Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22


evening.
Some miscreants stole the scale bar
and otherwise damaged the scales at the
.Bontz elevator few days ago,
A pickpocket touched Mr.. Mount OF
Haven while he was attending the reun'
ion. Fortunately he carried only small
amount,
Three men from Newton who are con-
templating putting in an ice plant at
that place we're here last week making
an inspection OF the Hutchinson plants
Mr.. A. S. Hayes Of Aspen, Colorado
has entered his fine pacing mare for the
races in the Arkansas Valley circuit and
will be here at the fair. The mare is
said to be very fast.
A case has been commenced in the
district court against Geo. Callahan who
is charged with twelve counts of selling
Intoxicating liquor contrary to law lie
operated at Plevna.
II was reported last night that A. ].
Kelley had been relieved Of little over
thirty dollars at Hutchinson yesterday.
1t is supposed that pick pocket did the
work Arlington Enterprise,
I. ]. Hedrick's driving horse made
run up Main Street last Saturday with
single tree attached TO his harness. The
buggy was left behind. No damage
was done other than few bruises to Mr.
Hedrck,
Now that Haven has become a city OF
the third class Turon is commencing a
campaign for incorporation. That is the
Turon newspaper is commencing the
campaign. and Of course that means the
same thing.
II. A Heath OF the Kansas Farmer was
in the city Tuesday. He is one of the
best informed men in the State on live
stock and the doings of the fine live
stock breeders. He predicts big time
and successful fair here next month.
The school board Of this city has EN-
ployed Miss Reece of Arkansas City
as teacher OF mathematics in the place
left vacant by the resignation of Prof.
ID. A, Baugher who goes to Kinsley.
Miss Reece Is a graduate Of the State
University and has had several years
experience as a teacher.
Reno county has just received her por-
ton OF the State school fund Tor the cur
rent year, and 1t amounts to S3S4S4S.
The school population Of the county is
figured at o,622, There are only six
counties in the State that receive more
than Reno. They are Atchison, Chero-
kee, Crawford, Leavenworth, Sedgwick
and Shawnee.
Pete Weggen viii take band to Den
yer to the festival of mountain and plain,
1t will be known as Weggin's band, A
few OF the members will be from Hutch
inson, but most of them will be from
Mcpherson. Holidays band is too
much run down just at this time to 60
and play on their reputation made in
Denver years ago and turned down the
proposition.
Mr.. George Gantz OF Walnut town
ship, which is in the heart of the broom
corn district in Reno county was in the
city Monday and reports that there will
he some brush in his neighborhood though
it isa very poor crop. The late rains
which seem to have very well covered
other parts of the county have largely
missed them.
A pickpocket attempted to ply his
trade on stranger who had been at
tending the reunion last Friday as he
was getting on Santa Fe train No. 6
But the man was on the lookout for such
things, and before the pickpocket knew
what was.happening he was sprawling on
the ground with an eye several shades too
dark to match well his general complex.
ion. But after all he escaped
Secretary Curran, secretary OF the pop
ulist State central committee was in the
city last Thursday, He has been travel
ing around considerable Of late and in
terviewing both the populist and demo
cratic workers Of the State. He says
there is almost unanimity of opinion
among all but few leaders that both
parties should unite on ticket in some
way next year.
One of Hutchinson's largest hardware
and implement dealers showed figures
10 a representative of this paper, of his
sales for last year and this year during
the months of July and the portion Of
August that is spent. And strange as il
may seem the business this year is more
chan double that of last. This does not