Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-13


make enough out of rabbit scalps to
pay their taxes, and had the fun OF
hunting and rabbit meat besides.
Judge Simpson has decided that the
Salvation Army has right to parade
the streets of Hutchinson and pound
the bass drum as hard as they can.
The Kansas and Southwestern Rail-
way company directors have filed an
official plat of their survey from Hun
newell, Kan, to Parker, o. T., with
the Governor.
Charles P. Grosvenor, the young
lumber merchant who mysteriously
disappeared from his home in Law
renee recently, after leaving note to
his wife and another to his father,
stating that he would never return,
has been located in Des Moines, Iowa,
and his father has gone there to see
him.
AS result Of a correspondence and
courtship begun through matrimon-
ial agency, Michael Disque of Donglaa
county. and Miss Annie M. Klein, OF
New Elm Mimi, were united in mar
rage last week by the probate judge
of Douglas county. They had never
until the young lady arrived in Law
renee.
Mrs Mollie Bailey, who disappeared
last month while en- route from Kansas
City to Ash Grove, Mo-, has been loca-
ted in Fort Scott at the home of her
aunt. She was injured in Memphis
road wreck and has been in Kansas
City hospital. Since leaving there on
Christmas day she had not been seen
or heard from, Her mind is affected,
due to the excitement of the recent
wreck.
Salina grocers feel indignant at the
action of the cracker trust in making
another advance in the price of its pro-
ducts. This time the price has been
sent up half cent a pound, making the
third increase during the past six
months. At present crackers are SELL
ing for cent and half pound more
than they did last summer ard the in
crease all goes to the trust. The gro
GERS claim that the advance will not
permit them to raise the retail price,
and as result the additional money
which goes into the Golfers of the trust,
comes out of their pockets.
The Parsons Eclipse says: One of
the smoothest, most pleasant hammered
young women who ever struck the
southwest, has just finished cam
paign in Wichita, Parsons, Pittsburg
and 1T. Scott. She has books to sell,
and she sells lots of them. She is
young thing, pretty of face and form
and has magnificent eyes. She can
also talk, and if talking fails to extort
tile desired order, she has been known
to throw in kiss, which always
brings forth the cash. When she
makes a sale the subscriber must pay
81 cash, and it is estimated that she
took away from Joplin over 5000 in
cash subscriptions and borrowed mon
ey. From one young man she got $40;
from another SIS; and from third $40
This money she borrowed to send to
her sick sister, and would pay it back
in day or two. At Pittsburg she is
said to have taken in over $500.
Edward Myers, once wealthy and
highly respected farmer, living near
Easton, Leavenworth county, has
disappeared. Two law suits, one di-
vorce and the other for $4,000 dam
ages, recently begun against him
in the district court, are said to have
been the direct cause of his mysterious
departure. Just before he left he dis
posed of about Sc, 900 worth of personal
The damage suit which
was fled against Myers was brought by
Katie Carson, an orphan girl, through
Mrs. Sarah Bartlow, her guardian.
Tho dafan6nnt 10 pharUad with nesault-
ing the plaintiff when she was only 10
years old. 1t is alleged that this
practice was kept up for two years be-
fore the guardian of the child learned
of the true circumstances and took the
girl from the Myers house. Myers is
so years of age, wealthy and has al
ways been regarded as honorable.
About 10 years ago Katie Carsons par
ents died in Brown county, Kansas,
Myers made application to take Katie.
Mrs. Sarah Bartlow, guardian of the
children, allowed him to take her upon
his promise to give the girl good
home. During the latter part Of '0cto-
Der last the child's lawyer visited Ny
ers with view of securing a compro-
mise, and date was specified for an
answer. Before this time arrived My
ers disposed of $4,000 worth of his per-
sonal property and disappeared.
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