Hutchinson gazette., 1900-07-12

chant G. W. Livengood, died at his
home In Pennsylvania last Friday.
lie spent some time here last fall visit
ing his son and made many friends
here, who will depore bis death,
Mrs, w. w, Murphy, OF Los Angeles,
California, stopped few days with
her cousin. Mrs, A. j. Graves, on her
way home from the East where she has
been as a delegate TO some woman'S Or
ganization
There WAS quite delegation from
Huntsville In the city Tuesday to Mt
tend to the changing Of some shool dis
trct lines, Among those here were
Peter Spaniel, Harry Hill, Geo. G9ntz, /,
II. G, Currnutt and John Rogers.
L. B. McClurg Of Grove township
was In the city Monday. lie says
wheat is threshlng all the way from
ten TO twenty-five bushels per acre.
The average however be says Is very
high there being very few light pieces.
The editor and family paid u short
call at the home o; Lige Rayl, about six
miles west of town, Sunday. Mr.. Rayl
has O farm that would make any east
ern plutocrat stop aud wonder. He
has nine acres in grapes alone, and
sixty acres in bearing fruit trees.
Cgrus Freese formerly well known
f in Hutchinson, died at his home in
Kremlin, Okla, last week. lie was
formerly Il resident Of Nickerson. He
was also in Stevens county during the
county seat war, and was charged with
being one of the men who hung the
sheriff, but was acquitted.
S. A. Fulgroat, brakeman on the
Santa Fe who lived at this place, met
with a serious accident on the Fourth
at Halstead. He was ignitinga huge
cannon fire cracker when IL exploded
prematurely and as q result will prob
ably loose two fingers on his right
4, hand.
The board Of directors Of the Park
Association last week elected the fol-
lowing officers; President, /. Il. Fearl;
vice president, r. ], Templar; secretary
Harry Taylor; treasurer, Fred Cooter.
Charlie Williams was appointed to
draw up charter. The charter can
not be secured probably till next week.
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Tie Santa Fe9 claim, agent was IN
the city the latter part Of last week
interviewing those who were injured
or had friends injured in the street
car which was run over by the cars a
few weeks ago. We are informed
there are likely to be a number Of
damage suits iled soon.
Through letter from another Reno
county soldier in the Philippines ii is
learned that Charles Guyer from near
Arlington WAS killed by the Philippines
while doing outpost duty. Thesquad
of soldiers with whom he was, was at
tackled IN the very early morning and
Guyer with another sentry was killed
with knives or swords.
Mr.. Frank Hettinger has Obtained
an order to have guardian appointed
for Mrs Fastrow and her daughter OF
Enterprise township, who were accused
OF starving their stock to death and
were found insane in probate court q
short time since. They will not now
be sent to the asylum but will have
their affairs looked after by some one
competent to take care Of them.
The management of the new opera
bouse are now busy booking attrac-
tions for the coming season Already
several have been secured. 1t will not
now be difficult to secure better class
than Hutchinson has heretofore had.
The work of the stone masons on the
new building is expected to be com
pIeted by the first Of August and the
remainder of the building will be fin
ished sometime next month.
The Reno county boys who attended
the Kansas City convention last week
were duly impressed with the immen-
sity Of the affair. In fact 1t was so i'm
mense that the great majority in the
benches could not hear. The writer
had one Of the best seats outside the