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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
The Ola Court nouse Bnrned

Monday morning at about 4 o'clock
the fire alarm was sounded and when
the citizens got up to find out where
the fire was, thew found the old court
house was being rapidly Quilted by
flames. 1t was bitterly cold night
and the fireman had DO infants task
Two or three Ofthe hydrants near the
place were frozen and they had to lay
their hose from considerable distance
down the street
The building had been occupied by
Mr.. Overstreet who had shoe shop in
it, and for storing broom corn of which
Messers Kent and Cook had a lot
probably thirty five or forty tons in it
which was totally destroyed. AS broom
corn is now a very good price it will be
quite loss.
The old land mark has been afire
several times before but the firemen
will probable never be called out
again for it, However the walls have
not collapsed, but appear to be badly
shattered.
The origin of the fire is not exactly
known but it is thOuOhU to have caught
from the chimney as it started near the
root. 1t had been used for lodging
tramps in the basement, which is the
old Jail, and they had a fire in there
for several tramps run in the even
ing before.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
DR. pTERCE'S Just One
Farmers Correspondence.
LINCOLN.


F. D. Hornbaker shipped car load of
fat cattle to Kansas City last week.
Eight of our Nimrods had match
hunt last week. They bagged 1850 rab-
bits.
Some Of your correspondents wish me
to give my experience in farming. Will
say IN the beginning that doubt if
farmer can make much money any more
under present conditions. Certainly he
can not desire to make any large amount
and have the golden rule in his heart, for
like every other line of business, ones
success is at Another's downfall. Sup
pose the papers should announce this
week that the wheat crop east of the
Mississippi would be an entire failure
this year, many west Of the river would
hive no compassion on the people there
but would rejoice in the prospect OF
getting little more for their wheat.
While would not like to say that any
one would rejoice in the great calamity
that is on the people of India today, yet
when he first news came Of the famine
there, the first remark l heard made was
shat means better price for our wheat"
Now l can not believe our farmers are
wholly without compassion for others or
ut least they are no worse than others in
other lines of business. Bnt many of
them being in debt and struggling to
pay their taxes and interest, they seem
TO hail with delight any thing that will
give relief, AS a general thing it is
that class Of people who vote ser
straight that will talk that way. They
have not learned that the most perma-
nent relief would be release from the
burdtnsome trnsts which are crushing
us and AN increase in the volume of
money by which the products of our
labor are measured. However we have
the conditions with us and in my mind
they will stay with us for the next four
years So think It is good plan for
farmers to exchange ideas and to aid
each other to stem the tide until we can
have government which is truly "of
the people, for the people ard by the
people" have already taken too
much of your valuable space, 80 will
quit by saying don't SOW oats yet.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.
n WiII,COat only n Cent a Calendar
Day 60 Keep Fully Informed OF
All IGs DOtnSB.

II WlllH11OAt only y vent AHiNHe"E
Dny 60 Keep Fully Informed OF
All It7 DOinSs.
The approaching Legislative session
will be Il lively and interesting one.
The Topeka Daily State Journal vii
publish full, fair and readable reports
maintaining the papers wide reputation
for fairness and the publication of the
news.
The legislative reports will be but one
of the many features of the state jour
nal, which gives the Associated Press
telegraphic, state, local, railraod and
general happenings, including much
news which never appears IN any one
other Kansas paper.
A new state admiNi tration always
furnishes Incidents and facts which all
are anxious to read about. &C.,,
Ninety cents sent now to the STATE
Journal, Topeka, or paid to one OF rs
authorized travelling agents, will secure
the daily edition, II sent by mai, For
three months, i. e. ninety days Tor ninety
cents. This will cover the entire legls-
lative session and about thirty days be-
sides. partly before and partly after the
legislature.
Wherever the Journal has carrier
system the daily will be delivered iOT
ten cents a week.
The State Journal is an eight page
daily newspaper and has the most com
plete aud best equipped plant, machinery
and building in the state.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

time ago he gaveto the reporters some
papers containing serious charges
against police officers by one Sleepy
Bourke. On witness stand he testified
that he had not read all that was con-
tanned in the papers but thought that
it was some other matters and knew
nothing about tho charges. The
blunder seems to have caused consider
able commotion.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

We are compelled to leave out excel.
emit correspondence from Arlington and
another from Westminster this week on
account Of their arriving too late. All
communications should be sent so as to
reach this Office by Wednesday morn
ing's mail. We are sorry that these
could not have reached us in time for
we prize these items from the country.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
The Hurley Trial.

