Chanute Blade from Chanute, Kansas • 5

ONLY 11 MONTHS OLD- B. W. JOHNSTON, President. I. H.

LIGHT, W. JOHNSTON, Vice President. G. N. LINDSAY, CasMer.

Assistant Cashier. THE BANK OF COMMERCE, Caanuts, Kan. The Chanute National Ban (INCORPORATED) Statement of Condition up to dalo Augun ill 189.. OF CII JklSTTJTE I-riTSLS. Capital, $60,000.00.

Surplus, $3,000.00. II LIGHT, JOHNSTON. JOHNSTON LINDSAY, CARTER. Your Business Solicited. REPORT OV THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Oh CHANU I'E.

KANSAS, at Chanute, in tha Stuto of Kansas, at the closa of July 11. 1895. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts $88,005 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 1,105 28 U. S.

lionets to seoure circulation, 12,500 00 Hanking House, furniture and Fixtures 11,884 05 Other Ileal Estate and Mortgages Owned 4,714 05 CASH Due from Approved Reserve Agents 18,011 "8 Notes of other National Banks l.Bsil 00 Fractional Paper Currency, Nickels and Cents 2i0 23 Chucks and other Cash Items 49 LAWFUL MONEY BKSMIVE IN HANK, VIZ: Specie 23, SCO 80 Legal Tender Notes 13,1,00 00 Redemption i'und with U.S. Treas. 6 per ct. circulation, 502 50 58, 31310 LIABILITIES. 9170,602 31 Capital Stock paid in 60,000 00 Surplus Fund 0,000 00 Undivided Profits leas expenses and taxes paid 1,005 oo National Bank Notes Outstanding 9,4:10 00 Due to other National Hanks 353 48 Due to State Banks and Hankers 3,022 33 DEPOSITS.

Individual Deposits subject to check 61 Demand Certillcates of Deposit 151 40 Time Certificates of Deposit 35,733 40 $108,910 41 31 State of Kansas, County of Neosho, ss. D. Kennedy, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. D. 11.

KENNEDY, Cashier. Coriieot Attest. R. N. Allen, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of P.Thakp, Directors.

July, 1805. My commission expires Jan. 4, 1801). C. P.

Dildistb, J. J. IinuT, Notary Public. lightning and it may not. It will bo owing to circumstances over which, we have no control.

We make this acknowledgment freely and frankly, because we believe it is best that our readers should know the truth. The month of August will go out on. UF.souiicits: l.odiis and discounts $70.13 S5 Overdrafts 4 2" Ileal estate UK) 00 Furniture and llxtures BiW W) Expense 1 SO casu anu signi cxenunge shj vt $17.05 05 (correct) 3 per cent dividend paid July 1, 1805. We shall be very glad to have Don't miss the races August 13th, 14th, loth and lGth. Mrs.

Rev'd Templeton and Mrs. Winfleld have both been very serious ly sick. Those monkeys over in Hysinger Rosenthals window attract crowds equal to a side show. Notice is given that hereaftor reso lutions of condolence will not be pub lished in the Blade without payment. The great debate between Roswfell G.

Horrand Wm. Harvey will be out in book form in about one week. This book was takeu verbatim Irorn the de bate. Price, cloth, Paper 50c. On sale at Trilby News Depot.

Lou Postlethwaite is the proud papa of a flue girl born Friday last. Well, Lon and his estimable wife are as proud as two pigeons, and well they may be. The first born, ah! the first born! Can we ever forget it? Personally, never. The anxiety, the anticipation and then the joy, and the little dimpled fists and chubby chin; and the cigars, please don't for get the cigars, Lon. We congratu late the parents and wish for the child a life of happiness.

Tuesday evening being the occasion of the 14th birthday of Miss Edith Davison, her many friends celebrated it right royally. At 7:30 they began to gather at her home on Skillman street, each bearing a token of their love for her in the form of handsome and useful presents. Reireshments were served on the spacious lawn, to which 57 happy young people did ample justice, alter wnicn tney enjoyed themselves with swings, ham mocks and games until' a late hour, when they departed, wishing Miss Edith many happy returns of the day. One of the sad events of life that ev er and anon take place was the death of Mrs. Dora Griggs, of Chanute, wife of W.

