Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-19

hhOlds its annual m citing next Friday
might, May Goth.
The Hutchinson Packing Co. shipped
car of salt to Tampa, Florida, for the
~. S. Army last week.
Mrs. George Meter and sister, left
Monday morning for Peru, Indiana to
visit friends and relations.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Caldwell left
Tuesday. She to spend the summer
DIN eastern cities and he on business.
The time was or has been when to
say it rained sounded like news from
some far away cline, but not this
spring.
Logan Mckee, son of DR. Mckee, left
for Monet, Missouri, last Saturday, to
take apOsition in the leading drug store
of that city.
Hutchinson is still % have band.
There are enough of the boys left to
make very respectable band and they
are rehearsing.
The republican county central COM
mittee will meet next Saturday to fix
the date for holding their county nol-
Inating convention.
A young man named A A. Thomas
eon his way from the west to Virginia,
died here Monday and was buried in
the east side cemetery.
We are informed that an infant child
of Mr.. John Berry, of near Arlington,
was drowned in slOp pail last Thurs
day. This is a sad death.
Yellow is not good color to wear
nowadays 1t is the color of Span and
China. Neither people inspires the
Saxon with great admiration.
Today, Thursday, is the day set for
the congressional convention. Two
hundred and thirty delegates are ex-
pected, but Mr.. Simpson will not be
here.
The work of arranging the grounds
and setting out the shrubbery etc. of
the Santa Fe park is now nearing com
pletion. We must now wait for nature
to do the rest.
Lieutenant G. S. Gibbons from Nick
serson, of Co. E formed here, was sent
money by patriotic citizens of Nicker-
son to buy him a sword. 1t is a hand
someRcOmpliment.
Captain" Ansbro, who has been
zone of Martins best clerks for some
time, left last week for Grand Island,
Neb., where he will take high posi-
tiOn in Martins big store up there.
Leo Fox, who tried to enlist with the
band, failed because he was too light
for his height His father, John Fox,
the notorious Rock Island man, says
ne isnot sorry, though it nearly broke
the boys heart.
]. W. Gleed, the noted Santa Fe
lawyer of Topeka, will deliver the ad
dress to the graduates of the Hutchin-
son High School instead of Will White
of Emporia, who was expected to per-
form that function.
The city hotels and eating houses are
making big calculations to entertain
the big republican state convention.
They are figuring on a long fight to
nominate, and consequently a fat take.
Well, that's all right for Hutchinson.
The wheat growers of Kansas are be-
ginning to feel very much like pluto
Gratis. A good crop last year, with
famine prices. and if possible better
prospect for a crop this year with war
prices of dollar or mole makes them
feel their oats
There was what is reported as a very
interesting ball game Saturday between
clubs chosen from the officers, and in
mates Of the ReformatOry. The game
resulted 10 to in favor of the officers.
1t is said there are several among both
the officers and inmates who are very
good players.
The probate Judge has been at work
this week recording the longest will
ever recorded in this county. 1t was
the will of a wealthy Pennsylvania,
and will be recorded in more than
twenty-five Kansas counties where
there is property belonging to the es-
tate.
As we go to press Wednesday after
moon, we are little too early to report
the graduation exercises of the Hutch
dnson High School which occurs
Thursday evening at the auditorium.
Will White OF Emporia, delivers the