Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-12
The gas drillers have struck it near

diphtheria along with Atchison.
The printing of the official ballots IN
cost this state over 100000
VIII Whites new book, The Real Is
sue" is said to be one of the magical
sort which will ''catch on"
What has become of that CHASTITY
smiling tom-cat that the victorious
Kansas newspapers uCed to run after
elections?
Seventy-fve cars of sheep have been
shipped to Kansas from Colorado and
will be turned into the standing corn
near ST. Mary's.
The Atchison girl who wants to be
loved for herself will shortly wear her
shabbiest clothes to Leavenworth on a
visit. The greatest secrecy will be
maintained regarding her bank ac-
count.
A Wellington girl said, election day:
II suppose there will be a large crowd
in town today to vote. She after
wards confessed that she thought peo-
pie had to come in to vote just as they
did to ratify.
On one Kansas ballot the voter
wrote: II don't know how to vote
this ballot, but / want to vote the Re-
publican ticket straight. Fix it up
yourself" 1t was counted as "show-
ing the intention of the voter"
Among several decisions rendered
the 18th by the supreme court is an
affirmation of the judgment of the dis
trict court of Labette county in the
case of Marion Asbell, convicted of the
murder of his wife and sentenced to
be hanged. This means life imprison-
ment for Asbell.
Chairman Caldwell of tie Western
Passenger association has authorized
rates of fare and third to be made
to the following Kansas meetings.:
Meeting of the Kansas Dairy associa-
ton at Abilene, Nov. is to 20; South
eastern Kansas Teachers association
at Fort Scott, Nov. &c to 20; Southwest
tern Kansas Teachers association at
Wellington, Nov 81 and 90.
Engineer Joseph Collins who was
killed at Beaumont in wreck one day
last week, was one of the oldest en-
gineers on the Frisco road He was
wealthy, perhaps worth a hundred
thousand dollars. For q number of
years he had not worked regularly, but
ran his engine part of the time more
for recreation than for the money in it.
He could not be contented idle all the
time, and found the fascination to
work part of the time irresistible.
Halloween was very quietly observ-
ed in Lawrence, and the mischief done
was mostly of a harmless nature.
There were numerous sidewalks dis
turbed, and the Kansas university
freshmen were liberal in their use of
paint. In north Lawrence vehicles
were piled up in front of church Doors
and more general observance of the
location was evident in many ways
On the business streets shelled corn
was thrown on passersby very much
after carnival fashion, and the streets
were Uttered with it yet the next
morning.
Landlord Lane OF the Union hotel at
Mulvane has had a somewhat peculiar
experience with fires. In 1850 he went
to California and was extensively en-
gagged in the carpentry business. The
night of the election of Franklin Pierce
the city of Sacramento was wiped out
of existence by fire and so were the
carpenter tools and all the belongings
of Mr. Lane. In 1868 he was mer-
chantin New England and when prices
were going up he put in an immense
stock of goods, which raised 20 per
cent in many cases. A fire broke out
and burned everything. On the same
day the insurance company became in
solvent and he got nothing. He then
moved to Chicago and had built up an
other fortune in merchandise when the
Chicago fire wiped him out again. He
was insured in Chicago company, but
the loss broke all of the Chicago COM
panies and he did not collect cent.
He located at Mulvanc in 1888. Two
years ago fire broke out there and re-
duced twenty-one houses to ashes. He
owned fourteen of the houses destroy
ed. lie got a part of the insurance
only. lie owns the hotel now and 6oe1
not carry any insurance no it,
Two real tramps hearing as ''tacly
party" in Atchison the other night,
took it in, and the hostess did not
catch on until she missed some silver
ware the next day. AS the Osborn
county girl said: "Atchison society is
a great joke"
VIM. Brandt, boy of Barton county
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