Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-10
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

LOCAL AND PERAONAL.
w, ID. Morrison editor of the Sterling
Demo rat was a caller at this office
Monday
Mr.. Relchenberger, of LangdOn, g
prosperous farmer of that vicinity, PAID
visit to the city last week.
James Alphin, who has been in jail
for sometime for selling liquor was lei
out by the commissioners Tuesday.
Mr.. L. W. Bell. on E East, has been
quite sick for sometime with pneu'
mOnia. At last reports he was begin
ming to recover slowly.
Walter Ellis, of the KinGman Jour-
nal who drilled the Second Regiment
minstrels, is entitled to much credit
for the success OF the show.
Six towns are cOntesting for the
county seat in Kay county, Oklahoma,
of which Blackwell IS one, and Kay
City Only a mile and a half distant IS
another.
F. D Hornbaker. of Lincoln town
ship, was in Stafford county looking
for some steers last week. Bnthe con-
cluded they are too high to be good
time to buy.
Mr.. J. R. Wilson from north of the
city returned from Olcott Friday,
where he had been to visit his brother
John who was very sick. He was bet
ter, however, when he left.
The American Steam Laundry is un-
dergoing some difficulty in getting out
its large volume of business this week
on account Of being torn up putting IN
new machinery. They are about doub-
ling their capacity.
The fire company made a long run
down to the Arkansas river bridge last
week on the alarm that it was on fire
They found two little patches where
the flames could be seen without the
aid of a microscope.
The Sedgwick county central com.
mittee met last week and resolved
against June State convention. They
also appointed a committee to investi-
gate the workings of the metropolitan
police system in Wichita.
We understand j. Bigger left for
KlOndyke for two years, Thursday
We are told that he went IN the employ
of the government. B. S. Rexroad
helped fix thermometer for him which
would register ninety degrees below
zero.
1t appears very much as though in
the near future sixteen to one might
be the dominant ratio in high schools
as we'll as in finance. The ratio of
girls to boys in the class of 1913 in the
Hutchinson high school is eight to one
and each year it seems to increase.
The Woodmen held blowout at
Haven Thursday night last week, of
the proportion of about seventy-five
members in attendance with joy super
abundant The lodges at Burton and
Mt. Hope sent good delegations, the
one from Burton numbering about
thirty.
Perry White, negro boy who has
been at the Reformatory for some time
was psrOled last week, being nearly
dead with consumption. A young man
named Blowers was also parOled. He
was the last of those brought here from
the penltentiary and his term had ex.
pired.
Jerry Simpson has scored another
victory in the pension department
The widow StOwell northwest of Hutch
insOn in the edge Of Rice county, had
a claim that was pending for four or
five years and could get no results.
Friends wrote TO Jerry, he got it called
up and few days ago it was allowed.
A young man called Bradsn who was
released from the reformatory few
months ago has gone wrong again. He
stole horse and buggy near Hume
we'll and another near Arkansas City.
He was arrested at Kingfsher, Okla
hOma, and will probably be sent to the
penitentiary. 1t is said his reckless
ness arises from his infatuation for
Hunnewell girl.
1t is claimed that q bill has passed
the house, by Representative Bartholdt
whoever he is, to grant right of way
through the Indian Territory to the
Nebraska, Kansas & Gulf railroad
which was chartered in this State a
short time ago. Hutchinson was des
ignated as headquarters. and james