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Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
For Highway Robbery.

The two colored boys, kid" Her
bert and Will Banks, who 1t was al
legged held up and robbed u couple of
young white men from Mcpherson, as
told in last weeks GAZETTE. were
tried In the district court Monday.
The defendants were well defended
by Snyder Bros, the new firm of at
torneys. However the evidence was
quite direct and the boys we're found
guilty Of robbery In the first degree,
| he day after the robbery the two
negroes left and went to Wichita
where they wero found and brought
back. The two white men testified
that they came down here to have "a
time" that they and the Two negroes
had been intoxicated and had beer
taking in the resorts Of the town, and
when returning the negroes had AS
saulted and robbed them Of their two
overcoats, watch and money. One o.
the negroes testified they had beer
playing craps and won the articles
from the witnesses, The other negro
did not testify in the district court blu
it Is said in preliminary he contra
dicted this. The penalty is not leS
than ten years in the penitentiary bu
as the boys are young, the judge ma!
sentence them to the refOrmatory.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

article according to the phys ciaos
Last Saturday night, on m order from
the county commissioners, no wNs
t,ken some three miles In he country
where u pest honse was ~ ranged IN n
vacant quarter section A man who
has had small pox Ia paid four dollars
per day for taking care of him How"
ever, II is Thought there 10 lltlle or no
danger OF the diseaSe spreading and
the public does not seem 10 be PR
ceptIbly aggltated over II.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

The Missouri Pacific runs the only
through sleeper between Hutchinson
and Kansas City and the only through
train between Hutchinson and st
Louis. See them for rates and route
to all pOintseast.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
DR.. W. MAeUrRR.
sPMclALIs,I,,
LOCAL AND PERAONAL.

Geo. McAllIster has overhauled the
Nackerson roller mills and Is ready to
do business.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Dan Lants Of Abhyville, plead guilty
IN the district court last week to one
count of selling liquor In violation OF
the law.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

A tramp giving the name OF Wlllie
Wilson was given comfortable quarters
at Mrs. Hafler's boarding house one
day last week and stole $40 90 In cash
before he departed. He has not been
caught.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

have removed my apple house to
3l6 North Main and l am now re-
ceiving car of New YORK apples also
a car Of potatoes. l have plenty Of
sweet cider. Come and see me.
A. d. TUCKER.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

VIM. Morgan Of this city, plead
guilty 10 violating the prohibltory law
10 one count in the district court last
week and WAS given the usual SEN
tence.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

- Stae phtrmAcy board held e"
m.s,ne IN this city last week exam
Inins applicants for pharmacists Ger
tlacates. There were fifteen appll'
naota
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
Tonohers Attention.

G Miller, the grocer, will sell YOU
your Christmas candy for five cents per
pound, Oranges, apples, and nuts in
any quantity at comparatively low
prices.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

OI lnlfacu 'ouh cures per
form ed by him reade like
u rompnre, although ey-
cry claim nude for hiH
method is fully substan'
,ialcd by rnllnblo men and
women. Some Of his
cures have neYerheen du'
llitHlri In ancient OF
modern times, Col John
Soblcslii. the renowned
temperance lecturer, af-
ter suffering over % years
with stomach trouble,
WINS restored 20 perma-
r. nthcalth W Prof. Welt
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Chris Madison, a salt raker, met
with an accident last Saturday after
noon. lie was picking at a large
bank of salt and dug so far under that
a lot of IL fell on him breaking his leg
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

The great bargain
house i'm Nice Dishes is
Brehm's Never have
such low prices been
made ON nice goods
The greatest assort-
ment Of nice Candies,
Nuts, Bananas, Apples
Oranges etc. The pric-
es are wonderfully
cheap. Visit Brehm's
and get prices.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Judge Fierce went 10 Topeka, Tues
day to perform some work before the
board Of pard0ns.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
PASSENGERS Arriying at OhiCAgo by y

