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0 4 hutchbIppXzette 'All governments derive their Just powers from "All men are created free and Equal." the consent governed." of the THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF MB PEOPLE'S PARTY OF RENO COUNTY. VOL. 11. HUTCHINSON, RENO COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1901. NO. 43. There Is much kicking from all ranks over some of the recommendations made by (he tax commission For in stance the creation of 105 new offices in the State to be paid good salaries. But what brings the worst complaint it the recommendation that these new of ficers, the county assessors, are to hold office for four years term. If there is any officer who should be wilhiu easy access and control of the peoplo it should be nn assessor. Why should he be given a longer term of office than any other county officer? To use a famous bull, there is the footprint of the cor porations almighty hand in tlut. The gas works located where they are in this city arc a nuisance. From the trouble the water company Is having with the gas they may find it out as well as a lot of the citizens. Residents of that part of the city neighboring the gas works say that they can taste gas in their wells, some of which are more than a block away all the time and that it is not at all unlikely that the infection in the water is from their own gasworks. They never ought to have been permitted to be located In the city. They constantly emit odors that make property in their vicinity undesirable. With the large use of acctaline and gasoline machines, and gasoline lamps and electric lights It would appear as though there would be little demand for gas and that it would not pay the company to keep tbem up especially when they are so leaky. banks $61,760 actual value assessed at 3o6io. Money's are given at 85,727 and assessed at one-third that amount. Av erage amount of merchants money's and credits (n,2oo, assessed at 7.733- The notes listed for taxation amount in actual value to ;ni, 139, and are assessed like all other property at one-third that amount. The total of taxable property is $r, 716,195. The constitutional exemptions are $612,600. leaving the taxable prop. erty at 81,105,295, which is supposed to one-third the real value. While the property has been assessed by the town ship assessors at fulj value, only one third the full value is reported to the State authorities, so as to come in on the same basis as other counties and pre vent more than our share of State tax, The Stanley Church fiasco of claim ing a reduction in the cost of insurance, on claiming to have forced the insur ance companies to have kept the rates made by Webb McNall when he was insurance commissioner, or lowered them, is now over. About a year ago or before election Church and Stanley held a conference with the insurance trust and arrived at at a friendly agreement by which they claimed to have secured this wonderful concessions of rates. Bu now ' their bowels of compassion have been moved. Stanley and Church Lave discovered that they have forced this trust to do business at a loss and their consciences are sorely and sharply pricked. They cannot expect the trust to do buiness this way and one or two companies have raised the rates. So Mr. Church rushes into print with an in terview to this effect to give the others notice that they too are expected to make a horrizontal Increase. The sum of it all was that during their first term they were afraid to throw over the work of Mr. McNall and tried to make a showing- of maintaining it. They have lost their fear now. Hutchinson has surely been an at flicted city this week. The street sprinklers went on a strike and the Ice trust raised the price of ice fifty per cent all in one day when tne mercury was flirting with two ciphers and the wind was somewhat higher. Now this paper is populist. We have a reputa tion to save. It never would be saved if we failed to kick on this state of af fairs. We do kick, We kick high as a vaudeville female at a stag party in New York at the pinching penny wise pol icy of some of the merchants of this city who wont do their part even to the extent of a few cents in keeping the streets sprinkled. We can give in any sort of quantity lo get conventions and reunions here to bring in a few custom ers but cannot give a few cents to make the streets fit to entertain our regular patrons or ourselves. And then the ice trust. Well, that is something every town and hamlet has to deal with. But such a metropolis as Hutchinson ought to have a plant to make her ice and be at the mcicy of no one. But the average man doesn't seem to have energy to kick at anything during the heat of such days as these. Evidently the ice trust understands hu man nature. Reno County's Personal Property, The county clerk has completed his abstract of personal property for this county and forwarded it to the secretary of state. The abstract shows that Reno county has 151 52 horses worth $186,273 or $12.28 each. 60,317 head of cattle worth 353,357ior S5.94 each. 13,312 head of sheep worth 18867. 