Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-21

The Topeka Journal admits tina
open saloons will be in Topeka in {
short time.
The annual spring baby crop is un
usually large this year in southern
Kansas.
1t is said that so per cent of the
Methodist Sunday school superintend
ents in Kansas use Tobacco.
The Republicans in the Second dis
trict nominated banker for congress
The Pops in the third district will dc
the same thing.
Leavenworth CLAIMS to have increas
ed in population during the past twelve
months, while most of the cities OF
Kansas have decreased.
The law requiring candidates to file
election expense accounts has gone
through the courts and pronounced
good, but it is repeatedly ignored all
over Kansas.
People who are making long address
es to graduates this season in Kansas
should try to understand that the
graduates do not believe thing they
say.
Judge Norton of Lawrence, has re-
fused to shake hands with Nate Barnes
of Kansas City. He called Nate Barnes
a"damned liar''to his face, and Barnes
didn't do anything.
Bill White says that the biggest row
ever in Lyon county started twenty
years ago over one woman stealing an
other womans hired girl. The quarrel
has figured in three county elections.
Jim Hallowell is doing fine in Chica-
go. The first thing he done was to
find lawyer who was about to re-
tire. Jim took his business and now
has $50 cases pending in the various
courts.
An Atchison woman has just discov.
cred how to keep her husband home
of nights. She simply gets good
looking young lady to keep house and
the plan so far is charming success.
"What is home without a woman"
According to Fred Vandergrift, when
a Kansas man was told by his physi-
clan that he must die-that his con-
stitution was gone, the Kansan replied
us that all? He'll, 1 can live ten years
longer on the bylaws"
Holt Higgins, the 19-year-old son of
H. W. Higgins, prominent buyer of
Thayer, Knu., was drowned yesterday
morning while bathing with a compan-
ion in Nelson's pond. All efforts to
resuscitate the body proved futile.
Miss Nellie Mccormick, living at
Chapman, has run away from home.
She left a note saying she should join
the Sisters of Mercy convent at Kansas
City, Kan. She is IS years old, and
no reason for her departure is given.
DIR. McElainey, of Dennis, is on trial
for practicing medicine without the
proper certificate But the doctor
science in which no med,
icine is used and it looks as though
there would be two Dennises connect,
ed with the case.
A Barton county man was sent to
the penitentiary year ago for kiss,
ing woman. On his return he kissed
another and she married him. Thus
has he been put in jeopardy twice for
the same offense, which is clearly un,
constitutional.
Mrs. Mahala Hoover, a wealthy
widow, died at Hiawatha, Kans., re,
Gently. In her will she bequeathed
over S25, 900 to the Hiawatha academy,
au institution founded and maintained
by the citizens of Hiawatha without
regard to sect or color.
That man Sorrow, who is building
the distillery in Leavenworth is well
1t will be sorrow from starr
to finish. Sorrow through life anG
sorrow after life is done. Sorrow in
the heart and home of every one thai
has anything to do with it. 1t is to b.
a sorrowful institution all the way
through.
"a Kansas City corporation went in.
to court and asked permission to en-
ter a suit under the pauper clause t.
recover the price of steamboat sunh
in the Kaw river some years ago. The
boat foated against a railroad pieI
and the company is made defendant
in the case under the pauper clause.
The Judge said he would think about
it for awhile.
1t is said to be probable that the Fort
Scott Daily and Weekly Monitor will
next week pass into the control of
Frank C. Raney, now editor of the An
thony, Kan, Republican. Mr.. Raney
has an opportunity to dispose of his
paper at Anthony and it is thought he
will do en- this yeely He yvas raised