The case of the State VS. Hurley
charged with giving forged deed to
W L Johnson for two lots in town
was long drawn. Trial commenced
Wednesday and it was not given to the
jury till Friday The argument among
the jury was about as long drawn, Sat-
urday night came and found them still
locked up There appears to be no
doubt that there was Il forgery COM
mitted and that Mr.. Johnson is out
fifty dollars paid for the lot but the only
question is whether Hurley is the guilty
one. The title - from a man named
Goodwin Hurley claimes to have
bought the property from q couple of
men named Hall and Winnifred re-
spectively but it appears that these
deeds are fOrgeries as testified by the
notary man from Pond Creek, Okla
homa before whom they were claimed
to have been acknowledged. file testi-
fed that a man named Estis had access
to his seal all it is supposed he fixed up
the deeds. The question in this trial
was to determin whether Mr.. Hurley
was accessory On Saturday night the
jury found HIM gailty but the prevail
ing opinion seems to be that others
were more guilty than he and that per
haps that some of them are here among
u.s.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
Resolutions OF the legislative club
of Lincoln Township.

WHEREAS, The price Of the products
O! the farm has declined in value so
much as to cause general hardship and
distress to such an extent that justice
demands that the burden Of taxation
and freight rates as also many other
unequal burdens shall be lifted from
tue shoulders of the farmers and thus
afford relief to many other classes of
laboring people. Looking to that de-
sirable end, we, t5e undersigned, with
OUT regard to past or present party af-
liliatiOns demand ampngOther necessary
reforms, and would respectfully ask
the members of the present legislature
to work for ana pass bills embracing
the following:
/. A maximum freight rate bill
patterned somewhat after the Iowa
law.
.. A two cent railroad fare.
3. We demand State uniformity of
school books to be printed by the State
AMI furnished to the people at cost.
4. We demand that the State board
of pardOns, the coal oil inspector, the
sanitary commissioners, the board of
irrigation and the grain inspector be
abolished.
5. That all the charitable institu-
tions be put under the supervision Of
one board, and that all the penal in
situations be put under one board.
6. That we demand county officers
salaries he reduced twenty-five per
cent. We demand that all fees be
turned into the treasury and all county
officers be given a stipulated salary.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
A Cnrrew ordinnnee.

Some of the ladies Of the W. q. I. u.
Of this city are starting a crusade for a
curfew ordinance. One thing is sure
that the presence of the large number
of'small boys on the street late at night
does no good to either the city or the
boys.
The ordinance is in force in many of
the larger cities as well as some of the
small ones and is generally said to work
well. is cheaplY enforced and reduces
crime among the youth.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
Saline, Kansas, Febrnary is to 10.

For the Annual meeting, Grand
Lodge A F and 4 NJ the Santa Fe
will sell on February Is to II tickets
to Sallna and return AZ rate of one
fare for the round trip, tickets will be
limited to February 10Th for return.
Leaving Hutchinson on our train No.
at 1879 a. m. you arrive at Salina at
6:25 p. m, returning leave Salina 9:35
a. m. arriving at Hutchinson $50 p. IN.
For full particulars call on or address,
j. ID SWEENEY,
Tel. %, Agent, Santa F5 Route.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

I. That the power Of the county
commissioners be reduced 80 that they
will be obliged to advertise for bids for
county printing and all other contracts.
That they be obliged to let them to the
lowest bidder only requiring good and
sufficient bond for the performance of
of their duties. That the power to re
NIT taxes by them be abolished and
that if anyone be RENTED, that it be
done by jury before the probate
court.
FRANKLIN MCMURRY, Chair.
FRANK BowsER, Sec.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
PnhlIc SAFE.

will sell aG public sale to the highest
bidder on my place at the terminus of
Avenue A east, Hutchinson, Kansas,
on Monday, Feb. 1, 1897. the following
property, to-wit: draft horse four
years old, 4 high-bred horses, consist
ing of: mare eight years old, l horse
seven years old, mare colts coming
one and two years DID,. l Jersy bull, l
team of mules, farm wagon, riding
cultivator, / lister, L stirring plOw, ]
set of double harness, all in good order;
and other things too numerous to men
ton. Sale to commence at l O'Clock
pm. Terms Of SALE. A credit Of nine
months without interest if paid when
due, purchaser TO give good bankable
paper; if not paid when due. paper to
draw interest at 10 per cent? per annum;
from date; all sums Under 80. cash;
a ten per cent discount for cash will be
given on all sums over S.. No property
to be removed from premises till terms
of sale are complied with.
Mrs, JOHN SPIRES.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

