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Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Killed BY u Train.

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There was dreadful accident Mon
day morning up the Santa Fe track A
gang Of men were laying steel rails ou
on the Santa Fe branch about four Of
five miles near the switch called Sher-
man between here and Partridge, wher
passenger No, came along, All the
men at work in the gang saw the ap
proach OF the train and got off the track
for 1t to pass except one young man by
the name of Reuben Hamlin, 1t seemG
a little mysterious that he should moi
have heard the train but from evidence
obtainable he did not He was work
ing with his back TO the approaching
train getting ready to put in a spike
The other men OF the gang evidently
though he would get of when the train
came close, The engineer also prob
ably acted upon the same theory ex,
pecting him to get off the same as the
other men until it was too late TO stop
The train. lfrepous are correct he did
put on the air brakes but not in time,
One Of the large cross beams above the
COW catcher struck him on the side of
the head and jaw and mashed it al.
most into pulp. The body was thrown
out to the side of the track so that the
wheels did not pass over him anywhere.
but death was sudden and there was
hardly sign Of life after he was picked
up. The body was taken aboard the
train and brought home where ter
rible shock awaited his parents.
The young man was little more than a
boy, but was steady, industrious and
we'll spoken Of, He had been at work
on the railroad about month and the
day he was killed was his first pay day
He was the son Of Mr., M. Hamlin
who has genei,I rep'ir shop at l27
Sixth Street West, a well known and
respected citizen.
The coroner held an inquest the fol-
lowing day at which the evidence Of the
steel gang and the fireman and the en-
gineer was obtained, The enginee tes-
tilted that he had been instructed at
Kinsley to look out for steel gang be-
tween Partridge and Sherman, that
when the train approached he was sign.
aled by the foreman that the track was
alright and he answered with the whis-
tie, However he did not see the young
man on the track as he was hid by a
portion of the engine. The fireman tes-
tioed that he saw the man on the track
and started to tell the engineer but 1t
was 10 late, The foreman testified that
before signaling the engineer to come
ahead he had ordered the men to clear
the track, Some of tbs men testified
that they heard the order and some did
not. 1t is evident that Hamlin did NOT
hear it, Eye witnesses say he had
Strengthened NY just as the train struck
him. They varied in their estimates of
the distance to which the body was
thrown, some making it thirty.fve feet
and others twice that distadce.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

Ladies House Wrapper, made of
best percaIe, silver, gray, black and
white, red and white, blue and white,
htted back, yoke front, braid trimmed,
separate waist llning-a very n, 90
neat wrapper for the price. ....SIUU
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

"All governments derive
their just powers from
the consent of the
governed"
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Auction Extraordinary

There was excitement almost equal tc
poker or crap game in vacant store
room on north Main last Saturday fore.
noon. L, S. Kent, the auctioneer was
mounted upon some counters selling
packages. The packages were just
common every day sorts of packages, in
appearance just about like the average
that are received by the express com.
panies. They might have been "orig.
inal packages" for all anybody knew
In fact they were packages that had
been received by the express companies
for ehipment and no one called to pay
the charges and receive them. So in
the sale and purchase no one knew
whether he bought an Internal machine
with dynamite bomb, bottle of bug
juice or lady's shirt waist, The pack
ages seemed to sell in proportion to size
mainly, though Of course it is possible
that the smallest packages might con-
tain the most vauables. They were
generally knocked off at from thirty-five
cents to dollar and half. One pack.
age from appearances contained a suit
Of clothes, however the purchaser may
have found it to contain batch of crazy
quilt patches.
When making their bids the pur-
chaser only received a ticket showing
that he had purchased a package of a
certain number. In the after noon the
packages were delivered, Usually tho
purchaser sought some secluded spot to
open it. If he got blank or something
amounting TO that nothing more would
be seen of him or his package Some
drew good things. One fellow got a
grip with full set Of shaving tools and
a good Smith & Wesson revolver. An
other got package with fine ladies'
gold watch. But. Of course most of the
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
VOL. II.

