Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-29

,tary Of the National civic federation.
A report arrived in this city on Tues
day that Mrs, j. :, Self Of this city who
was travelling overland to Oklahoma
with her son had an arm shot of near
.KIngman by an accidental discharge Of
"a gun.
On Friday Mr.. Frank Kerr who has
made his home with We editor for the
last six years and who has made many
friends In this city, left for Muscatine,
Iowa, He expects to secure work there
and If 80 will remain permanently.
Scion Gray of Sterling was In the
city last Saturday on business. Mr.,
Gray Is and long has been one of the
prominent populists of that county.
He In common with the rest OF us feel
little disheartened but not dismayed.
S. +. Mead, of Hutchinson, has OPP
.ened q cigar factory in the old Wood
ruff stand and will soon be ready for
your custom. Mr.. Mead comes well
recommended, and we bespeak for him
a liberal patronage. as he handles none
but first class oods.-KiDgman Jour-
nal.
The band boys are thinking of Civ
ing another minstrel show again this
year. For several years they have
given one each year and with success,
theatrically and financially. About
the same talent is here now that
made the one last year 80 much of a
success.
So much thunder and lighting at so
late a time In the season as occurred
last Friday is something very unusual.
Lightning struck chimney to house
on Avenue A East during the shower,
but without doing futher damage than
causing commotion among inhabi-
tants.
About n dozen of the prominent cit
i2ens Of Nickerson appeared before the
board of county commissioners last
week to protest against the action of
the board in equalizing taxes. They
claimed that surroundings being con-
sidered the board had been too hard on
them.
J.B. Holland, who has been proprie-
tor Of the Brunswick hotel for some
months died quite suddenly Thursday
morning. His malady is given out
as heart failure, lie bad been in
rather hard luck for some time it Is
said. which Ia supposed to have had
something to do with his death.
1t will pay our readers we'll to read
our advertisements. For instance there
is the carpet sale ad Of II. King on one
of the inside pages. II you want to
catch bargains you should find out
where they are. You can do 1t In no
other way than by reading the adver-
tlsments.
Last Friday night rather small
horss with wild eye, a ruffed coat
and an appearance. OF having had n
little affair OF his own, turned in at
Bud Longs livery barn and asked as
we'll as a horse could for board and lodg
ing. He had a harness on, or at least
part of one, and remnant Of some
sort Of a vehicle was still clinging to
che harness. 1t was very evidently
The last end Of a runaway,
An agent of the mule department Of
the British government who has been
purchasing for service in the Trans
vaal in this part of the country says
that up to date his government has
purchased in Missouri, Kansas, Texas
aud Oklahoma, Al. 900 mules and that
It expects to continue to purchase
them for use in the Queens army. No
wonder there is prosperity in the mule
market.
The grand bazarr of the St. Teresa's
parish Of the Cotholic church has been
holding forth at the Shaw Theatre.
1T is q church fair which is q success.
The booths are tasty indeed and pre-
sent an appearance which might cause
a professional window dresser to be-
come envious. The various walks Of
life are represented In their place and
the members Of the parish take an &C.
tive interest.
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The new wheat is this year making
the greatest fall growth ever known,
A short trip up the Santa Fe will show
great many fields that have made too
much growth and are in need of past
uriug. In fact there are not in many
places enough stock to keep the wheat
-pastured down to where 1t should be.
News comes from some places that the
farmers are actually moving the wheat
TO keep it from jOinting before cold