Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-09

Mrs, j. Il, Palmer or Avenue A
West, ia visiting this week with her
daughter, Mrs. u. II. CopenhAver
near Abbyvllle.
There will DO local union social
meeting at the M. ID, Church next
Friday evening to which all young peo-
pie are Invited, No admission charged
On Saturday evening Mr.. Il, u. Nc
Mlllen received very bad injury while
repairing a Santa Fe car. He caught
his hand while working and cut 1t Sc
Verely. He is able to bo around though,
Mr.. j. M. Jackson died at the home
of his son-in-law, Il, L. Grove, seven
miles east of the city Saturday night.
lie was aeyenty-three years .of age,
The funeral took place Sunday.
Rev. E M. Armstrong went to Lar
ned Friday to ofllcIAte at the funeral
of Mrs. ]. II. Mlze. Her husband was
several years ago pastor of the Bap-
list church In this city and they we're
once we'll known here.
Mics Nellie Smith, formerly of this
city and sister Of Mathew Smith is
now an army nurse at Matanzas, Cuba.
She has been there about month,
having taken a course In Chicago in
stitutiOn for training nurses.
Mrs. Myrtle Foulk, whose home Is
on East Fourth died Saturday. The
deceased was twenty-one years of age
and leaves husband to mourn her
loss. Her remains we're shipped east
Monday for burial.
The State Exchange Bank on Mon
day purchased lot on which to erect
a new building for their bank, 1t is
lot No. So on North Main Street, three
doors north of the Reno House, now
occupied by Mr. Furman's fruit store.
The building they have In contempla-
ton is a two story with fine pressed
brick front.
Johnson Jordan, the star witness for
the State In the Collins murder trial at
Topeka, has been in this city for some
time. The defense In that. case 10 try
ing to get a new trial on afiidavits Of
new-found testimony. II is claimed
man named Nello, of Denver, over
heard Jordan and another colored man
talking and saying some things which
would cast suspicion nthem. Jordan
claims be never knew Nell0.
Hal How nice II iS to have Their
lmometer these cold mornings. Tues
day as we came down to the Office
about 500 o. m, we noticed every ther-
mometer we passed with the following
result; Foltzer Cigar store, II below;
Silinger drug store % abOvei Owl
drug store, Is above; Eagle grocery,
zero; GAZETTE office, 2 above. The
location in each case was fair. We
are inclined to think our windward
ear a safer thermometer than any.
There is an effort being made to Or
game and arrange for a gymnasium
in this city and an exhibition in sprr-
ing was given at the auditorium
Thursday night to help the cause
along. There was no slugging or prize
ring episode, but only boxing and spar
ring for points. Nevertheless there
was an objection laid in to the mayor
to stop IL. It was just little exercise
and an innocent affair. The chief
event was a contest between Julius
PattsEsOn and WIN. Moore.
Tonight, Thursday, at the Method
ist church, Charles F. Underhill Of
New York, will render Sheridan's
great comedy 1.-THE Rlvale." He
comes under the auspices Of the
Hutchinson lecture course, with the
best endorsements. This is the fifth
entertainment Of the course and Its
management claim 1t as one Of the
best. This lecture course Is something
that the city could Ill afford to be with
out. 1t secures the best Of talent at
minimum Of price, and should be well
patrOnized.
Charles Youngheim, the clothing
merchant, met with severe loss Tues
day, The last two weeks has been
time Of much hot language, consider
Jug the temperature Of the weather,
because Of frozen water pipes. Tues
day a pipe on the stage Of the opera
house burst, turning the water loose so
that it ran down through the floor and
deluged Mr.. Youngheim's store. A
great deal of his stock was wet and
damaged, but just what proportion
cannot be determined at this writing.
The goods we're all removed to the
building just vacated by Irvan &
Brown to dry.