Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-20

july
Malvina Shelton has commenced suit
for divorce from her husband NJ L,
Shelton.
An exchange tells Of lady who wrote
n note ordering the postmaster to "hold
her male for ten days"
A suit for the foreclosure OF mortgage
has been commenced by w. II, Donnell
against the Haven Mill & Elevator Co,
The policeman recently appointed to
enforce quarantine regulations has been
discharged, there being no further need
for him.
Horace Lcsk is one with whom
marriage has been a failure and has
commenced action for divorce from his
wife Margaret Lesk.
Frank Colladay is building an addi-
tion to his business house on Main
Street. 1t Is but short time since he
built large ware and salesroom 'front.'
ing on Sherman, He must be prosper
ing.
J. A, DeBard and family left Tuesday
for their new home at independence
where Mr., DeBard will take charge of
his new store, Mr., Keopple will remain
several weeks yet, Strengthening up bus
mess matters. .-Turon Press.
Mr.. Williams of near Arlington was in
the city Saturday getting repairs for
harvesting machinery, and reports that
John Lowe has sold thirty-two headers
and forty-fve binders this year. This
indicates that Arlington has some wheat
in its vicinity this year.
Out Of the seventeen hundred premiums
offered at the Central Kansas Fair to be
held this fall, there surely ought to be
something gained by our Reno county
farmers, There are over 200 premiums
offered for horses and mules and nearly
ninty for hogs. Cattle get about humid
red.
Anthony Oswald, formerly Of this city
but now Of Beaumont, Texas has been
here few days visiting his son, c. w,
Oswald of the American Steam Laun-
dry. Mr.. Oswald is one OF the few who
went to Beaumont early and has made
a good stake. He is hale, and looks as
though he enjoyed life.
The free employment bureaus that
have been endeavoring to supply the de-
mand for harvest hands are unable to do
so according 10 their reports, There
have been several train loads that have
arrived here or gone on further west,
They will probably get the reports of
shortage in hands for some time yet
and then the country will be overrun
with men that have got here too late.
Arrangements are being made for a
game of base Ball with Hutchinson. 1t
will be remembered that our boys went
to Hutchinson last year and won two out
of three games, and now the games will
be returned by the metropolis team.
Our boys are in better trim for playing
than ever, and when Hutchinson lights
on the Turon diamond they'll be shown
a merry time. .-Turon Press.
w. T. Hopkins who makes Galena
and Joplin as part Of his territory reports
that the mining boom in that country is
all blown out. A year or two ago the
hotels could not hold all the people,
Now they hardly have enough business
to keep going. There are some good
mines in that country but as in most
other cases hundred men lost where
one gained.
While the cold, late spring was the
cause Of good deal of complaint, and
perhaps held corn back and made it
difficult to get it started well, it was af-
ter all blessing in disguise. 1t held
the wheat back and carried it past the
dry spell. Now if it does not make
corn so late that it gets dry spell in
the critical time when by being early it
might have got past it, the farmers will
mot grumble.
The Presbyterian and Methodist Sun
day Schools of this city will hold their
annual Sunday school picnic at Halstead
today, Thursday. They have extended
an invitation to all friends of the Sun
day Schools to accompany them and en-
10Y themselves. There is an excursion
rate Of fifty cents for the round trip
These picnics are usually largely at
tended and large in the proportion to
rthe joy they distribute.
There is now commencing another
agitation for the county commissioners
TO build new bridge across the Arkan-
sas river west of town, and for the build
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