Passengers arriving at Chicago by the
Chicago, Rock Island Il Pacific Ky, can
by the new Union Elevated Loop, reach
any part Of the city, or for a FIVE cent
fare can be taken Immediately to any Of
the large stores in the down town dis
triot. A train will stop at the Rock ls
and station every minute. These facil
tiles can only be offered by the "tre'
Rock Island Route" Address,
JOHN SEBASTIAN, g, 7. A,
Chicago,
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

The date for the mex jubilee is now
fixed. 1t will be somewhat earlier
than usual, commencing this year on
May 10, II 1S and 49, The program
will on be in the hands of the must
clans of the State, 80 that they may
commence their preparations.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Clarence Empey and Taylor White
law were tried in the district court
Friday on the charge Of selling intoxi-
cants in violation of law. They were
defended by Judge Frank Martin and
Frank Whitelaw, brother Of Tay lor'
The jury was out about an hour and
brought in a verdict of guilty in five
counts
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Company Il of the Twenty-iirst Vol
unteers, and the band boys Of the reg
iment, received their discharge last
Saturday. Most of them returned
home on the next day and are now
seeking employment. 1t is a bad time
to find it, for there Is a surplus Of men
in almost every line.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Mr.. AID Brownlee Of near Sylvia,
who was arrested for violation of the
States fish laws by improperly dam
ming the Niunescah which runs across
his place, was discharged In the dis
-trict court last week.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

fin your rounds for grocery trade
YOU have not tried the firm Of Hahn
line & Son on the southwest corner of
Fourth and Main, you should do so
This firm bought out the Cook stock OF
groceries and is doing good conserva-
tive business. They don't sell at cost
but they sell as near it as any one
You are assured Of square dealing
Try them.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

For fine pastries of any sort 90 tC
the Bon Ton.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Harry Jones who was turnkey at the
Jail until about a year ago, plead
guilty to one count on the charge OF
selling liquor contrary to law and was
sentenced to 800 fine and thirty days
In iail.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
A WONDERFUL HEALER
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE PERMAK-
ENTLY RESTORED TO
HEALTH.

Thelong Loaf mi Of hea Ing diseases without
the ne OF medicine has been nnenrlhed by o
~ N lIulnn M MnNnAA. Mo-. nnd The hnndredn
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Harry Casper, who was arrested Tor
breaking into Jim Wallace's store In
Turon, was tried In the district court
found guilty and sentenced to the re-
Gormatory. The charge was grand
larceny.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

An enthusiastic meeting of the tx
ecutive committee Of tho Old Settlers'
association was held NJ Judge Rick
seekers office last Saturday afternoon.
A good program was nearly cou-
pleted which will be- given TO the pIess
of Reno county for publication mex
month. The committee means busl-
mesa and II the old settlers OF the
county will all take hold and lend n
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

" III Al,vula Nalll ouu'
il,r olgan Z,'iN0 IL NV NllN .
rare Artl "p'llG' ln ','4" u.u',
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

Are you feeding hogs, il 80, 1t will
pay you to feed Beams Hog remedy
1t keeps your hogs healthy. For
sale by the Midland Drug Co ,lO7 North
Main street.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
next Augubl

Nlckerson seems to have been hay
lug trouble. One John JUhncock WAS
sentenced to sixty days In jail the
other day, and one Dan Cogdill WAS
iven fifty dollars lne and thirty day 3
In Jail. The Argosy says: There
are Il few toughs In town who have
made threats against some of The
students Of the N. N, @. and propose
to run them out, We will say to the
students don'G run. The better ele-
ment OF the people Of the town are
with you by large majority. Tue
toaghs will be prosecuted whenever
complaints are made. Don't be run
over or abused by anyone. Reno
county has good jail that will hold
the criminal element In aud around
town and the laws will be enforced"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

For the finest line Of toilet atomizerS
In the city, see the Midland Drug Co.,
l07 North Main street.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
c.. Miller.
The Price Maker.
Special Christmas Prices.

