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PHONE 4400 That's Watjt-Ad Headquarters SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION HUT CHIIfSON, (KANSAS) NEWS AND HERALD THE HUTCHINSON Associated Leased Wire Hutchinson Business and Professional Men, 60 Years Ago HUTCHINSON LOOKED IN '72 Year After Pint Houie Bail! on Towmite Towa Had 600 People. Wmmber, 1872 an editorial In he News told of Hutchineon aa it Just one year after the first house had been erected on tlw town- The News Has Always Been In Forefront To Build Community Street PavioK, Convention Hall, Paved Highwayi, Drainage Canal, Electric Railway, Soda Aih, Oil DcTelopment, Some of the Thingi Brought About Through Efforts of The Newi. ONLY TWO LEFT OF THEH TODAY lite: I year ago today, Nov. 13, the first building was erected in this city," wrote the editor, louston Whiteside, "It was fJia one low occupied by the Norman gram grocery store. "A city was then founded which to number 10,000 In less than ten an, and the county was mapped It which is the largest but one the state and Is eventually to lual any In population and wealth.

"At that time there were but few luses on the claims in this vlcln- Not a settler had crossed the kansas river and the buffalo act- ranged over the very ground this city now stands. "There was no postoftice nearer Atlanta, 25 miles northwest, Newton, thirty miles east, ex- ipting Queen Valley, W. H. Cad- postmaster, who brought the without pay from Sedgwick Ity to his farmhouse, six miles ilow Hutchinson at the mouth of creek. The railroad line had len located but one week, and the rs did not reach us until the last June.

"Tha city of Hutchinson now ccn- ins one church, 30x60, with hand- jme spire; a bank, a publio ichooi, class newspaper and job office, livery stables, two paint shops, blacksmith and wagon shop, a shop, one hardware store ind tin shop, two millinery stores, pine harness shop, two boot and nhoe shops, three bakeries, two ho- two butcher shops, a daguer- I 'een gallery, five boarding bouses, drug stores, three dry goods itores, three exclusive grocery ores, one furniture store, two lum- er yards, two coal yards, one itone and lime yard, one brick yard, )ne surveyor's office, two land offl. two Insurance offices, two phy- iclans, three clergymen, (Preaby- erlan. Baptist and Methodist), five aw offices, three contractors and a lopulatlon of between five hundred ind six hundred. "There is not and never has been I key shop In the city, and the ities to lots are conditioned that 10 liquors or bitters shall be sold or tlven away prior to Jan. 1, 1875, ipon pain of forfeiting the lots and mprovements.

"The buildings are all of pine, as irick could not be obtained In time or this season's work. But all of he stores are open fronts, several if them two stories high. Saw Tkm Staldng Oat New Town of Hwtehiiuon Fred Walker, who until recently Jved at the east edge of Hutchln on, on the main road, east of the Itate reformatory, on the land here he settled as a homesteader 1871, sixty-one years ago this Ipring, was an eye witness of the taking out of the new town of (lutchlnson in the summer of 1871. "I was riding across the prairie loing to a buffalo hunters' and In- I Ian trading post in a aodhouse est of Cow creek, when I saw a his hands and pound- Bag numething Into the ground," laid Walker. "Men were scarce here It attracted my attention.

"I rode over to see what he was and found it was man nam- I C. C. Hutchinson. He was pound- the wooden Into round to lay off Main (treet in he new town of Hutchinson." I Walker lettled on secUon 30-33S 1 March 1,1871. That Is now at the ge of Hutchinson, Careyvlllc ad- now.

being just ad from the Walker home. The ivn was platted on section IS, two liiles northwest his homestead, he city later grew out over those miles until he finally practical- lived in the city, Juat across from city llmlU. rtgkt Kgitit Load of Boiui to Town 1 B. F. Bachus, of Abbyvllle, hauled load of buffalo bones Iver bro'ught to market In Hutchin- pn.

He hauled the In from itmlnster township. In 1874. waa pounds of bones more thamthrae tons. I A Hutchinson bone buyer named otter had offered a prixe for Biggest load brought to town. rket prict for bones tS per 1, Potter offered per ton bonus, wlt)i a special prlM of 800 lounds of the flour.

1 The rule that boms must I pulled by a Potter boK a hayrack I wagon and load It high, A bunch of liwnship among them aid ll John Epperson, and fommy came along and lelped push the wagon through the eep sand spots. of the worst these was down on South Main, bis Bide of bridge. I Bachus won firit A an namad Bucklay, of srnship, with a load of oundir waa Olfofad War tm. I lite at Sherman and Poplar, the of E. L.

was offertd to school ard May, UTS for for a hool site. That corner today la probably mm. By C. H. SCOTT On July 1, 1903, the writer asked W.

