Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-03

The depnsitors of the old st. John
Bank held little meeting the other
dsy to see what could be done with
that banking firm. They are very
much displeased with being nDloaded
on an insOlvent bank, while the St.
John Bank made money in the trans
action.
A grain buyer in a small neigh6or-
ing town PIT ont bis sign Oats wanted
within" The other day an old skinny
deIapldated horse was standingin front,
and wag tore down the sign and
hung it on the horse. When the col
ored "proprietorn Of the animal ap-
peared he used words we do not care
to reproduce.
Work on the new Santa Fe depot
commenced on Wednesday morning
when a gang of men began clearing
the ground. Side tracks are torn up
and he work is commencing in earnest
The dimensions Of the building will
be about 60x120 feet, and as we UNDER
stand it, is to be two stories high 1t
will be building which will be
credit to the Town.
Mr.. Henry Strickner, living about
four miles west of Haven, had the
misfortune to get his hand caught IN
cornsheller last week, while helping
Dan Muck. lie was scraplnE some
rubbish away from chain when his
fingers were caught and drawn IN
cutting and mangling the first TWO NJ
them so that they had to be amrutaled
This ia A severe accident.
Charles {. Chambers, an old settler
and the second proprietor OF the Reno
honse. died at his rooms IN that build
ing OIL Friday, May 18th. He came
here in 1871 at the age of thirty, and
conducted the Reno house for num-
her of years. OF late hp has leased 1t
reserying Iooms for himself and wire
h,s trouble was heart failure. Mrs
Chambers left with the body for Ohio,
Friday night.
Mrs A. D. Crotts, of Pretty Prairie,
wife of the business partner OF Senator
Field. died at her home Saturday OF
consumption afrera long illness, Mrs
Crotts was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Smith, of Haven, was %
wears of age, having been married ten
years She leaves two children, little
boy and girl besire her husband, She
ia spoken of as a noble christian woman
whose death is much regretted.
Major Henry Inman, we'll known
old time chAra 3ter along the Arkansas
river, and old regular army officer, and
somewhat of literary man, who
wrote history of the Santa Fe trail,
has been taken under the protecting
wing of Buffalo Bill, who has secured
a publsher for his book in the United
States and Europe Major lnman
was an eccentric character, always
broke and always will be even should
his book yield like mint
CAPTAIN Arnold, the newly OPP
pointed superintendent of the Reform
atory, was down two or three days ago
but has not yet returned to remain
1t not known what the cause is. but
in his absence, one of the members OF
the board who is here, Mr.. bingen
felter, is acting as superintendent
Two new guards have been appointed
and taken their places. Mr.. Lou
Csrrick of Kingman, who supercede'
Mr.. West, and Mr.. W. F Loll Of
Usage county, who supercedes Mr.
Flynn.
It is announced that the tearing
down of the round house at NickersOu
for removal to Newton commenced
the first of the week. AS fast as the
stone arrives at Newton it goes into
the new building. ADOnt dozen
round house men were also moved t.
Newton for work. The first work al
NickersOn WAS in tearing down the
old turntable. Sixteen engine crews
have been moved from Nickerson tC
Newton to take charge of the work al
mapped out nv the new time caro-
which makes Newton the division
station. All freights will run direc
from Newton 10 Dodge.
Sheriff Patten b IS fellow boarding
at his hotel, giving The name OF George
Johnson, who is said to be the sam'
fellow that worked large number O
farmers in this part of the country las
fall on book deal He then went un
der the name of Lawson, and canyaseC
for Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
securing an advance payment aud theI
never delivering the goods. He disap.