Hutchinson gazette., 1900-04-05

O'Halloran and the Smyth boys
from Castleton were in tho city Mon
day, getting ready for spring.
Lawrence Niece, another Philippine
soldier Ia now sick In the hospital and
will start home soon, unfit for service.
win Grow of South Hutchinson has
gone TO Lakin to take care the skim
ming station ut that place for the
Parker Creamery Co.
Blatch Esminger has bought the
Red Front livery barn behind the
Midland hotel and took charge Mon
day. We wish him success IN this new
venture,
Court convened Tuesday and fixed the
docket, There are some two hundred
cases this term but none apparently
that will be very exciting, although
there are probably twenty-five or thirty
criminal cases, mostly liquor cases.
Holladay's band minstrels cleared in
the neighborhood of S2O900 In their
shows here and at Newton last week.
Their patronage at both places was
all that could be asked; but their ex-
penses were quite heavy, which re-
duced their net earnings,
Mr.. A j. Gillock from near Nicker-
son was caller at this Office Tuesday.
Mr.. Gillock Is just moving to Deer
field, Kansas, in the west side Of Finny
county, to have more room for hisstock.
lie Is one Of the substantial farmers of
bis neighborhood and we regret to lose
him from the county.
Three or four more cases of smallpox
were quarantined Monday at the
home of Mr. r.. Metcalf painter on
b. East, The disease Is of course very
mild now in this warm weather but is
for that reason all the more in danger
of spreading and remaining with us
until next winter when it may do ser.
ious damage.
The time is here when in the city
the chicken roost, the pig pen, and the
festive hen" are the principal topics of
conversation between the city police,
and the citizens Of the "rubarbs. ="
"Dogs" will come in later and add
to the woes of the police and the child
rem who have Pets.
Considering that Newton and Hutch
inson are in many respects rival cities,
there is a very remarkable good feel
ing between them. The band boys
from here were favorites there last fall
at the festival and carnival, and their
minstrels we're received with excep-
tional cordiality last week.
The reformatory board was in ses-
sion last week and a couple of new in
mates were registered, One from Clay
Center and the other from Mcpherson.
Men convicted over the State for the
reformatory or penitentiary have been
enjoying coed interval in the
county Jail, Those institutions having
been closed on account of small poX
for some time.
The Parker Creamery Co. has re-
Gently established skimming stations at
Deer Creek, Okla, and Ost in Sumner
township, Reno county. They now have
forty-6ve stimming stations gathering
cream for the big plant here. This is
an increase Of eleven during the last
year. During the year 1899 they paid
out $955, 5,632,66. This year they will
do better than that.
The Northwest Territory Normal
school of Oklahoma wants to send
mixed chorus to the jub'le in this city
this year. Professor Snowden Of that
institution has written Mr.. Hoagland
secretary of the jubille, concerning the
matter. The board will proba bly, take
action on the question of admitting
Oklahoma musicians to the jubilee,
which has never been done and can
not be done under the present rules.
The sale Of the IL. n s. depot to the
Missouri Pacific Railroad 20. is now
an assured fact as the deed has been
recorded. The deed also covers the
round house, but what the Missouri
Pacific will do with it is not known as
they seem to haye no use for it here and
1t is feared they may tear it down and
ship the brick elsewhere. The right of
way up to the new depot has not yet
been secured and may be a somewhat
troublous matter.
For Sale
Twenty-tI1ree head good heifers, also