Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-02-28

Arthur Dickinson, the l7-year old
son of S. S. Dickinson, of Larned, an
old G. A. R. man, was Monday thrown
under farm wagon drawn by a pair
of runaway horses His nose, jaw and
thigh were broken and internal injur-
les were received by him which will
probably result in death. sa
Tuesday night the second hand
store of Brown Emmett, ll7H West
Douglas, Wichita, was broken into
by thieves and about $40 worth of fire
arms was stolen. 1t is supposed that
some tramp who was out of money,
had adopted this means of securing
something which had value. No clue
has as yet come to the ears of the Of
ficers
Shirville & COrbett's grocery store,
Dulinsky & Bryant's grocery store
and Clements and Bios. drug store
were robbed last week and some
money and some goods taken from
each place. No clue as to who the
thieves were has been discovered.
Evidences that an attempt to enter
other places of business was made are
visible.
United States Marshal Medley has
informed Clyde Mattox to prepare to
go to Wichita about the first of the
month to receive the sentence of death
in the United States court which con-
venes there about that time. 1t is ex-
pected that the date of his execution
will be set for some time in May or
early in June, the same to take place
in the Jail of Sedgwick county.
President ]. P. Davis Of the Kansas
Mutual, stated to reporter that all
the insurance companies in which DIR.
Fraker held policies had offered re-
ward of $40, 900 for the apprehension
of DR.. Fraker, who, he says, is alive.
Mr.. DAVIS says the companies feel con-
fident that they will be able to find
Fraker, and that if they do not in six
months the policies will be paid as
agreed upon recently.
The session of the grand Union of
the Equitable Aid union for Kansas
adjourned Wednesday morning. The
following officers were elected for the
next year: William Fletcher, Kansas
City, Kansas, president; Mrs. Jennie
B. White, Paola, vice-president; +. Fl.
Barker, Kansas City, Kansas, secre-
tary; ]. H. Weoer, Kansas City, Kan
sas, accountant; D. II. Justus, Mime
apolis, treasurer.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Missouri and Kansas association of
Lumber Dealers convened at Kansas
City Tuesday at the headquarters of
the association. Matters of interest
to the trade were discussed. The
convention was convened Wednesday
and in the evening a grand concaten-
alton of Hoo Hoos was held in the
the club rooms. The association is
composed of retail dealers of Missouri
and Kansas.
The Mutual telephone company late
ly organized at Fort Scott to compete
with the Bell company went into ac-
tual operation Wednesday. The new
company is using the Reynolds trans
mitter and subscribers are only charg-
ed 81 per month, while the Bell COM
pany collects 81 per month. The new
company has already twice as many
customers as the old company,
whose patrons are all putting IN the
cheaper phones.
A war on liquor sellers is raging at
Emporia. No less than two hundred
or three hundred saloonkeepers and
druggists have been arrested within
the past week or two, and in every
case fined by police court. Among
the number were some of the veal tn
lest druggists in the city, who move
in the most exclusive society, and who
are among the Oldest inhabitants.
Tuesday six alleged violators of the
prohibitory law were arrested.
At about o'clock Tuesday morning
destructive fire broke out in the
general merchandise store of Alex Cum
ningham at the corner of Main and
First streets, Council Grove. The
store building and stock of goods are
a total wreck. The loss is from So, 900
to $4,000 with insurance of $4,000
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The prompt action of the hose CON-
panies with a good pressure of waSsE
saved a number of other buildings.
Hartwell P Heath, or Editor Frank
H. Truesdell, as the case may be, who
was jailed at Emporia Tuesday for at
tempting to pass forged drafts, still
maintains his cool self-possession, and
refuses to talk to anyone. He gave
an unwilling sitting for photograph
Tuesday afternoon. A dispatch has
been received by Marshal Flemmfng
from the Chief of Police of Syracuse,
n. Y, requesting Heath's picture and
urging his detention, as the Syracuse
authorities say they want him on two
charges of forgery. County Attorney
Simpson thinks Lyons county will not
care to incur the expense of bringing
witnesses from California in order to
convict the prisoner, but the bankers
say California witnesses will be here,
and that he will he Drosaeuted Tn the |