Hutchinson gazette., 1900-12-27

Mr.. w u. Gragg who 10 one of Tur-
,on's popular procerymen was caller
In this office Friday.
The Wells Fargo again followed its
custom of making each Of iis thousands
of employees a present of turkey for
Christmas.
JIM, WnhoIt OF North Reno town-
ship, returned from Kansas City Sat
utday where he marketed 22O head OF
fat cattle sc $3.50.
Judge William Whitelaw has been
at Medlord, Oklahoma employed In
the county seat contest case. during
the past week,
Newton has q small poX scare. The
wife OF one Of the ministers developed
the case. This ia the nearest case to
Hutchinson 80 far as Fnown ut the
present writing
Mr., W. |, Anderson has sold his
store at Sylvia and gives II out that he
expects TO leave the country in the
spring. lie has not yet fully deter
mined to what point he will move.
The barn on South Main Street
which has had so much unfavcrable
mention as fire trap is being brlcked
up in 'front.' This however does not
help the matter much AZ to danger.
County attorney, Carr Taylor's
brother, Thomas, who 10 well known in
this city and has been in the mail ser
vice for many years has recently been
promoted to the position OF superin-
tendent of mails in Kansas City post
Office,
The hello girls at the central tele-
phone station kept an account oil the
calls made and the number Of times
the phones we're used one day last week
and found 1t to he over 22OO, That is
considerable talking at long range.
A large shipment of men, mules and
materials for railroad grading and
building went through this city on
Christmas day over the Rock Island
bound west for work on the eXtention
of that road on from Liberal. So the
extention seems to be an assured
thing
superintendent Dayhoff with about
sixteen Reno county teachers started
for the State Teachers Association at
Topeka Wednesday. The meetings OF
this association form the great annual
holiday event with the higher class
teachers of the country.
The p. Martin Co. reports that their
holiday trade has been unprecedented
this year. Theirstock Of holiday goods
was very nearly cleaned uP' Ofcourse
there has not been heavy trade on
heavy under wear this winter on ac-
count of the open weather.
A series Of gospel temperance meet
ings will be conducted by DR.. Q. IL.
and Rev. Eugenia st. John. They are
represented rs being among the best in
this kind of work In the United States.
The meeting will be held at the M. &.
church and will commence Sunday
night.
A new arrangement for Hutchinson
will 90 into effect to day affecting the
mails. A new California daily service
will prevent the old time trouble with
the Sunday mails which came in on a
freight, usually too late for distribu-
tiou. A new time card affecting GER
tain trians on the Santa Fe will 60
into effect also.
Rather peculiar scenes in the poultry
world have occurred in this section
during the past few weeks. Droves of
several thousand turkeys have been
driven across country from surround
counties to the Hutchinson markets.
Buyers have gathered them up in the
neighboring counties and driven them
here finding it cheaper than to ship.
The trains on the Santa Fe have US
ually been running behind time dur
ing. the past few days. This is prob
ably largely on account of the very
heavy holiday travel. Then on Satur-
day morning there was wreck up
near Offerle caused by freight train
breaking in two and then telescopiDg,
which helped to delays trains from
that direction
Mcpherson county is enjoying a bit
Of Christmas gossip in official circles
The sheriff, a man by the name Of
Seitz, it Is said has been too intimate
with a woman of that city by the name
of Miner. Last Saturday he had an
insane patient to take to the asylam, a
woman, and as the law required fe-
male attendant in such cases he en-
a. 4.