18810 hogs worth f 36855 or $1.05 each. The number of farm implements is given at 86o worth $4.58 each or $19,848 in the agregatc ; 3539 wagons are reported at S5.60 each and 3063 pleasure car riages of every description at $6.74. Only 441 gold watches are reported and they arc put down at $3.58 each; 245 pianos are set down as worth $31.72 each. In terest on U. S. bonds is set down as $400 and assessed at $133. Stocks in corpor ations amount to 114,120 actual value, .assessed at $38,040. Shares in national Nearly A Fatal Aooldent. Almost a fatat accident occurred on the Hock Island railroad near Partridge last Friday night. S. C. Sovereign, a young man thirty-four years of age who has been living with his mother four or five miles southwest of Partridge came to town to make some ar rangements about his harvest. He was late getting out of Partridge and started to walk home along the rail road, His statement as well as we can learn is rather confusing. Hut at any rate when he was about a couple of miles from town at about one o.clock at night he was struck by a west bound freight just as he was crossing a cattle guard. The train crew did not Bee him at all and he laid by the track till next morning at about eight or nine o'clock. A boy then discovered him and went to a neighbors for assistance, He was then conscious and able to call the boy. About that time the East bound train came along andbiought him to this city. He was taken to Stewart's hospital where his leg was amputated. The injuries re ceived were so serious that it will be al most a miracle if he recovers, His right leg was run over just above the ankle the flesh being largely torn off nearly up to the knee and the bones also splint ered nearly as far. He was also struck in the back of the head apparently with the head of a bolt which mashed in a piece of the skull about the size of nickle, the concussion being so strong as not to fracture the skull any around it. Then there was almost innumerable other bruises. The leg was amputated just below the knee, the skull was raised and the other injuries attended to and he now appears to be in a fair way to recover. How it happened that none of the train crew saw him is something almost unaccountable. His statement we, un dcrstand is that he heard the train com Ine and tried to get out of the way but did not realize that it was so close upon bim. It is always the duty of the train crew to stop and pick up anyone in jured, otherwise they are liable for dam ages for neglect in not watching the tracks. At least this is the word of a railroad man. "Tin' ethics of guiniilingund the per 11b of making hnstc to be rich" wuh the 'r,v(l. .( th. H,ll,Jl'Ct ,',','l"t Gambling llnltlt. sermon by Jti'v, NVwelllhvlirht Hlll- is at Plymouth church, Brooklyn. Dr. IIIUIh said In part: "The evils of drink are familiar to you. Tliero are oth er i'vIIk. But the greatest peril Ik the Insane spirit of gambling which sems to have taken hold of the people, Irre spective of Hoclal standing or reli gious belief. The Insane desire to pet flch quickly Is at the bottom of It all. There Ih no difference between the newsboy who flips coins and the 111 11 n In Wall street who buys stocks 011 mar gins on a chance that they will Hue or full. Both wish to get something for nothing; both ure gamblers. The ncessnnt gambling 011 all sports has wrought Intellectual demoralization to the country. Hum' racing Is one of the noblest of sports, but It ban been de graded and bcstiuli.ed by gambling. Kvery Saturday afternoon yon see at the race tracks thousands of working girlH and men who have families to support crazy with the lntoxluatlo'11 of gambling. As each ruce Is run they stand up, n yelling, cursing, purple faced, brutalized gang." In these words Dr. llillis presents a sceno that Is growing to be too common for tho good of the whole country. The gam bling which is inseparable from horse racing ut big city race trucks Is, an cording to the metropolitan press, u growing menace to the honor, sobri ety and virtue of the youth of the cities. Summer Pleasures. Hutchinson is now very well provided with places of amusement for the hot season. The Shaduck park northwest of town at the west end of the Santa Fe yards has been purchased by the Crip pen brothers and cleaned up and im proved till it is a very pleasant place to spend the leisure hours. The steam Dump has been at work till the lake is now full and every evening there are many bathers. Boats have been ord crcd but for unaccountable reason they have failed to arrive. The grove is cool and comfortable and it makes a very pleasant place for evening concerts. Then there is Carey's beach