Chrtstm@N MIXED Candles, per h".".bc
pkgs coffee ................... 25c
pkg cold starch. .,......... DC
10 bars silk soap .................. 2bc
pkg matches ................... be
5 gallons best coal oil ........... zoe
3 Cans Fancy TOmatSCH ...,..". $50
3 cans fancy corn ................ 2bc
bushel Colorado potatoes. ..... 75c
4 10 oyster crackers ................ &c
ID Rio bulk coffee ....,...,... 10C
2 lib mixed nuts ,................ Zoe
bar cocoa soap. ......... ....... &c
! bushel sweet potatoes. ........ SOC
IL bars Monday morning SOAP. Csc
/ peck fancy Genetan apples. Doc
gallon bulk catchnp ........ SOC
l gallon sour pickles .......... 400
These Prices Will be Good only
Till Christmas Morning.
Remember. Every csc purchase
gets guess on jar of money.
HOWARD MYERS,
Manager
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15
KnnvNu S1Nte TeNcheTA Meeting.

Topeka, December H-29. For the above
meeting the Santa Fe will sell tickets to To"
pcka and return at rate OF one fare for the
round trip, tickets on sale December 2Oth to
ssth good for return to and including Decem'
Der 3lst.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

The man who was last week quaran-
tined as a small pox suspect, seems to
have developed a case of the genuine
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

We are informed that one John Al
len of Valley township Gllletted a
number Of the leading farmers OF his
township for between $500 and $9oo
He left between two days with all his
effects. His creditors are therefore
even worse off than Gillett's. lie
was the republican central committee
man and among other debts was Sl2'
cigar bill at Burton.
Andy Brock, the young col"red man
who was some time since sentenced 70
five years in the penitentiary for be-
ing recognized as one Of an attacking
party which went to the house OF
Elder Raimey, a local colored preacher
last spring to visit summary punish
mept on him for certain alleged mis-
demeanors, has appealed his case to
the supreme court. However Brock Is
now in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Mart Wetzel, fireman at the
Barton Salt plant, was seriously
though not dangerously burned by ar
accident to the boiler. There was
break in one of the boiler tubes which
in some way resulted in letting ho
water and steam burst into the en-
CINE room. In the confusion he was
few seconds in getting out and wa
painfully scalded about the face AM
neck. His eyes were not hurt how
ever and his injuries are not perma
nent. Chas. Howell also employed a
the plant, was somewhat burned also
The man who was last week quaran
tined as small pox suspect, seems t
have devcloped case Of the genuin
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-15

w tlne ~ tnelr next meeting
which will DO the first Thursday In
next Auqu6t.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07
CHANGING THE CALENDAR.

How Our Almanacs Are Kept In Accord
With the Clock In the Sky.
Jan. is not comparable as public
holiday with Christmas as to the uni
versatility or antiquity of it's observance.
Before 1859 the year began on March
%. The change in the calendar was
made in that year for Great Britain by
an act of parliament, and we inherited
the existing custom of marking the be-
ginning of the year from the mother
country. The day was not observed in
colonial times with the formality which
has marked it's observance in later years.
After the colonies had adjusted business
affairs to the new date, the LIST of Janu-
airy grew in Importance and in course of
time became legal holiday.
An interesting incident of the change
of the calendar in 1859 was the drop
ping of IL days, between Sept. 2 and
ID, giving that month only 10 days, to
bring the English into harmony with
the Gregorian calendar. The omission
of the IL days attracted great interest,
and long notice of the proposed innova-
ton was given in the newspapers of the
period, SO that business affairs could be
accommodated to what was called the
new style" The act of parliament cor.
recting the calendar also ordained that
the years 1900, 1900, 2100, 2200, 1900
or any hundredth year, except only
every fourth hundredth, shall not be
deemed leap years, but shall be consid-
cred common years of 800 days OF v and
that the years 1000, 24o0, $50. and
every fourth hundredth shall be leap
years, consisting of 366 days
Every year whose number is divisible
by four is leap year, except only when
the number ends with 90, in which case
it is leap year only when the preceding
figures are divisible by four. BY this
rule the year 1900 will not be a leap
year, while the year 1000 will be. By
this ingenious arrangement, says a
writer, "our almanacs are kept in har
mony as nearly as may be with the great
clock of the skies, the only perfect time
piece" All the old colonial literature
for some time after the change referred
to gave dates under both the old and
new styles to prevent confusion. -Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07
NEW YEARS CALLS.
A Coed Old Custom That should Not he
Allowed TO Die.


