Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-03-12

back unhumped.
The Standard Oil company is put
ling up 200 dericks on their ''oily"
property in Wilson county.
A license to sell cigarettes in Pitt
burg costs $500 and but one dealer
there has had the courage TO try it.
Out in Kingman county recently a
girl fred shotgun into the air in or
der to brighten dog. She killed the
Cog.
Ewing Herbert is still working on
that Florida trip, and at the same
Time he insists that his circulation is
Increasing.
Bishop Vincent will deliver the bac-
ealaureate sermon at the commence
ment exercises of the State university
This year.
Bertha Hurst, poor gTl who was
deserted by her parents when baby
and who has since gone wrong, has
been arrested in Ness county and will
be sent to the BelOit school.
A Harper county paper on the last
day of February withdrew its propo-
bition TIC take corn on subscription at
twenty-five cents This is bad sign
for the corn market in that section.
A Sumner county farmer drove into
town the other day with a load of
corn before daylight. He probably
wanted to get it sold before the rail
roa DIS showed up the corn rate little
higher.
E. E. Houghton, who recently went
from Cowley county to Cripple Creek,
writes back to friends that he rents
his lot which cost him 5000, for $75
per month. That is fair interest on
the investment.
The recent visit of several hundred
editorial missionaries to Leavenworth
seems to have borne fruit already in
that sinful community. 1t is officially
announced that there is to be no more
Sunday theatricals
Six young ladies contested at the
high school in Ottawa Tuesday night.
Miss Lotto Chamberlain won first place
and will represent the Ottawa high
school in the state contest to be held
In that city April 4th.
Anderson Gray, the man who hyp-
Noticed another man into the commits
sion of murder in Summer county, has
an easy job in the penitentiary. He
begins to show sign of age, but is
still hopeful of u release.
Mrs. Mabel Jenness Venter is teach
ing the Lawrence ladies how to be
beautiful. We understood from the
journal that the ladies of Lawrence
could not possibly be more beautiful
and now let the Journal explain.
A Coffsyville man, suspecting that |
someone was peeping through the
keyhole of his office door, investigated |
with a syringe full OF pepper sauce
and went home to find that his wife
had been cutting wood and chip had
hit her in the eye.
The average number of bushels of
wheat per acre raised in Cowley coun-
ty the past five years is thirteen and
Dne-half bushels. This puts Cowley
In the lead of wheat growing counties.
Sumner county raised more wheat but
she had in almost twice as many
acres.
Some Galena young men began
prospect and they named 1t Mae"
But, although they dug deep into the
ground and drifted in many directions,
their labor was dead loss. Then
they took down "NIae" and put up
'Mary" and the next day they cut
into big run of ore.
In the case against Cashier Race, of
Burlington, which was tried at Fort
Scott last week the jury Brought in a
verdict of not guilty. 1t is said the
judge was very indignant at the jury
and dismissed them from further SER
vice, saying that they could not again
act as Jurors in his court.
The League of American Wheclmau
In Kansas is preparing book, descrip-
tive of the roads in each county of the
state, Each county is taken up separ-
stely and the best road between the
prime pal towns in that county is
marked out and described 1t will be
a great convenience to persons driving
or searching" over the state.
WilliamHargreave. travelling repre-
sentative nof the Arctic Machinery
Manufacturing company of Cleveland,
Ohio, has secured the contract for
Martin b. Donovan's big artificial ice
plant to be installed in Leaveuwor tn
on Main street between Delaware and
Shawnee streets. The plant will cost
complete $1,000. The capacity will
be from fifteen to twenty tons daily.
Work is to be commenced in three
weeks and under the contract the
plant must be in operation between
May ! and May 10
Beloit has made arrangements to
take care Of 5000 old soldiers during
the encampment That's not counting
Phil Kelley. If he attends he will
have to take tent with him.