THERE are three townships in the
third commissioner district in which
there are no township tickets filed in
opposition to the republican ticket, But
this fact should not operate to keep the
voters at home, They should turn oul
TO vote for commissioner, and work with
as much energy as though they were ex-
pecting to elect township ticket or a
county and State ticket, At present
there is an excellent prospect for the
election Of Henry Thompson for com
missioner, and there is no doubt he can
be elected If the proper efforts are put
forth, The district 1t will be remem-
bered was only lost by three votes three
years ago, ana could have been won had
4he candidate put forth the effort that
Mr. Thompson has done,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
The safest place to be sick Is in

The safest place to be sick Is In q
well administered hospital II does
Good word for not necessarily fol-
low, but 1t Is gem
O'' orally true, that as
safe a location as can be selected in
any city Is one in the nelghborhood of
good hospital, says American Medi-
cine. This was not always so. There
was a time when hospitals, being bad
ly administered, were centers Of infec-
tion and therefore undesirable neigh
bors. That time has long since passed.
1t has left its mark, however, upon the
laws Of some states where thelocation
of hospitals in certain portions of
cities Is prohibited, 1t would seem
that the time had come for the repeal
of such laws, as they are simply relics
Of barbarism, and tend to promote ig-
norant misapprehensions in the minds
of the people. Let us have laws pro-
viding for ample air space about hos
pitfalls, for extensive lawns and beauti-
full trees; let us have laws covering
the construction of the buildings and
imposing proper administration meth
DDS; but let us repeal laws that say
hospital shall not exist in the very
quarter of city whore it can do its
best work in giving health and happi-
ness to the common people. 1t would
only be fair retaliation upon the heart
less rich who attempt to prevent the
construction of good hospitals in GER
tain residence localities, If the prop
erty in question should be covered at
once with little tenements, each with
its own garden and back yard, The
children OF the poor would thus get
some benefit from fresh air and good
surroundings, and in another sense it
would still be hospital work--in the
prevention of sickness--but hospital
work which neither the law nor the
courts could prevent.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
George Smiths Story Dono

1t is probable that the county officials
are at last through with the celebrated
case of George Smith, sinner, George
is one Of the queer ones, His face be-
longs in darktown, but II always wears a
very complacent, courteous self con.
scious smile, and his hand always car.
ried fine heavy cane. When he got
out on special occasions as for Sunday
morning service with his silk tile and
long tailed coat he looked like some
sable ancient of days extending his
scepter over a waiting world, He was
fist incarcerated for smashing a mug
over his wife's head and other dsorderly
conduct, Then the abused spouse had
him arrested for selling forbidden Ii
quids, Then after only few days SER
vice in durance vile he disappeared,
He was afterward picked up in Kansas
City on a description furnished by Sher-
if Long. When he was brought back
he insisted on having trial and was
bound he would not plead guilty, All
the advice Of the county attorney availcd
nothing George had folks guessing
why he held out with everything against
him, Some thought he wanted to cX-
hibit his oratorical powers to the jury,
But when he was arraigned for trial
Monday he did surprise them. 1t was
true he made his speech to the jury but
he had another story to tell,
He admitted he had been lawfully
placed in Jail, that he had gone away
with the intention of staying, that he had
eluded the officers, and that he had fin
ally been arrested and brought back,
all of which the jury considered su(li'
cient to constitute the crime of break
ing Jail. But there was something else
to his story which he seemed to think
ought to give him freedom He had, so
he said, paid the jailer, Mr.. Miller, $500
to leave the doors open at a certain time
so he could 60 out. This he did, and
Georges theory seemed to be that he
had paid for something and ought to
have it. The jury thought his stories did
not tally well with each other all the
way through and that anyhow he had
admitted enough to constitute an offense.
So they found him guilty. The penalty
of jail breaking is from six months in
jail to two years in the penitentary. AS
he has served one term in Lansing, he
will probably get another,
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Tho Low Case Again

