Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-01

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newspapers.
We understand that Mr.. ROllman,
.one of the oliest settlers of the county
who lived near Pretty Prairie, died
Saturday night and was buried Sun
day.
A couple of yOug men, named re-
spectively Jacob Reisin and Abraham
Dick of Newton, we're drowned at
Cleasssn's Mills on the Little Arkan-
sas Monday. They were riding in a
boat which upset.
The Hutchinson Ladies' Chorus
met last week and discussed the prof.
ect Of entering the contest in the Salt
Lake Jubilee next month. but they
finally decided the trip was too long
and the weather too hot and quit.
Sheriff Patten took James NJ Baggs
of Abbyville, to the insane asylum at
Ossawatomie, the latter part Of the
week. He has been little ''Off, p" it
was thought for long time but it was
only recently that 10 became violent.
Miss Jesse Barton, daughter OF W..
F Barton, formerly of this place, died
at her home in Terre Haute, Indiana,
last week. She was about sixteen
years of age and had numerous
friends in this city who mourn her
death.
The Wichita wheelmen have ex-
tended an invitation to the L. A. w.
of this city to attend their races on
July 81, at which time Wichita is to
celebrate. A large number will prob
ably attend and quite likely some will
contest.
Last Thursday Harvey Esimiminger
went 10 the mill and tried to contract
all his wheat. The best offer he could
get was fifty cents and in order to get
that it was to be delivered last week.
Yet republicans try to make it appear
that prosperity is here.
Z. M. BrOughtOn, who operates the
Peoples Paper at Stafford, put whose
family still resides here, came near
dying last Sunday night Of an old
hernia. The doctors were all ready
to perform an operation when some
turn for the better occurred.
News from Ellinwood says that lot
of tramps tried TO capture freight
train at that place last week. They
held up the engineer and fireman with
revolyers, but were finally driven
off by posse and some of them cap.
tured, who were armed with reVolVers
knives and burglars tools.
Joe Bristow's AK has again fallen in
Reno county. c. W. ripton's appoint
ment is announced az postmaster ct
Sylvia, There were several other can
didates in the field among whom were
Tom Lich6eld and Joe Ball. The Of
fee is no bonanza, but still pays we'll
enough to be eagerly sought after.
DIR. Irwin, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at this place, received the intel
ligence from the board OF trustees of
Washington and Jefferson college, at
Washington, Pennsylvania, from which
he graduated in 1874. that at a recent
meeting of the board the degree of
Doctor of Divinity was conferred upon
him.
o. W. Hen6ee was IN Topeka during
the big hailsiorm there last week an d
reports that the newspaper accounts
of it were not exaggerated. He says
that tin roofs looked as though they
had been punched with a pick axe.
There has been much rain all over the
east part of the state and even close to
home.
Guile a party left Hutchinson on the
Christian Endeavor excursion to Cali
fornia. They were ]. r. and John A.
Wilson of Mcpherson county, Mr..
Malick and daughter of this city, A.
J. Kingsley and two daughters, Park
Johnson, Mr.. Harris and wife of Me-
dora, Q Robinson and wife and Mr..
Oscar Davis and wife.
On Friday evening July 9th, DR.. W..
A. Quale will open the Normal lecture
course with one of his best produc-
tiOns. The week following this Ed
win L. Baker will present general
entertainment and the week of July
18th, Jas. Clement Ambrose will de-
liver one of his numerous popular
lectures. Prices 25c each or a season
ticket for SOC. Tickets now on sale.
The Wichita weather bureau man
concluded that the excessively hot
weather week or Two ago was the re-
suit of the large meteor which was
seen so vividlv a week ago Sunday.
He saws it had been travelling this way
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