Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-19
Farmers Correspondence.
PRETTY PRAIRIE ITEmS

The weather is very favorable for veg
citation and wheat is doing its best If
nothing intervenes, Albion will expect
a tremendous amount of wheat.
A good many of our farmers complain
of poor stand of corn this spring. DO
not despair dear farmer, there is yet
hope for you since weather like this we
can make a good crop with poor stand.
What has become of the red calf that
has been molesting the good citizens of
Pretty Prairie for the past few weeks
with its horrid noise? II is to be feared
that it has strayed into some other local
ity or got stolen.
Senator Field has gone to Wichita on
some important business.
Bill Horn says he would not be the
ugliest man in the country for anything,
no, not even for new looking glass.
He says that is the reason he gave Bill
Boone twenty-five votes for the ugliest
man in the country.
May 18TH War with Spain still con-
tinues and yet "old glory" waves and
viii continue to wave while time lasts,
Bill Boone is sporting a bran new
looking glass. He is said to have gotten
it as prize one evening at an entertain
ment. 1t did not cost "Bilr' anything
because "Horn" paid for it.
The fire department Of Pretty Prairie
was suddenly called into action last
Wednesday when the Fl n S. freight ian
into town with three cars on fire. Had
this happened in some other town with
unframed men the cars would undoubt.
eddy have burned to the ground. But
under the efficient command of Mr.
HOgue, the boys were able to display
some skill in handling tubs and buckets
of water, so that in short time what
might have turned into a confagraton
was happily averted' 1t is good thing
that such things do happen sometimes, as
much of the natural talent can then be
displayed which would otherwise be kept
from public notice. The bill of the fire
department will be handed in to the
H. q S. r. II. soon, it is supposed.
j. NJ. Bush is said to have some wood
to sell along the railroad track south of
the depot. Any one in need of wood
should call on J. NJ.
Charley Weaver says he does not like
the Warner folks bit, because they do
not know better than to vote for him as
the ugliest man IN the country. But
still, Charles enjoys a good hearty look
into his mirror which he got as prize.
He thinks he can accomplish the remark
able feat of counting the number of red
hairs in his mustache which will come
out in December next He had it shay
ed last Saturday.
Some of the people of Albion and
Minnesota townships are said to have
been badly scared one day last week by
the passing of very queer contraption
along the road going eastward. Some
of the holder ones armed themselves and
followed it at distance of about mile
when to their JOY it turned out to be
nothing more serious than Mr.. Fowler
the jewelryman's covered wagon, con,
tanning a pleasant fishing party from
Pretty Prairie. The most prominent
persons IN the party were Prof. Joseph
Schisler ana Judge A. D. Crotts. They
we're accompanied by about half dozer
ladies from Pretty Prairie and vicinity
They encamped on beautiful, elevated
heigh: and are said to have had a very
pleasant time fishing there D. X.