Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-07-14


friends TO whom no has written. Mr.,
Camel has been quite prominent
figure IN county politics for several
years and will be much missed
Mr.. W. NJ. Davis and his MANY
friends were feeling very much pleased
Saturday over bis election as prinCl-
pie OF the Nickerson schools. The
high school work has been, under the
new management, transferred 10 the
college so that Mr. Davis will have only
the common school work. The school
will be divided into four rooms and no
will have three assistants. Mr. Davis
10 n young man who is self made In the
truest sense of the term and we hope
and predict TOR him q full measure OF
success,
A large number of Hutchinaonians
took advantage Of IN excursion over
the Rock Island to Medora, last sun
day. There they have little lake and
row boats, and several other items OF
interest TO the picnicer or the fun
hunter. A ball game was played be-
tween the Medora team and the
Hutchinson boys which was exceed
ingly close during the first few innings
but finally closed with "A score of 10 TO
0 In favor Of Hutchinson. II Is esti-
mated that over 200 excursionists were
In the party.
Last week the county commissioners
were considering petition from citi-
zens northeast of Hutchinson for an
angling road to follow the Rock Island
railroad track to Medora, DIR. Myers,
Cute Holloway and Chester 0'Neal
were appointed as viewers, The road
would DO of considerable benefit TO the
city as IL would give 1t large amount
OF trade which has gone TO Buhler.
The greatest objection seems to be to
laying it along the railroad track
where so many accidents would be
likely to occur.
Lee Miller, one OF the bright and
popular young men of Hutchinson,
died Of typhoid fever NJ the home OF
Tom Armour, last Saturday morning
about six O'Clock. lie had been press
man at the News Office for a long time,
His health apparently never very
strong was not equal to the disease.
lie was son of Dan Miller who was
formerly sheriff Of this county and has
very many acquaintances who grieve
his death. The funeral was held at
the Christian church at 2:3O Sunday
and was largely attended. The SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Aten.
1t IS claimed that the men who are
thought to haye robbed the Nickerson
bank this spring are caught and are
now awaiting trial on other felonies.
tits said the detectives were on the
trail Of the gang even before this bank
was robbed, which perhaps explains
why they spent so little time here. AT
the head Of the gang is BLACK Jack"
Daily who was recently captured in
Colorado. He is now in Jail In Jeffer-
son county awaiting trial for robbing
the bank at Perry in that county
which was robbed at nearly the same
time as the one at Nickerson.
Several pieces Of wheat south of
town which have been threshed have
averaged from twenty to twenty-three
bushels per acre. However the pre-
waiting opinion 10 that wheat will not
average near that much In this local
ity. IL seems difficult TO determine
what is the cause of It's falling short.
some say 1t was the wet weather the
last week or two before it WAS cut, and
some say it was the chinch bugs. Some
say 10 different parts Of the county 1t
will not average more than fifteen to
eighteen bushels per acre. However
from what we learn west Of this
county, the wheat is alright.