Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-13

The revenues of the police court Of
Topeka for July were $3.50.
The state house grounds is undergo.
ing series of improvements.
A MCPHERSON county woman cashed
500 worth of creamery checks recently.
1t is thought that George T. Anthony
is slowly recovering and will get well.
Major Scott and wife are in Kansas
making Temperance speeches. They
are from California.
A church built of sods from the
prairie is one of the attractions OF
Smith county, Kans.
The dates for the Smith county sol.
diers' reunion have been fixed for Sep
TENDER 90, %, "a, and 25.
George Firestone, aged 40, escaped
from the Insane asylum at Topeka and
has not yet been recaptured.
The fines in the police court last
month at Atchison amounted to 81, 800
Of which 81, 7O7. so was in cash.
Miss Anna Prast, aged IA years, was
seriously injured, at Topeka, by collid-
ing with q buggy while riding her
bicycle.
Kansas with her corn fields will feed
northern Texas this winter. Nature
herself is favoring the southern route
scheme.
The citizens Of Wilson have discov-
cred zinc mine two miles to the
northwest of town and the result is q
boom in town property.
Topeka is getting fearfully immoral.
Jennie Beaver, white girl, and Jennie
Hamburg, colored, were arrested to-
gether the other day for being dissi-
pated.
Miss Louette Jacobs while visiting
her sister, Mrs. Hunt of Ness county,
fell into we'll when attending pic
ME party given IN her honor, and was
drowned before her companions could
reach her.
There are stored along the Union
Pacific railroad in Kansas more than
co., 900 cars of old corn. An increased
activity in the corn market and re-
duction in the shipping rate have
caused it to move.
~ refuse to say where l was born"
said the witness ''On what ground?"
asked the Kansas lawyer ut would
incriminate myself" Gentlemen of
the jury" yelled the lawyer, "this man
from Missouri comes here, etc"
Dave Schooner, a small boy of Ness
county, and a gray hound started out
after jack rabbit the other day. Dave
got to the rabbit just ahead of the dog.
The dog in it's anxiety to secure the
rabbit grabbed the boy on the cheek.
Mrs. Nancy Fristow, aged 1903 years,
The oldest person in the state of Kan
;as, died in Sedgwick county Thursday.
She was a slave, and at the time of her
death had living children, 40 grand
children, 55 great grand children and
81 great great grand childred.
A rather unusual kind of damage
suit is pending at Fort Scott, T, B.
one Of the wealthies citi-
sens of that city, his wife and daugh-
ter, have been sued by his daughter
n-law, Mrs. Rosamond Williams, for
IS, 900 for alternating her sons affec-
lions.
The case against Ella Buckner,
charged with having robbed the Ar
nenian preacher at Topeka, was con-
,inued by Justice Grover Wednesday.
The idea seems to be gaining ground
hat there is some unexplained Incl.
Tents connected with the robbery.
What was a minister doing on Smoky
Row in the small hours of the night
With $500 on his person.
During a heavy rain and thunder
storm at Kirwin, tightening struck
,he house of Fred Snow, about ten
niles south of there, instantly killing
Cecil Snow, their 1O-year-old son, and
Mrs. Martha Kauble, a neighbor who
vas visiting the Snow family. a
young lady named Burdley, and a man
by the name of Alonzo Piper, were in
The house at the time and were severe
y shocked by the bolt.
James Horner. widely known Dom
phan county farmer, was thrown from
MS wagon while his team was running
lway near Denton Saturday and his
neck was broken, causing almost in
slant death. His 1O-year.old son was
also seriously injured in the runaway.
A suit for $4,000 damages for alleged
SANDER has been filed in Fort Scott by
Rev. A. Corniss, pastor of the United
Brethren church, one of the largest in
The city, against Mrs. Amy Parkhurst,