Y. Mbrgan, editor and publisher of the News, "What needs to bo done?" Mr. Morgan answered, "Pave Main was the first day of regular employment on the News for this reporter and, being new, he was anxious to do something construc- Uve. From that lime to this day the News, as far as this reporter has been able to see it, has been for progress for the city and the community. Mr.

Morgan had no Idea of trying to push a system of pavements onto the people of Hutchinson, as far as any residence district waa concerned, and said so. But It was his idea that the business section was different and that It was the business of (he public to see that such Improvement waa made. Helped With Pavement Some days after this many things were written and many communications to The News published In regard to street improvements, especially paving, but it wasn't all done In a day. Later Samuel F. Hutton, an Investor, said to this reporter that some real action should take place and not many days after this, at the corner of Sherman and Main streets he introduced James T.

Ware of Kansas City. "Colonel" Ware, as he was known, came here to sell his bitulithlo pavement to the city. It was his business. Mr. Hutton introduced him around and the result of all of this was that Main street waa well on Its way to a pavement In a little while.

Pavement In Sherman. But Charles W. Oswald and Will Thompson, both members of the city council at that time and both property owners got busy, resulting in West Sherman, from Main to Adams, two blocks, having the first pavement in the city. The News, back as far as the old timers tell me, has been for anything that was good city. The plan of Mr.

Morgan was not to push pavement excepting In the business streets but to be favorable to such work if the property owners were anxious to get Improvements. A ConventtoB Hall. This was true some years later when Sam Hutton, also Interested in the good of the city as he is today, suggested to this reporter that we should have a big city building, a convention hall, in the style of the forum building at Wichita. Things were written about this, News favoring some plan that would bring an auditorium for city, and later the people joined In plans that brought about this Important structure. In the early days of this work on The News, Frank Vincent, probably mayor at that time, revealed that he was working on a plan to get the Frisco to build a line in here along the north side of the Santa Fe from Burrton, to near Main street, then get out northwest In way to join the of Frisco at Wherry.

Mayor Vincent worked for thli and had the matter well along until Rock Island railroad temporarily took the Frisco over and the fell through. ConUla for Priieo, Later when these two were working together In a close relationship "Senator" J. E. Conklin, unofficial represcntatlva for the Rock Island railroad In this section, invited this reporter to go with him and railroad men t6 west end of Rock Island yards where It was planned to build wya so Frisco trains could come In here from Medora, turned around in the yards here and then go on out of town on their runs. But something happened to the Rock Island-Frisco relationship and it failed before it could be done.

Along in the first days of this reporter's work on The News Mayor "Paley" Harsha came by The office, asked the ro porter to get in a spring wagon, which waa driving. In it were Will S. Thompson, Fred Delano and other members of the city council. HftTTha Dnlnaco It was just following the flood on May SO, lt03. mayor out to Cow creek, near Eighth avenue, located an old slough, grown high In weeds, and drove down that slough through a district that waa then almost unsettled, and located place the Canal was later excavated.

The News had to do something about this, for was a fight tor and against this canal plan, because It to cost In neighborhood of SSO.OOO. But the paper again on the side of progreis, backing up city administration In to find a way to do away with flood far this canal do It. It the opinion of that canal did protect city from many Cow that though latest overflow of loo much for a AMiMtOw UM day at of and Main Emeraon Carey, driving by, called and can build an oar Sixty Years Ago These Happened Reno county was organized January 4, 1872. Hutchlncon was made the county seat February 3, 1872. Hutchinson was incorporated as a town August 16, 1872.

Santa Fe railroad reached Hutchinson In Juno, 1872. First freight train was run Into Hutchinson June 87, 1872. First passenger train reached Hutchinson July 4, 1872. First city was held August 26, 1872, Flick being elected mayor. First issue of Hutchinson News was printed July 4, 1872.

First game of base ball was played in Hutchinson 4, 1872, between a team of Hutchinson men and team of Santa Fe track layers. First city ordinance. Ordinance No. 1, a fire prevention ordinance was passed by city council September 10, 1872. First orchestra- in the towli was organized, known as McMurry string band, with Doc McMurry playing head fiddle, in 1872.