The PRELIMINARY trial of Miss Eva
Beam charged with abducting the
funds from the post Office will be held
before commissioner Sherman at
Wichita nsxt Friday, january Is.
This will be merely to determ!n
whether there is sufficient evidence
against her to warrent binding her
over to the March term of the United
States district court.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Happy welded life depends largely on the
health of the wife. Her health depends a
great deal on her knowledge of her physical
makeup -the trials she must meet the
measures she must take to preserve her
health. She may have this knowledge alb
solutely free If she will ask for 1t. II Is con-
tanned in DR.. PieTce's great medical book,
THE Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser" go, COO copies of this book have
been sold at the regular price, $I.So. As It
Is now offered in heavy paper covers 1t con-
tains the same matter. The 1908 pages with
900 illustrations are the very same. This
pense of mailing only. For ten cents more
l3I cents in ALL, you can have the book
in fine French cloth.
This book will give you, for a few min
utes' reading each day, the best that Doctor
Pierce has learned in over thirty years of
study and practice of medicine. You have
this knowledge condensed, boiled down.
There Is not one wasted or superfluOus word
in the book. It is not book to be hidden
away and consulted secretly A few chap
tiers are especially for women. These are
carefully illustrated and free from profess
sional terms. The. book is what its name
implies. 1t is an educator for busy people.
Send to Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso-
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DR. PIERCES Ts o~ S snd l tS.s piFmER ss
disappear in a day or two, and are only no
ticed because they are unsightly things and
vexatious things. But they are more than that:
They are warnings. Signals that the blood
is impure a condition that may terminate in
serious illness. Impure blood is due to constipa-
ton, and constipation is cured every time by DR.:
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One Pellet in mild
cases, otherwise two. Never PELLETS.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

State Camp Meeting oil the Modern
Woodmen of America will be opened
Tuesday of next week, February 2.
Meeting will be held in the Masonic
temple. There will be some four or
five hundred delegates present and the
accommodations of the town will he
taxed. Headquartert at the Bruins
xuiok
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Tue fouth entertainment of the
Hutchinson Lecture Course will be
given Saturday evening Jan. 80, 1897,
by the Jessie Caouthoui concert com
pany at the First NJ. E. Church, COM
.mencing at $50. Tickets on sale at
Henry S. Zinn's jswelry store. Single
admission, reserved seats SOC. This
company hasa high reputation in the
East where most Of their work has
BEEN done, and comes to US highly
recommended.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
Rn,Ier Into enc Powwow.

R. NJ. Easley, formerly of this city,
now of Chicago, secretary OF the civic
federation of that city, has been having
a little excitement down there. Some
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
For Sale.

A number of choice thoroughbred
Poland China male pigs old enough for
service. For prices and particulars
call on or address, N. p. HAMMOND,
1874 Coal Yard, No. 81, Ave A, East.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Friday night Jan %, Mr.. Logan
Cress and Eva NJ. Hood were married
both of this city.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

S. L. Taggart, of Brown county,
Indiana, arrived last week to spend
the summer with his brother W. f.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Monday evening shortly before six,
a fire alarm was sounded aud the com
pany made a run out to Fourth and
Madison but found no fire. On their
way back they learned it should have
been First and Madison, but the lire
was uuenched before they arrived.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

The New Universalist church corner
Second and Poplar streets. Services
next Sunday morning and evening,
subjects of sermons; "What is the use
of going to church," and "a common
sense view of the Atonement " Every
body heartily welcome.
GEO. A. FALCONER. Pastor.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Hutchinson re-
turned Tuesday morning after few
days visit to Wichita.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

On Friday Jan. %, the probate judge
married Mr.. Fred D. Lang and Katie
White of Hayes township, at his Office
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

A union gospel temperance meeting
will be held at the First NJ E Church
Sunday evening at 1870, to which all
are cordially invited. Rev R A. Hoff-
man representing the State Temper
ance Union, will be present to address
the audience.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Mr., II. ! Damnth nf this city has
been granted pattenton an apparatus
for manufacturing salt.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Last week in writing up the assault
on Miss Mary Wire we stated that Mr.
Ralph BarstOw had been arrested and
turned loose on proving an abb. But
it seems that he was not arrested.
The police merely made some inquiries
and not finding sufficient evidence no
arrest was made.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Prof. Hoagland was on a trip east
last week arranging some matters per-
tanning to the coming musical jubilee
of next spring. Newton and Emporia
musicians are preparing already for
the contest.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Rev. Bradshaw Of the Baptist church,
last Friday preached the funeral OF a
Mrs. Finch at Nicherson, member Of
his church at that place.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

J.W. L. Hamlin who has been work
ing for the Hutchinson Hardware 20.
for the last six years expects to quit
the first Of next month.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Monday evening at a special meet
ing, Judge Simpson granted a divorce
separating VIM. M. Reed and wife,
also one separating colored family by
the name of Reed.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

Frank Tucker, of Minnesota town
ship, who was shot in fight with
Young Birch few weeks ago has re-
covered so far as to be out and around
again. Birch has not been caught.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

The preliminary trial of Miss Beams
charged with being connected with the
shortage in the post office, Is post
poned until Wednesday, February 10.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28
mr.. W. MAeUIRE,
SPECIALIST,

nR.J.w. MAeUmE,
SPECIALIST,
N Diseases Of Eye, Ear, Nose AMI
Throat.
Glasses Scientifically Adjusted. Office in Ma
sonic Temple, Hutchinson, Kansas.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-15
Something to Know.