The third trial OF the case OF Mrs
Johanna Lowe Of Chicago occurred in
the district court in this place last week
Mrs, Lowe was formerly a resident Of
Arlington and for time was postmis-
tress at that place. Her husband died
and she then removed to Chicago, but
she has several relatives in the vicinity
OF Arlington. About two years ago she
came out for visit and while getting
off the train at Partridge she fell with
her foot under the wheels while the train
was starting and 1t was clipped of at
the ankle. She in due time brought
suit for $4,000 damages, At the first
trial there was disagreement the Jury
standing eleven to one for the plaintiff.
At the second she got judgment for
s4cos. and at this last trial she was
awarded s5c9s, The SOS, in each judg.
ment was for hospital and doctor bills,
Mrs. loves contention was that the
train was crowded with people who had
been 10 Hutchinson TO the show, that
the train men did not call the station
that the train stopped not more than
minute or two al most which was alto
gether insufficient time for all to get off
that it was dark and when she got off
she did not know that the train had
started. The contentious OF the rail-
road company were general denial TO
about all these charges, but thirty.fve
out Of 60 men have now agreed that she
should have damages. They have as
will be seen from above differed some
what as to the amount, But as each
trial seems to increase the amount 1t
would seem that the railroad company
would get tired of asking for new trials.
The verdict of the second trial was set
aside by the Judge and new trial Or
dered. The attorneys fer the railroad
company asked for about seventyhve spec
ial findings and the answers to one or two
Of these questions the Judge in passing
on the motion for a new trial concluded
were not in accord with the evidence
What will be done with it this time re-
mains to be seen.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The governments July crop report
confirms the favorable estimates Of
the wheat crop embodied in the June
report, The condition both of winter
and spring wheat improved during the
month, and for both combined reached
OIL, as against CO.'S on July !, 1900.
These returns give promise of the
largest wheat harvest ever known.
The acreage of corn is less than last
year, and the condition of the crop
less forward. Intense head, long con.
tinued, has affected corn injuriously
in some sections since these returns
were collected; but corn is crop
which endures a good deal of heat
without damage, and the injury from
this cause may have been exaggerated
for speculative reasons.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
Real Estate Titles.

A case came up in the district cour
last Friday which shows something o
the ups and downs of litigation ant
especially the intricacy of the law in
volving real estate titles, and also some
thing OF the uncertainties OF such titles
A number of years ago man by the
name of Brant living in Valley town
ship gave mortgage on an eighty acre
farm along the river, He was then liv-
ing with his third wife, and had three
grown children by a former wife. The
children we're not in this country
In the course of nature the old man who
had given the mortgage died. About
ten years ago the mortgage was fore.
closed, Mr.. Gleason acting as the at,
torney in the case. A sheriffs deed was
issued for the property and has since
passed through two or three hands, each
party giving warranty deed. Now
the three heirs of the .mortgagor by the
former wife come in and show that in
the process of foreclosure service either
actual or by publication was never had
upon them, so that they might come in
and defend their interests. AT former
trial the court held that they were en-
titled to their share Of three-cights in the
land, subjected to the mortgage. Their
share would not be much unless they
could manage to get judgement for
their share of the rentals that have been
collected from the place. So Friday the
case came up to determine how much
that should be.
This all shows that in the purchase of
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

Mr. II. S, Thompson Of Sylvia who is
the independent candidate for county
commissioner from the third district is
now mingling with the people of his dis
trict and getting acquainted, where he
was not already known, Mr.. Thomp-
son has had large acquaintance over
the district for some years and is thor
oughly conversant with the needs Of the
people In the various portions, He is
somewhat Of stickler for the people OF
the west side of the county, it 10 true,
but as a commissioner is expected to
look first after the needs OF his own con-
stituents, and especially as the people of
the west side have not been receiving as
much attention as those of some other
parts Of the county, it would be we'll for
them TO elect man who Is active and
insistant they shall have full share of
the benefits Of county legislation. Mr..
Thompson is gentleman in every sense
of the word and has had enough expert
ence as commissioner of Harvey county
TO know his rights as commissioner and
the county's rights, Further more he
has the stamina to withstand the i'm
portunities Of those who have bills be-
fore the county that are not proper to be
allowed. He is a business man with
business experiences, and one Of the
largest tax payers in Sylvia township.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