L. Griggs and daughter of our respected fellow townsman, J. JR. flay. This lady in the bloom of health, with hei two children, a boy of 11 years and a daughter of 7, came down to visit her parents, while her husband, who was at Jacksonville, 111., pursued his vocation of railroading.

Little did she think that this was to be her last visit to her beloved parents. Only about two weeks ago she was taken down with typhoid fever to linger till death should take her home. Everything possible was done for her that loving hands could accomplish. Dr. Light, her brother-in-law, left his practice at Chanute to assist local physicians but all in vain.

When it became apparent that she must die her husband and brothers were wired and all got to her bedside before death which took place on Sunday afternoon. She was a member of theM. E. church and died in the triumphs of the faith of the gospel. She was also a member of the Woman's Relief Corps, and an order of railroad people in which she was insured for $250.

Her funeral was preached in the M. E. church in this ciiy by the pastor, Rev. A. Cullison, and her remains were interred in the Cherokee cemetery.

Cherokee Sentinel. Married On Sunday, July 28th, at 7 p. iu. at the residence of the bride's brother, Chas. Walker, Mr.

Will II. Brown to Miss Stella Walker. The bride is one of Chanute's most charming young ladies, and the groom is a son of Dr. Brown, the mayor. He is now with th First National Bank of this city, as a trusted employee.

We havn't any rice, neither have we any old shoes at hand while we write, but the Blade, without ostentation or affectation, wishes the bonny bride and the estimable young man, now a husband, all the good luck this life affords. Cupid comes and Cupid goes who can tell what Cupid knows? Cunning rogue that softly flying Ever at some heart is prying Till ita secret is unfolded; Selflsh Cupid to All hearts in love's form. I say who is Cnpid anyway? Answer. Cnpid is the breath of love Steeped in incense from above; Earth and air are overflowing with the essence that sends glowiug Hues and blushes youth thinks pretty; Hearts without it deserve pity For it is a gift to all Listen there dost hear him call? Notice. i.lAiiii.iTim: Capital paid up Bono oo Undivided prollts 1111 51 Deposl ts Demand $10003 53 Time lt 00 11055 S3 $17105 04 L.

LYEN, Cashier. Opened for business June 2, a share of your business. How It Started. AST Saturday I Vwas one of those delight fully warm and in vigorating days eo common toour dear ly beloved state about this time of the year. The ragweed drooped, and the dust blew, and the brazen sky looked more brazen and the sun melted more fat out of the fat man, and more water out of the lean man, until they both wilted and hung over the garden gate at eventide like wet dish rags.

The mercury bobbed up to the top of the glass in the sun and stood bravely at from 104 to 110 in the shade. Up at the iron clad store the mercury biled and so did the water in the re frigerator. At a corner drug store the thermometer stood at 105 in the shadow of ice cream and soda. A well known assistant cashier of a well known bank stepped out and placing the red hot end of his cigar to the bulb of the thermometer sent thenier cury rushing up to 120 degrees. Then he called to the men inside to come out, that it was hotter thau Judge Stillwell's remarks to a sneak thief.

Out they came. There were two engineers, one conductor, a prominent clothing man and a well known outcher, who was short, stout and fair. They looked, mopped their brows and returned to the friendly shade of the store. "120 in the shade Is pretty duru hot, boys," said the clothing man. "Yes," said au engineer, "but 'taint a patching to what I went through down in Devil's Cut on the Pan Handle once." "How's that?" asked the conductor.

"Well, it was so all-fired hot that we had to run the tank hose out over the biler to keep her from meltin'." "Jerusalem!" said the butcher. "That aiut nothin'. A woman curn in yesterday and said she had found a dog's tooth in our bologna, and her breath was so hot that it melted the brass on the refrigerator." "But," asked the clothing man of the engineer, it was so hot when you were going through that cut that you had to keep water on the biler to from meltin', what went with the cars?" Oh, they all burnt up and when I pulled out all we bad was the wheels." Just then an editor, who lives across the road came in, mopped his brow, called for a glass of iced cream soda and said it was pretty duru hot. "Yes," said the cashier. "The thermometer out there stands at "Yes," said the editor, "its hot for this part of the country; but in '62, when I was in the army, about this time a year we had a skirmish with the enemy and it was so darned hot it jest melted the bullets could reach the "Melted the bullets?" 'lore they asked the butcher.