1t may be worth something to know
that the very best medicine for restoring
the tired out nervous system to healthy
vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine
is purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
to the nerve centres in the stomach,
gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys,
and aids these organs in throwing eff
impurities in the blood. Electric Bit
ters improves the appetite, aids diges-
ton and is pronounced by those who
have tried it as the very best blood puri-
fer and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for
SOC or $1.00 per bottle at Blakeley &
Houghton's Drug Store. (2)
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-15
The View. of sarasta.

MADRID. Sept. 14.-Senor Sagasta, lib
eral leader, in an interview on the SUBJ
ject of the Cuban insurrection, says the
uprising instead of dying out is spread
ing considerably. In addition Senior
Sagasta says the situation in the Philip
pine islands is serious. He also asserts
the Carlist propaganda in Spain cannot
be viewed with Indifference, and ex-
presses the belief that a reconciliation
between the political parties in Spain
is impossible as long as the conserva-
tives are in power.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-15
GOLD FROM YUKON
Steamer Belle HOmeward
Bound With S5OO,OOO.
THE STEAMER BRINGS NINETY MEN
some Are ProspectOrs Fleeing Before
the Shadow OF Famine Lower
ing Over Dawson.

ANvIK, Alaska, Aug. %, via Seattle,
Sept. lathe steamer Bella, of the
Alaska Commercial Company, passed
the steamer Hamilton this afternoon.
There are ninety passengers on the Bel
la, seventy miners returning with their
stakes, said to aggregate 100000, and
the remainder are prospectors fleeing
from the shadow of famine to come.
Louis Sloss, jr., of the Alaska Com
mercial Company, who was on board,
confirmed all the reports hitherto given
of the shortage of food supplies.
1--WE have been compelled to adopt
measures" said be, "to prevent single
individuals from corneriDg the food sup
plies. For this reason we have limited
the quantity of grub to be sold to each
person. One sack of -four each week ls
all that any man is. allowed to purchase.
We closed our store for time after the
Bella arrived, declining to sell to anyone
until we found out what we had in stock
and how far it would go toward supply
ing the orders we had already. We will
not sell supplies to either hotels or res
taurants, and as far as possible to miners
only"
Jack McQuesten; the Alaska CONNER
cial Company's trader at Circle City,
who was one of the number on board
the Bella, says there is notenough pro-
visions in the Yukon country now to
supply the demand.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-15

sistant United States director of fisheries
at juneau, on the 5th inst, have been
received. Fl. M. Kntchin, agent of the
treasury department, has arrived here
and states that Boatman was taken i'll
and wandered to the beach, where he
was found unconscious. He was re-
moved to a hospital where he died. No
signs of violence were found upon his
person and an autopsy revealed that
death was due to apoplexy.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1897-09-15
SPANISH sMAoks FIRED UPoN.
An Exciting Incident on the Florida
Coast.


Coast.
TAMPA, Fla, Sept 1.-THE Spanish
consul here, Pedro Soils, is wrathy be-
cause the state patrol steamer Germ
fired on several Spanish smacks. The
Germ is a large trim launch belonging
to the state health board, and is armed
with small cannon. The Spanish
smacks hover around the coast and sell
spanish liquors, etc., to the sponging
and fishing vessels that come here, thus
infringing on the quarantine laws. This
practice .is to be broken up, and the
state health authorities have adopted
stringent measures. Last week two
were captured, and the American and
Spanish vessels caught together were
sent to quarantine.
While"the Germ was on her last trip
she sighted two Spanish smacks and
they put to sea. Finding she could not
overhaul them, the launch sent a solid
shot after them. The second shot
brought them to, and they were sent to
quarantine.
The Spanish consul wired a com plaint
to Washington after the firing on the
Spanish vessels, and the matter was
brought to the attention of DIR. Porter,
state health officer. Mr.. Porter and
Mr.. Soils had a conference yesterday in
which the health officer, who is retired
naval physician, plainly told the consul
that the smacks would be fred on and
hit, too, if they did not stop when sig
nailed.
There was much feeling over the fir
ing, as the Cubans have made much ado
over. the matter of an American vessel
firing on the Spanish flag. and jeered
the Spaniards here about it.