the
west road, the northwest road, the
southeast road or the east road has
been kept in the best condition is
the question the members Of the
automobile club are supposed to
answer. Cards were sent to each
of the members who are to return
them after signifying which road
was in their estimation in best con-
dition during the season. The
secretary of the automobile club,
Jesse Ward, has rece we'd a large
of these cards but some
votes are yet out and he is hoping
these will be turned in soon in
order to get definite idea in the
future as to which road deserves
prize offered by the club. 1t has
been the plan of the Association to
give banquet the latter part of
the month, at which time the
farmers who have kept the roads in
good condition are TO be the guests
Of the automobile club and at this
lime the prizes will also beawarded.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
HER ESCORT WAS IINID

A few evenings ago a young man
and a girl friend were sauntering up
Main street, fairly we'll absorbed in a
discussion of some interesting nature
when all of sudden, while yet about
ten feet from the west edge of cross
street, hoarse honk honk was
borne on the breeze. The young man
who is slightly timid in regard to
automobiles any way, leaped forward
aud gained the safety of the opposite
side walk as the car rolled by. The
young lady was left stranded in the
middle of the street until the car
pasted on. We wonder how he
quares himself.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
School Reaches Max
inum Enrolment
High School Actual Enroll
ment 298--.Grades Start
Off with 1900.

High school has 298 pupils enrolled
for the second term. This is the
highest point 1t has reached In its
history. 276 were enrolled last fall at
the beginning of the winter term
20 or 25 Of these dropped out but the
enrolment OF az from the graduates
from the eighth grade will raise the
enrolment for the year to 1926.
The assembly room contains scarce
ly hundred seats so most desks are
now the property Of two pupils. The
Freshies are the only ones each OF
whom gets whole seat and desk.
Those 10 the middle and south sec.
tions OF the room are distinctly
crowded up.
The grades enrolled Friday for the
coming term and the reports from the
various school shows that 100 grade
pupils took out their enrolment
cards on that day. A few more ap-
peared Monday morning but the ex-
act number Is not vet known. The
enrolment Friday was as follows for
the various buildings:
Webster 242, Alcott 436, Murray
Hill ass, Cross 567, total 100.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
WEEKLY TRANSCRIPT
OF NEW CHICAGO
A Copy Of Paper Published in
1871---Advertisements
Are Strange.

s. K. Beach has lateIy contributed
to the Historical collections of Cha
uuUe copy Of The New Chicago
Transcript published on Saturday
January l4th, 1871. The proprietor
of the paper was George C. Clowther
and the paper was four page publi-
cation. The Offices were on the south
c!.e OF fourth street b,tween juno
tion aud High streets. To judge
from the advertisements Fourth
sIreet was the real broadway and
High and Junction streets marked
imortant corners.
--..ey and company were the bank
eis who patronized with advertising,
the Transcript. Luther Cone now
living at 9l5 South Central carried
one Of the Transcripts professional
cards.
;;lJcery advertisements announced
IL Dig letters that they, carried all
kinds Of vegetables and groceries to-
gethsr with complete stocks Of wines
aud liquors for family use. Billiard
Hall advertisements announced as one
of tneir drawing cards we'll supplied
bar.
The paper was strong booster for
Chanute and the editorials were
written with the idea OF giving Cha
mute good send OF.
Mrs. G. T. Beatty who has done
much towards getting the present
collection together, which is at the
Public Library, says that in her
cp nion this torn and patched news
paper is one Of the best articles In
sae collection.
According to weather reports in
this publication the middle of January
weather differed slightly in 1871 from
uhe weather of that same month in
1918. On January the 11th, 1871
registered 73 degrees in
the shade
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
NO FEAR OF TURKEY TROTTERs

The report has been circulated that
President Elect and Mrs. Wilson have
not been in favor of the usual in
augural ball for the reason that they
feared the epidemic of turkey trot-
ting" They took occasion to deny
these reports Tuesday and said that
their chief reason for not favoring
the inaugural ball was its indirect cost
to the government. Governor Wilson
will continue to act as Governor Of
New Jersey until March ;.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
Enthusiastic Meeting at City
Hall---Banquet March 4th

