Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-14

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Ex-COunty Superintendent Sam Hill
is the happy dad Of wee small girl
that was born while he was away at
the State fair. That was lucky week
for Sam.
The first attraction of the Hutchin.
son lecture course will ba Clara Schu.
mans Ladies Orchestra of Chicago
who will appear Monday evening, Oct
18th.
Miss Gertie Stamberg was severely
burned Saturday at Mr. COStillO's.
While lighting gasOlene stove the
flame caught her sleeve making pain
full wound.
1t Is now time to call attention to the
fact that the time is nearly up for reg
istering for the county election. Ifyou
havn't registered, do 50, and il your
friend hasn't registered have him do so.
A small unauthorized smu lge in the
smoke house behind MOrrlson's meat
shop on South Main called out the fire.
department Tuesday but there was lit.
tile work and no damage beyond side
OF meat or some such quantity
The men injured in the wreck
of Lemen Brothers show at this place
last week we're taken to Topeka where
they were placed In hospital. One of
them, Bakerfipld, the State Journal
says, got up and around too soon and
had relapse.
The board of managers of the Re-
formatory were in session the fore part
of the week looking after some of the
new buildings and considering the mat
ter of paroling some of the inmates.
Several paroles were decided upon but
have not been made public.
John Myers returned the last of the
week from Brown county where be went
with couple of car loads of hogs. He
had bad luck with his hogs by getting
them scalded, and then took sick him
self for about u week, He is here now
and will make his presence felt till after
the votes are cast.
Miss Lu StrattOn. who has Teen en-
plOyed In the post Office for long time
as delivery clerk, has resigned her pos
itiOn much to the regret Of large mum.
her Of the patrons of the Office, Miss
lStrattOn mas been faithful, courteous,
painstaking emPlOye, who has merited
the good favors she has won from 20
many people.
DR.. COmstock, of Hutchinson, got his
good right hand broken at the Kansas
City carnival, and not being able to de-
fend himself new 81 silk tile was
tOyed with until it resembled last
years birds nest. -Kansas City Times.
The doctor explains that the accident
happened by slipping while hurrying
across the junction. His thumb was
.dislocated by the fall.
Horace Foster and l.. B. McClurg
went out to sale the other day to look
after the fences They found a couple
of republican candidates there cutting
"a broad swath, but when they met the
two populists it was narrowed down to
"a small measure. If they don't keep
up better nerve than this they may as
we'll count their game lost.
An itinerant fellow, giving his name
as B. N. Purdy was arrested by the po-
lice Sunday for peddling cheap iewelry
without licence. He was fined s.
and costs and in default was sent to
Jail. His partner showed up next day
but was unable to pay the fine. He
was thought to be rather shady char
.acter which was one reason for his ar
rest.
October 18th. is the date for Clara
:Schuman's ladies Orchestra which
will appear at the First NJ. Z. church.
Tickets on sale at Henry Zinn's Jew
elry store. These ladies appear under
the auspices of the Hutchinson lecture
course, and are recommended as being
among the best attractions of the sea-
son. We are glad to say seats are sell
ing rapidly.
Mr.. John Fox, so well kown to every
Hutchinson man as the able represent
tative of the "Great Rock Island
Route" and heretofore the general
agent at this city has been promoted.
Hereafter he will act as general COM
mercial agent from Kansas CITY to
Liberal, with headquarters aud an up.