First publio dance held in Hutchinson was on evening of July 4, 1872, in a building just north of the Reno Hotel, with E. L. Meyer as floor manager. ThejrAreE. L.

Meyer, Still Active in Business, and Houston Whiteside. It Is Interesting to read the old Issues of the News back there sixty years ago and see who were the business and professlanal men of 1872. It may be taken for granted that every merchant, every business concern, every doctor, lawyer, and all others was represented In the advertising columns of The News In that memorable Ifourth of July issue of '72. For It was a historic issue, the first newspaper In the new town. Everybody wanted in.

But of all the firms listed there only one still continues in business Hutchinson News. There are only two of all the business and professional men listed in the first issue of The News who are still living in Hutchinson: One E. L. Meyer, then running Meyer A drug store. "Leading House of the Arkansas Valley," their ad said, with special emphasis on the "Arctic soda fountain." The other is Houston Whiteside, who had his professional card as 'counselor at law," and who still resides here, although long ago retired from active practice.

The First Bank. The Reno County Bank, No. North Main street, C. C. Hutchln son president and J.

L. Penney, teller, carried a modest little ad. It was later to bocome the First National hank at the same 'location, and E. L. Meyer was later abandon his "Arctic soda fountain" to engage in the banking business.

Those Happy Days; No Paving Taxes, No. Parliing Problems; No Traffic Cops; Nothing To Worry Ahout made to get someone to coma here, take over the old horse car line and make a trolley line of it. Nothing was Mr. Carey started things and In the end local people built the car line, added a power and light plant to It and succeeded h. lowering electric rates to their present level.

Then the Sodia Ash One day John Parker came to the office with a tale of a man who could make "soda ash" out of salt brine. Dr. S. M. Colladay took an Interest In It and soon publio meetings were held and John Faulkner brought on to tell ahout it.

Tills reporter met Mr. Faulkner at a Santa Fe train, went with him to the old Harvey Santa Fe hotel on Main street, escorted him to the old Commercial club and then wrote reams of the great things soda aah could do to a community. The helped to teE, the people about this but not to set. them stock In the company. Xiewis Falley of Chicago came here to visit Walter Underwood, saw the chances for a strawboard plant here, became busy In its organization and later with The doing Us toward creating Interest, plant, now greatly enlarged, waa built and put In operation.

Helped With Oil Well On October 10, 1923, the old Welch oil well was spudded in. For weeks there had been "oil talk" and final ly Carl Hippie, Jamea Davis and others were urged to lead In making a teat. Money had to be raised. W. Y.

Morgan told this writer that The behind this plan or soma other that would get an oil test for the community by helping to secure financial help for the expense of drilling. It was for the good of the community, for never after that did he suggest that money should raised. This being the first venture bad approved It and It turned out to be for good of who put a dollar into plan to get an oil test made. That well came In on Feb. 14, 1924, and started activity that caused hundreds of wells to be drilled In this half of Kansas and the discovery of vast oil production and the opening of gas fields.

Always for From the earliest days, old timers say, Houston Whiteside, Ralph A. L. Sponsler and later Y. Morgan, at the head of kept this paper In the line of prog ress, anxious to do something for the good of the community. Today It Is sixty years since first Santa Fe passenger train came into town.

It Is sixty years since the Western Union telegraph office started sending messages over the wires along the Santa tracks. Sixty ago today the first Issue of The waa printed and sixty ago today Calvin Coolldge, fornitr prealdent, was born. From that date in 1872 The News been optimistic, first as a weekly, then afterwards for two score and more years as a dally paper. It will continue to In a spirit of optimism, looking forward to better A Timleaa Plata. When Hutchinson was first laid out not a tree on the townslte.

J. W. Crist, who In March 1871 was not a tree to seen anywhere then, excepting one lone tree on river bank, whera park Is now. nisi School Conwr. The corner of A and Maple was first selected for Sherman school, Hutchinson's first school.

In of 1873. The lots donated. The school ground was to In the and acaln had been block up to aiMnnaa. E. MEYEB as president of pioneer bank of the Arkansas valley.

If the size of ad In a paper Indicative of the of business the biggest mercantils firm In Hutchinson In '72 Jordan A store, which stood where the Adams jewelry store Is now. They handled "dry goods, groceries, booU and shoes, carpets, oilcloth and notions," their ad states. Other leading firms E. Wilcox St and implements, Including ox yokes, advertisement relates, "and a large stock of eook and parlor stoves;" A Drew grocery store. First and Main; Norman Ingham, grocers, and C.

