Hutchinson gazette., 1899-02-02

has received notice OF the granting OF
q patent 10 him on the invention Of a
hay preaS.
ed Lewis shot a hole In one OF his
toes with target rife In the rear OF
Benedlct's store, Saturday. He was
practlclng.
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DrS. j. 70. and II. A. Stewart have
found II necessary, on account of their
hospital work TO moYe their office to
the hospital at 72s North Main.
Frank Huxtable who has been In
the Parker Creamery for some time
and is an expert creamery man, has
purchased an interest In a creamery at
Mound Ridge.
Fay Smith who has been sick with
the grippe for about ten days, 10 now
around again. 1t however has not af-
fected his lungs this time to amount
to anything, as IL did two years ago.
A Mrs. Carter, O colored woman with
several children we're found In very
destitute circumstances, she bein sick
and without food, She said when she
gets we'll she can again support herself
Mrs. Mary Ann Stewart, aged eighty
hye years, died at her home on West
Sixth Monday night. She had been
suffering from grip. She was born In
Kentucky and was a member Of the
M. Il. Church.
Tuesday night is generally conceded
to have been the coolest In two or
three years. Mercury ranged all the
way from ten degrees to fifteen de-
Grees below zero, according perhaps to
the thermometer.
The county commissioners have pur-
chased as a site for the new court
house, the quarter Of block lying i'm.
medlately west Of the county jail, and
abutting on Main Street. This will
make a good location.
One of the men prominent IN the
"law and order" element in this city,
says that IL il is true the city has COM
menced system Of fines for the joints
of the city, as he understands 1t is, it
means grand jury some time before
long.
The case OF Geo. W. Cook vs. Stacy
Adams & Co., was on trial In the dis
trict coart for two or three days the
last Of last week and the first Of this.
1t was q controversy over salary and
the parties are non-resdents. The
plaintiff was awarded $4,000.
The Hutchinson & Southern road
expect to commence work this week
on the extention Of their road from
Blackwell TO some point where II will
connect with the Santa Fe. II is
thought the connection will greatly
increase the business Of the road.
A petition for divorce was fled in
the district court last week by Mrs.
Anna NueSt from her husband, Otto
Nuest, and an injunction was granted
to prevent him from disposlng Of any
of the property pending trial. The
parties live In Enterprise township
and own farm there.
VIM. H. sharp, a sixteen year old
boy Of this city, had hearing before
the probate judge Monday by the con-
sent Of his parents, on charge Of theft.
He was charged with stealing q re-
volver belonging to Bob Jones from a
wayc'r r on the Hutchinson & South
ern. He was sent to the reform
school.
The papers have given it out that
Governor Stanley has appointed a man
by the name Of Sim Fox Of Manhattan,
for adjutant general. This leaves out
our Hutchinson candidates. The ap-
pointment Of an unknown by the IL
lustrious name of Postethwait, for in
Surance superintendent In place of
Webb McNall, is also announced.
There was q grand cake walk ut the
opera house Friday night. Contest
ants from AtChiSOn, Topeka, Wichita
and Kansas City, six couples in all
entered for the cake. 1t brought out
afull house at fifty cents admission,
aud it developed that only one couple
could walk any better than q camel.
, 1t brought u blizzard next day.
A case has been filed in the district
court charging one j. Il, Devereau
with embezzling pony belonging to
Robert Crippen. 1t Is alleged the
pony was let to Devereau for gratui-
tous use, and he took the pony and
aaddle IN Wilson & Dick the liVprv-