Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-21
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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Otis Odell and wife of Joplin, Mo. j..
are visiting the family OF Ed. Odell in
this city.
Mrs. C. L. Usher of the Midland Is
visiting in Arkansas City, in the family
of II. f. Hatch.
Mrs. F. &. Bacon of Mound City, is
visiting her sister in this city, Mrs. w.
G. VaDZandt.
Mrs. DR.. Justice is visiting in Iowa
and Illinois and expects to stay a couple
of months.
A large number of our Knights of
Pythias have been attending grand
lodge in Topeka this week.
Carl Schebee left Monday for visit
in Lawrence and Toledo where he will
remain during the summer.
Charlie Williams attended United
States district court in Kansas City the
latter part of the week.
S. D. Crosby left Saturday for Sara
toga, N. Y, where he attends the Pres
byterian general assembly as delegate
Col. Hoisington of Newton was in
the city Monday evening to give Com
pany E, national guards its annual in
spectiOn.
Miss Sadie Fuller who has been Yisi.
ting her cousin Miss Sadie Bertram
left Saturday for Wichita thence to
90 to Kansas City.
Rev. W. X. Berry of Charleston, Ill.
preached at the Christian church last
Sunday morning and evening. He will
also do the same next Sunday.
r.. A. Campbell. D. w. Kent, n. l.
Holloway, and Will Duyal went to
Topeka 20 attend Grand Lodge Of the
X. of Z. the first of the week.
Arthur LaBelIe, former citizen Of
Hutchinson, and an architect who de-
signed number of our best buildings
died at Marion, Ind. this week.
The refOrmatory board spent Sunday
at the institution, Mr.. O'Neil and Mr.
Peters returning home Sunday night,
Mr. I-ingenfelter remaining few days
Mr.. NJ. Heisler and wife of Cham.
paign county, Illinois, arrived the fore
part of the week on visit to theil
many old acquaintances here, and will
remain till after the jubilee.
W. f. Craig & Co. had a boy about
twelve or fifteen feet high distributing
bills for their mammoth store, on Mon
day. This is a pretty tall boy but he
represents tall store.
Farmers who wish to insure either
farm property against wind or fire Of
growing crops against hail in the Farm
eTs Alliance Insurance company SHOULD
call at this office.
A dusky hued lad by the name o
Wesley Kerns was arraigned in Jns
tice Barclays court charged with ap
prOpriating other peoples chickens TO
the support of his own appetite.
There was very severe hail storm
in the region of Sterling last Frida.
which did great damage to wheat, corr
and fruit trees. In fact it Is said il
the path of the storm the growing crop
were literally pounded into the ground
Holidays military band has been re
organized and is getting ready for thu
season. 1t is said the band as it is re
organized will make Il stronger ont
than ever before. This is surely pleas
ing for they have had an enyiable rep
utatiOn.
Mrs. Mary Kelam of Clay township
died Monday night at DR.. Stewart
hospital as the result of an operation
performed in the morning. The de
ceased leaves family of three chill
dren besides a husband to mourn he
death.
We learn that our predecessor, II. S
Foster had the misfortune TO get thu
ends of two of his fingers mashed of
IN a job press at Stafford the other day
The middle finger it took off about a
the roots of the nail the other only
little of the end.
Mr.. w. L. Hopkins of Harrington
was in town Tuesday on business ant
made this Office . pleasant call. Mr.
Hopkins is an ardent populist and
man of the kind we need. lie speak
we'll of the prospects in his part Of tn
country.
Rev. Irwin at the Presbyterian GhurCI
delivered the baCcalauTeate sermon /
the graduating class of the high schoo
last Sunday. The class and the faCult
of the high school occupied front seat
and the house was well filled. 1t wa
a very excellent address.
Mr.. Z. B. Cook who is the head G
the loan department of the PhOeni
fire insurance company of Hartford
Conn, has been IN the city few day
looking after some of the company
investments. He thinks Kansas Gro
prospects are the best he ever saw,
! About forty juveniles enjoyed tn
| hospitality of Miss Edith Welch at he
home in the Atwood terrace Monda
evening. 1t was the tenth birthday {
the little maid and was right merrill
celebrated. She received Il number (
handsome presents and the guests hu
a general good time.
Sunday afternoon while Robe
Brown and another boy were waikiki
through Miller's grove, within the co
pOratiOn limits, they heard the repO
of a gun and the Brown boy vel
quickly discovered that n bullet Ia
passed through his hand making
flesh wound. The boys did not s.
anyone in the grove except themselye
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