The Democrats are plsnning to
celebrate March 4th in cRanute in
a fitting manner, as we'll as in
Washington. Here there will be a
big banquet. The date is all that
has been definitely arranged. The
committee for the banquet will be
composed of lady and gentleman
from each precinct and they will be
in charge of all of the arrang ngements
The meeting, over which John
Gray presided as chairman, was
finished with discussions of plans
for the city Democratic organiza-
ton.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
FINED FOR DISTURBING PEACE

Ed Van Auldstein, glass cutter at
the Chanute Window Glass Com
pany's plant was Monday arrested
on the charge of drunkenness aud dis
turbing the peace. The trouble came
up Saturday night in pool hall but
the warrant for his arrest was not
sworn out until Monday He: plead
guilty to the charge before Justice B.
F. Nye who was acting as Police
Judge in the absence of G. E. Dun
ham and was fined five dollars which
was promptly paid.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
CIVIL CASE CONTINUED

The case Of V. R. Ratheney who
hopes to get judgement against Q. B..
Jackson for s43.4O, was postponed
until the sixth day of February at
the agreement of the attorneys
Matheney claims that Jackson owes
him S43 40 for work and hay. jack
son said that Matheney never worked
for him. The dispute will be settled
in court February 9Th.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
WEEDS JOPLIN BRIDE

Raymond Cofer Of Chanute and
Miss Jaunita Drye of Joplin. Mo-,
were married at the .home of Miss
Drye's parents Monday. The young
..ouple then went to Oklahoma and
are expected in Chauute within the
course of week and will be at home
at 2O2 South Lincoln avenue, Mr.
Cofer is a brakeman for the Santa Fe
and is one of the popular Santa Fe
hnvs.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
GROCERY BUSINESS HAS ATTRACTIONS

Charles Shirley who has been a
stenographer for three years under
Tin Cunningham, for the Santa Fe
has resigned his position to GO in
the grocery business with his four
brothers. Shirley brothers have
two stores and Charles is the fifth
to enter into the grocery business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

j. A. Osborne, advance agent for
A. g. Delamaters production of
Freckles, was in town completing
arrangements for the production at
Hetrick theatre Monday Eve, Jan.
9th. MIR. Osborne wishes to state
that this is the No. l Company and
is making a big success all over.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
ENTfRTA MING 40
DRESS BY Or. JEWELL
Commencement Lecture Well
Adapted to Grade Pupils
149 Graduates.

The Presbyterian church was filled
Fri. night with those anxious to hear
the address of DR.. Jewell and to
witness the graduation exercises
of forty nine pupils of the eighth
grades IN the city schools. The
program was given as follows:
Invocation Rev. c. A. Wilson
Piano Solo Alberta Reminger
Essay, "Woodrow Wilson"
........ ................. ....... Helen Baker
Reading .. Catherine McCune
Essay, "Cost of War"
................ Alpha May Posfon
Girls Trio, "The SINNERS, "Verde,
.Alcott Girls
Address, erich Man, Poor Man,
fBeggar Man, Thief" DR.. J. R.
Jewell, iEmporia State Normal.
"The Pilgrims Chorus" Verde,
The Class
Presentation of Diplomas
DR.. w. Z. 'Royster, President of
Board of Education.
iBenediction Rev. c. A. Wilson
Dr.. Jewell is an entertaining and
humorous speaker and captured the
interest of his audience from the
beginning. His audience had in it
.many child who attends the grade
schools and to these and to the
eighth grade graduates did he de
vote his attention, especially. He
kept directly to his subject erich
,man, poor man, beggarman, thief"
throughout the address. DR.. Jewell
spoke of fthe gulf which exists but
,.ought not, between the grades and
the high school. "The break be-
tween the grade school and the
high school is as noticeable as the
break In the naming of the buttons,
-&'Rich man, poor man, beggarman
thlef;;" then break, and we COM
'mence again '"SDoctor, lawyer, mer-
chant, chief. The first four are
open to all, the latter four only
to those who pass the break in
school life and take up the high
school work. am glad that these
pupils are graduating from the
grades at this time rather than in
the spring for they are much more
likely to take up the high school
work on the following Monday than
they would if the break between
grade and high school were empha-
sized by summer vacation.
1t is largelv "up to you" in this
life as to what you will be or not be.
1t is true that the Lord furnishes
plenty of water but you must cut
the ice. The wrinkles for your
brain are for sale at the high
school and you must know that the
only difference between the men
who labor without intelligence and
those who do, is the number of
wrinkles in their brains. DR..
Jewell closed with a plea for the
continuance of education past the
break of erich man Poor man
Repparman Thief,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24
FUNERAL SERVICES

