Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-17

In his store Inc Quiet uhy' III hou
loaded his pockets with nearly half a
pecF.
A. Bourne brought In FIVE hundred
head OF Nevada cattle, cows, hefers
and young steers the fore part of the
week.
Mrs. Harry Holiday, wife OF the
leader OF the band, died In this city
Monday morning of brain trouble
She had been sick about month.
A Dr. Rugg OF Proctorsvllle, w.,
was taken sick on the train on his way
to California Saturday, aud was taken
to the Midland. He was able to 30 on
Monday.
The talk OF converting the upper
stories of the Woodward block into an
opera house still continues. The ow-
ners of the building have got far
enough along to have drawn plans Of
the work
Rev. Reilzel got considerably singed
in small fight with a fire ut his resi-
dence short time ago. A lace cur
tam caught fire and the window blind
also. 1t was eXtinGushed without
calling out the fire department.
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The republicans made plans for a
big ratification meeting on Wednes-
day night, but as the time approached
it was indefinitely postponed. Per-
haps this is an earnes. of the way the
administration will be ratified.
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Arrangements are being made for
finishing the inside Of the First Pres
byterian charch of this city which has
never been done. A fund for this pur
pose is being collected aud II ia ex-
pected soon to have it in excellent con-
dltion.
Miss Ella Horn, who has been stem
,ographer in Whitelaw & Roses office,
is now employed with the Kansas
Grain Co, Miss Metzger takes her
place and Miss Jessie Harberson takes
Miss MeIzger's place with McKinstry
u Falrchild.
A man was picked up on the street
Saturday night In ouch condition
that 1t could hardly be discovered
whether he was dead or dead drunk.
However he was able to show that II
was only the latter at police court the
next morning
A barn belonging to Chester 0'Neal
of Reno township, together with con-
siderable grain and couple of horses,
was burned last Thursday. The Or
igin of the Ere was unknown. The
barn was insured BY 1926 which partly
covers the loss.
Station agent, j, E. Kirk of Sylvia,
was considerably bruised up by a mis-
step in getting off an early morning
freight which had carried him from
this city to Sylvia few days ago, He
was found unconscious, but has since
got along very nicely.
w. 4. Hutchinson, formerly presi-
dent Of the now defunct Hutchinson
National bank of this city, has applied
to the city council Of Wichita for q
franchise for supplying the city with
natural gas to be pped from Neodesha
one hundred miles away.
Captain W. II. Bennett was taken
suddenly III with a fainting fit or
something similar, down town Mon
day. He was taken to the Midland
hotel where he soon revived. He has
not been we'll for some time and his
friends were badly frightened,
DIR Taylor was summoned to Pretty
Prairie last Friday to investigate the
death of child about which 1t was
thought by the loo officers there
were some suspicious circumstances.
He returned however convinced that
there was nothing wrong and held no
inquest.
After all this county did as well in
the county election as we expected.
We expected to elect Fay Smith,
J. A. DeBard and thought we had a
good lighting show for commissioner,
with small hope for the rest. Had
the state ticket ran to where we ex-
pected IL, we would have beaten our
estimates on the county.
Joe Sherrow Of Langdon, was in
town tuesday. Joe was married the
middle Of October in Potawatomie
county, but returned and 1t was