Bailey, dry goods and groceries. ThTM Uunbw Ymrim. The Michigan Lumber Yard, Hugo KuUak, owner; with S. M. Bell as manager, was on o( street, about where the gues-Wrlght atora is now; Sbella- bargsr Leldlgh had a lumber yard on North Main; and W.

C. Edwards of Cottonwood Falls had branch of his lumber yard The Eagle hotel, at southwest ner of Sherman and Main, J. S. Fay, proprietor, announced aa "leading public house In the Vat- ley." The Reno House, R. S.

Davenport was more inodest, claiming only to be "best house in the City Bakery, at 15 North Main, where the Chocolate Shop is now, was run by G. S. Miles, who that "the champion baker of America is employed In establishment." The Hutchinson Bakery, run by Jacob Koestle, just across from the depot at the comer where In later the Santa Fs hotel stood. (The depot then waa on the west side of Main where the freight depot Is now). Another bakery, the Mills bakery, was run by Wm.

Mills, and he proudly announced that at the Fair he had taken first prize as a professional baker. State Fair then being held at Topeka, Hie Coffin MerohMit Wm. Carpenter announced In bold black type that for furniture, mattresses and coffins filled promptly and with satlsfao- tlon. Jackman A carpenters and builders; Crow A Doty, plasterers and masons; H. Lewis, dealer In coal, wood and lime flagstone; Harry S.

McCarthy, sign painter; James MoWllllams, boot and shoe msksr; J. C. McMurray, Uvery stable on East Sherman, about where the is now; M. Sanders, harness and saddles; John Blake, owner of the City Meat Market; J. A.

Craven, restauraint, at 28 North Main; B. DImock, asliestos rooting: Hastle Bros, livery stable, on East Sherman; Olmstead contractors, and Tbos, S. Bcorasby, coo tractor Cra't you Imagine the Joys of life In Hutchinson back in the early 'tdtT Here we are looking north from the First National bank comer, at Sherman. No parking problems, no traffic Ughts, no paving tax to mny about, no A. V.

I. freight tralno, no atraet cars, no telephone to kick about, no no water and light bills, no out loHcltlng for funds, no traffic cops. Way up north is the steeple of tho Christian church at Fifth On the comer of First, a block up. Is the Opera House. The sign of the First National bank, at the corner, of shennan, and that of "Puler- baugh Lands" on the other aide of the street are evident See the party on the bosT Or la that the mall stage Just driving in from Medicine Lodge and Kingman? Also see the street lamp at the bank coraerT Coal oil lamp.

Hutchlnson'e white way of the early '80s. SIXTY YEARS AGO TODAY HOW HUTCHINSON WAS BOOSTED SIXTY VKARS AOO In The Hutchinson News staty years ago today, of July 1872, appeared this statement, written by C. C. Hutchinson, Und agent, telling the world about Hutchinson. Every prediction, by the way, made by Mr.

Hutchinson came tme. The railroads he predicted would come, built almost exactly along the routes forecast. The "great rock salt deposit" however that was developed proved to be beneath Hutchinson, although not dreamed of then and not found until Ben Blanchard hit salt nearly fifteen later. Here's what C. O.

Hutchinson had to say of the town named after him. In July litt, only eight months after the first building had been erected on the townslte: Hutchinson is the west end of the Second division and east end of the Third division of the A. T. A S. F.

Railway. A roundhouse and machine shops are be erected. A'brick court house to cost will be completed this fall as the money Is In the county treasury. A Free Bridge across Arkansaa will be completed by the first of September opening to the trade this town the vast and unsurpassed regions south and southwest extending to Stats Line, a distance of 80 miles. This Is the nearest railroad town to Harper, Stafford, Pratt, Barbour and Comanche counties and the travel will seek out free bridge.

Our free iron bridge across the Little Arkansas, eight miles northeast of town opens to us that remarkably fertile region, southwestern McPheraon county. Our free Iron bridgo across Cow creek socommo- dates ths trade of. Rice and Harvey counties, contract Is closed for all these bridges. This point was as great natural town- site of the Southwest. to be the jobbing trade of a territory unsurpassed aa to soil, water, climate and health and embracing at least 6,000 square miles.

Hutchinson will In five years rank with the four best towna in the state, yet business lots sold for S200 and elegant residence lots each containing one- eighth of an acre and fronting on broad avenues, are sold for S20 to S40 each. Sera BaUroMto Coming. TUs point was selected as a railroad center. Ths Sallna Hutchinson A Mexico Railroad will cross at this place and will be built to the great rook salt deposits within two years from this date, running through the center and county seats of Saline, Mcpherson, Reno, Kingman, and Barbour counties. An eastern railroad will come up the Arkansas river, crossing the A.

