Hutchinson gazette., 1901-05-23

the Third district asa republican.
Mr., John Wroe and his sister, late
guests OF their sister Mrs. Annie Dennis,
left Saturday morning for their home in
Oregon,
Turon has been organizing a base
ball club and Is now about ready to play
anything comm ora gwine. Turon
has been base bali town before.
F. f, Morse Of Hutchinson, came in
the first Of the week take charge of the
local business of Winnie & Whine, He
has his Office over the yost office, with
Blair & Ralston. Lyons Eagle.
1t is stated that the buildings OF the
old salt plant at Nickerson will soon be
taken down and moved to this city. The
plant mas not been operated for several
years. The plant has belonged to the
Hutchinson people.
There are several small towns in this
county that support bands. Buhler and
Arlington are among the number and
they are holding concerts just like
Hutchinson, That's enterprisiug,
The Sylvia Sun is celebrating its first
anniversary, 1t has been long time
since a paper has before been able to
live to be yearling, The Sun is now
the best paper that has ever appeared
there.
Joe Tyler who owned the mill at
Turon which burned down few years
ago is after the people of that city to
give him a lift toward putting in new
mill on the old site. At present Turon
has no mill.
N. T. Stewart has commenced suit
for divorce against his wife Jennie
Stewart to whom he was married in
Kentucky in 1873. He alleges deser-
ton, claims that his wife left him last
year and still refuses to return to him.
She is alleged to be now in Kentucky.
Burns and Bellamy, the firm to whom
the city council granted franchise to
put in telephone system at this place
are scurrying around the small towns
working up the enterprise Of long dis
tance connections, They were at Arlng-
ton few days ago.
One of the Houck boys, a son Of the
late Judge Houck of this city is re-
ported to be among the lucky ones at
the Beaumont oil fields. While he has
not made millions 1t is said he has made
good money, and many of his Hutchin-
son friends will congratulate him.
The Hutchinson Gun Club held a
practice shoot at the park also Friday
afternoon. King made record Of ten
straight, Good work was also done by
,O'Brien, Campbell and VanKuren. The
team that is to compete with the Larned
team is composed Of VanKuren, Hudson
O'Brien, Allen and either Miller or
Campbell for the fifth man.
Fred Henny who has been employed
for several years on the News as man
ager of the circulation department and
assistant in the advertising department,
left Friday morning to take position
as city editor of the Headlight at Pitts
burg, Kan. Henny is an enterprising
young man who deserves the success
his friends predict for him.
Sheriff Long who was at Lansing last
week reports that E, c. Clark is book
keeper at the penitentiary, Jack Burrel
has charge of the tools and checks them
in and out to the workmen, Diamond
Dicks is in the cullenery department.
1t is said Clark expects to return here to
live when his time expires. And it
would be just like Clerk to do that.
For some reason Warden Jewett of
Che penitentiary or the board of man
ayers to place the output of the peni-
tentiary twine plant on the market at
seven and one half cents per pound in
stead Of eight and one half cents as he
formerly announced. What has con-
duced to this change we do not know.
1t may be purchased in any quantities.
1t will be good thing for the farmers.
The longest deed on record in the re-
corder's office, was placed there recently,
whereby L. A. Bunker acquired tax little
to large amount of real estate. 1t
transfers from the county about 375 town
lots and several tracts OF land outside
Ghe city. After it came to the recorder
1t was fastened together and measured
sixty feet. 1t made twenty-eight pages
of record, The recorders fee was $1,000.
The supreme court of this State has
denied l.. A. Bigger a rchearing which
he applied for on his case against the
county treasurer to decide on the con-
sttutionality of the law permitting the
counties to buy in all lands offered for