"Yes, sir, melted the bullets; the red hot lead jest run down and the creek in a stream." "Well, didn't it get solid when it struck the cold water?" asked a meek eyed conductor. "Naw," said the editor. "The va ter was bo blamed hot the men biled their beans in it." "Gentlemen, this settles it," said the casmer as lie mounted the cigar stand. You are the greatest set of liars in the world. Even the tall corn liars can't compare with you.

This is undoubtedly the hottest day since they burnt up Sodatn and Gomorrah with brimstone. 1 move we start a liars' club with funeral benefits." "I second the motion," said the en gineer. "I move that the editor be made president," said the butcher. "I want to be referee," said the druggist. "Its a go," replied the cashier "Our hrst meeting will be at the call of the president.

We now adjourn." And this is the ay the Chanute Liar'a club started. The Blade wishes it unbounded success and will faithfully report its meetings ad libitum ad valorem. August Forecasts. The Montgomery News in speaking 'of Aagust says it is amonth of picnics and skeeters. Personally of the weather.

We do not at tempt to predict the exact location of the Clay Dryden came homo Saturday on account of political changes, lie lives at Urbana and has been serving out his sentence at the penitentiary as farmer to the above institution, but it was with an annual salary that would make the average mortal grin. He says he is thoroughly disgusted with politics and is more than ever imbued with the power of money. Clay, you are riaht, money is the root of all evil. Well may we enquire for moro root, for without money no influence, no power, no love yes, there can be love without money, but who in the world can live on love? Money is the power of the land, it is the prime motor. The power of money is next to the power of the Almighty, and it sometimes cuts a figure even here.

His Satanic majesty rests his power on the dollar but where are we drifting? Well, Mr Dryden says it would astonish the average man to know how many vegeta bles the convicts use. For instance, it takes 1,800 pounds of cabbage boiled for dinner, and the platters are always cleaned; a wagon with a large box and flairing sides is loaded to the brim with radishes for one meal; twelve barrels of pie plant are required for one meal; 100 gallons of blackberries are served to a meal about three to five times a year; two wagons with top boxes are filled with roasting ears for a meal. It takes an enormous amount of vegetables and the farmer to the institution is kept busy. By the time this reaches our readers the Chanute Fair Association will have a hundred and sixty good stalls built, a grand stand on the way and other work started. Our people may enquire why this was not all done be fore.

Simply, gentlemen, for the rea son that wo did not have the cash. The Fair Association has been hampered in various wavs. A telegram came in Tuesday from the "Katy' stating it was reported the Associa tion had no money to pay purses with, no stalls built and that they bad de clared the races off. It seems that in place of Chanute people helping the project, some of them are doing all in their power to thwart it. Every man should try to help it along.

Some day it can be made an excellent thing for the city. Miss Val ma Lindsay, of Chanute, is in Humboldt, the guest of Miss Maggie Peery. Some of the threshers report that oats are turning out much better than many anticipated they would. The berry is sound and well developed. D.

C. Ellis spent ten days in Tennessee, Arkansas and Southern Missouri, looking up the best places to buy stock hogs. He says this class of stock is not near so plentiful as last year. Mrs. W.

C. Brookius' illness is still considered dangerous, but we were glad to learn that an improvement iu her condition was reported Thursday eveuing. E. H. Leitzbach, one of our furniture dealers, sold a fine Chapel organ to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers lodge at Chanute.

The instrument was taken down Monday. Humboldt Union. Programme of the Fifth anniversary celebration of Chanute Lodge, No. 2, Patriarchs of America, Aug. 17th, 1895: Song, opening ode; prayer, Rev'd L.

A. Rorick; instrumental music; roll call of officers; welcome address, Dr. Geo. II. Brown; music; respouse, by Sup.

Patriarch L. C. Weldy; song, quartette; address, by Sup. Med. Director, J.