A 8. F. R. R. here and run up the broad and fertile valley of Cow creek through Atlanta, the county seat of Rice county, to Ellsworth, county seat of Ellsworth county.

The splendid constant water power In the town of Hutchinson, estimated at one hundred horsepower, will be improved immediately and a grist mill erected. A school and public church ssrvices have been constantly niialntalnsd in town from Its commencement. A Saloonleaa City. There is not a whiskey saloon in Hutchinson, and not one in Reno county. The people are temperate and industrious, and such a people always prosper and make property valuable, because society Is good, life Is secure and business permanently remunerative.

Hurrah Towns may enjoy a little transient ment, but their end Is death. Our town Is growing rapidly now and It will always continue to grow because good people will come to It and good people will settle around It and cultivate the fertile soil. A restrictive clause is Inserted in the contracts for all lots In Hutchinson by which the lot. Improvements, and payments are forfeited If liquor Is sold or given away on premises. other business men advertising.

Seven Uwyerst The new town was pretty well supplied with lawyers, seven attorneys having their cards: L. Houk, Taylor Flick, Houston Whiteside, Alex Lynch, C. W. Ellis, H. W.

Beatty, and 8. N. Wood, whose was In Cottonwood Falls, but who practiced In Hutchinson court. Three physicians had professional D. W.

Flick, Dr. A. M. Hunt and Dr. T.

B. DeWilt. Other professional cards were those of Wm. E. Hutcblnsou, notary public, and D.

D. Olmstead and J. Rhoades, justices of peace. Ths biggest ad in the paper, however, was that of Clinton C. Hutchinson, real estate broker, who was advertising town lots in the "first lass and strictly temperance town of Hutchinson, county seat of Reno." Main street lots of- A Reader Of News Over Half Century The First Church In Hutchinson sixty ago MM tlial ehuroh In Hutchlaaoa, tks rrssbyteitan ehuroh (ahova) waa emoted aa comer at Mharman and Fop- whara PMhyMM To The Hutchinson News: Qentlemen: I want to you on thla the 60th anniveriary of your existence.

When I arrived in Hutchinson fil years ago you were going strong. Tho fisst thing I did was to order Th-n Hutchinson News. I have never missed an Issue. I regard it aa by far the best periodical that comes into our home. It la chuck-full of foreign and local news, and gives a wonderful market report on every known commodity.

It is very loyal to the community and sfate, and always a friendly interest in everything pertaining to this community. I want to pay my compU- monls to the entire management and especially to the editorial department. I think it Is fine the way Mrs. Morgan Is meeting the heavy responsibility she had to meet at Mr. Morgan's death.

Here's hoping that you approach the many to come with the (ame confidence of public that you now enjoy. Yours very truly, EMERSON CAREY, fered at SlOO to S300 each, half cash; In six adds: 'No lot la sold on Main street excepting upon condition of the Immediate erection of a business house. purpose of this restriction Is to prevent buslnsss luu of the town from 'falling Into bands of speculators who hsvs no other Intersst In ths town than to hold for an advance. "Whereas undersigned (C. C.

Hutchinson) and the AtchUon, Topeka A Santa Fe Railway being joint proprietors of the entire town- site Interested In forwarding by every gtneral Intereeu and preepsrtty of town, unsold tots on Main street are always to be In the market at low prices to those who wish to build." Boosting Casttoton Also. C. Hutchinson advertised town lots In the new town of Hutchinson for SlOO to 1300 each for Main street business lots and loU for S20 to S40 each. Mr. also advsrtlstd that 100 lots In ths "new town of Castleton" would be given Mway to the first 100 people who build in the town.

Special bargain prices offered for lale of lots In the new town of Sherman, on ths Nlnnes- cah, 30 miles southwest of Hutchinson. (Now known as Kingman.) Land was offered for sals In the Osage trust land for S1.25 per acre. The advertisement contlues: "Eighteen miles south of Hutchinson Is the north line of the Osage Trust and this land extends to the state line. It Is only to be obtained by actual settlers at S1.2S psr acre for 160 acres to each settler." Hasn't Missed An Issue In 58 Years Senator Frank Vincent, former stats senator, for years mayor of Hutchinson, and of the rcspscted pioneers of this community, has been a continuous subscriber to the Hutchinson News for S8 years without missing sa Issue. "For many years we wholly relied on The for all current news and publio events," said Senator Vincent.