The funeral services fol- Alvin Mills
son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Mills, we're
held Friday afterdoon at three O'Clock
from the Presbyterian church, by
Rev. ]. r. McFadden and Rev. Chas.
Wilson; Interment was made in the
Elmwood cemetery.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Misses Bessie Ebert and Genevieve
Ellio. were the Chanute representa-
tives to meeting Of the Sons and
Daughters of Justice in lola Tuesday
hight. They report an enthusiastic
meeting and good dance.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Miss Lael Gardner is back at work
at Kress' after having been confined
to the house since Chanute with an
injured knee. Miss Gardner slipped
and tore the ligaments of her knee.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mrs. j, A. Wooqley returned Mon.
day afternoon from Humboldt where
she has been to attend the funeral
services of her uncle.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mrs. L. 9. Holland of Kansas City
is visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. L. Snyder. Until Christmas
time Mrs. Holland responded to the
title Miss Margaret Snyder.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Miss Jessie Pegg and Miss Edna
Thomas of lola were Chanute visitors
Saturday night.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Howard Williams of Fort Scott
spent Sunday in Chanute with his
parents J, c. Williams and wife.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mr.. aud Mrs. &. p. Hamilton re-
turned Sunday to Cherryvale after
visiting Mrs. Hamilton's mother Mrs.
Alma Perigo for several days.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mrs. S. NJ, Bell of Tulsa is visiting
her grandson @. f. Bell and family.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mrs. W. E. Barker returned Sun
day noon from Springfield, Mo,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1913-01-24

Mrs. A. E. Currie is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Gardner In
Toneka,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-08
OLD TIME ENGINEER
 MAKES STATEMENT
Talks About Railroad Service and Help Received From Plant Juice

MT. Joe Minierar, who is in point of service the third oldest locomo- tive engineers of the Rock Island road, makes the following statement which will be read with interest:
 ''On the first day of August, 1912, l will have run an engine on the great Rock Island system for twenty nine years. l now run from Forth Worth to Graham every day. 1 have heard so much about Plant Juice for stomach troubles and as tonic that l decided to try it. 1 know now that all that 1 heard was true. It is simply fine and l would not be without it for any thing" The enginner is one of the most level headed and con- servatiye of all railroad men. Hundr- eds of them are now praising Plant Juice.
 It is the most marvellous recon structive and tonic agent in the world. It is an absolute specific of all stomach, \ kidney and blood ail- ments. If you have indigestion, are bilious, nervous-wrecked, brain worn or just generally run down, Plant Juice will put new life into you and correct and cure your ailments with remarkable speed You can feel it's good effect from the start Sold at Seawell's Pharmacy.
 iAdyertiSemenD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-08

but with that Edna kicked the door ir and triumphantly walked inside brandisbing her "razzuh" and de- claring that she would take the life Of that "no-eOunt womun whut done tuk away mah love-" However, her vic- tory was short-lived, as in the mean time John had slipped up behind her in the dark and grabbed her, pinning her arms to her sides.
 The rest was easily accomplished as that no-count womun" immed- lately ran to the phone and called up police headquarters, telling the off cers to "Fo' Gawds sake come and git dissheah wench away frum me, cause ef yo' don't she gwine tuh kill me sho'.'
 Patrolmen Roebuck and Mitchell rushed to the scene and took the craZed negress into custody, securely locking her in the city bas- tile. She was fined $5 yesterday by Police Judge J. R. Stewart.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-08