THIS mo rning's mail brings to our
desk forty page booklet from the First
National Bank that is worth more than
passing comment. The book is bound
in a beautiful especially embossed cover
and is literally filed with the finest
half tones of the finest buildings farm
scenes, and landscapes in Reno comfy,
This is to say that 1t contains some Of
the finest scenery OF this kind in the
State, and United States. incidentally
it might be said that the book contains
the phYsiognomies Of some very fine
looking men. The book is reminiscent t
OF the first quarter century of the banks
business. 1t shows its progress and pre-
sent business and prospects. 1t is a
splendid advertisement for the bank, but
ii is much more than that, 1t is an al
most equally good advertisement of the
wealth and resources of Hutchinson and
Reno county. 1t not only reviews the
history OF the development of the largest
and oldest bank in this section of the
country but it also reviews much OF the
history of the development of the city
and county which huve been coeval with
with it, The book was printed by the
observation-disclosures Printing Co. of St.
Louis, and in mechanical and artistic
effects it is equal to the best. 1t is a
book of which the bank and its patrons
may well feel proud.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

In Abilene, Kan, there is woman
who has not been down in the bust
ness part of town for more than
90 years. She has never seen either
of the railroad depots or train
come in. The Presbyterian church
Of the town is more than 16 years
old, but she has never seen it. She
is not an invalid or blind, but only
q home body, who makes the limits
Of ber yard the limits of her wnrl1
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The champion jag record is pos
sessed by citizen Of Auburn, Ind,
who, according to local informant,
was recently arrested for the one hum
dred and siXty-ninth time on a charge
of drunkenness. So far he has spent
1929 days in prison, just for intoXica-
ton, on 19O commitments. The other
40 times he was merely reprimanded.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

real estate one cannot be too careful in
having abstracts carefully inspected,
Even then one can not be absolutely
sure that someone may have color Of
title that may cause him trouble, even
when the abstract shows everything all
.i,,kt
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

The Great Rock Island Route is plac
ing interchangeable mileage books on
SC at aleall oupon offices west Of Mis-
souri, River. These books are good on
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17

81 different railroads and will be a
great advantage to commercial men
and travellers. The net rate Is 21So
per mile In Kansas, Missouri, NebrasE,
Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-17
L ORGAN OF THE PEOPLES PARTY OF RENO COUNTY.


packages were not valuable enough to
make man independent.
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and give good talk to the miners.
Then he called upon the superintend-
ent, VIM. Hodge. and laid before him
the grievance of the men. The result
of the conference was that the men
went back to work again, running a
night shift as well as day shift, until
such time as there is more room to
accommodate the men on day shift.
The masons have the foundation
completed for the fan and are putting
foundation under the small engine
which is left at the air shaft to hoist
men if it is needed. Mr.. Chase and
his helpers are moving the engine on
to it's foundation and will have the fan
in position as soon as possible.
Robert E. Lee spent a few days
with his family at Milo, Warren coun-
ty, and seeing to his Short Horn cat
tie.
Chester Holeman returned to Hilton
after having paid visit to his parents
in Nebraska.
The postoffice at Hilton is now To-
Gated in the company store.
We wonder if the railrods intend to
give us station this summer, or must
we still go one mile after the mail and
to take the train when by moving the
depot it would give them Sc more on
each passenger going to Abba and &c
each going to Moravia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-04-16