right tn town, just east of Main Street and be, tween Avenues 13. and L. Here is furnished what very few other summer resorts in the country afford, salt water. The lake is enclosed in a high tight board fence and all the paraphenalia for good bathing is furnished. Here you get a sea bath right at home. There are certainly few other cities in Kansas belter prepared for hot weather than Hutchinson. Marriage Lloensee. The following marriage licenses have been issued by the probate judge since the last issue. Lolo E. Glover to Mabel C. Hoopes both of Hutchinson. David K. Fortua of Chase, Kansas to Mary E. Collins of Stafford, Kansas. Win. E, Howell, to Miss Annie Wal ker both of Burton, Kansas. TtiroiiKli Tourist Our Ncrvlre lo Nan FrniicUco. For the accominodiillon of passenger Uelr- Ing to take advantage of tho rates uiailo to San Francisco for the Kpworth League mooting, the Missouri Pacific will run through pullmnn toiubit cere from St. Louts to Han Cranolaco, leaving St.Loule on July lltli, nth and lath. F, J, UiNDACH, Agent. Counterfeiting In 1'rlaoo. The latewt novelty In the counter feiting line Is reported from I'lilla ilclphln, where lawyer wiih the other duy arrested charged with aiding two of his cli ents, prisoners in Moynmeiislng prls on, in an enterprise for the printing of bogus $:.' bills. The charge Is that the men made the plates ut odd 1110 nients during their confinement swultlng trlul, and then printed the notes with a cleverly duviscd appura tus, so smull that It could be hidden In a cigar box. For paper which would defy scrutiny they used gen' uine dollar bills, washed In a mnn ner to obliterate the first hiking. The during of this scheme distinguishes It from the ordinary work of the bud money makers, who usually seek bc eluded places for their engraving and printing. If the facts are as now rop resented, the affair reflects seriously upon the prison authorities, who are supposed to exercise the closest pos siblu surveillance over the move' nionts of all prisoners, and to search their cells periodically for contra' band articles. The United Stntes gov eminent would seem to have good reusou to complain of the Pennsyl vaniu prison methods. Great Rebuilding and Alteration Sale! STANDARD PllIXTS, these Include Bliick Fancies, . v . Indigo Blues, eto tC Yd. 000000 BEST 82-INCH PERCALES, regular lOo and 12la values; Rebuilding and Alter-.,, ... stion 8ulb 7jC Yd MS . rf - July 4, XOOX. We, having bought the building which bus been our rented home for thn nsst fhurtnn 8 ready to tlx it up. The property adjoining us on the south was bought by Mr. P. Martin several years ago, with g the Intention of building an addition to the building we now ocoupy. We have decided -to remodel and rebuild me enure structure, mailing a 75 root rront with two large entrances. We will have a special room for our en larged stook of shoes, and greater furnishing department. Cirpcts will be b-ought to the ground floor und ov erytllog done that can be done to make this big store a tnoro pleasant place in which to trade. The dust and dirt of rebuilding will dumace lots of imc-ds In our nrnwdHd dHnrtmnr- wmi ii .. the price of the damage In a liberal discount off regular prlcas of all g)od now in stock. The eMe begins Mon- day, This will be an honest effort to reduce the most complete and best dry goods stook in the Slate of Kansas. 5 Prices quoted will bold good until the last yard or gartnout of every ndvert.Bed lot Is sold. 4 It Is notour Intention to Ml this announcetnnt full of the many good things In store, but to Impress 4 upon your minds that "something's going to happen" and that our Rebuilding and Alteration Sale wilt far ex jj cell all other attempts at bargain giving.. President McKlnlcy's declination to iross the Mexlenn border while at El Paso is suld to have reminded Ilepre sentative IT.itt of an Incident of one of Gen. Grunt's tours. During his first term as president Gen. Grunt paid a visit to Xlugara Fulls, lie was eager to cross over to the Cunadiun side, and it wns with some diflleulty thut his friends restrained him, urging that there wus un unwritten lnw that the president of the United Stales should not lenve the country during his term of ofllce. "Well," suld Gen. Grunt, pulling at his cigar, "that seems a very silly law to me. I would like to cross ever so that Col fax may realize his ambit Inn to be president, If It is for only five minutes." According to a Washington report the telephone slot machines arc doing nn enormous work in the mutter of taking worn-out dimes out of circula tion. There Is nothing to prevent worn-out, mutilated and almost smooth dimes fifira being put Into the slots, and as a result many persons keep the worn-out dimes for thut par ticular purpose. Many druggists und others who keep public telephones muke no objection to taking mutilated dimes any more for the reason thut they keep 11 