Hutchinson gazette., 1899-01-05

deceased or this city.
John Stratton and Taylor Whitelaw
have purchased the stock Of the Hutch
inson Cigar Co, and will open a cigar
store In the Midland block.
The city council hos concluded to
economI2e and us usual with such
bodies has commenced on the street
force. This leaves some Of the men
without work In the middle Of cold
weather.
Mr.. II. z. Mcguire one OF the pro-
gresslve swine breeders Of Reno county
is on the program for q discussion at
the meeting of the State Swine Breed
ers Association to be held In Topeka
January 9th, 10th and llth,
Hon. j. U. Brown from Greeley
county who was lieutenant Of company
ETwenty- first Kansas Volunteers, is to
move to Hutchinson shortly To practice
law here, Mr., Brown Is republican
member Of the present legislature.
Brakeman Martin Maloney Of the
Santa Fe branch got his hand caught
while making coupling at Kinsley
the other day. Two fingers may have
to be amputated with a part Of the
hand but it Is hoped they can besaved.
Jim Gardiner the colored man who
hauls the mail to and from Hutchinson
q Southern trains, met with mlsfor-
tune Saturday evening His gray steed
was somewhat given to running away
and that night he ran off and broke his
leg.
A moderate sized frame house on the
corner Of Fifth and Washington Streets
burned about hale down little after
8O'clock Monday night before the fire
department extinguished the flames.
The fire had a good start before being
discovered.
Will Allen the popular young tenor
singer of this city took to himself a
wife last week, Miss Stella Bebh.
Miss Bebb Is a daughter of Mr.. Bebb
OF Wellington who is an officer at the
refOrmatory. We wish them much
happiness.
Carl Mitchell was taken very sick
Wednesday morning, caused by the
rupturIng of a blood vessel. DR.. Clark
was called and rendered medical aid,
and at last reports Carl was getting
along as we'll as could be expected
Arlington Enterprise.
Monday the jar Of money and corn
was opened at G. Miller's and found to
contain 4,722 grains Of corn. The
nearest guess was made by A. M.
Jewel who guessed ATT and received
o areward of the jar containing the corn
and about 500. In money.
A man by the name Of Rippey who
worked for one Of the Rayls, got his
hand caught in wind mill while oiling
it and quite badly smashed ut the
knuckle of the third finger. About
year ago another man working for
another Of the RAJ boys got hurt the
same way.
A. X. Comstock Of Castleton has ar
ranged for a sale Of all his farm lmple-
ments and stock and will engage In
the mercantile business at that place.
He will erect q store building about
sixty feet long with Woodmens hall
in the upper story. We wish him
abundant success In his new venture.
Hon. A. B. Caldwell was run over on
South Main Street Tuesday night by
team travelling at a lively gait The
buggy tongue knocked him down and
he was run over by the team. Sheer
good fortune brought him out without
serious injury. His ankle was Sprsined
and he was somewhat bruised other
wise however.
Geo. d. Koon and Miss Stella Mar
Quis both Of this city were married Sat
urday evening at the home Of the
brides mother Mrs. A. Petrie on Fifth
Avenue East the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev D. s. Pickett Of Sum-
ner county, a relative Of the bride.
Mr.. KOon was member Of Company
e Twenty--Hrst Kansas Volunteers.
A couple Of years ago 1t will be Ie-
membered that q couple, man and wife
giving the name Of Warden, worked q
number Of the merchants Of this city
for almost unlimited credit and de-
camped. They we're followed, brought
back and the male swindler Of the firm
was given a year at Lansing. Now a
couple working almost upon identical
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