T. Tinder; cornet solo; address, H. P. Farrel-y; instrumental music; general remarks; song, closing odej closing prayer; refreshments. All members of the order and those whom they invite will be cordially welcomed.

Miss Lizzie Frazier, of Austin, entertained a few of her friendi Saturday eve. The evening was spent in all kiud3 of games after which ice cream was served. Those present were as follows: Lulu Parsons, Winnie Steinberger, of Erie, Gertie Lim-brocker, of Erie, Miss Crokwren, Sadie Jester, Alice Parsons, Fannie Williams and three brothers, Charlie Parsons, Mr. Medford and mother. A good time was reported by all.

OveriuSt. Paul, Neosho county, the coroner undertook to hold an inquest oh the dead body of a railroad tie. There had been a wreck and the hands buried a tie to fasten a hoisting derrick rope to, using the common term "dead man." Over suspicious citizens notified the coroner, who, with the county attonrney as a protector proceeded to take up the bo.Iy. Buffalo Advocate. At the Episcopal church the usual services will be held next Sunday at 11a.

consisting of morning prayer, sermon and the Holy communion. Sunday school at 10 a. m. After next Sunday services will be sarM-9d for a vacation until Sept. 15.

LIVELY LOCAL LIES. John Sullivan is home again. Bert Wickard Is Improving slowly. A. M.

Bingloy 13 still a very sick man. There aro 1315 school children in Chanute. II. T. Small and wife have returned to Joplin.

Rex Foster returned to K. C. Tuesday night. Brakoman Hugh Boner spent Sunday down at Parsons. A car load of horses came in yesterday from Bonham, Texas.

Mrs. W. A. Coulter has returned from her visit, to Pittsburg. Rex Foster and Billie Brown have returned from their trip over in Mis sjuri.

Mrs. H. L. Freeman and daughter left for 111. Saturday last to visit relatives.

Prof. Ford is back iu Chanute after a lengthy stay in the western part of the state. Mrs. 8. T.

Fyfle has returned from Indiana accompanied by a brother of Mr. Fyffe. Mrs. J. Fesler has returned home from a ten day's visit to her parents at Galesburg.

Miss Mabel Bailey is making her cousin, Miss Maude Jarboe, of Burlington, a visit. Mrs.Foultzand daughter, Miss Jo- sie, of Thayer, have been visiting friends in the city. C. E. Conklin's parents have moved up from Parsons and will reside on South High street.

Miss Mary Kester, of Galesburg, is visiting at the home of her uncle, J. Kester, for a few days. Mrs. S. Bowser and children, of Se-dalia, have been in the city visiting at S.

J. Kester's and other friends. Mia3 Edna' Hadley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A.

A. Hadley, has been very sick but at this writing is much improved. Miss Emma Light and Chas. Clat feller, of Chanute were visiting friends in this city the first of the week. Ne- odesha Register.

James Stone, of Earlton, has been back to the hills of old Vermont. He reports dry weather back there and the crops very poor. J. H. Foley, supterintendant of the Leavenworth Water Companj-, and sister, Miss Anna, are visiting Mr, and Mrs.

John Blake. Andrew Franklin, of Burlington, died the "Oth at the age of 104 years. He was a veteran of three wars, and, notwithstanding his age, was able to be around town until a few days before his death. It can rain for a month, but it can't wash that milky color out of the corn leaves in some few of our upland fields The facts are, the drouth has cut some of this corn from 25 to 50 per cent; we regret to soy it, but all the bluff' and bluster wont alter it. Monday night last was a good deal like Dantes Inferno.

We know because we have been there. It was Monday night; location, our bed room; it was so warm tbat skeeters hung on the screens with their tongues out. Next morning they were all glued on. Dan Bloomheart has bought out Mr Small's shoe stock and will now go to shoeing feet. Well, Dan, the Blade wishes you all the luck in the world He will move next week into the room occupied by Whig Southard and Mr Southard will occupy the room vacat ed by him.

The divorce question between Mr, and Mrs. Miller came into court last week with the result of a legal separa-tion and apportionment of property The Blade takes no Kind ot stocK in divorce cases and will never minutely publish the same. It smacks of Sunday Sun sentimental news and should be kept out of the papers. The city council have practically settled upon a policy and charges for the waterworks system and from what we can gather it ill be very low. They seem to have made a spe cially low rate on water for bath tubs We presume this is done in order that we may live up to the scriptural injunction that cleanliness shall be next to godliness.

