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THE CHANUTE DAILY TRIBUNE PAGE FOUR March 23, 1912 I -'-1 kaiisas to her native land LOSERS III R. H. COIITEST.MADE COOD Local Happenings, Gray of this city will "SPRING Will be here next week sure, Think of II. nroaph in the Bantist church in Thayer tomorrow morning and ev ening. Clyde Kyle came tip from Erie yesterday afternoon on.

business. Claude Patterson and "William Scott were up from Erie yesterdday afternoon on business. Hi. A French China White Dinner and Gold 100 Piece Set for $35.00. This pattern is Admired hy all who see it.

Mat gold handles and" trimmings, the bright and dull gold making a beautiful contrast. 1 1 Comes in open stock. You fj rar Knv vnn ft nn niprf1 Copyricht Hart Scbffnex lc Mmrx IHVESTED HER ALL, COULDN'T BUY OIL Aged Woman Testifies as to Her Dealings With the E. G. Lewis Company.

St. Louis, March. Mary E. Cropsey, 66 years old, of Plainfield, 111., testified yesterday at the trial of E. G.

Lewis, the Uni 5 Phone98 and get prices on our groceries. The Racket Grocery, Walter Lapham, Paop. Mrs. R. H.

Adams has gone to Wichita to attend a family reunion the home of her brother, who cashier of the Sedgwick State bank. Mrs. J. P. McNally and Miss Nena O'Dowd went to Atchison this week to visit Mrs.

McNally's sons, who are attending college there. Mrs. F. W. Peak has returned to Walnut after a visit with her sister, Mrs.

E. E. Roberts, and their moth er, Mrs. Mary Jones. Burglary, theft and larceny insur ance is cheap.

Call Johns Wink ler for information. Protect your residence and store. Mrs. R. B.

Smith returned to Erie this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Flint have re turned to Denver, after visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Linville. Miss Mildred Rairdon has returned to Baldwin, where she is attending Baker university, after a week's visit with her grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Vaughn. The Neosho Valley State Bank corner of Main and Highland. Miss Ray DeWitt has returned to Humboldt after visiting hef sister, Miss Bess Rhoades. Mrs.

Mary Joslyn has gone to Thayer to be with her dairghter-in-law, May Lindsey, who is quite sick. We are trying conscientious- ly tO give the people Of thiS Vi- cinilyan up-to-date anjlstrict- ly first CiaSS grocery Store. 4u: wtn Isn this the kind of place you like tO buy yOUr groceries? The Racket Grocery, Walter Lapham, Prop. Phone 98v Willis Barker has returned to Chicago after having been here on business. He is" with an oil and gas company which is operating in the northeast field and ''has taken charge of the Rollin refinery.

Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Mercer have returned to Humboldt after visiting the latter's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. William Brown. J. M. Cavaness returned today from attending conference in Bald win and visiting in Kansas City.

No phident man can afford to be without fireand tornado insurance. See Johns Winkler now. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grant and daughter, Miss Catherine, and Miss 'I versity City publisher, that she ap- jno b9i Ihi 5o -hi -9d fill.

1f ti: ed. ho you look this spring just as much as you ever cared; and if we have a hand in your clothes-buying you're going to look better than you ever look Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes will do it; the new tyles for spring are ready, and they're more than ready they're the smartest, liveliest lot of styles you ever saw. McCune-Bodle CIo. Successors to Murphy-Mills Clothing Co. We are the home of Hart Schaffner Marx Clothes and up-to-date Furnishings.

Mrs. O. Hammill arrived home today from Earlton. Mrs. E.

L. Mock went to Ottawa this afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. M. Inman arrived home today to spend Sunday with home folks.

Dr. E. C. Downey, the Ostopath, has discontinued his branch office at Walnut. He will be in his home office every day hereafter.

Office and residence over Barnes Bros. Meat 253 Mrs- David Mason went to Bar- mlTki Martin Laude of the Erie Sentinel ana J- nuason or the Fredonia Herald went t0 HUmboldt today on business. Mr. Laude formerly worKed with Mr. Hudson, ioinine: the Sentinel force about a week ago.

Wall Paper all kinds, styles, colors and prices attthe BrWn Phar macy Don't do a. thing until you see the Brown Pharmacy's 1912 Wall Papers. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Noble drove in yesterday from Earlton and sacted business here. They lived here for a number of years so it was just likei getting home to them. Afton Hunt went to Humboldt this afternoon to visit home folks. City Attorney S.

