Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1895-10-03

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The United Brethren Neosha con.
ference has exonerated Rev. A Cor
nish of Ft. Scott of the charge of un-
due intimacy with women of his
church, preferred by his wife to the
conference
Topeka has more trouble with her
dam affairs than mother Grundy had
with her goose. Both the late pro-
jects that promised to develop so read
lily, have fallen through, and now
there is no more hope for a dam at
Topeka than there was when the In
dams camped there.
Old Leavenworth friends of the late
Ex-Governor Carney will petition the
executive council to plant tree in
place of the one he planted in the
state house yard in 1883, but which
was cut down by permission OF the SUI
perintendent of grounds to make room
for a dwelling house to be moved
through
An elaborate and attractive program
has been prepared for the opening OF
the new auditorium at Lindsborg, in
which chorus of 300 voices will par
ticipate. Addresses by John j. ingalls,,
Governor Morrill,, j. R. Burton and
others, and swedish flag from his
majesty, King Oscar IL of Sweden,
will be presented.
What was apparently brutal muir
der was committed eight mil es north.
west of AXtell some time since Satur.
day night The body of Mrs. Fen
augherty, mother of John Fenaugher-
ty, prominent farmer, was found on
the floor of their house dead, with her
skull crushed in most horrible man.
ner. Robbery apparently lead to the
crime.
The county commissioners of Shaw
nee county have at last decided to
build a new bridge across the Kaw
river in Topeka. 1t is to be built on
Kansas Avenue and is to be a concrete
steel arch bridge and will cost $3.50, 900
when completed. The thousands of
people who have been crossing on the
old rattle-trap there will be glad
when they hear of this conclusion.
During the past four days more
than 200 head CT cattle have died in
Western Kansas, poisoned by eating
second growth sorghum. The crop of
sorghum is very large in Western Kan
sas and the second growth exceeding
ly rank. Many farmers turned their
cattle into the fields to eat it down
and death has resulted in nearly ev-
cry case. Tom Dinney of Ellis coun-
ty lost 16 head Sunday. Every ami
NAL died that ate the sorghum. In
Phillips county so head died from eat
inr this forage. Reports from other
state that the loss has been
heavy. In Stanton county a herd of |
40 fat steers died within two hours
after eating sorghum forage.
Edward Davis of Leavenworth, a
married man with six children, was
arrested and placed in Jail Saturday
for making counterfeit money. In
his house were found a quantity of |
the counterfeit and dies for making
silver dollars, half dollars and quar-
tiers. The coins were made of old |
silver plated spoons, forks, sugar and
butter bowls, etc, q supply of which
were found in his possession, and the
coins were excellent limitations. VIM.
Workman, with Charles Mosher and
his two daughters, aged 16 and is !
years, were also arrested Saturday,
upon the charge of pussing counter
felt money, Upon being locked up,
they all broke down and acknowledged
they had received the counterfeits !
from Davis and that they had seen
him manufacture them. Several hun
dred dollars of this spurious coin are !
said to have been placed in circula. !
ton in Leavenworth.
Judge Andrews at Ness City Satur'
day rendered decision holding that |
the sugar bond law passed by the |
several years ago for the
purpose of aiding sorghum sugar
mills is unconstitutional. Several
years ago Ness City and two town
ships in Ness county issued $4,000 |
bonds to aid in the construction of q
cane sugar mill at that place. The
mill bonds were issued under spe-
cial act authorizing the issuance of
sugar bonds. The mill was built at q
cost of 500, 900, and insured for $50, O0O
1t was destroyed by fire before it was
placed in operation. The people paid
interest on the bonds for several years
and finally issued refunding bonds to
take up the sugar bonds which had
fallen due. One year ago they de-
faulted on the payment of the interest,
with view of fighting payment.
They won victory Saturday, but the
case will go to the Supreme Court and
the result will be watched with in
terest by those holding bonds voted
for similar purposes all over Western
Kansas.
Sol Miller says the middle of Septem-
Der, 1864, was just such weather as
we had last week-fully as hot, and