Dr. A. C. Barr was married on the 27th to Miss Snedeker, of Jersey villa 111. Many of our people, especially the Blade, will remember Dr.

Barr, He was once going to lick the editor of this paper for writing some delicate lines of poetry on "Back ward look backward, oh time in thy flight. We, however, wish his young wife much joy for aye this and aye that. storm centers or give the length of the storm periods. YVe could do this with a little extra effort but our prog-nosticator is not rugged and we don't care to send it to an early grave from over exertion. Besides it is all broken out with the heat.

Doctor IrJ hicks started out some years ago with as handsome a prog-nosticator as one could wish to have, but he has worked it beyond its capacity and left it out in all sorts of weather until now it presents a decidedly jaded appearance. While we expect to use ours freely as long as duty may require and prudence dictate, yet we will not abuse it or run it be yond its distance. It is no easy task to forecast the month of August with the mercury 102 iu the shade and the pneumatic tires of one's energy in a collapsed condition. It is no easy task to throw one's mental machinery in gear and start off when the sickle bar of thought will cook eggs and the parched and shriveled tongue of expression is hot enough to fry spit. But August stands before us panting like an unshorn sheep and must be forecast even at the risk of giving our prognosticator the thumps.

Julius Caesar gave the month of August only 30 days but Augustus Ceesar, the first emperor of Eome saw Julius' 30 and raised him one. This was after the Roman Senate changed the name of the month from Sextilis to August in honor of the emperor. July, named after" Julius Csesar, had 31 days in it and Augustus was determined that his month should have as many daj-s as the month of his pre decessor. Thus the petty jealousy of a Roman emperor has put off the oyster season twenty-four hours and made it one day longer until jabbits are good to eat. In August the roasting ear stretches itself up in its glory and peeps out of its green mantle.

The ravenous farmer boy heeds not the admonition of his mother but eats ten ears of corn and goes forth to plow for wheat with butter on his chin and corn silks in his teeth. He wishes before night that he had heeded his mother's warning, yet he feeds his ailment on wild plums and eats cucumbers for supper. Then he walks four miles in the darkness and loads down his system with stolen watermelons. Yet boys like these are the hope of the future. From the corn fields and plum thickets and watermelon patches of the present there will spring a race of men who will rul8 over the sickly, city-bred generations of the future and scourge the boodle-fed brood of unscrupulous scoundrels trom the temple of our liberties! The farm is now and always has been the breeding ground of men whose minds are broad like the acres and whose patriotism and honesty and earnestness of purpose are as constant as the stars and as pure as the spring-fed brook.

The city, as a rule, produces a race with minds as narrow as its sreets, with instincts that savor of the slums and with propensities that are poisoned with vice. Not in the drawing rooms of luxury, nor in the stifling atmosphere of shop or factory do men's minds grow great and men's impulses remain pure, but out in the breeze-swept meadows, or beside the the running beneath the whispering forests, noble ambitions are born and great characters ar6 formed. This is why our railroad and bank presidents, our successful merchants, our governors and our senators, our great lawyers and preachers are almost without an exception found to be men who were atone time sinewey, suuhurnt apprentices at the plow. But to return to our prognostications Every third day during the month will probably be warm. The same may be said of every second day.

Sometime between the 1st and the 31st there is apt to be storm periods unless it should continue dry. These storm periods will be characterized by cloudy weather and precipitation, by which wo mean rain. These periods will be far apart unless they snouid coico The full moon on the oth may develop storms of heavy rain with vivid flashes of the night of the 31st and will not show up again for eleven long months. When it returns we will be in the throes of a great political earthquake and fifty per cent of the voters of America will be after a postofflce. Herr Gets a Souvenir.

In closing the debate for Friday Mr. Harvey handed Mr. Horr as a souvenir a silver dollar of 1799, with the word "unit" upon it. Mr. Harvey said: "Take it, Mr.