C. Brown was in Hutchinson today on business. Before buying groceries, get our prices. We will meet any legitimate competition. Th'e Mr.

and Mrs. V. S. Finch nf "Flarl- ton were in Chanute yesterday, Col; L. A.

Woods went to Bur lington this afternoon on business Misses Leona and Myrtle Webb of Rollin were shoppers here this morning. Dr. D. C. Atherton.

The Osteo pathic Physician. Office and resi dence, 121 S. Highland. Phone 783 Walter Iden of Parsons is visit ing at the home of I. N.

Johnson, after attending the.Cnanute-Parsons i contest last night Mark Crawford is here from Col- linsville, visiting friends Miss Elizabeth Gaughan of Earl ton passed through here last even ing on her way home from Gales-burg where she is teaching school M. J. Crane the Earlton stock buyer stopped here last Scouts Were Trailing the Enemy, The Boy Scouts did not have very larrge attendance last evening owing to s0 many them being out with the Parsons people Farm Loanr. We have the? best contract. Can Pay off -when you wish, so does not I i -l ntot Data.

See us. Bideau Tye. Public Sale. G. E.

Benson will eell at public auction at his farm 2 mi. N. and 1-4 mi. E. of Chanute on Monday, March 25, 1912, at 10 a.

m. horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, and Brown Leghorn chickens. Other ar tides. Lunch "served on grounds Usual terms. Col.

Herbert Johnson Auct. Parks Helmick, Clerk. ii 'ou're going to care and that brings garden mak ing, and you should inspect our stock of BULK SEEDS. You will be surprised at the great variety we have, we think we know what SEEDS are as we have made quite a specialty them and by buying from you get SEEDS that are STRICTLY FRESH and TRUE to NAME. Chanute Grain Phone 78.

C. E. BENEDICT, Mar. Headquarters for Feed. erty.

The landing was made easily within a few yards of the starting point, after covering a distance estimated at fifteen miles in as many minutes. MRS. ROBERTSON'S FUNERAL, Services at United Brethren Church Tomorrow Morning. The funeral services of Mrs. Alice Robertson, wife of Charles C.

Robertson, who died Friday evening in Hiawatha, will be held at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning at the United Brethren church. The sermon will be by the Rev. H. L. Snyder, and interment will be made in Urbana.

"it LOCAL WEATHER. Yesterday's readings as furnished by Chase W. Brown, government observer: Maximum 39 Minimum 16 At 6 p. 29 Wind, northwest. Cloudy.

A year ago yesterday the maximum was 66 and the minimum 44. The highest this date, in four years was 90 in 1910 and the lowest was 16 yesterday. CROSS LINE TO DRINK. Move Water Bucket When Cup Is Barred. Perryville, March 23.

Al though the employes of the Perry mill here work- in Massachusetts, they are obliged to go into the state of Connecticut whenever they want a drink of water. This is not much of a hardship, as the factory strad dles the state line, and the men have only to cross the room to get from one state to the other. A new Massachusetts law forbids the use of a common drinking cup po the pail containing the drinking water is kept in the other state. JAPANESE STABS WHITE WIFE. Mixed Marriage Ends in Suicide by a Washington Oriental.

Seattle, March 23. George S. Matsusaki, an American born Jap anese 22 years old, who recently married Mrs. Hona Mills, 19. an EngUsn WOman, stabbed her in the neck Thursday.

Believing he had killed her, he shot himself in the throat, the bullet lodging 3n the spinal cord. Mrs. Matsusaki will recover, but the Japanese will die. She had resented cruel treatment and had left him. ASSAULTED HIS MOTHER? Kansas Youth Tries Suicide When Arrested on Charge.

Pittsburg, March 23. Be cause his mother refused to turn over to him a check for $25, which she held in her hand, Cude Eaton knocked her down and beat her until she was unable to raise herself from the floor. Eaton undertook to slash his throat with a razor, but the instrument proveld too dull. He was lodged in the city jail by the police and charged with disturbing the peace. THEOSOPHISTS LOSE $247,000.

Will of Mrs. Harriet Thurston Set Aside in California. San Diego, March 23. By a verdict of ten to two the jury in the contest brought by George L. Pat terson, a banker of Newcastle, set aside the will in which his moth er, Mrs.

Harriet P. Thurston, be queathed to Mrs. Katherine Tingley, head of the Universal Brotherhood Theosophical Society, an estate val I ued At $247,000. If You Want To build a home or add to the old oneand want money it will pay you to see me. Long time, reasonable rates.