A Coed Old Custom That should Not BE
Allowed TO Die.
The formal custom of receiving New
Years calls has nearly died out in our
large cities, it having been superseded
by the regular afternoon and informal
evening receptions, TO which gentlemen
take more kindly than to the old fash
Toned New Years party The good old
knickerbocker habit has not, however,
died out altogether. 1t has only been
bro ken up into different forms, the result
OF the complex conditions of modern life.
Some families still maintain the GUS
tori In its entirety. Some give formal
dinners, not the family" dinner, which
is usually the part of the Christmas
festival, and in the country carriage
loads not infrequently go round from
house to house making merry calls,
picking up additions to the party and
finally ending with supper at some hos
pitable house and in an evening with
games, refreshed by apples, roast chest
nuts homemade plum cake and sweet
cider
1t is now said that this custom of
making New Years calls in the city
belongs to time when making calls
had not become daily business pur-
sued for wantIof other occupation by
men and women of leisure. 1t is true
that it belongs to time when men
were too busy to do much visiting and
gladly seized this annual opportunity
Of looking up old friends, and especially
the busy wives and mothers they had
known as girls, and recalling and re-
counting the scenes and events of their
youth.
This annual Frightening of the links
of old friendship is the special function
of New Years calls The day is put to
very bad use when it is employed in
mere effort to count up a long list of
names Of people whom one may have
seen yesterday, or the day before, or
who have no steady purpose to prevent
them from calling every day of their
lives
OF course one does not want to miss
ones intimates on such day, but there
is not the same object in setting apart
day for them, and this is the reason
why so many people who have tray
eled" relinquish the custom when they
return home to life based, so far as
possible, on what they have heard and
seen abroad.
But there are many who represent the
oldest and best families who cling to
old habits, who do not spend half their
lives abroad, but who are the strength
and honor of the best enterprises and
efforts at home. Then there are others,
busy professional and business men and
women, who form the largest part of
our "best" society, who, perhaps, do
the most to formulate it's habits and
perpetuate its customs, and to those the
lst Of January as day of freedom and
devotion to the social idea is a boon
which they welcome apart from its sig
nificance and the desire to perpetuate
it as custom. -Philadelphia Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07
THE MOQUl'S NEW YEAR.
A Mythical Drama Acted to Placate the
Enemy of the Sun.

a Mythical Drama Acted TO Placate the
Enemy of the Sun.
The Moqui New Years celebration,
called So-yal-u-na, is largely presen-
tation Of singular and elaborate mythic
drama, divided into two parts in which
offerings are made to effigies of the great
plume headed serpent, the enemy of
the sun, followed by sun dance, in
which the conflict between the sun and
the inferior hostile gods is admirably
portrayed by Moqui men personifying
the various deities.
This celebration is primarily per-
formed by warriors and commentaries
the return of the sun from the winter
solstice. In other words, the Moqui woe.
fully fear, when they see the sun going
farther and farther to the southwark
each day, that he is going to desert
them and leave them alone upon their
cold, weary, sand blown mesas. One
wonders little that in this dread situa-
ton they have initiated profound and
mystic rites with view to propitiating
the evil one who would harm their
dearly beloved eternal fire.
Day by day the old men and seers of
the tribe watch each morning the point
at which the sun rises from the eastern
horizon Of the pinnacled and ragged
mountain range They have found
particular notch between two peaks,
past which the sun does not travel in its
southern march, but instead it stops
and returns over its long and dreary
trail to bring ultimately the spring, the
butterflies, and, most precious of all, the
corn-their staff of life.
AS the sun nears its lowest notch
preparations for the rite which concili-
ates the sun s worst epemy-the snake
demon-are well under way. Tomor-
row, in weird subterranean cavern
called an estufa, or kiva, it is declared
that the baneful serpent shall be amply
placated. So rich will be the tribute
that for one entire year the sun shall be
free from his prosecutions, and the
Clouds too, which the snake wickedly
swallows, shall gather and their mois-
ture freely descend upon the parched
and blighted land until it is once more
clothed in verdure. New York Herald
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07

