Hutchinson gazette., 1901-08-01


DR.J, W, NAeUIRE,
SPmClALTSr,
Diseases of Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
Sfliaases scientifically Adjusted, once In Ma
s6OnlO Temple, Hutchinson, Kanhae,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Between the extortlons OF the coal
trust in winter and the ice trust in sum
mer there is little chance for comfort to
any one except the holders Of trust
stock.
This city was visited by one OF the
sharpest and most violent thunderstorms
in It's history Monday afternoon, II was
not remarkable for the amount Of the
heavy water fall, but for the rapidity
with which Il fell.
1t has been suggested that late planted
turnips and rape may yet be matured to
help out the cattle feed this winter.
This Is no doubt good suggestion II It
ever rains enough to soften the ground
so as to get the seed in,
There was a circumstance at the court
house during the storm Monday for the
electricians to explain, One thunderbolt
which evidently struck the wires turned
on the lights over the Judges bench, and
the next one burned out one OF them
and turned of the rest.
The Haven Journal had to exclude
the news paper last week to print the
new city ordinances, Come to think OF
1t there are reasons why the local pap.
ers in small country towns should be in
favor OF Incorporating.
Captain H. c. Townsend of this city
a prominent grand army man has been
appointed on the staff of General Leo
Rassuer, national commander, and ord
cred to report by letter to Edwin L.
Ketchem senior aid.de.camp at Calves
ton, Texas. The Office is chiefly honor.
airy but is considered as a high compli-
ment to the Hutchinson man.
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The tight wire walker gave a very
good exhibition on the street last Satur-
urday, and Sunday went on to Pratt
He had young girl with him whom it
appears he kidnapped at Arlington, and
on Tuesday the girls stepfather overlook
them at Pratt and took her home. The
girl was old enough to have known bet
ter-Turon Press.
The Democrat says that in the past
ten years Reno county has gained 1913
while Sedgwick countys gain is only
All people. What is the matter Harry?
Sedgwck has had beer and whiskey
enough to make a gain of II42II
while this county ought 10 have lost
about as many. Well If they cant keep
up to us in per CAPITA" increase may
be they can make it up in He'll
About two years ago the actor Char
les Roskam was married in this city at
one OF the meetings of the Elk's lodge,
1t is said to have been the first marriage
ceremony ever performed at lodge
meeting. Now there is baby elk that,
is attracting attention from the Chi
cago and most of the other metropol-
tan papers, and it is said to be the first
one ever born in captivity.
One of the workmen at the new water
works well claims to have brought up a
small bullet or buck shot from twenty
four feet below the surface of the ground.
Now that bullet may have grand his
tory. 1t may have been fired by Buffalo
Bill on the banks of the placid Cow
Geek and killed bad indian, then lodg-
ing in the soft sand have drifted down
the underAow. Anyway we will assume
that is its history, and no one can prove
1t to be wrong.
Mr.. B. F, Brown of Sylvia was
caller at this office the later part of last
week and he reports that the rain they
had in the west and south part of the
country a couple of weeks ago will make
a large amount of rough feed and some
corn in his locality. He is thinking of
buying some of the cheap cattle now
offered on the market 10 feed through |
the winter, There is no doubt big
money in this sort Of deal for anyone
chat has feed for them,
The preliminary hearing of young
Howard, the Philippine soldier who
shot the man Gibbons from Missouri,
was held last Thursday. For some
reason the witness from Missouri who
saw the shooting failed to arrive, The
preliminary had been twice postponed
before on account Of their absence and
as there was no word from them why