Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-06-25
LOCAL AND Personal.

J.D. Weiner spent Sunday in Great
Bend.
Mrs. W. Y. Morgan is visiting in En-
pOria this week.
W. A. Ford left on the Santa Fe last
week to spend the summer.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Jordan of Cedar Rapids, Ia
is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Jean Cham, of Rockford, H., is
visiting her brother Frank in this city.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Fall and little daughter
left Friday for an extended eastern visit.
J. M. Vaughn and daughter Gene de-
parted Friday for an extended eastern
visit.
Lightning killed good horse for Pet
Nation four miles west Of town Saturday
night.
Mrs. Geo. Irvan and children left the
first of the week TO spend the summer in
Colorado.
Miss Minnie Cooper, Hutchinson
teacher, has gone to Colorado for months
recreation.
Mrs. Fl. II. Taylor and sister Miss Mary
Redderson left for summers visit in
Napoleon, o., Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cooter ARE enjoying
visit from their daughter Mrs. ID. q.
Winters of Trenton, Mo.
Rev. Berry of the Christirn church is
visiting his family in Charleston, ILL.,, but
expects to be back by Sunday.
The Missouri Pacific depot at Nicker-
son was set on fire by lightning Saturday
night but the flames were soon extin-
guished.
Mrs. L. 3. Young and Mrs. j. E. Hos
tutler returned Saturday from Burlington
Ia, where they have been visiting for
about three weeks.
County Superintendent Dawson, of
Reno county, visited the normal Tues
day in the interest of the State Reading
Circle'-Stafford Republican.
A horse belonging to Geo. Hurst ran
away with the buggy up main street
Tuesday but did no damage except to the
buggy which was badly demolished.
Frank Hopes of Hutchinson, accom-
panied by Master WILDER, drove up last
week to visit relatives and friends here.
Owing to poor health he decided to re-
turn on the train, leaving the horse and
buggy to be sent for later on Stafford
Republican.
The Ten Tens company which is play. |
ing this week at the opera house is more |
than maintaining the reputation it made |
when here before. There have been |
some additions to the company which
make it very much stronger than ever.
"FOrget-me-nOt' Monday night was
excellent.
Monday night, at Poplar school house
John A. Myers and II. Fierce with also
RI. Camel and DR.. Malcolm held
rousing silver meeting. The school house |
was full as 1t could be and the people
were enthusiastic. 1t was an Opon meet
ing of the silver league which meets
regularly out there.
During the storm Monday night the
lightning ran into the Midland hotel on
the electric wires OF the third story. At
ter burning the wires out it caused an
explosion of a gus pipe, and knocked con-
siderable plastering off on the second
floor. 1t is difficult to estimate the
amount of damage done, but it is suili-
cient to say it is small fraction of what
Landlord Usher and guests thought it to
be about tile time it was being done.
However II is considerable.
W. G.. Mckee, of Wichita, poor man
out of work vino was stealing a ride west
on passenger train No. l, last Thursday
night in search OF work jumped from the
cars and sustained injuries of which he
died next morning. He leaves wife
and child. He was taken to Streeter's
hotel where he talked quite freely. He
had been to Kansas City in search Of
work but not finding it there started for
Pueblo. He had letters Of affection from
his wife who was struggling tiercely with
poverty to maintain herself and child.
These are some of the passing woes of
these gold standard times.