Horr. Washington may have carried it in his pocket; Jefferson may at one time have had it in his possession; it may have paid for the paper on which the declaration cf war was written in 1812 against Great Britain; it may have been defended by Jackson when writing his message to congress against the national banks. (Applause.) It is a fit souvenir for any American proud of his country and of its institutions, to carry in hi3 pocket all the days of his life." (Passing dollar to Mr. Horr. Applause, shouts, cries of "Hurrah" and continued applause.) HORR KEEPS THE DOLLAR.

Mr. Horr, smiling: "I shall keep this dollar and put it to a good use. I intend to have a hole bored through it and then I will hang it around the neck of my little grandchild, born just as we commenced this discussion. (Applause.) It will do Brother Harvey good to learn that the people of the United States are still, in spite of tho gold standard, marrying and giving in marriage, and that children are still born to us in spite of the silver dollar." (Laughter and applause.) Real Estate Transfers For week ending July 30th, 1895, reported by P. Hurt, Register of Deeds and Abstracter of Titles for Neosho Co.

E. C. Burris and wf. to Eosa V. Stacey Lot 7 Elk.

1 Fruit Hill Add. to Chanute. w. D. $125.

Ella C. Robinson and hus. to Margaret Hop kins w. Lot 7 and Lot 3 in 151k. 42 Snovera, Add.

to Thayer, w. D. $1,000. Reo. Alliance Trust Co.

to William Edward Swentzel 6 ac. in sq. form in S. w. cor.

E. N. E. Sec. 33 T.

27 li. 20. Q. C. D.

western Investment Co. to Eyrd L. McKinney )i N. w. (except 2 rds) Sec.

20 T. 20 Rg. 19 W. D. $850.

Laura A.J. Bailey et alto Ada AMen N. E. Sec. 10 T.

30 Rg al. Q. C. 1). $75 Ida A Halbert and hus to Sharpe Haggerty E.

S. E. Sec. 6 T. SO Rg.

13. W. D. $1500. Gilbert M.

woodruff and wf. to Orville E. Eeed Lot 1 In Sec. 33 and Lots 5 and 6 in Sec 32 T. 30 Rg.

21. D. $2010. Ella S. Hickey and hcs.

to Mattie J. Keer Lots5and6inBlk.il New Chicago, w. D. $050. C.

w. Bennett Sheriff to George N. Lindsay Lots 1 and 2 and E. i Lot 31N Blk. 4 Jones' 2nd Addition to Chanute.

Stiff's D. $1600 MAURI AGE LICENSES: William H. Brown Age 20 yrs Chanute I Estelje M. walker Ae 19 yrs Chanute J. S.

McCord Age "0 yrs. Urbana JilaryJ. Smith Age 21 yrs Urbana George McClintic Age 22 yrs Altoona Dora Boling Age IS yrs Altoona Official Statement of the Financial Condition of Tlie Ml of Conn at Chanute, State of Kansas, at the close of business on the 11th day of July, 1S05. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts on personal and collateral seenrity 15 Overdrafts 137 99 Real Estate 100 00 Furniture and fixtures 567 80 Expense account 50 Cash and sight exchange 6,056 92 Total $14,491 38 LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in 5,000 00 Undivided Prolits 40 10 Deposits: Demand OS Time 1,660 UJ 9,442 26 Total $14,401 36 State of Kansas, County of Ntosho S3: J. L. Lyen, Cashier of ad bank, do solemnly swear that the statement is true, to the best of my know ledge and belief. So help me God. J.

Lykn, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn u. jetore me, this 23rd day of July, 18W. C. Jones, Notary Public.

Commission expire on the 27th day of seal 1S7. Correct-Attest: S. W. STrnr S. A.

Lye, Directors. O.W. Stuhd-ivant. All parties ha ing grain or broom corn stor away can have the same sured against fire or li-hmin- i any length, ot lime uy caliir.g on Jr W. Buchanan, Agent.

From now on until after tne races we have been cantioued by our eui-no driving other than that done by iueut physician not to overwork our the legular track horses will be al-. weather bureau or strain our proguos-lowed. The track from now on must ticator in these forecasts, hence we do be kept in perfect By or-. not attempt to give the daily details der ef the Chanute Driving Park As soeiatlon..