Hutchinson gazette., 1900-07-05

A. w. Bates has commenced suit in
the district court for divorce from
his wife 0na Bates,
Al. Williams Of Huntsville was In
the City Sunday night on his way 10
Waukita, Okla, for short stay.
Mary j. Trembly has filed suit in the
district court for divorce from her
husband, Charles N Tremb'y'
Milton Harsha, formerly Of this city,
now Of Kansas City, returned home
after brief visit to this city.
The Arkansas river Is rapidly as
suming It's usual condition and the
high waters are thing of the past.
w. j. Duval who has been located
in Wichita lately has received Il pro-
motion and now goes to Kansas City,
Frank Lawson made the trip from
Topeka to Oklahoma with Teddy
Roosevelt, representing the Topeka
Capital.
A new building, constructed from
the brick building on South Main ST.,
which lately collapsed, is nearing com
pletion. 1t occupies u site near The
park.
j. A. Greenlee, Grant Chamberlain
and Harry Watson Of Holaday's band,
accompanied the Nickerson band to
Sterling to participate in the festivities
of the Fourth.
The new opera house Is now progress
ing very rapidly in fact hurry orders
seems 10 have been issued The stone
ts laid for the first story much OF the
way round and some idea Of the plan
can he gathered.
Quite d number Of Hutchinson peo-
/ pie spent the Fourth out OF town
Many went to Kansas City, some to
neighboring towns and others sought
shady hooks on Little river, spending
the day plcnicking.
Mr.. Grubbs OF Empona was in the
. city this week looking for suitable
business location. lie contemplateS
launching music house in Hutchin-
. son, He is of the firm Of Grubbs "
Simpson, EmpOria.
The rate to the populist State con-
vention at Fort Scott via Missouri
Pacific will be s $40 which Is one fare
for round trip. The Missouri Pacific
runs direct to and clear through to
Fort Scott from Hutchinson aud is
the only road that does 80. s4i
Fletcher Meredith is interested ,in
the park proposition and wants it to be
located at the end of Fifth Street, where
there IL thirty acre tract, a beautiful
grove, an artificial lake quarter Of a
mile long and good place to 60
swimming.
Julius Patterson, the Hutchinson
pugilist, accompanied by number of
local sports, went to Wichita the first
of the week, where on Tuesday night
he met Wichita man and fought for
the Kansas heavyweight champion
ship.
Clabe Duval who had small poX at
Springfield, Mo, was afterward
troubled with other ailments 80 that
acouple of weeks ago he was brought
TO the home Of his brother Claude in
this city in critical condition. He
is now recovering slowly however.
Hutchinson is considerably inter
ested in news from China because of
the presence Of Miss Edna Parks, at
missionary in the terbulent districts.
The mission where she was stationed
was destroyed but though nothing has
been heard from her, cable states
that the missionaries escaped.
The professors of the Nickerson
Normal College have been teaching
institutes during the past month.
Professor Smith conducted at Ellis
worth. Professor Jackson at Kingman
and Professor Robb at Dighton. Prof
fessor Jackson now takes up work
here.
The directors of the State Exchange
Bank met Saturday and elected new
officers. The vacancy left in the pres-
dency occassioned by the death of Mr..
Joseph Baker, was filed by promoting
the old cashier, Mr., Willis N. Baker