Hutchinson gazette., 1897-12-09

Governor Leedy WAS u visitor at the
Reformatory Thursday. The board
was in session and there was a general
accounting and love feast.
ST. Canterbury, president of the
defuuct Bank Of Hutchinson, it is said
is now employed with the Pittsburg &
Gulf railroad in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cost are the
happy parents Of "a new baby girl. Mr..
Cost is Mr.. P. Martins right hand man
in conducting his big business.
Ely D. Bryant, an old soldier living
south of town a short distance, died
Thursday night. he was nearly so
years Of age and had been living at the
soldiers home until recently.
The next attraction at the Hutchin-
son Lecture Course will be lecture
by Col. H. W. j. Hamm. of Georgia
At the NJ. E. church Monday evening,
December l8. 1t will be good.
Ora Skinner, of Galena, sun.in law
cf j. S. May, arrived Thursday to com
mence work for the Hutchinson Whole
sale Grocery Co., as travelling salesman
for their new notions department.
Willard Foster, sixteen year old son
of Warren Foster, formerly editor of
this paper. has made a contract by
which he is soon to take the stage as
profession. He will 90 as the star and
is said to be a first class actor,
Paul Bousman, Stafford county boy
barely Of age, has been deposited in the
Reno county Jail for safe keeping until
his trial for selling Intoxicating liquors
on indictment of grand jury. He is a
bright young fellow who shOuld.be in
better business.
The county clerks of Kansas will
hold their annual meeting in this city
in a few days. This will be quite an
important meeting for Hutchinson as
there are lO5 county clerks in the State
and incoming as we'll as the present
clerks are eligible and they are a rep
resentative class of men.
We recently heard minister tell a
pretty good story, with many sparkle
IN his eyes, before young Samuel be-
longing to his flock, He said, IA certain
young LADY singer had remarked that
she liked all the 'bims" in The church
bat there was one of those little ''Sams"
she thought particularly sweet.
A small bOv was arrested one day last
week for jumping on trains. A large
number of boys have been inclined to
this bad practice and it was thought
by the officers out of kindness to their
souls, and to save the angelic hosts the
trouble of too frequent greetings of
Hutchinson boys to make an example
of some Of them.
Reno county has two new pOstmas-
ters so we are informed, Postmaster
O'Harra Of Partridge is displaced by
man by the much loved name Of
Pitcher. MIR. Reitzel of Arlington, re-
signed and MIR. Trembly Is his successor
Mr.. Trsmbly is a good republican. He
takes the GAZETTE; that is our idea Of
a good republican.
A bold thief entered the rooms occu-
pied by J. M. McVey at No. 1O7 South
Main SATURDAY night through door
that was left unlocked through negli
gence, and stole small amount of
money from the pockets of MIR. McVeys
pants. Watches left near Dv were for
tunsLely left untouched So far no
clue as to who did it has been found.
David H. Baker died suddenly on
Thursday y,morning December 2nd, af-
ter eating hearty breakfast. The de-
ceased was an old soldier aged SO years.
He had large family of glOwn chill
dren who mourn his demise. he has
been making his home at the home of
his son j H. Baker of the firm OF Ba-
ker & Baxter, proprietOrs of the iron
foundery.
1t has been here, the beautiful snow
has, and ac omplished its mission of
driving the usual number of frail NOR
tails to poetry. The snow, the snow,
the beautiful snow. 1t pelts you in the
face wherever you go. 1t vets your
socks and freezes your feet, and you
find on the sidewalk an unwelcOme
seat. But Lord forgive us, think of
the wheat.
The VanZandt Implement Company
gave away steel range last week to
the lady who guessed closest to its
weight. They had numerous callers
Thursday and Friday and the various
mill companies of the city had their
! flours on display and gave away hot
a.-.se, q, advarfiaa THAR