D. M. KENNEDY. a They Provided an Elegant Banquet, State Officers Attending Session When Camp Adopted Class. The the close, of the three-months contest for new members in the Royal Neighbors the losing side served the winning side a sumptuous banquet Wednesday afternoon.

Twelve tables, beautifully decorated with roses, carnations and fern's, were set with the best viands the merchants of Chanute could furnish. Music was furnished by Mrs. C. Rickel and Miss Sybil Rickel, while the diners did ample justice to the good things placed before them. At 8 o'clock the lodg Te-assem-bled and initiated a class of thirty-eight members.

This is the largest class ever adopted by this camp. The adoption ceremony by the team was or a very nign oraer, Deing very pleasing to the old members a-3 well as impressive to the new ones. Mrs. Demete, state supervising deputy, of Ottawa, and Mrs. Welsh, of Garnett, district deputy, were in attendance and in their talks com mended the officers very highly on their work and commented on the very nign cnaracier oi me louge work.

The losing side was duly com 1 1 plimented for, the splendid banquet and for the excellent service ren dered. At the close all present felt that each member has done her part to makft the contest and banquet, with the adoption, a -success. SCHOOLS COME HIGH. Cost More Than Is Required to Run Government. Washington, March 23.

More money is invested in public school property in the United States than was required; to maintain all the ma chinerv of federal government in 1910, according to Dr. Fletcher B. Dressier of the national bureau of education, in a report on the pro eress or education. ur. uressiei deplored the fact that the American people are "eye-minded," and that moving pictures seem to suit their desires better than More attention should be given to "those finer instincts of our nature, expressed in poetry, music and he added.

GOOD HOME FOR SALE, Having bought a residence close to my office, 1 offer my property located at 516 West Third Street for sale. This is an ideal home for a retired family or one that wishes to make more than half their living on the place. It is a good well built 6-room modern house, "good barn, cow barn, chicken house, a good family green house, more fruit than any family can use consisting of cherries, pears, peaches, raspberries, three kinds of grapes, etc. Also a complete chicken plant to keep 100 hens. The ground is 100 by 176 feet with large shade" trees and good cistern.

Please call at residence and see for yourself. I will sell on any reasonable terms to a good party. Will also sell about 30 White Or pington hens and pullets or will sell to 8 to one party and can furnish the finest imported strain roosters to mate with them. Here is a rare op- portunity to get good White Orping tons. These are the best town chick ens.

Please investigate this if you want a home. Geo. K. Bideau. Tel day, 582; evening, 565.

CANADA MAY BAR OUR "SPUDS." Fear of Potato Disease From Foreign Importations the Reason. Washington, March 23. Canada is about to put up the bars against potatoes from the United States, learing me areaa DiacK wart, ac cording to department of agricultural omeials. The "wart" does not Mist here, but there is no quarantine law which would keep-infected potatoes from Europe out of American ports, whence they might make their way into Canada. ior this reason the department of agriculture is particularly anx ious to have congress pass at this session a bill already introduced which would regulate the importa tion of nursery stock and establish a strict quarantine against plant dis eases and insect pests.

MADE FILMS ON AEROPLANE. Moving Tictures of New Y'ork Har bor Were Obtained in Air. New York, March. 23. Frank tonyn, tne aviator, who was first to demonstrate the success of the hydro-aeroplane here, made a more daring flight over the harbor, ac companied by Adrian Duff, who car ried a moving picture machine and obtained the first moving pictures taken from an aeroplane in full flight here.

Coffyn and. Duff started from the water near the Battery, and after skimming the water for three nunared yards rose in a circular course above the Statue of Liberty. rum mere tne nignt was made across the upper bay over the funnels of incominsr steamers an.i around the "shores Staten Island, coming back over the Statue of Lib- of us Miss Anna Peterson Returns from Sweden, After Having Gone There to Make Her Home. Miss Anna Peterson arrived in Chanute last evening from almost years visit in Sweden. She left home February 28, but was delayed in Southhampton, England, 9 days as the ship had to have repairs be fore starting on the return trip.

