Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-02

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improvements on their hall at Atchi-
son.
Sunday afternoon the largest confec-
tionery store in Ottawa was damaged
by fire to the extent of $3.50.
o. ]. Stoel1er and R. Mcintyre of
Pittsburg, were held up Monday night
by foolpads in the heart of the city.
Henry hasten, an old and well
known German citizen of LeaVenworth
died Tuesday night.
On the same day Kjeldsen was de-
feated for Surveyor in Rush county,
Poltflia was elected Surveyor of Ellis
county.
Mrs. Indiana Wilson of Abilene,
aged about IS, had an arm broken
Tuesday by her horse running away.
The horse was killed.
The two story building occupied by
Smith &c Henry's general merchandise
store was burned at Broollville Sun
day. The loss was about $4,000.
Father Hilary Rosenfelt, a jew, who
came to Atchison from Bohemia years
ago, was Tuesday ordained priest at
st. Benedict's church at Atchison.
A cave in of the Wear Coal company
mine No. 2 at Kirkwood Tuesday
flooded the mine to depth of seven
feet The men and mules were saved.
Tuesday evening at Belpre, two
strangers attempted to hold up Mr.
Donavin in his store and shot him in
the hand. Both have been captured.
The preliminary trial of Isaac EN-
met and Fred Gore and Ollie Gore for
killing James Amis at Lebanon, Nov.
80, resulted in holding them without
bail.
When the Rev. Mr.. Coe left Manhat'
tan he thought he had converted all
the sinners, but three came in from
the brush last week and gave them
selves up.
The house of Mrs. L. L. Malcott OF
Fort Scott, was robbed of S. and some
silverware, and then set on fire by the
thieves. The house was almost COM
pletely destroyed.
Fort Scott's sugar boom was not
any great shakes, but as poultry and
egg shipping station it claims to rank
second in the United States. 1t yields
first place to Clinton, Mo.
DR.. T. B. Kirkpatrick, secretary of
the state board of health inspected the
blind asylum at Kansas City Tuesday,
and said it was in better condition
than any other in the state.
When Judge Strang left Kansas he
unloaded upon Judge Vandivert a lot
of horses. Vandivert, after waiting
for market long while, has gone to
Old Mexico in search of one.
Michael Carroll of Olathe, a young
man met death Tuesday while hunting.
One of the party stumbled and dis
charged both barrels of his shotgun,
the contents lodging in CAROLS bow
els.
Judge Alden of Wyandotte county,
gave the county the claim of a pre-
ferred creditor upon the securities
forming the assets of the defunct Citi-
zens' bank of Armourdale, to the
amount of S47, OOO
Rev. D. II. Brechbill, of Atchison,
sent to Oklahoma by the Quaker-like
sect of River Brethren, returned after
distributing the aid sent from Atchison
and reports hundreds of settlers in
the territory in great need of assist
ance.
The Missouri Pacifc's new depot at
Fort Leavenworth has been completed.
The old depot belonged to the govern
ment, and is being torn down. The
old depot had stood for thirty years
and was land mark. 1t will be used
for kindling at the Fort.
Saturday night the new Guelicll
hotel at Hiawatha was set on fire in u
hallway among shavings, but no dam
age was done. Sunday morning the
Commercial hotel was destroyed by
a fire, almost beyond doubt incendiary.
The property was worth $4,000. The
guests all escaped.
Rev. Robert Seymour, former pastor
of the A. NJ Il. church at Fort Scott,
and who stands charged with assault
ing Lizzie Hancock, has sued the
sheriff and deputy sheriff at Louisville,
Ky., for $4,000 damages for alleged
false arrest. The girl has refused to
testify against him.
Judge Biddle of Fort Scott has filed
a motion asking the court to require
Receiver Mitchell of the State bank, to
pay to L. c. Boyle SO, $50 which j. R.
Colean, the defaulting cashier assigned
to him as attorneys fees. Colean
claimed to have that amount in the
possession of d. +. Coon.
A young Oklahoma couple, who had
just been married and were on their
way north, applied at the police sta
ton at Lawrence, for place TO sleep,
saying that their money had given out
and they wanted some place to stay,
and were given it. They were in the
best of spirits, and the young man
was hopefully looking forward to next