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Newspaper
The Chanute Times
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
5
Chanute and vicinity report includes visits to Chicago and Denver, travel to Parsons Erie Wellington St. Louis and San Francisco, and local events. Community gossip mentions fishing trips, a fair coming August, a county campaign, a soda fountain explosion, a street fight with a Nevada team, and a local death.
In a three game set last weekend Ft Scott won the first two contests while Chanute triumphed in the final 24 3 score. The report notes lively play, player moves, and local town news from Chanute including hires, relocations, and council sewer discussions.
Miss Daisy Gillam reports ill as Miss Rose Hickey visits Erie and Mack Osborne goes to Cherryvale. J J Hurt and family travel to Colorado. Mrs Barker visited by sister. B Stone of Cherryvale visits parents. A Santa Fe agent injures arm in fall. Mrs Miller of McCune visits parents. Thayer Brewster Leech and Sperry magnates visit Chanute for company talks. Parsons hosts band contests and rides tomorrow with Katy round trip from Chanute. Gwin and Bray repaint city hall. Big Creek Oil and Gas announces 1,000,000 capital with 5000 acres leased and drilling to begin. Purdue student Jacob Good visits Chanute en route home.
The M. K. T. will run a special excursion train to Parsons tomorrow August 9 to mark A. O. U. W. 25th Anniversary. Fare is 75 cents round trip. Train leaves Chanute at 9 37 a m.
Classified notices list farm hand wanted and rental property listings, local merchants offering carriages, buggies, and mowing equipment, and professionals including dentists and a jeweler. Also notes a French coach horse Tresorier for sale, a government service prep drive, and music class details at the Christian church.
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