Af ter she reached New York she made record time getting to Chanute, only spending two hours in that city and another two hours, in Chicago She left here last May withjhe avowed intention of remaining in Sweden, but could not resist the call of Kansas, even though all of her relatives except A. W. Hadeen, cousin of her father, live in Sweden. POISONED CAXD" KILLS TWO. And a Third Victim Probably Will Die in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, March A man and child are dead and a second man is critically ill as the result of eating poisoned candy. The dead are Simon O'Malley, 45 years old, a hack driver, and Bonnie Reedy," 3- years old. Louis Spencer, a semi-professional baseball player, who lived with O'Malley, is critically ill, but it is said he will recover. According to' stories told the police O'Malley found-a -half pound box of chocolates and peppermints on the stairway near his door" when he 'returned to hts flati. The Reedy child was in his home at, the time and O'Malley, the child and Spencer ate the candy.

WON'T LIMIT PENSIONS TO- $50. The Senate, 19 to 17, Turned Down the Rule of a Committee. Washington, March 23. By a vote of 19 to 17 the senate decided not to be bound by the rule of the committee on pensions fixing $50 a month as the limit to be granted in private pension bills. Senators Mc-Cumber, Gallinger, Borah and Lodge contended for a fixed limit, while Bradley, Heybirn, Brown and Smith of Michigan advanced the idea that pensions should be determined by the condition of individual bene-ficieries.

AWAY WITH TOOTH BRUSHES. Rep. Sullouay Lauds Tobacco Chewing and SnHff Dipping Days. i 23. "If I had my way I'd makeyit a penal offense for any mother to pur a tooth brush in the mouth of a child," declared Representative Cyrus Sullo-way of New Hampshire at a hearing before the District of Columbia committee on a bill to regulate dentistry.

Representative Sulloway denounced the use of the tooth brush vigorously andlauded the good old days of tobacco chewing and dipped snuff. CHINESE SUFFRAGISTS IX RIOT. Dissatisfied With Action of As-sembly, Nanking Women Smash Windows. London, March 23. Chinese suffragettes at Nanking, dissatisfied with what they term, the national assembly's academic resolution favoring woman suffrage, forced an entry to the assembly and, after knocking down the police on guard, smashed the windows of the building.

The meeting had to be adjourned for a time and was reopened under mili tary protection. Broke Jail With Can Opener. Guthrie, March 23. In es caping from the Payne county jail at Stillwater, L. L.

Smith and two negroes, A. J. Stone and Sam Ellis, used a can opener to cut a hole in tne tin roof of the building. Stone is charged with assault and battery, Smith with robbery and Ellis with shooting with intent to kill. Ellis was recaptured.

BOY BURGLAR CRIES. Then Says He Had Decided to Steal Clothes. San Francisco, March 23. "I never had any good clothes, or money to goto dances and theaters like the other boys, so I thought I'd steal some," sobbed Edward Devlin, 18 years old, at the police station. Devlin bought a revolver and a skeleton key and entered the rooms of J.

P. 'Jones. He stumbled over a chair after riflng a pair of trous ers, and Jones awakened and turn ed on the lights. "What are you doing here, he asked, more interested in his call er's youthful face than his wobbl ing revolver. 'I'm a burglar," said Devlin.

He then burst into tears and dropped his weapon. Jones called the police BIT OFF HIS BABY'S TOE. Miner. Narrowly Escapes Lynching at Hands of Neighbors. Washington, March 23.

Paul Siniski, a miner accused jof biting off one of the toes of his baby during a quarrel with his wife, nar- Towly- escaped lynching at Meadow- jands yesterday. He was rescued from an indignant crowd of neigh bors by officers. at pealed to rrancis v. rutnam, mf young treasurer of Lewis' entei prises, to "treat her as he would his own daughter" in handling $1,000, she sent the Lewis Publishing Company for investment. She said all she ever got back of her investment was $55 in interest, and that because of the company's failure to return her money she was unable ta buy uel or pay her taxes.

Miss Cropsey testified she received i letter fromLewis in which he predicted in three years the Lewis Publishing Company would 'pay 600 to 700 per cent on its capital stock. Miss Cropsey. said she subscribed for $1,000 of the capital stock on the strength of this statement. THEY" WERE LICENSED TO WED. Tw Matrimonial Permits Granted by Probate Judge This Week.

Erie, March 23. The fol lowing marriage licenses have been issued by Probate Judge F. F. Cain during the past week: John A. Ewin, Urbana.

24 Edna O. Foster, Galesburg. .24 Maurice Hansell, Fresno, 2 4 Ruie L. Anderson, Chanute 24 Let Us Build You a Home. You pay us monthly payments on same.

You make your own "Plans; we furnish the money. The Chanute Building and Loan Association. Office at D. M. Kennedy's, 7 South Lincoln avenue.