"While I In roercan- atore under of at Castleton, In lg7S and ISTT I earrlsd sn advsrtlsement In The News nearly all the and solicited subscriptions from ths settlers for "We old wsra just anxious to (st ths In days paopto todSK-" An Eventful Day for Hutchinson, What With First Train And First Paper. sixty years ago today. July 4. 1872, was a Red Letter day for the little frontier town of Hutchinson. Only a few days before that, the Santa Fe railway reached Hutchinson, and the first freight train had come In June 27, bringing among other freight a printing press and type for a newspaper.

On tho Fourth of July two his- torlo events took place; The first passenger trnin came to town on tho new railroad. And the first issue of the town's newspaper, The Hutchinson News, came off press. At the time, the arrival of the first passenger train attracted more excitement and Interest. But the launching of the new paper was also a major event, and most of the leading citizens of ths new town were In the little one story frame shanty which was The News office of sixty years ego, to see the paper printed. Several of the business men grabbed hold to help get the first Issue off the press, and the stocy goes that It was E.

L. Meyer, now a leading banker here, and then a young business man, running a grocery store, who ran the old hand press to print the first copies of the new paper. Prom that day to this, sixty years, The Hutchinson News hH3 never missed an on two occasions floods came pretty near causing a break In this record. So this year is not only the Sixtieth anniversary of Hutcliinson, and of Reno county, and of ths Santa Fa railway, but also of ths Hutchinson News. How Town liooked Then, How Hutchinson looked In 1873 Is told by R.

L. Foster, who came to Hutchinson in the spring of that year. Writing from Glendale, some time ago to' E. L. Meyer, Mr.

Foster said: "It was in May 6, 1872 that 1 alighted from the stage from Newton In Hutchkison. There waa nearly enough grass In Main street to mow. The first building that caught my eye as we stopped wss Mr. Hutchinson's landofflce, haps 12x20 feet Then Mr. Horner's box house, then your pretentious store (the Meyer drug stors), perhaps a little larger, then Dickey's drug store, then Fred Ryde's bakery, then tho Reno House a small structure it wss then, and Wilcox's frame building.

"These about constituted buildings on Main street. A small beginning, with now a good ending. "I think the first church meeting was held In a little shell just erected for a meat market on about the third lot south of Sherman street. Ths sermon was preached by Rev. Saxby.

"Soon the Immigration began coming in. Houston arrived and issued his first paper. The Hutchinson News, on July 4. Since then great changes have come and gone." 4 Husky Infant A letter to The Hutchinson News, August 8, 1872, signed by H. gives this Interesting view of Hutchinson at that time.

Just nina months after ths first bouss had been built on ths townslte: I left my nstivs state, Iowa, sarly In spring of this ysar to secure a permanent home la Kansas. Hutchinson was thsn ao small and scrawny that ws hardly knew when we cams to It. "Across rlvor from Hutchinson with ths scsnery and "After thrts rooiiths 1st as taks a short ride from my alahn to ths city and how country between it and city gnnnw There was not an of ground broken on the south aide of ths Arkansas unUl In May last. Now I find sod turned under and being turned In every direction. rows on all sidss and broksn and planted, and I find nsw houssa right and left along the road.

"At length I cams Into sight of Hutchinson, and what a changsl Instead of a very scrawny I find a flourishing city. On tha banks of ths Arkansas river and Cow creek are huge piles of lumber for bridges. Brick is collected for a msgnlflcent court house. New buildings are going up In svsry direction. "On all sIdss msy bs hsard tha rasping of saws and ths clatter of hammers, while from blacksmith's shops anvils send forth their musie.

A beautiful depot has gona up. vnso a water tank, srlndmlU. turntable and Is commenced. A brick kiln sands a eland of smoke up. "Everything almost bslonging ta a elty Is present, saloons.

There Is not a singis saloon In MM place, nor In Reno county. ONE OP mUlT BBTrUBM ON NvrcinNBON TfnrNwra One of the first men to loetXa om the townslte of Hutchinson was 3. W. Crist, who csme March 1, 1R71 from Florence. He settled a homestead then half a west of town, before ths waa platted.

The his farmhouia stood Is now about com of Avenue and Monroe. old house still stands on Avsnua west. i Mr. Crist later on. In ISBt vaA isas ssrvsd aa ohisr.

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