Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-05-30

Receivers Of the Chesapeake, Ohio s.
Southwestern have been authorized to
issue certificates in order to raise
funds for betterment and eonstrus'
ton.
A three-weeks' old girl baby, richly
dressed, was found In cyclone cellar
In the yard of vacant house in We'll
lington by some boys Saturday even
ing. Tho child was almost dead when
found, but was cared for and it is
thought wiia live. The matter is be-
ing thoroughly investigated and sem
pRtional developments are expected.
The American Legion OF Honor,
which was to meet in grand council
ct Meridian, Miss, Tuesday, turned
back ut Newton and went to Jackson
TO hold their meeting, having heard
on the train that there were thirty or
forty cases Of smallpox ut Meridian.
It is hardly probable that many cases
have developed at Meridian, but there
are some, and tho delegates did not
want to take any chances on catching
the dread disease. L. A. Moss Of Ed
wards is grand commander. .aae.,.
]. @. Love, aged 10 years, sou of
United States Marshal R. M. Love of
the northern district of Texas, died
Wednesday night at his fathers home
in Oak Cliff, from the effects of q
wound inflicted by the accidental dis
charge of a pistol three weeks ago,
The deceased, vino was deputy UNI
der his father, in runpacliing grip in
his room, came acrosshis pistol, which
he carelessly took by the barrel and
threw under the bed. The weapon
struck some object under the bed aud
exploded. The bullet ripped up his
arm and entered his body, striking the
spinal chord, and paralysis below the
waist followed. .....--,
News reached Selma, Ala, of ter
ribie difficulty ct Pleasant Hill, about
thirty miles from there: Joe Vau-
CHAN, a young white man, had fore.
closed mortgage, and driving home
some cattle, it was necessary that he
should go through large gate. He
called on Caroline Weaver to open it,
and she complained that it was too
heavy for her, whereupon Vaughan
struck her over the head with pistol
and then shot her Her husband ran
to her assistance and Vaughan raised
his weapon and fired at him, the ball
striking him near the waist. Caroline
Weaver was shot entirely through and
died in short while. but her husband
will recover. Vaughan made his es-
cape.
The Eighth Annual State convention
OF Kansas Christian Endeavorers was
hold in Wichita last week, converting
Thursday night and concluding Sun
day night Over q thousand enthus-
iastic Endeavorers were present from
all over the State, and many from
other States and Oklahoma. Among
the noted speakers occupying places
on the program we're: John u. Wool
ley and Rev. Carlos D. Martin, Chi
cago; z. D. Power, Washington, D. c.;
B, Q. Denham, ]. L. Sewall and ]. s.
Davis, Kansas City. Tho following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Henry w. Rule,
Wichita; first vice president, Rev. B.
@. Denhnm, Kansas City; second vice
president, Rev. H. NJ. oberholtzer, Sa-
lima; secretary, Miss Bessie E. Skel-
ton, Kansas City; treasurer, c. L. Bro
kaw, Kansas City; Junior superinten.
dent, Miss Lizzie Coult, Newton.
John Wilson, an old German farmer
living some thirty miles south in the
strip, was arrested at Anthony Tues
day evening on a charge of stealing
wheat. He was taken before a JUS
tice, plead guilty and was fined $40
and costs. which he was unable to
pay, and was committed to the eoun-
ty Jail, The facts of the case are as
follows: Wilson, who las family to
support and not being in very good
circumstances, was forced to steal to
keep his family from starvation. He
stole 20 bushels of wheat from John
Null, living near Ruella, and hauled
1t to Anthony and traded it to the
Poorman Milling company for flour
and SO in money. He gave the flour
and money to Mr.. Null, who after
hearing the circumstances which led
to the theft, gave Wilson two sacks Of
-four A subscription was circulated |
and enough money raised to pay his
6ne, and he was released, Shortly |
after some parties from the strip who
knew him heard of the matter and in
formed the parties who had donated |
the money that the mans name was
not Wilson, and that he had consider
able property and was getting good |
wages for holding cattle in the strip.
George Kilborn, who had been active |
in raising the money to pay the fine
and costs, when he heard the facts in
the case, brought suit against him on
an agreement TO repay the money, /
and attached his team and wagon. The
fellow finally agreed to turn over
stock enough to pay back the money
and the costs in the action, and left
his team for security until the matter
was adjusted. s,.s