Minnie Evans. The following com.
mittee, Mrs. w. j, Sickle, Mrs. VIII
Hill and Miss Minnie Evans, were APP
pointed by the chair for the purpose
of framing the, constitution and by.
laws of the organization. The young
ladies spent very lively evening in
testing the new Gymnasium equip.
ments which are many and varied,
The library at present contains zoe
volumes including most of the recent
novels and the great works of history,
all standard authors being we'll repre-.
scented. The parlors are carpeted and
nicely furnished. All the daily papers
and magazines are to be found there.
Later on bath rooms will be fitted upin
the basement and a bowling alley win
be added; to the list of amusements.
Mrs. Palmer Trimble, of Keokuk, is
visiting at the home of her mother
Mrs. Andrew Leach, and will return
home today.
DIR. ]. G. Hinline of Chicago has ar
rived in this city and intends locating
here soon. DR.. Hinline is FORMER
resident of this city and is known to
many of our citizens
9. j. Thompson, of DeSmitt, South
Dakota, has arrived in this city, &C.
companied by his family, having pur-
chased the Harely hotel. The build
ing was purchased with the under
standing that the house will be turned
over to the purchaser and it is prob
able that Mr.. Curl will relinauish his
lease in the near future.
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BELIEVES HE is DEAD.
Father OF Abe Lafferty Does Not
Think His Son Has Been Seen.

Father of Abe Lafferty Does Not
Think His Son Has Been Seer.
A. M. Lafferty, father of Abe Laf-
ferty, the Eddyville boy who was sup
posed to have been drowned in the
Des Moines river short time ago,
does not believe that the young man
is alive. Grave doubts as to the
question of whether or not young LAT.
ferty was drowned were recently
brought about by the statement of a
man who was tramping over the coun.
try, and who stopped at Eddyville last
Friday. The man was shown picture
of Lafferty which he picked from
large collection and readily identified
it as that of the man with whom he
had been tramping between Omaha
and Des Moines. Following is the
communication from Mr.. Lafferty Civ.
Ing his opinion of the story:
To the Courier: should like 10
correct an erroneous impression con-
corning the supposed Disappearance
OF Abe Lafferty, given by your paper
of April 8.
There is no proof that he is alive.
A man, W. F. Worth, metal collec.
tor, came thru here April S. While
eating breakfast at the home of Mr..
Allen he heard that / had been
out searching the river for my
son, whom thought to be drown
ed. He asked what kind of looking
boy he was. Upon learning that he
had red hair, he said he believed he
had seen the boy twice, the boy hay
ing eaten with him first about three
weeks before at "a small place this
side of Omaha a few miles, and again
about two weeks after at Mitchell
vile, Ia
The boy did not give his name or
occupation and was not tramping with
this man. Worth gave a very good
description of the boy and upon be-
ing shown two pictures, selected
Abe's pictureaand said that that was
the man. va
AS there was no reason for Abe to
go away in such manner, we can on
ly believe it was a case of mistaken
identity, as we believe the man to he
honest and that his intentions were
good. A. M, Lafferty,
,tNr Eddyyille, la.
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Ash Grove.

Ash Grove, April 13-School began
at Oak Spring Monday with Miss Nan
ME Hardy as teacher.
Sherman Day and family of Ottum-
wa, are visiting friends and relatives
at this place.
B. F. Martin, of Drakeville, and
Miss Eva Archer, of Milton, were unit
ed in marriage Wednesday, April 3.
Miss Hattie Albright visited with
her brother Jesse near Drakeville last
week.
Mrs. Sylvina Roberts, Jennie Up
dixie, Mrs. Elizabeth Achee and neph-
ew, Alfred Laid, spent Easter Sun
day at N. Fletcher's home.
School begins at Ash Grove April
Is with Ollie West as teacher.
The farmers are getting a smile on
their face as the mud dries up.
Some of our farmers are making
preparations to SOW oats.
The Day Brothers are busy sharp
ening plows for the farmers.
Geo. Day and sons, Frank and Sher-
man, and c. E. Roberts started for Mt.
Pleasant Monday.
Mrs. Hattie Proctor and Mrs Emma
Proctor and Mrs. Lou Cassill were Wis
itors at the ]. T. Day home Wednes-
day.
N. Fletcher and F. Cassell made a
business trip to Drakeville Monday.
On account of the bad roads Rev.
Hollowell did not fill his Appointment
at the Christian church Sunday
Rev. G.. w. Barber filled his regu-
lar appointment at the M. e. church
Sunday