Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-11-19
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Hunters and the oldest inhabitants
of Kansas agree that the squirrels have
filed their pantries, that the goose
bone is almost white, that cranberrie'
are unusually sour, and that cricket'
stopped singing unusually early.
A young Topeka man and his girl
have found a scheme to correspond
and dodge everybody. The young man
has, rented n lock box at the post-oftice
and both he and the girl have keys to
it. The notes never see the post-office
people.
j. N. Moran, of Sherman county, 79
years old, was caught in the blizzard
last Wednesday and the next day boy
found his dead body shrouded in snow
At the eastern end of the state cold
dasn of rain was about the extent of
the storm.
A Shawnee county boy prepared rab-
bit snares in the woods by attaching
looped cords to the top Of bent sap
ling. A man passing through the
woods became entangled in the trap,
released it and escaped being hanged
by the merest chance.
Several of the Topeka women who
gave reports at the suffrage conven-
ton said that owing to the care of their
homes, and of taking care of babies,
their reports were not as full as they
would have desired to give. These
were model suffragists.
A Topeka charity worker complains
that when the city hears of one desti-
tute case it overloads that particular
family with things enough for ten fam
lilies and suggests that all donations
be given to the poor through the Asso-
ciated Charities or the police matron to
insure an equal distribution.
Two Leavenworth friends met on
election day. "Have you Voted?"
asked one of them, II guess So" re-
piled the other. "They gave me a
map of Kansas and made a few
marks on it and gave it to man who
put it in cider barrel. l don't think |
much of this ostrich system of vot-
ing"
A Kansas woman, bliud from birth, |
has been given sight by an operation.
A peculiar feature of her recovery is
that she cannot tell the name of any
article or thing without first placing |
her hand upon it and letting the SENSE
of touch convey the impression to the
mind, although she can see the article
plainly.
A woman appeared at the agricul-
tural museum at the state house yes
terday and asked to be directed to the
place where the ''crazy work" was
kept The attendant was about to d.
rect her to the Office of an enemy Of his
upstairs when she explained that she
meant "crazy patch work" The state
does not keep display of crazy patch
work.
A Topeka man lost his job recently
in the cutting down of force and as he
had family dependent on him he was
much pitied by his friends who won
dered how the man would live through
the winter. In few days he appear
ed with team and carriage which he
had purchased and has bought lot
and is putting up a house on it. lie
had saved his money.
Jacl, King, who is probably the most
popular policeman on the Topeka force
and undoubtedly the biggest, was mar
ried last Wednesday evening and none
of the force" found it out till he took
in the cigars. The bride was Miss Jen-
ME May Walter, who used to live in
Lawrence, but has been living with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Robinson. Mr.. |
King had his home furnished for him
self and bride at col Klein street and |
they were married in their own parlor
in the presence of few friends. Be-
fore he became policeman, Mr.. King |
was the champion heavyweight wrest-
lee of the west.
Two women, who were walking down |
the streets of prominent Kansas
town, attracted considerable attention
without intending to. One was telling
in very emphatic way what she was
going to do to some fellow named 0s.
car, if he didn't do the right thing by
her. She seemed to he very mad about
it and some bystanders became inter
ested, hoping Oscar would happen
along so there would be a murder and
some excitement. The other woman
listened intently, putting in word or
two occasionally, whereupon the other
woman would say: "Oh, yes" and say
sentence over again. II was finally
ascertained that the woman was an act
ress and was saying her lines to the
other woman. She had been speaking
a little louder than she intended TO,
that was all.
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