supply on band to do a telephone business with. When they see that a telephone user is going to put n new dime in the slot they sim ply take it in und hum! u woru-uut dime In exchunge. lloHton ludy describes the Tjniietl States as a land "flowing with Ink und money." It Is hoped thnt the Boston lndy bus not inadvertently gotten uc- (pminted with a coterie of counter feiters. Advice ngatnst speculation Is sensi ble but unavailing, truly observes the Washington Star. Peoplo who won do not need It and those who lost have no more money, Magnolia Dltnltlcs Kebuildlos and Alteration j Bale " 3C yd Five pieces plain Silk Muslin Id pink and lavenders, worth 60o yHrd Rebuilding and Aloft. ... teratlon Sale CVC Jfd Ten pieces Fancy Silk Muslin In light and dark grounds, worth 65o yard Rebulld on . Ing and Alteration Sale yd N IK K Linen Department REBUIIDINO AND ALTERATION SALE Price Reductions. 72-Inch full bleached Damasks, Irian and Scotch Linens, 11.19 and 81.25 a yard regular Rebuilding and Alter- ft rr ..j atlon Sale $1.UU yd Napkins to match t.oa n above, dinner size...."o UOZ. Halt bleached and Unbleached or Cream Damasks, all pure linen, 2 yards wide, 11.00 and $1 li3 values-Rebuilding a- , and Alteration Sale .... Of C yd A Few Items to Start the Ball Rolling: Will not Go Back to Former Prices. FOR OUR GREAT Rebuilding and Alteration Sale We have decided to let some goods, even though they have been greatly sacrificed in price, re main at marktd prices. Among them are the Bargains in Mil linery: All Trimmed Hats Half Price Tuscan Braid Frames. ...5C E&Ct) All colored Trimmed Hats 25c Ea Flowers worth 76c bunch at.. , 25c $1.00 and II 50 Street Hats ea- 25c All Items Exactly as Advertised. BEDUILDING AND ALTERATION SALE OF RIBBONS: Wide Fancies, Heavy Silk Ribbons 01-Inch, II CO, at fuayard 0-lncli, 75o, at Sdoyaid 4-lncb, 76c, at 25o yard Velvet Ribbons. Colors Only. No. 1,6c, at loyard No. a, 10c, at 2yds for 6c No. 5, 15o, at 60 yard No. 7,20o at lOo yard Fancy Combs. Racks und Pompadours. 75o grade at 60c each 60o grados at 25q such W Send for Big Poster Same will be mailed to you at once Freight paid on all $5.00 Mall Orders within 100 milss. P. MARTIN DRY GOODS CO. Only One Price Cash House In Hutchinson, Kane. A measure to change thn mode of capital punishment for United States r. .a .I'rlmlniils sentenced Gas in Capital to death will be runl.l.M.eut. Introduced at the next session of congress at tho in stance of the Allegheny County Med ical society. The bill, reports the New York Sun, will prescribe asphyxiation by carbonic acid trns, instead of tho hangniun'H rope and the electric chair. The ngitntion for 11 more humane method of execution was taken up by the Allegheny County .Medical society seven years ago and a committee wns appointed. Statistics were gathered to show that' the present modes of In flicting the death penalty had n degen erating elTcct 011 the inliiihltuuts In communities where the dentils took plnee. Nervoim disorders of extraor dinary kind had al lucked persons of sensitive temperament. The Pennsyl vania Stule Medical society beenmo In- tercHted'In the investigations ami tho discussions In thut body attracted the notice of other mcdicul societies in this country and In Kurope. It Is-notthe object of the bill to jnuke the punish ment less terrifying for the criminal's sake. ITenry Wnltei-son wus talking about his lecturing experiences n night or two ago, suys a Washington corre spondent. "The best Introduction 1 ever had," he said, "was given to me In this city by the late Frank Ilatton, who was the editor of the Washing ton Post. I wns going to speak on Money and Morals.' 'Ladies and gen tlemen,' said lint ton, 'I take great pleasure in introducing to you the ?elebrated editor and orator, Mr. Hen ry Wntterson. He will speuk to you on "Money und Morals." He repre sents the money and I represent the morals.' And that was a good joke both ways," said Watterson. How much of horse meat Is served upon tlio tables in this country is not mentioned in food statistics. Probably many of us have devoured it in the shape of suusuge, and the iirgiiinent holds good that the horso is u cleaner aninml than the pig 3C5 days out of tho year. Many peoplo eat horso meat knowing that tho und is of equine character. Toua of It arc sold In western New York. AN OLD SAW. life? " 'Tit not in mortal to command success." It Is in mortals to deserve success, however, and if selling honest goods In an honest way, and at honest prices will cntiso 0110 to deservo it, then we cer tainly ougli to have The Lumber Trade of the town. Let us help you fight tho pests. L. J. WHITE LUMBER CO. THE State Exchange Bank, Capital, $30,000. Surplus, $2,000. Our patrons, irrespective of tho size of their nc accounts, will receive careful and courteous attention. Interest Paid on Time Deposits. WILLIS N, BAKED, President. F. W. COOTER, Cashier I