Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-10

LAY Arlington EHltTpIlee'
A party OF eighteen Of the profess
rsoinal rooters of Hutchinson left for
Holton tuesday to try to secure the
State grand army reunion vt this place
J.E CIickner of Lincoln township
has announced himsof as Il candidate
before Inc republican convention Tor
commissioners from the Second district
now represented by John Myers.
A young colored man from u neigh
boring town visited Hutchinson one
DAY last week and rented bicycle from
u. A. Greenlee. lie failed to return II.
Hls residence and identity were learned
and an officer sent after him,
The Duval campaign club will hold
ratification meeting at the audito-
rum Saturday June 10th. Prof Hen
nessy's Glee club of Great Benz will
furnish music, Good speakers will be
present, Everybody invited.
Rev. Richly colored minister WAS
denied devorce from his wife by
Judge Simpson Tuesday, He charged
crulety bnt had lived with his wife
after most Of the trouble occurred,
and on this ground the divorce was de-
MED.
The postoilice department has en-
tered an innovation in an arrangement
for the letter carriers to accept and re-
ceipt for letters desired to be legis-
tered at the residences of patrons of
the postollice 80 as to obViate the nee
essiSy for a trip to the postOlfice.
The library proposition carried at
the special election Tuesday by q vote
of 55l for to 274 against, 1t carried
in every ward except the fifth. This
insures agood public library for Hutch
inson and will be good thing for
The city.
The latter part of last week the Ar.
kansas river took occasion to rise
again to somewhat higher mark
than 1t has reached before this season,
So much water in the river is an un-
common thing so early time In the
season.
School in district No. 100, Enterprise
township, will close next Friday, and
"a box social will be given that evening
for the purpose Of raising money for a
library fund, The school has been
taught by Miss Laura Jones who has
given excellent satisfaction and is
liked by both pupils and patrons.
A recruiting Office was again
opened in this city Saturday and will
be kept open as long as any recruits
come in. When it opened there we're
some where near twenty applications
for enlistment here from western KAN
sas and Oklahoma. The rush Is not
great. Patriotism is not running
lawful high' at present. irs
Now while there are couple of new
telephone companies asking for adj
mission to Hutchinson, the present
company which has q monopoly on
most of The business in Kansas is max
ing great efforts to convince the peo-
pie that n new company would be
detriment, would not allow either to
pay and demoralize the service.
In the contest for the Gable piano
the Modern Woodman are in the lead
with the G, A. r, second. In the
Kimball contest the band 10 still in the
lead with the Women's club second.
II will not be at all surprising il the
contest should wind up in row one
side claiming that tickets were pro-
cured dishonesty. However it ia to be
hoped nosuch thing will occur.
Frank s. Whitelaw, brother Of
Judge Whitelaw has announced him
self as a candidate for State senator
subject to the republican senatorial
convention. 1t was formerly our un-
Outstanding that Frank was sort of
. STA warL democrat instead of republi-
can but perhaps we we're fooled, 1t
. does'nt make much difference anyhow.
They are both very much alike in CON-
plection.
The st. John Trust 20. has purchased
seven head of thoroughbred polle1
angus bulls from Parish s. Miller of
Stafford county to 90 into Meade and
Clark counties Norman X Allen of
Meade get three and G.. A. Duvall
of Ashland the other. This is the
last Of thirty-hve head sold this year
by Parish. He started this herd IA
years ago with two imported COWS and
a bull and now has over 100 head of