Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-03


motions of the attorneys.
Claude Duval of this city is on the
program at a democrat banquet to be
held in Topeka, February "a, TO respond
90 "TGe Young Democracy y
Mr. A l.. Franklin of Troy township
started for Indiana the latter part OF
the week where he Was called on &C
count If the severe illness of his father
Us ShelEOurne Of Waukita, OKLA
bona, was doing business with our
wholesale business men last Friday.
Mr. ShelbOurne is one Of the prominent
business men of Wakita
The Sons of Veterans gave aVery eG-
joyable entertainment Tuesday even
ing. There was music, lecitatlOns,
negro farce and something to eat, be-
sides large amount Of sOciability.
Claude q. HOuchin and Miss Ellen
CraneOf Valley township were married
byProbate Judge Stewart at his office on
Monday January 81 Mr. Houchin is
well known resident Of Valley town
ship, and we extend our hearty ,On
CALCULATIONS to himself and bis new
wife
The many friends of Mrs NM. Dlcky
will mourn her illness, from which the
physicians say she can not recover. Her
AfflictiOn is rtainIy painful ana hor-
rib!e one, a cancer somewhere In the
abdomen When an examination was
made and the trouble located, the doc
tors declared it past all treatment.
Mr.. A. 2 Miles of Huntsville to Hn-
ship was in town last weeF one day,
looking up the dog market. There are
several hundred dogs in this town that
he should he paid to take, il they can
not be gotten rid Of any other way, bur
they are not large enough to suit his
purposes as draft animals for KOn-
dixie.
There will be gospel services held at
the Christian church in Langdon or
Saturday night, February 9th. also on
Lords day MOI ming and evening. Come
out everybody and you will be we'll paid
for your attendance. Song service will
commence at O'Clock Saturday night
Come early and bring your neighbors
Withyou.
The case of the Kansas Grain Com
pany vs.. The First National Bank and
e. L. Meyer, for libel damages, which
was still on trial when we went
to press last week, resulted in verdict
of $3.50 against E. L Meyer, and moth
ing against the Bank. Both MIR. Meyer
and the Grain company have made mo
tions for new trial The issue of the
case does not therefore effect the stand
Ang of the bank.
The city and county authorities are
growing quite tired of keeping so many
prisoners in the Jail on full feed at
county expense and doing nothing.
Some of them think they should be
put TO work, which is very good idea.
There is a certain class of prisoners
liquor sellers in particular who would
AS soon be in jail where they can get
their board free az anywhere else.
l. is said that some fakir attempted
TO work the citizens Of this place last
week by making them believe that the
postal laws required them to keep a
mail box for the deposit Of their
mail. Then they would leave them a
little box and collect quarter which
was to be the rent for four years
They became so persistent that some
one reported them.
Mr.. Freeman of the firm of Freeman
So Haines thinks either the county or
Billy Nor. an owes him about five dol
aars. He says he has been reading in
the News how the county commission
eers have been reducing taxes so he
looked up his tax receipts of last year
and this. Upon the same valuation
he found the difference to be about
sixty cents on over twenty dollars taxes.
The man Oliver, who was convicted
and given a four years sentence in the
penitentisry for what was supposed or
construed to be an attempt at train
wreckihg during the A. r. U. strike
several years ago was pardoned few
days ago by Governor Leedy. There
were many people who thought him in