Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-10-15

as is promised IN Lne cOmlhS '4
Mr.. Richard Mansfield and his Garrick
Theatre Stock Company, who come Tor
one night only to the opera house, on
October 18th. Mr.. Mansfield is noted
for the accuracy with which he pre-
sents all his performances, and MOTH
ing has been omitted; as consequence
the expense and magnifcence Oh all
his productions are tremendous his
company, too. is larger than ever De-
fore, comprising sixty players. IL De-
hooves our theatre-goers to under
stand the great cost that the local
management has sustained in bring
ing such a distinguished actor and
company to this city, and it is to be
hoped that the attendance Will be
large. Parties living out OF the city
can order seats of Manager OF opera
House and reduced rate has been Sc
cured on all railroads for this great
event of the season.
Three Ottawa girls ran away from
home and went to the bad, that's they
went to Paola.
The Atchison girls who were kissed
at the corn carnival were so tickled
they can't quit telling about it.
A Clay Center man keeps pet rat"
tle-snake. Another proof of the quail
ity of the whisky sold in that town.
Matte Handslip is one of the bellies
of Usage City whose hand does not slip
more often than the average risky
maiden.
Jacksnipe are appearing in Clay
county, and now that old snipe game
which had its run in the days of Solo
mon, will be sprung on some suspect
ing victim.
Mike Sutton has been allowed PEN
sion of eight dollars a month. Ihat
means little less water and little
more lemon when he invites his friends
to "No. 80" next winter.
People who believe that times are
hard out in Western Kansas have over
looked the fact that an electric belt
show took $3.50 out of Downs in less
than a week and that the Osborne
county fair association has offered
$1,000 in premiums.
Almost any man alive will be viii
ling to go ON the stand and swear that
he does not believe the woman is en-
tirelv at fault in a sensational suit at
Atchison where a husband of four
weeks sent his wife home to her moth
err because Sc got "soft" with other
men.
While some of his neighbors were
standing around on the street corner
listening to fellow discourse on the
woes of the farmer last week, Mr..
Green of Belle PLANE, slipped out Of
the crowd, rounded up twenty-one Of
his 2-year-old steers and sold them fol
six hundred dollars.
It costs about two dollars in Morton
county to raise a steer calf and run
him through until he is two years old
or what the cattle buyers call "a long
two" After the steer reaches that
nge he sells for SIS, which is gain tC
the owner of over one thousand pei
cent on the amount invested. Who
says it doesn't pay to raise cattle il
western Kansas.
Walter Wellhouse, one Of the grea'
apple growing firm, says the crop il
their Leavenworth county orchards
this year is practically a failure. Theil
Usage county trees will yield few car
loads, but the rest are not worth pick
ing. Mr.. Wellhouse attributes tn
failure to the fact that the trees Dor
too heavily last year. The averag
for the entire country will be less tina
one-half the normal crop.
It is said of South Leavenwort
Young man that he hangs around hi
girl like General Grant hung aroun
Richmond.
A farmer living a few miles frol
Powhattan, accompanied by his WIT
came to town to do some trading tn
other day, and after buying what the
wanted the old man left the old lad
sitting in the store, got into his WACO
and drove away, forgetting all abol
her until he got home. He made GOO
time back to town where he found Il
old lady waiting for him with a we
prepared speech which would not res
pretty in print.
w. L. Upshaw, formerly of Kansi
will go to Central America as an eva
gelist for the gospel union, taking h
wife and four small children with hi
Some men think more Of their religi,
than of their families.
The mothers of Atchison have
ganized against professional legpu
ers Here is tip for Topeka.