Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-06-30

Issue OF United States bonds as you
will see In their nd. elsewhere 10 this
paper, Read II.
The private bank at Turon has been
TeOrganiged as state bank with G. II.
Reed OF AShmore, Illinois, as presld-
ent; j. T. Wallace of Turon, vice pres
ident and NJ, II. Potter Of the same
place cashier
Fatty Oswald and Frank Keeping
convicted Of gambling, were sent to
the pententiary last week. Their at
torneys nave applied for a reheariug
hefore the supreme court, however,
but may not get II.
A couple Of hoboes, who attacked"
j. s. May for money to buy some
thing to eat, and were referred 10 a
man who would pay $500 per day for
work, renewed their attack by knock.
ing him down one day last week.
They made their escape.
A man who had picketed bis COW in
the street, was fined In police court
last week, She came near upsetting
a buggy and the driver made com
plant Pcketing cows or horses in the
street or 30 they can reach the street Is
rather dangerous business.
Mr.. J.. z. Bryant has just returned
from Wichita where he has been re.
ceiving treatment for n cancer on bis
lip. lie says ii was terrible ordeal
but the cancer has come out entire and
the wound Is healing lie feels very
much encouraged and thinks he Is per-
manently cured.
Governor Leedy has signiled a de-
sire to organize two battallions from
this State from the colored citizens.
Accordingly Lyman Davis and tom
Fife have commenced organizing q
company at this place. 1t is said they
have nearly fifty enrolled and expect
to draw some from surrounding towns.
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A man by the name Of Cctfman,
from Medora came In considerably bat
tered up last week and lodged COM
plant Of assault against neighbor
named John Penrow. 1t appears that
the children Of the two families had
been quarreling and the fathers took
1t up, and fight with five dollar fine
for Penrow was the result.
Wednesday June 22nd Mr.. Robert
w, Hughes Of Dodge City and Miss
Nellie II. Shaifer were married at the
home of Rev. d. NJ. Moore. Quite a
number Of guests then repaired to the
Midland Hotel where they were enter
tained. The groom. IS prosperous
young machinist and the bride Is the
daughter of Peter Shaffer, one Of our
Oldest and best known citizens.
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w. Bentley Moore commonly known
as Bob Moore, one of our best known
colored citizens, died In this city on
Monday evening at seven o'clock.
Mr.. Moore moved from this city to
NickersOn and when the machine
shops we're moved away, went to Great
Bend where he was taken down with
quick consumption about i've weeks
ago,
VIM. Shive, convicted of robbing old
man Wllems and his son near Butler,
has at last been taken to the peniten-
tiary. His attorney, Judge Martin,
made race to Topeka for a say of
execution, but failed to get before the
court in time. The case, however, has
been appealed and will 90 before the
supreme court again, where it has been
once reviewed and remanded for new
trial. The case is being hard fought.
The wheelmen of this city are
arranging for as large time at this
place as last year or larger. 1t is to
be held here July 14th, and the five
mile state championship is assigned
for that day Of the state meet at this
place. A number Of the swiftiest ri
ders of the United States will be here,
among whom are Il, z. MauIe of ut
Louis and the Vaughan brothers of
California. The local wheelmen are
preparing to do the right thing in
working up the event.
The County Institute closed last
week but the usual plan Of holding ex-
aminations the last two days was not
followed. Instead the examinations
were held Monday and Tuesday of this
week. Possibly this was done because
one day was lost by decoration day at
the commencement Of the term. A
spelling match of the old time fashion
was held on Thursday night of last
week at the Central school building.
1t had been prepared for with consid-