May Simon Bloom. who will have taken office by that time will deliver the chief address of welcome. It is highly probable that he will literally turn the city over to the vis- itors and anything will go, except murder. Mr. Bloom is himself valued member of the local lodge and has a most important assignment on the. entertainment committee. N. ]. Can't, Jr, exalted ruler, of No. 149, will also deliver an address of wei come. The response will be made by Hon. Will Steel, of Texarkana, who is noted as an orator and on one occas ion made the address at the annual memorial services of the Pine Bluff lodge.
 Baseball games between the Hot Springs Elks and the local team and the Stuttgart team and Pine Bluff will also be features, and a track meet will be held at Forest Park in which events only ElkS Will be per uitted to enter. '".f9i
 The business session will be held Friday morning at which time the leAt convention city will be selected md new officers elected. It is a lit tle early to predict the next yconyen- ion city but it is announced that sev- eral boosting delegations will be sent lfter the honor.
 The local secretary has already re- eeved word to the effect that at least i've lodges sending big delegations will also send brass band. These with the Pine Bluff band will furnish all the music necessary Bands will come from Jonesboro, Stuttgart, Hot
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-08
NEGRO BOY KILLED AT MISSOURI STREET SCHOOL
EARL EPPS RECEIVED FRACTUR. ED SKULL WHEN PLAYGROUND
 APPARATUS BREAKS.
Principle Had Started to Warn Child- ren When Accident Occurred
 Devices Recently Installed.

Earl Epps, 13-year-old negro boy, and student at the Missouri Street public school, was instantly killed yesterday morning when the horiZ- ontal bar from which was suspended several "traveling rings on which lie was swinging, collapsed. the end or the bar striking him on the back of his head and fracturing his skull.
 Severa; other pupils who were also swinging on the rings narrowly es- caped injury. The boys body was removed to the mOrgue of H. l. HosderHass, the undertaken
 Prof. William Townsend, the color ed principle of the school immediate ly notified Prof. Junius Jor- dan, superintendent of the public schools and was given orders to stop the children from playing an any other apparatus. The pupils were dis missed for the day shortly before noon in order that the death of the Epps boy might be investigated.
 Superintendent Jordan immediately went to the school ground and exam ined the broken apparatus and made a report of the accident to the regular monthly meetlng O1 the ScnOOl DOard last, night
 The accident occurred during the morning recess and hundreds of pupils and several teachers, includ- ing the principal, witnessed the tragedy
 Prof Townsend. the principal, in telling a reporter of the affair, said he had noticed that the appartus was shaley and walked to where it was situated to stop the children from swinging on the rings. When with in several feet of the rings the hori- zontal piece of pipe collapsed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-03-08
ELkS TO HAVE
 TWO PARADES Street Pageants Will Be Features of State Con-
 vention Here. PLANS BEING MADE
Eighty Young Ladies Will Ride in Dress Parade on Friday
 Night.

Pine Bluff Elks are planning to make the coming state convention o1 the E. F. o. E., to be held here Thurs day and Friday, May 22 and 23, the most successful meeting in the his tory of the order.
 The entertainment committee, nam- ed some time ago, has been divided into half a dozen sub-committees and each are hard at work on the details of the elaborate entertainment assign ed to them.
 The streets of the city will be ela- borate entertainment assigned to them
 The streets of the city will be ela- borately decorated and the whole city will join in one grand welcome to the Hello Bills when they arrive here Thursday morning, May 22 With the exception of brief business session on the second day of the convention the whole affair will be one round of pleasure calculated to wear some of the old fellows out and keep the young ones going at full speed
 The state meeting has never been held in Pine Bluff before and mem bers of the local lodge, No. 149, will endeavor to make this one one that will never be forgotten and stand ard for subsequent meetings.
 Amusements of every kind will not De lacking. From the time the first delegation arrives in the city until way after midnight OH the last dys there will be something going on to entertain the visitors.
 The biggest affaris and ones thai will be spectacular in the extreme will be the dress parade on Thursday night and the Mardi Gras parade or Friday night. Having the dress pa rade at night is a departure from the usual procedure but local members are not giving every assurance that ii will be success.
 The White Way lights in the busi, ness section of the city will be aug mented by torches. which emit colorej tights. These will be carried by. the marchers and with the different col pred costumes of the participants the effect is expected to be a revelation One of the contingents in this parade will be 80 young ladies of this city all Of whom will be appropriately cos tuned and mounted.
 The Mardi Gras parade on Friday night will be the grand finale of the convention. Every Elk. local an( visiting, will wear some allegorical costume, and it is said every animal from a snake to an elephant will be represented not counting those that will be seen after the nights festiyi- ties