Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-03-07

A FIRE at Salina last Saturday night
destroyed Obers' block and Masonic
Temple. The Republican and Herald
newspaper offices Iwere Quilted. Loss
about $685.
1t is estimated that the new appel
late court will take the last two-thirds
of the cases now pending on appeal Of
error, from the docket of the supreme
court, and that it will reduce the flu
ture business of the supreme court in
the same proportion.
Between and o'clock Monday
morning large plate glass window in
the Randall block at Newton was
broken, and about $40 worth of jewel
~ stolen from B. o. Hagen. who has
jewelry store in the building The
glass was insured. No trace of the
burglars has yet been obtained.
George w. Clark, (Pop.) Of Topeka;
A. D. Gilkinson, Dem. of Hays City;
W. A. johnson, (Rep.) of Fort Scott;
A. W. Dennison, (Pop.) of Ell Doradoi
I. F. Carver, (Rep.) of Salina, and
E. E. Cole, (Rep) of Great Bend are
the judges of the appellate court APP
pointed by Governor Morrill,.
At a meeting of the citizens Of
Wichita, resolutions were adopted
strongly condemning the recently
started project of asking the legisla-
ture to pass bill enabling this, Sedg-
wick county, to guarantee interest on
bonds to build railroad from here to
a connection with the M. X. e. I. -ail-
way.
Governor Morrill, sent to the senate
the following appointments: S. H.
Dodge, of Beloit; M. L. Knapenberger'
Of Jewell county and jacob S. Winans
of Ottawa, to be members of the board
Of regents of the State Normal school;
T, w. Eckert of Arkansas City, to be a
member of the board of directors OF
the State Penitentiary.
An official statement of the United
States geographical survey shows that
during the calendar year, 1894, the
total product of zinc (spelter) was 75,-
39s short tons, decrease of 1904 tons
from the previous year, due to indus
trial depression. Kansas shows de-
crease of 1888 tons, while all other
states show smaller decreases.
Governor Morrill, has appointed S.
G. Parmenter of Baker University,
Mamie Anderson, superintendent of
public instruction of johnson county,
A. B. Klock, superintendent of the
Leavenworth public schools, to be the
state board of education, and S. s.
Juno of Ford county to be director
Of the State Soldiers Home at Dodge
City.
The Harry & Hoffman Grain Com
pany has fled articles with the secre-
tary of state, with headquarters at
Enterprise and Mcpherson, and SlO,.
900 capital Directors: William G.
and w D. Harry of Conway, McPher-
son county. and C. and C. B. Hoffman
end G. f. Lindstrom of Enterprise.
The Austrian-German singing club of
Chicopee has been chartered, with 500
capital and Martin and Vincus Bre-
zink, Steven Golavsek, Anton Ulaga
and Pongratz Krasove as directors.
The Grand Lodge A. o. U. w, in
session al Wichita, elected the follow
ing officers: Grand Master Workman,
w. N. Wallace, Kingman; Grand For
man, L. M. HONEYWELL, Topeka;
Grand 0verseer, A. E. Muller, Col
wieh; Grand Recorder Z. NJ. Ford,
Emporia; Grand Receiver, I. A. Beck,
Topeka; Grand Guide, VIM. C. Moss,
Kansas City, Kan; Grand Waterman,
W. A. Morgan, Lansing; Grand Medi-
cal Director, A. B. Peters, Mankato;
Grand Master, E. N. Wheeler; Past
Grand, E Murphy, and E. G. Weilup
were elected delegates to the Supreme
Lodge.
General Orders No. so closing the
work in the Office of the adjutant gen.
eral for the month of February will
show that there are IA honorable DIS
charges issued to members of the Kan
sas National Guard during the month.
Sergt. Dick Dodds of Battery A, at
Wichita, has been reduced to the
ranks at the request of the command
ing officers. During the month there
were six enlistments in the First Reg
iment, twenty-four in the Second and
seven in the Third. j. S. Day, Com
pany B, Second Regiment, has been
promoted to the position of captain,
and w. A. Lapprant succeeds HIM as
first lieutenant.
Saturday evening at about p. m.
two students in the Baker university,
]. L. Anderson and David Davies, by
name, attempted to have some amuse-
ment by riding horse double The
horse became fractions and threw them
both. Anderson was hurt on the
thigh and Davies received severe cuts
on the head which produced concus-
sion of the brain. Physicians were
called and everything was done to re-
store him, but he was beyond recovery.
He died at m. Mr.. Anderson is
batter and it is believed he is ont of
danger. The deceased is native of
England aud has no immediate 1ela.