Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Dan Read is visiting in Kentucky.

Dan Read is visiting in Kentucky.
J.J. Dearth and wife left Monday
night for Colorado Springs to spend a
month.
Midgie Calhoun of Pratt who has
been visiting here returned to her
home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. DOdd Of Okla
homa, have moved to orr city TO make
it their future home.
Fred Altswager of the School ana
Fireside returned Saturday from a
prOtracted eastern trip.
Cow Creek with its placid and beau
tiful waters ETC., has been on sort of
high lonesome this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Nussbaum, have
gone on an extended trip to New York
and other points in the East.
Mrs. Harpole, on B West, returned
from Texas, Tuesday night, whittier
she went to get her recently deceased
sisters children.
The south side school house was
struck by lightning last week. A few
shingles were torn off and window
shattered. No other damage was
done.
Mrg. p. J. Leimeback. wife of our
accommodating Missouri Pacific agent,
left with her children Monday for Il
six weeks trip to The eastern seaboard
to visit relations.
The democratic state convention will
meet IN THIS city next Tuesday. Com
mlttees are at work and Hutchinson
will no doubt lose none Of her reputa-
tion for entertaining.
MIR. E. NJ. Broughton has purchased
the Stafford Peoples Paper of Horace
Foster and went up Monday to take
charge. Mr. BrOugLtOn formerly lived
in that town and worked in that Office
so that ne will not have much trouble
in getting hold. Success to him.
Mr.. John N. BarngrOyer of Little
River ca led at this Office Saturday and
he informs us that they not only have
a prospect for one Of the largest corn
crops ever raised there but that the
wheat that has been threshed has
turned out from Is to 20 bushels per
acre.
The Missouri pacific people have be-
gun to fill up their culYert on West b,
which was thought TO be in large meas
IRE responsible for the overflow of the
south part of the city LIST year. 1t is
understood that the river is rising far
up stream and the council acted
promptly and met with good results.
Died, the one year old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Phippen, Ray, passed
from earth to the arms Of the tender
master, last Saturday, after a three
days illness. The funeral services
were held Sunday afternoon and the
remains were inferred in the East side
cemetery.
A proud man is Chairman Hendee.
He has suddenly become pulled up.
Not in aYerdupOise but in spirit. lie
struts up and down the highways with
"mightier than thou" demeanOr that
is wonderful to behold. The reason is
ilO 10 pupb " OH NlC ' Ca hOuhN SllA NlhG
arrived Monday last.
Jacob Free2en who was sheling corn
near Butler one day last week at E. r.
Fennimor's, got his foot caught in the
horse power and the ankle was fairly
ground to pieces. Drs. Blake and
Graves from Inman amputated the
limb and he is dong as well as could
be expected. Bat 1t was very lam
entable accident.
One John Burrell from Cowley
county, who was serving six years
sentence for obtaining money under
false pretense, has been pardoned by
Governor Morrill, from the refOrma-
tory, or rather had his sentence COM
muted so that he will obtain his free
dom next month. lie has been con-
fined about two and One-half years.