Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-01-17

Wichita is trying to get Normal
college supported by the state.
]. K. Hudson of the Topeka Capital
has been chosen State Printer.
The quail in Riley county are being
killed rapidly in spite Of the law
against it.
Manhattan has lost her ice plant
but with the river frozen Eve inches
thick, nobody cares.
Lawrence shows her loyalty to Cor
bett by forgetting what John L. Sui
livan's middle initial is.
Bishop Hennesey of Wichita, is dan
erously i'll in Chicago, but his physi-
clans say he will recover.
The little children at Cottonwood
Falls ara taught that all bad people
go to Strong City when they die.
Edward Clark, a prominent ticket
broker and business man of Wichita,
died In that city of apoplexy this
week.
A great effort will be made to sup
press by legislation all lottery, policy,
crap games and gambling in Kan
sas.
The police of Wichita are having
trouble with housebreal1ers. They
seem to be pretty numerous-thieves
not police.
There are not many people tempted
as the boys of Lincoln were. The
first ice of the season came about two
weeks ago.
A Appointment Wichita girl marries
Dallas, Texas, business man at the
home OF the bride in Wichita We'd
nesday evening.
General Alfred Ellet, IA years old,
and one Of the pioneers, died at his
home in Ell Dorado, Jan. 9th. Mr.. Ell
let was an old soldier,
The Leavenworth Gun Club was vic
tor at the state championship shoot at
Topeka on Thursday, besides winning
side purse of $3.50.
John Wilkes, aged 16 of Leaven-
worth, Kans., fell from train while
stealing ride in that city Sunday,
and lost both legs. He died five hours
later
G. c. Purcell, at one time a promi
nent business man of Chatauqua, died
in Kansas City, Mo-, last Thursday
from the effects of an over dose of
morphine.
Five inmates Of the Pittsburg Jail
broke out last week, and after getting
beautiful load jagine, came back
and surrendered at the front door to
the paralyzed jailer
The appeal for aid from Nebraska
is touching many hearts in Kansas
who suffered in the past and asked
for help and got it from those who are
now in want.
JOSIAH Moose, of Winfield, aged 90
years, dropped dead Sunday night
He was the author of book relating
his adventures among the Indians.
He was hale until the end.
1t took $429 worth of coal to keep
Sedgwicll county's poor warm during
the past three months, and the county
Jail $500 to keep the thieves and bad
men generally from freezing.
County Attorney William Boone
done his own pleading in the disbar-
ment trial against him at Wichita this
week. 1t is said that his oratorical
ability gained him several points.
The band boys of Great Bend have
practiced on their new music book
and pronounce themselves satisfied
There is yawning chasm however,
between their feeling and that of the
great throbbing heart of the people.
The recent snow was general
through the west and Kansas is pretty
we'll covered with it which will insure
sufficient moisture for large crop
prospect The smaller streams are
filling up and water will be plentiful
Secretary L. D. Coburn of the Kan
sas State Board of Agi iculture submit
ted his report at the annual meeting
on Wednesday, January 0. In this re-
port the Secretary outlines the labor
done in his Office ami that of the
Board during the past twelve months.
He also suggests appropriate outlines
for future work. The Kansas State
Board of Agriculture is looked upon
as being the father or guidance of the
farmer generally and it is the aim and
object to induce and bring about re-
suits of benefit to all. The most i'm
portant reports brought out during
the past year was on the Russian
Thistle" Wheat Feeding to Farm
Animals" and alfalfa Growing"
The two latter were especially inter-
esting as Kansas along with other
sections of the United States has real
ized within the last year the impor-
lance of both when coupled with farm
industries. Secretary Coburn suggests
an edition of $4,000 treating on alfal-
ia growing and the feeding of wheat
be issued as soon as practicable.