Modern Woodmen Invited, Every member of the Modern Woodmen, whether their membership is here or some other place. Is inivted to attend the entertainment Monday evening in the hall in the Mercantile building. Young Married Folks. Mil Tit ine unanute uunuiug aua ajuu 'Association will furnish you the, monev to build you a home. Mary Nichols left today for Crown Racket Qrocery Walter LaD-Point, after visiting at the home of Dr.

and Mrs. C. E. Gragg. nam, Prop.

Phone 98. at a time. 6 dinner plates cups and saucers $3.00. ij Evyry item equally low fi priced. New importations just aril rived.

better start on this. t-i itforn frr fhal- npw I Iin npr Set you've been" planning so long. Display in west win dow. DIXON Tea China Co PhouSi37 I Hetrick Theater Big Show Tonight 5,000 FEET OF FILM FEAR TURN'S HAIR WHITE. Two Weeks a Fugitive, Jeweler Seattle, March 23.

When Francis- Vallely, aged 31, a watchmaker, wanted at Elgin, 111., on a charge of grand larceny, jumped his and fled from Illinois, two weeks ago, his. hair was black, but when he walked into police headquarters here today, it was white as snow, Vallely was on the verge of nervous prostration and was placed the city hospital. He said he would 'return to Illinois without the formalities- of extradition. A tele gram from the police at Elgin con firmed his story. the Place to Eat and enjoy your Sunday Dinner Where you get a full and complete course dinner vorth 50 cents for 35 CENTS A cup of our Famous Coffee, will make you feel like boosting for Chanute.

Music While You Eat. 'Manhattan ALEXANDER CO. Phone 244 Open Day and Night. The larg st stock and attractive styles in Suits, Coat Dresses, Waists and Skirts at satisfactory prices at 13 SI E9 I Go, will give you a chance to own youk own home in a few short years or monthly payments, just a HttUl more than you are paying out forV-, rent. The "Chanute Building and Loan Association.

Office at M. Kennedy's, 7 South Lincoln avenue. Mr. Grant is sheriff of Lake county, Indiana, and expects to take a side trip into Arkansas on his way back home to gather in a criminal who is wanted back in Gary, Ind. O.

A. Marks, Miss Gertha Marks and Dennis Marks went to Earlton today to visit relatives. They say "One extreme follows another," so look out for tornadores in 1912. Johns Winkler will in sure you for 25c per $100. Mrs.

A. A. Adamson and little son went to Earlton today for a visit with the former's mother, Mrs. T. Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Provin went to Emporia this afternoon. George Gardner of La Harpe; G.

Busley of Iola and R. C. Yount of Humboldt attended a meeting of Prudential Insurance Company agents here today. We buy in large quantities and buy for cash, and on many ai iiuicd vy uiiuci sen as inc community has known for years. The Racket GrOCerV.

Walter Lapham, Prop. Phone 98 Mrs. E. F. Wheatley left today for her home in Altoona, after visiting her husband's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. J. J. Wheatley. G.

W. Alcock was a business visitor in Iola today. Herbert Clark worked for the Wells-Fargo Express Company today in place of Harry Inman, who is on the' sick list. Mrs. L.

J. Tutcher, who has been visiting son, John Tutcher, in Parsons, came up last evening and visited over today with her daughter, Miss Louise Tutcher, leaving this, afternoon for Ottawa. Saturday and Sunday, 40c and 50c Box Chocolates cut to 25c per lb. box at the Brown Pharmacy. Mrs.

W. L. Iewell passed through here today on her way to Independ ence from a visit in Erie. M. F.

Cheney, employed in the local Santa Fe railroad-offices, is in Aurora, Mo. J. C. Aronhalt of Kansas City Is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Aronhalt, 505 West First street. Mrs. George Trombold arrived home this afternoon from a visit with her parents in Iola.

Too Late To Classify For Sale 4-room cottage east front, good well, blue grass lawn. All in good repair 1211; North Washington. Cash or A. F. Villepigue.

Phone 352. Lost Locket and chain at Hetrick or on Main St. "Elsie! engraved on back. Phone 1211.. For Sale Full blood black Jer-sey heifer calf.

F. T. Runyon. Phone 918-21. '3' -m b'-T Elf B'-.

si LI a SATIN ROSES The new rage in corsage ornaments for Spring is Satin Roses. We have them in all wanted colors. Stems, foliage and rose all a close imitation of real roses. They come at prices, 25c and -n i.

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