Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-04-22

testify at the Topeka investigation.
The nir-ship came down at Arkansas
City, sailed up to the water tank of the
Santa Fe, pulled the lever and took on
water.
The grave of Preston b. Plumb in
the EmpOria cemetery is unmarked by
anything save the green mound which
covers him.
A prominent Kansas paper notes
that this is the time of year when the
Ancient Order Of Hen Shooers are call
ed to order.
Kansas has overworkcd the word
plug 1t means a hat, stopper,
railroad train, an old horse, blow,
mutilated coin.
The Topeka Retail Groccrs aSsocia.
ton is discussing clearing house sys.
tenn to be used by Topeka business
men of all classes.
The drug stores of Burlington have
quit selling whisky and the water
sprinkler has begun business sixty
days earlier than usual.
The truth Of the airship matter is
that some one is spending his fortune
sending up paper balloons or stars APP
proach the earth and float.
The Anthony branch of the Frisco
has put on one car for the renewed run
which carries passengers, mail and
baggage within the same walls
DIR. Pitcher of Winfield, has on the
front porch of his residence safe in
which he keeps his jewelry, precious
stones, silverware, and so fourth.
A Jewell county man who had work.
ed out lecture entitled, sin Libby
Prison." has changed it to "A Boy in
the Army" and is doing very we'll.
Boys are going bare feet, men are in
their shirt sleevs, and women go down
town mornings in their Mother Hub
bards-signs of spring at Winfield.
Judge Gregory of Garden City will
go to sanitarium. A year ago he
had measles, which left malady of
some kind that gives him great deal
of trouble
The members of the Newton fire de-
partment have presented Chief Foltz
with gold-headed cane. This is
more sensible present than helmet
that weighs ton.
Newton claims to do so much more
business than Hutchinson that a man
from the latter town on the streets of
Newton the other day was absolutely
Frustrated by the activity.
Auditor Morris is complying strictly
with the law passed by the last legis-
lature requiring him to deduct unpaid
taxes from amounts allowed counties
for the care of destitute insane.
A Chicago professor identifies the
air-ship as the moving star Alpha Ore
nois. If that is true, some one on Ore
nois dropped a half-peeled potato, for
one fell from the sky in Atchison.
A Kansas man who spent nearly all
his life on the frontier says that most
of the brave men were killed because
they did not draw their revolvers soon
enough. lie says the towards always
whipped their guns out first.
The Dunliards of northeastern and
southern Kansas met in convention on
April 10, II and Is at Sabetha. The
convention comprises one-fourth of the
membership in the state and about $50
delegates were in attendance.
The annual conference OF the Meth
odist stewards of the Newton district
was in session at Newtsn April Is.
Each steward gave an estimate of just
how much his church would be able to
give to home and foreign missions.
A drug store at Arkansas City was
robbed of twelve bottles of wine the
other night, and the local paper iuno-
Gently remarked that suspicion natur-
ally falls on number of small boys
who have been on drunk for several
days.
The new Masonic hall in Linn, which
takes the place of the one burned n
year ago, is completed at a cost, in.
Guiding the furniture, of $500. This
hall will be dedicated in May. at which
Grand Master William NJ Shafer OF
Topeka and Past Grand Master j. c.
Postlethwaite of jewell City will be
present.
The Odd Fellows Uf Hutchinson viii
celebrate the 18th anniversary of the
orders existence on April 90. Several
hundred guests are expected. Invita-
tions have been sent out to AZ different
lodges of surrounding towns. Among
the cities that will be represented are
Newton, Wichita, Sterling, Nickerson,
Lyons, Mcpherson, Canton, Inman,