Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-07


The Legislature this year made an ap
preparation for the building Of a new
cell block and cold storage plant at the
Teformatory, This latter will be OF grea,
service to thirsty officers in the hot sum
mer months,
w. H, Redman and Milton thinner
man are just opening new general
store at Castleton. There seems to be
an opening there for the right kind OF
people, and such the people Of Castleton
will no doubt find these boys to be.
A stage hand, G. w, Padgett, attacked
another employe just after the play was
over at the Shaw Theatre Saturday
night and warrant was sworn out for
his arrest. The police did not get him
but they caught three other people
while hunting for him,
The bakers Of this city TO the number
of six or eight held meeting Saturday
and decided that they will work no more
nights, They have been baking each
days supply of bread between midnight
and morning, but hereafter will bake a
day ahead, They don't like the hours
of labor.
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The Golden Eagle clothing store have
this week completed the work on The in
terror OF their store made necessary by
the fire. The whole room has been
repapered, the windows changed and a
raised platform placed in the back end.
They expect to have their opening for
the new goods next Saturday.
A family on Third Street East is quar-.
antined with small poX. The family
lives near the colored church, The
children of the family were in SHOOT the
same day the house was quarantined,
but as the desease is not contagious till
after later symptoms appear there Is
probably no danger OF Its spreading fur
Their from this case.
Abbyville's cattle king and grain buyer
Mr., McSherry is expecting TO organize
a bank TO do business at that place. 1t
will be chartered as a State bank and
will open for business about the first Of
April. At least that is the expectation
now. This will be about the last Of the
small towns in Reno county to arrange
for banking facilities,
Rev, Ostrum who Is conducting the
union revival services at the Presbyter.
ian church is an unusually strong man.
lie is earnest though not eXcitable in
his manner, The singer, Mr. Hills has
a fine baratone voice and together they
are drawing immense crowds. Tie re-
ligious people of the city are more &C.
tive than before for several years.
Mr. +. J. Atswager Of this city who is
the publisher of the School and Fireside
has been appointed a member Of the
board Of regents Of the State Normal
School at Emporia. Mr. Allswager be-
ing interested in educational matters and !
at the same time business man Of
capacity and will make crcditable re-
gent, The appointment is fitting one
J. 7, MILESTONE Of Plevna was a caller
at this Office last Saturday Mr. Whet-
stone is a heavy grain buyer and reports |
large movement in grain during the !
last few weeks, incident perhaps to a
desire among the farmers not to have it
on hand TO pay taxes upon, He says
there is still very much larger quaint
ity of grain in the country than he had |
supposed until some recent inyestiga-
lions,
Uncle Johnny Payne and Governor
Stanley have been having little dip
lomatic correspondence relating to this
reign Of anarchy in the State and the en-
iorcement OF the prohibtory law. They
disagreed rs to means. Uncle Johnny
favored proclamation and martial law
if necessary, while the governor insisted
that would make him ridiculous in the
eyes of the people. But as usual Uncle
Johnny had the last word |
The officers of this city and county
have been looking out for a young girl
from Dodge City who last Saturday don
ned her brothers clothes and left home
with SI.5o in her pocket The officials
Dodge sent word to arrest anyone
suspicioned, and to lookout especially
among tramps. The tramps were all
rounded up Sunday here but she was
not found.
81 Plunkard has been around so many
times in his travels over the continent
that the play is almost as familiar as
Uncle Tom, but nevertheless it loses
none of its popularity. Lewis show
that played at the Shaw Theatre last
Saturday night drew full house and
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