Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-19


has crowded all other social organiza-
tions of the town out of the process.
sion.
Turkeys sell for five cents q pound
in Chautauqua county. Think of that
we who must pay fifteen and twenty
cents.
Colonel Mickey has started a cru
SADIE in the Usage City Free Press
against women's hats at public enter
tainments.
Reno county reports case of the
CHAMBERS. DIR. Mayo, the state vetina-
rian, is giving the case thorough in.
vestigation.
The State Educational association
meeting at Leavenworth has been
fixed for Monday and Tuesday, Feb
ruary II and IS.
The new first ward school building
at Coffeyville was completed Monday
and turned over to the Board of Edu'
cation. 1t cost $4,000.
John ]. Ingalls, says the worst never
happens, but how about that McPher-
son county man who lost the only
hand he had in a corn shelter last
week.
An evangelist at Wauneta rounded
up twenty-five converts last week and
is now working on the town bad boy.
The boy in the fold, the town will be
rid of sin.
A. II. Ellis is an authority on pro-
nuuciation at Beloit, and he has been
engaged for the winter by the Round
Robin club, an organization composed
of fifteen women.
The State University Glee and Ban
10 club will positively not appear this
season in concerts around the state.
Faculty action has been responsible
for the abandonment of the trip.
Wheat brought ffty-cight cents at
Notaze last week. Down in that coun-
try the farmers are able to hold for
stiff prices. If they can't get them
they feed their grain or take it 20 mill.
The contract for a corrugated iron
power house 30 X 60 feet, for the cleo
trio light plant at Abilene has been
let, and the foundation begun. The
lights may be ready by the last of
February.
The body of Charley Welch, bar
Der at Erie, was found lying in the
front doorway of the shop Thursday
morning. He had been drinking and
it is supposed he fell His neck
was broken.
A car load of convicts for the United
States penitentiary arrived at Leaven-
worth Thursday from Texas. There
were thirty-four handcuffed in pairs
and under strong guard of twenty
deputy marshals.
A Topeka dealer has shipped out
several hundred head of horses and
mules from Usage county during the
past season, sending them to Atlanta,
Ga. He says the prices for stock will
be much better within the next year,
as he is only one of a hundred dealers
who are gathering up the best of Kan
sas horses and mules
L. N. Casebolt of Round Mound, I'M
fortunate, in bad health, weary, and
hope gone, life to begin over, took his
own life last week that his family
might if not himself get out of trouble
by the use of his life insurance. He
took good care but a few days before
to pay the monthly assessment, that
there might be no slip. He devised
his plans carefully, abandonded one
place he Lad prepared, but did the
deed thoroughly at the last.
During his Eastern trip Gene Ware
visited at Vassar college, where Miss
Ware is pupil. The faculty insisted
on entertaining him at tea, and he
says that never before has he found
himself alone among so much beauty
and intellectually. After tea he re-
tired with the ladies to the reception
room and was seated before a great
fireplace, behind whose antique irons
a huge backlog cracked in the CO.
siest manner possible. After Ironquill
had been seated all of the specialized
and wide-browed instructors of the
idea feminine drew around him and
the president of the institution opened
the battle with the eager query: "Now
Mr.. Ware, tell us all about Mrs
Lease"
Judge James Humphrey will remove
from Junction City to Lawrence, where
he will take the place of the late
Judge Thatcher on the faculty of the
state university law school. He will
lecture on law.
Illustrating the mixing qualities of
the Kansas politician, story is told
that there once lived in the same ward
of Fort Scott three aspirants for the
nomination for county attorney. 1t
was good natured rivalry, and they
agreed to avoid fight in the prima-
ny by fixing upa list of delegates that
would be acceptable to all. By the
terms of the bargain, each was to
make a ticket composed of men he
could depend upon to support him,
and from the three lists ward dele
cation was to be selected. The tickets
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