Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-23

Glasses scientifically Adjusted Office In Ma
sonic Temple, hutchinson, Kansas.
LOCAL AND PERHONAL.
Pet Nation brought $50 head of cat
tile from Victoria, Texas, down on the
Gulf coast, to this county a few days
ago for feeders.
Brakeman Joe Pixley in making a
coupling last Thursday in the Santa
Fe yards, got a finger mashed. 1t was
the index finger on the left hand.
The council in the case to test the
Salvation army ordinance have agreed
on statement of facts and the argu-
ments will be heard by the court today.
Judge Thee. Botkin 10 in Washing
ton on political business, We don't
know what kind, the congressional
nomination don't come from Washing
ton.
John FOntrOn, who has been with
Henry ZlEn in the jewelry store for a
year Or more, will leave shortly for
Peoria, Illinois to attend jewelers.
school for about six months.
The case of John Sutton vs.. W. E.
Adkins, an action on prOmlssOry
note which was tried in the district
court last week was decided in the
plaintiffs favor.
The Reno County Poultry Show
will be held in this city December 9th
TO 9lst, and from reports now given
out it is expected to be larger, better
attended and with liveliel interest
than the show last year.
VIM. Il. Graves, Of Sheldon, ILL.,,
brother OF A.. j. Graves of this city,
came in Wednesday evening for
Christmas visit with relatives. He
gave them quite a surprise having been
gone seventeen years. His parents re-
side in Troy township.
A part of the litigation over the Syl-
via mill was disposed of last week.
The case of Hinshaw vs. Burnett was
tried, with verdict for the plaintiff
of $1,000 There is still another suit,
however, of the Fair & Shaak Lumber
Company against the Sylvia Milling
Company.
Martins trade for the holidays has
,been terrific. Not only has their main
store room on the first floor been filled
with busy shoppers, but the large rooms
upstairs filled with Christmas goods
have been almost Overrun. 2. Martin
az Co are fine decorators and their
reputation as progressive merchants is
much more than local
Martin Il Roberts are working on
proposition to refund the city's old
seven per cent bonds at lower rate of
interest. They are doing considerable
of this work over this portion Of the
state and will quite likely have some
proposition to make to the county COM
mIssiOners on similar matters at an
early session.
Mrs. Kate Randall, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. M. Arthur on b West,
died in Colorado last week Her body
was shipped to this place and the flu
neral was held at the Presbyterian
church on Sunday afternoon. She
had suffered with consumption for
some time and had gone to Colorado
hoping for help from the climate.
An order of court has been issued
for the sale of the Hutchinson g.
Southern r ilrosd, and the same will
he sold at the front door of the court
house on January 14th. The syndi-
cate which has been making the ex-
tension of the road into Oklahoma is
expected to buy it at the sale and it is
not thought the management will be
changed much.
The end of the trouble made by Geo.
Thomas, the Garnett musician, for
merly of this place, now of Lansing,
is not yet. The Oregon sheriff who
arrested him is hot after Governor
Leedy for the payment of reward Of
fered, as he claims by Governor Nor
rill for his arrest and which the man
who was ashamed of Kansas, never
paid. The sheriff now calls upon Gov.
'ern0r Leedy to uphold the credit of
the State.
We occasionally receive a correspond
'ence from some one who fails to attach
his signature and thus we are COM
PEELED to leave it out. Correspond
.ence is much desired but the CORE
;spondent's name should be attached,
that We may know whom it comes from
Also, we wish to say to correspondents
that the GAZETTE now goes to press
Wednesday afternoon, and copy must