Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26

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The handsome new Missouri Pacific
depot has been opened at Pittsburg.
It cost S19,OO
Mrs ]. w. Evans of Mound Valley
has fallen heir to fortune estimated
nt about one million dollars.
The Humane society of Kansas City
has appointed committee to investi-
gate cruelty to animals at the stocb
yards.
Miss Constance Ingalls, has an article
in the December issue of Midland,
which is entitled "Fin-De-Siecle Hero
Worship"
Judge j. S. West, who has just re-
signed as Judge of the Sixth district,
will move to Kansas City, Mo-, and
practice law.
James R. Colvin, who wrecked the
State bank at Fort Scott waived a
hearing and was remanded to jail un-
der bond of $4,000.
Silk flags were presented in public
Thursday night of last week to each
class in the public schools of Atchison,
by the G. A. r.
The City of Atchison has procured
an injunction restraining the water
company from flushing its reservoir
through the streets.
Z. II. whitehall, arrested in Kansas
City for passing q worthless check,
was at one time a well known business
man Of Lyons county.
The Robert Burns anniversary will
not be due until January rs but sever
al cities in Kansas have engaged emil
nent lecturers for that occasion.
The agricultural editor of the Tope
ka Advocate learns that the stuff in
cornstalks which kills cattle is potas-
sium nitrate, which is really saltpeter.
Norton Hocket of Stevens county
grew on his seed farm this year enough
melons to yield eight tons of seed
which were readily sold for $3.50 per
ton.
The Missouri Pacific freight depot
at Chetopa was entered by thieves
Friday night and twenty gallons of
whisky and several pairs of shoes
stolen.
Three young boys, Johnnie Harmon,
Thomas Cahill, and Fred Garker were
arrested Wednesday for burglarizing
the cigar store of S. A. REM al Kan
sas City.
John Olson had both bones Of his leg
broken below the knee and his foot
badly smashed by being caught in
hay press, at Fort Scott Thursday af-
ternOon.
Barre Wyatt a, farmer living near
Scranton, was marshal of Blooming
ton, ILL.,, early in the fifties. Adlai
Stevenson, new vice president, was
Wyatt's deputy.
Receiver A. B. Hovey of the Northup
bank, Kansas City, sold at auction
personal property, part of the
assets of the bank Among it was the
Northup family jewelry.
c. w. Mitchell, receiver of the de-
funct State bank at Fort Scott, has
commenced payment of the first divi-
dend and all depositors will receive
95 per cent of their deposit.
Wellhouse, the big apple raiser of
Leayenworth county, has placed seven
hundred rabbit traps in his orchards
to prevent damage to the trees by the
rabbits gnawing off the bark.
Napoleon Adkins was instantly
killed by the bursting of the band
wheel on wood saving machine at
Hiawatha on the 2sth. The entire
top of his head was blown off.
The coroner's jury said the death of
Mrs. Brook L. Patton, who was found
dead in her home by her husband, at
Fort Scott, was due to an overdose of
some drug unknown-probably chic
raj.
In the district court at LeaVenworth
the SANDER suit of Joseph Schmolstag
against Mrs. Gustina Fisher was taken
up Saturday. Mrs. Fisher accused
Schmolstag of stealing COW and no
wants $1,000.
Two tramps entered the residence
of Squire Carelton, mile north of
Devon, and ransacking the house,
stole silver watch. The squire's son
pursued them, and recovered the watch
after strug gle.
A grocery drummer, who has been
selling in Kansas towns for many years
says Atchison eats side meat and cat
fish, while Lawrence is given over to
oat meal and dried prunes, Topeka
likes tea and canned goods.
At Leavenworth, Friday, County
Treasurer Joseph Bleakley paid to the
City Treasurer A. A. Fem the first in
stallment of the taxes of 1895, amount
ing to s25, 900. This will relieve the
stringency in the city's finance.
Rev. D. Il. Brechbill, of Atchison,
sent to Oklahoma by the Quaker-like
sect of River Brethren, returned after
distributing the aid sent from Atchison
and reports hundreds of settlers in
the territory in great need of assist