The Mail from Hutchinson, Kansas • 5

THEY SAY. That Wichita is badly seared on necount of small pox. That Hotel Brunswick sets the best Sunday dinner in the city. That a good many people have been hidiug out for the past two weeks. That Hutchinson will improve more this year than it has for the past ten years.

That one family in Hutchinson has seven members inflicted with the That a good many men, and woman, too, breathe freer since the grand jury adjourned. That the lady members of the First Baptist church adore their pastor. the Rev. Archibald. That beneficiary orders are reaping a harvest just now in the way of securing new members.

That the business of the Queen City hotel has fallen off wonderfully since the grand jury convened. That Hutchinson would be 8 great! dea! better off if some of her citizens would "hide out" all the That a good many young men about town envy Charley Kellar, of the Barber shop, his elegant shape. That Rev. Donaldson has already captivated the members of the First Christian church, of which he is pastor: That if the grand jury could be in session all the time the liquor traffic wonld be confined to legitimate nels. That there was a great deal of disappointment in some newspaper offices when the county printing was awarded to the lowest bidder.

That the Topeka Capital correspondent had better get posted before he wires his paper such rot as he did about Commissioner Rutledge. That if the city will secure the right of way across the Rock Island tracks the Missouri Pacific will buy the Hutchinson Southern terminals. That the handsomest female clerk in the city is employed by the P. Martin Dry Goods Company, and that the next handsomest is employed at Glasscock's. Some things are past all human understanding.

A man drinks whisky to warm himself and ice water to cool the whisky. -Chicago News. THE ROOK ISLAND Playing Cards are the slickest you ever handled. One pack will be sent by mail on receipt of 15 cents in stamps. A money order or draft for 50 cents or same in stamps will secure 4 packs and they will be sent by express, charges prepaid.

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Chicago, The lead and zine fields of Northern Arkansas are more easily rearhed vin the Frisco Line. Arrangements have been completed for daily stage service between Chadwick, Forsyth and Lead Hill, also between Eureka Springs and Yellville, Via Berryville, Green Forest. Harrison and Powell. These stages make close connection with through trains of the Frisco Line and afford most comfortable and convenient means of reaching that locality. Descriptive literature with rates, time of trains and stage connections will be furnished upon application to any representative of the Frisco Line or to BRYAN SNYDER, General Passenger Agent, St.

Louis. WANTED -SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HONEST persons to represent us as Managers in this and close by counties. Salary $900 a year and expenses. Straight bona-fida, no more, no less salary. Poition permanent.

Our reference, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work conducted at home. Reference. Enclose self- addressed stamped envelope. THE DOMINION COMPANY, Dept.

3, Chicago. NATIONAL LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION. The Mail. Correspondents Wanted. We would like to have some good, live energetic correspondent in each school district in this county, who can furnish us the news and attend to the business in each of their respective localities.

This is a good chance for some live young man 01' woman to earn a few dollars each month without great outlay of time or labor. any Write to us for information on the subject. Marriage Licences. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the probate judge since our last issue: Albert L. Wright to Nellie M.

Brown, both of Hutchinson. Joseph S. Weigel, of Salt Creek township, to Leonia Tatro, of Rochester, Kingman county. Charlie D. Macklin to Pearl Hudlum, both of Valley.

Elected. At a meeting of Hutchinson Typographical Union No. 242 held last Monday night all the old officers were reelected as follows: President, W. F. Hill; vice president, T.

G. Armour; secretary and treasurer, L. Hedrick; executive committee. B. O.

Wible, O. K. Leigh and A. L. Gossage; sergeant-at arms, W.

Dunkin; delegate to the State Society of Labor and Industry, J. L. Sponsler. Making Preparations. Hutchinson Local No.

1, of the K. S. B. A. held its regular meeting last Monday night and appointed a committee to select headquarters for members of the State association which meets in this city February 5th and 6th.

The barbers have one of the best organizations in the state and delegates who attend the annual meeting will be well entertained and royally treated while here. Hotel Brunswick was selected for headquarters. Death of Mrs. Rankin. Last Friday Mrs.

J. M. Rankin, wife of the confectioner, was stricken with chills and severe pains in the head, and although everything that medical skill could suggest was done for her, she grew rapidly worse and died Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral services were held at the First Chistian church Tuesday afternoon and were conducted by the new pastor, Rev. Y.

