Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-08

Alfred hyde or CnlS CITY won all .nree
of the bicycle races at Sterling on the
Fourth and also came out first in foot
race. But this isn't all the glory
Hutchinson boys got. "Pica" Duncan
won second money in the bicycle races
at Wichita.
Local bicycle sports have arranged
for race ON July 10th between Jim
Hern and Hawkins, two local cham
piOns, The race is to take place on
StevensOn's new track, one mile east
of the city, and the distance is to be
seven and half miles.
Andy Anderson a Sweede working
at the salt works was brought up be-
fore the police judge and given fine
and costs amounting to $40. for riding
his horse on side walk the other day.
Too much liquid patriotism is pre-
sumed to have been the cause.
DR.. Ballou, of Haven, was bound
over Tuesday to the district court on
the charge of burglary and larceny as
accused by John johnson who was
tried for the same offense, as told be-
fore in the GAZETTE. He was repre-
scented by his attorney G. NJ. Williams.
M, Broughten, proprietor of the Peo-
ple's Paper at Stafford, the paper
fromerly operated by the editor Of the
Gazette, moved his plant to Wakita,
Okla. the fore part of the wee k,
This is a new town wanting paper
badly and he thinks he has a good
opening.
The band boys came near losing
almost the whole amount of the money
they earned il their trip to Sterling
the Fourth by leaving a lot of music
estimated to be worth about 10000 on
the train when they came home,
FATTY" Holiday went to Newton
next day and succeeded III recovering
1t however.
Mrs. Almerin Gillett whom it was
reported had won a suit in the federal
court at Topeka for $4,000 the latter
part of the week won tive more in the
district court of this county in which
judgem nts amounting to $4,000 on
alleged liabilities of her husband, who
is dead, were set aside.
Mrs. Workman, a lady from Wilson
county, was helped to her home by the
county commissioners Tuesday. She
came here to secure work and did work
for Mr. Geo. Updegraff till she tell and
seriously injured her shoulder which
incapacitated her from work for some
time. Having no friends here the
commissioners thought it best to send
the unfortunate woman to her friends
east.
G. F. Foley and Sam Jones, of Lyons.
were attending district court Monday.
Mr.. Foley was Rice county's candi
date TOR district judge in that district
at their convention which was held at
EllinwOod a short time ago. But each
county had candidate that their del
egates stayed by aud it resulted in a
dead lock The delegates are expected
to come together and try it again soon.
Otis Dean, a boy who few months
ago was parOled from the reformatory
and went to Missouri returned to his
old habits the other day and got into
horse stealing scrape. Acting Super
lntendent Lingenfelter went after him
to bring him back, but this time he
goes to the penitentiary at Lansing.
He is the son of a Well-tO. do Sedgwick
county farmer but seems to be sort of a
kleptOmaniac, the mania being for
stealing horses. 1t is said he stole
several before being lodged in the re-
formatory.
AND 1t ralned. After about three
weeks of weather that would make it
uncomfortable for his satanic majesty
and hot winds and flying gravel stones,
it raiued. Not very heavily but 1t
rained. In some places the rain wet
the ground quite nicely; in others little
fell. Yet it extended over large areI
covering ground from west of Sterling
east as far as any was needed. 1t also
is reported by men on the Il. & S. that
it extended south to MedfOrd. We are
thankful for this. very, but will be
more thankful for more. The corn is
Justnow reaching the critical stage and
more rain will be needed soon.