Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-09


damaged by fire Monday night, The
loss Is estimated A. about two hundred
dollars, 1t was occupied by Mr..
Humphrey and the origin Of the fire Is
unknown.
George Holt, Hutchinson negro,
pounded an old man over the head
with u revolver ht Sterling, Saturday
aud drove his team down near this city
and hitched II toa post. The officers
searched the city for him and II was
found that he had LETT.
Commissioner Myers reports that
last Saturday II week ago they paid
out $1,000 on estimates of work done on
the new court house and about $4,000
on last Monday morning As the con
tract price IL about $4,000 this shows
about how the work Is progressing.
Thr Missouri Pacific passenger
trains have begun running into the new
depot Or rather we should state that
the announcement was given out that
they would about the time we 20 to
press, The frelghts carrying passen-
gers Will run to the old depot for a
while yet.
We call attention to the big dump
SALE ad of the Star Clothiers in this
weeks issue. This Is Dig sale and
they are making some remarkable Of
ferings, We wish to again insist that
lad" reading is often the most profit
able In which one can indulge. They
are the real market reports and will Of
ten save money.
The peoples party county central
committee met after the speaking last
Saturday and reorganized by electlng
A, Il Asher Of the st. John Trust Co,
chairman, B, ElsiminRer vice chair
man, &, G, Nettleton secretary and
w, Il, Hopkins assistant secretary,
These four we're given power to or
ganize such an executive committee as
they may think best.
The wholesale houses affected by
the license tax imposed on foreign
firms, bv the council, are trying TO have
the ordinance declared unconstitu-
ttonal. An effort was made to get
into the United States court at Leven-
worth, last week, but failed for want
of jurisdiction. 1t will probably be
brought up In the State courts how
ever.
j. +. Smith who was cut in q fight
by Jake Grimes as last told appears TO
have been seriously hurt and his doc
tor has announced that it will TAKE
good care to pull him through.
Grimes is charged with assault witt
intent to kill, and the preliminary
hearing has been deferred to August
2lst probably to await the issue with
Smith. Grimes is expected to plead
self defense,
The republican congressional COM
mittee met in this city last Saturday
and held meeting in the Midland
hotel parlors. These gentlemen have
no doubt been congratulating them.
selves on the mixed and muddled con.
dition of their opponents. However
they should not feel too secure for In
our opinion before election the stua.
tion will have so changed that the
whole fusion vote will be cast for one
candidate, even though two names dc
appear on the ticket,
The weather report of Mr. Webster
of Lincoln township for July shows
the lightest rainfall in that month foI
twelve years. Corn crops are shown
to depend on two things however
the temperture as well as the rainfall
and the temperature this year has
been high, so that it isprobably much
more than twelve years since there
was so poor corn crop. Indeed many
Of our old settlers say it is the worst
this year since 1874, which means al
most since the settlement of the
county.
Edward Board Of Blackwell, Ok
who has been running threshinp
machine near Great Bend has sworn
out complaint charging Celia Owens
and Mary Booker, two colored girls
with robblng him Of a pocketbook con.
otaining some $55. He clans he was
standing at the Santa Fe depotwith his
pocketbook which was large slightly
,qrotruding from his pocket when the
syirla unatnhad H. ont ond ro ~ oro,,