Donaldson. Her death will be sincerely mourned by not only her sorrowing relatives, but by al large circle of admiring friends. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. A Good Report. 'The report made by Superintendent Winans, of the city schools to the bo rd of education shows the attendance to be the largest in the history of the city schools.

The total number of pupils admitted to the present time is 2,100. The average daily attendance to the end of the fourth month of the term has been 1,739. The average daily attendance for the corresponding term in 1895 was 1,594. Total number admitted to High School, 178; Central, 110; Sherman street, 477; North Side, 354; Maple street, 334; Allen street, 226; Avenue 228; Fourth avenue, 193. Superintendant Winans has made ninety-one visits so far to the city schools.

The schools are working smoothly and up to this time only one suspension has been necessary. CHURCH NOTES. The following officers of the Christian Endeavor society of the English Luthern church have been elected for the ensuing year: President Miss Bertha Chapman; vice president, Mrs. A. M.

Reitzell; secretary, Miss Grace Clark; treasurer, Miss Carrie Petre. At the business meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society of the First Christian church, the following officers were elected President, A. E. Asher; vice president, L. G.

Hamner; corresponding secretary, Miss Alma Moore; recording recretary, Miss Lenora Holmes; treasurer, Herbert Jonson. Dr. and Mrs. H. Justice gave a reception to Rev.

D. Y. Donaldson last Saturday evening that was attended by about sixty-five members of the Christian Church. Rev. Dr.

J. C. Hall, pastor of the First M. E. church, baptised ten persons and received fifteen probationers into full membership last Sunday.

The Santa Fe has co: pleted its spur connecting the main line with the Hutchinson and Southern branch. Texas Real Katate Association, Ft. Worth, Texas, Jan. 16-18, 1900. For the above occasions the Santa Fe will sell tickets from Hutchinson to Fort Worth and return at a rate of $12.15, tickets on sale January 14th and 15th.

Tickets good for return passage leaving Fort Worth on any day January 17th to 27th, 1900 inclusive. For further inf rmation call address, C. A. WALKEL, Telephone 25. Agent Santa Fe Route.

sheriff's Sale of Real Estate, (First Publication in the MAIL. January 6, 1900.) Edward P. Seymour, Plaintiff', VA No. 7881 William H. Kitchen, et al, Defendants.) Public notice is hereby given, that on Wednes.

day, the 7th day of February, 1900, at 10 o'clock A. I will offer at public sale, at the east door of the Court House, in the City of Hutchinson, sas, and sell to the highest bidder over two-thirds the appraisment for cash in hand, the follewing described real estate, to- wit: The West haif of the North-east quarter of Section fifteen (15) in Township twenty-four (24) South of Range Five (5) West of the Sixth Principal Reno county, Kansas, together with all and singular the tenements, appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining. Said property will be sold under and by virtue of an order of sale, issued out of the District Court of Reno County, Kansas, to satisfy a judgment obtained in said Court on the 18th day of January A. D. 1:99, at the January term of said Court, by John Tharp against W.

Il. Kitchen and Rose Kitchen, his wife, for the sum of eight hundred thirteen dollars and forty-three cents, debt, together with cost of suit and interest at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, from the date of judgment; and at the same time and place and in the same action the plaintiff' Edward P. Seymour obtained judgment against W. H.

Kitchen and Rose Kitchen his wife for the sum of $1071.06 debt with interest from date of judgement at the rate of per cent per annum and at the same time and place and in the same action the defendant L. A. Bigger obtained a lien against the real estate herein before described for the sum of $162.90 with interest thereon from the 10th day of March 1895 at 6 per cent per annum and for the sum of $6.55 costs; and at the same time and piace and in the same action the defendants J. H. Fountain, W.

P. D. Fleming, W. K. Noland as county commissioners and E.

Eaton 24 clerk of Reno county, obtained a lien against the real est ate hereinbefore described for the sum of $22.60. And at the same time and place and in the same action the defendant Peter Klein obtained a lien against the real estate hereinbefore described for the sum of $168.75 with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per annum from the lith day of February, 1895, and for the sum of $4.75 And at the same time and place and in the same action the defendant, The Hutchinson Hardware Company, obtained a lien against the real estate hereinbefore deScribed for the sum of 8210.12 cents with interest 6 per cent. from the 20th day of November, 1897. and tor $5 15 costs. and a further decree of said Court, charging said described real estate with the payment of said debt and the cost of suit, as a lien thereon.

Given under my hand at my office in the City of Hutchinson. Kansas, this 1st day of January 1900. W. E. Sheriff of Reno County, L.

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