in the hospital. They are unfortunate
people, but very honest, can assure
you. The little girl told me to find a
purchaser for that old doll She fam
cied, poor thing, that she would get 10
cents for it. l never thought could
sell it, You say 100 francs?"
~ said 100 francs, and l have Just
finished counting out the amount, and
here it is. " And the marshal placed 20
franc pieces OH the little counter of
the shop. The dealer wrapped the doll
in a paper and presented it to him, with
many thanks and benedictions in the
name of the family.
Without paying much attention to
him Castellane left the shop and re-
turned to the old house with the inten-
ton of leaving the doll at the door for
little Marie. But the latter, whose i'm
patience had been sharpened by want,
had already returned to the dealer.
What was her joy when he told her the
good luck that had come to her! She
received the money and came back to
the house as fast as she could run. She
accomplished the journey with such
haste that she overlook the marshal at
the door Of the garnet.
"Ah, it was you'll" she cried just as
she found him in the act of placing the
little package at the door of the humble
lodging, and in an outburst of gratitude
the lutte thing threw her arms around
the neck of her benefactor and kissed
him
When the good hearted Castellane
afterward told this little story, he add
ed:
"Never in my life did / get a kiss
that went to my heart like that. d"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-01-07
NEW YEAR IN THE COUNTRY.
Good Cheer Prevails Untrammeled by
Society Formalities.

The more primitive and genuine
forms of holiday celebrations are to be
found in the country, and this fact APP
plies with special force to New Years.
The people are less influenced by the
mere formalities of life and customs
change in response to the dictates Of
preference and not of social DEGREES.
Here the custom of making New Years
calls remains practically what it al
ways has been-an unvarying custom,
subject only to the obstacle Of inclement
weather. The most sociable farmer is
forced to yield to heavy fall Of snow,
and blocked road is about the only
barrier to his paying visits to congenial
neighbors. The form of entertainment
within doors is as different from that in
the city as the different environment
would suggest. In the more sumptuous
homes eggnog in great bowls that
seem never to be permitted to show
signs of being emptied stands inviting
ly in the great halls and forms the basis
of the good cheer that prevails every
where. Even in the humble homes the
bounty of the inmates is conspicuous in
q variety Of characteristic refreshment
that must not be spared by the guest.
The ordinary gift giving, turkey din
Der, Christmas tree Christmas is not to
be compared with some of the jolly New
Years celebrations which the farmers
boy Jack can tell you all about. He
would think half the fun lost without
the New Years sleigh ride. Green
Christmases and New Years are classed
appropriately with graveyards, and the
weather man would understand this
better perhaps if he didn't live in big
city where New Years sleigh rides are
out of fashion-particularly the kind of
sleigh rides Jack looks forward to on
New Years day
The lowering sky has been scanned
anxiously for fortnight There is just
enough humidity to make it certain
that it must snow unless the weather
changes. Then comes New Years dawn,
and the first glance from the bedroom
window reveals delightful expanse of
heavy white snow banked up against
the fences and seeming to stretch to the
end Of the world. A happy New Years
Is assured in truth. Chicago Tribune.