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

near Atchison.
A Coffeyvillc contractor has invented
a sidewalk that will cause a pedestrian
to walk with proper poise.
Judge Vandiver has a new lecture on
Mexico. lie describes the country as
it is seen with calm, unprecedented
and unpulqued eye.
Jewell county boasts that the maple
trees are in bloom in that country.
The have been in loom in Cowley
county for over two weeks.
The government inspector has just
finished his work of inspecting the af-
fairs of the Oklahoma City land Office.
He found everything in ship shape.
Money covers multitude of sins in
Fort Scott. A vicious prisoner confined
in Jail there was recently released be-
cause he had fallen heir to fortune
A Fort Scott school marin was ar
rested for disturbing religious meet
ing and her beau had to skip to Miss
ouri. That is worse than being ar
rested.
A petition asking for grand jury
received only seven signatures in West
phalia. The Westphalia people pay
taxes, and they know bad thing when
they see it.
j. Il. Parks of Washington county
drove across the line into Nebraska
after load of corn. He also loaded
up with corn juice, and on the way
home, being unable to manage his
team, was thrown from his wagon and
killed.
A Kansas court has ruled that "a
man who calls upon woman regular
ly and takes her to entertainments
occasionally, is legally engaged to
marry her" Such decisions have
been rendered by courts in other
states, also.
The city and township assessors of
Wyandotte county, at their meeting
agreed to assess both real and person
al property at its real value. That is
a business like plan. 1t will make
more favorable showing of both prop
erty and taxes to a stranger
Cornelius Driscoll, an old resident of
Cloud county, residing ten miles south
vest of COncordia, was found dead
H. an old cornfeld near his home. lie
had driven his cattle into the field and
was watching them feed, when it is
supposed he had sudden attack of
heart trouble
On Tuesday several people started
from in the vicinity of Lebanon for
Jerusalem. They have formed com
placing their possessions to-
gether for the use of all. They have
peculiar religious ideas and believe
that the last day is near at hand and
they wish to be near the Holy City
when it arrives.
A number of leading 4'H,;ness men
Of Abilene have organized u company
for the purpose Of furnishing light.
and the city council will be asked to
pass an ordinance giving franchise
The company intends to use the new
acetylene gas. The right
TO manufacture and sell this illumi-
nant in Kansas was recently bought
by Il Topeka man.
r. c. Ladd, who came here from Cal
fornia about three years ago, was
'ound dead near his house two miles
southeast of this city this morning.
Though man of means, he lived alone
md 1t is not yet known what caused
lis death. lie was about 60 years old
md seemed in the best of health. Yes
erday he was in town attending to
business.
In Il kingman county school district
where there are but eight resident tax
layers and the land is mostly owned
~ non-reSidents, they pay the school
eachers S55 a month instead of the or
linarv S3O, and he boards around among
he eight families, paying IS a week
instead of 50, the ordinary price. In
his way the residents get their money
,aok and the non-residonts pay the
ills.
The alyoho! distillery enterprise "a
ssurcd at Leayenworth. The s:5 COO
,onus will b. raised within few weeks
The proposed distillery for alcohol
,nly) would consume 5000 bushels Of
orn daily and give steady employment
o from $50 to 200 men. 1t would run
It full capacity for at least ten or elev-
n months in the year The promo
ers of the big enterprise have entered
nto an agreement that makes the
lonors perfectly safe. The money sub
cribed 10 in fund to secure the plant
5 not to b. touched by the distlllcry
until the plant shall have
,een in operation 90 days, and then
,nly onc-third of the SIS, 900 is to bq
,aid over The other two thirds is t.
,e paid in one and two years.
Many farmers have their spring
blowing done.
An eastern Kansas editor says: The
,locll and the delinquent subscribers
ire about the only things that go on