Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-05-14
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Red ants of the jumbo variety are
Eating the leaves and blossoms off the
grape vines.
Judge S. W. vandivert, the hot
winds permitting, will have 10000
bushels of wheat this year.
Mrs Frank FARRELL of Topeka has a
story, entitled "A Twisted Affair."" in
Munsey's Magazine for May.
Dickinson county claims to have
more creameries in successful opera
ton than any other county in the
state.
Bailey Waggener's daughter is en-
gagged to ROLAND X. Smith, young
railroad man, who is said to be pSsh-
Ing to the front.
M. j. Kirk has just published geo
logical salt survey of the central and
western portions of Kansas for the
state university.
George W. Watson, of Edwards
county, has sown 5000 acres of alfalfa
this spring, and will increase his acre
age to 5000 next spring.
The Lacrosse city council released
prisoner because he got married
Marriage in Lacrosse is considered
next to the death penalty-iInprisoned
for life.
A most worthy editor in the western
part of the state has subscriber who
has way of amusing the editor by
taking him for a horse back ride on
Sunday.
The day tho women opened their
convention in Topeka, Father Michael
the Catholic evangelist, preached a
sermon for women, entitled, Don't
Be Mannish."
DR.. Mitchell, who is city physician
of Topeka, has just submitted his an
nual report which shows that there
were SO more deaths than births In the
city during the past year.
Prof Blake, of the state university, |
has succeeded so far with his electric
al experiments that he is able to sub
ject his physical makeup to a voltage
Of half million in a single current.
Judges w. L. Simmons of Fort Scott
and o. L. Moore of Abilene, who DOM
ed the judicial robes last January in
their respective districts, are giving
splendid satisfaction, and fully meet
iIaS the expectations of their warmest
friends.
The Latter Day Saints will hold a
convention in Atchison June 10, 20and |
81. Among the notables expected is
Joseph Smith, son of the original
prophet of the mormons, who was
killed by a mob at Carthage, Illinois,
in 1s47.
A destitute woman with nine chill
dren arrived in Leayenworth last
week whose husband had been sent to
the Federal Penitentiary from the
state of Missouri for using cancelled !
postage on letter. Two years is the
penalty attached.
Linn county is building a new jail.
1t will accommodate twenty-five pris-
oners and the residence portion, for
the sheriff, will also be so palatial
that any number of citizens of that
county will be willing to accommo-
date the people by accepting that
office.
Wheelmen have become so strong in
Atchison that they are able to dictate
10 the city council. The time was in
Atchison when a wheelman was look
ed upon as but one remove from lu-
matte. But the procession has moved
a little since then, and Atchison has
kept up with it.
Ben Reed, colored, called the strong
est man in Kansas, fell dead at Fort
Scott Saturday. He was a politician
and was once candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the legisla-
ture. Recently he went blind and be
came insane and could be controlled
only by seven men.
For assault a Kansas City barber
was fined $50. lie had beaten the
owner of the building in which his
shop was located When the fine was
assessed, he sarcastically asked the
Judge to make the fine S1OO and send
him to Jail for six months. The Judge
took him at his word and did so.
A little less than two years ago a
certain manageable widow in Ottawa,
went to one of the banks one day and
made deposit. While 10 there one of
the mischieyous clerks wrote her name
on a crisp, new $40 bill. A few DAVIS
ago this lady received letter from a
railroad ticket agent in some town in
Texas wanting to correspond with her
with matrimonial intentions.
Jessie James continues TO gallon