Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-02

himself the coming Christmas
The is . contest over the Office OF
regioter of deeds in Haskell county.
A well known travelling man Of Sa-
| lima committed suicide in ST. Louis a
few days ago.
Ona Melton, the Kansas boy who has
been in prison at HAVANA is soon to
be released.
At Abilene the opera house manager
charges young man extra if he comes
to play unaceompanied by young
lady.
Nels Christensen, a fore-hOnded far
mer of Rice county, has just paid off a
mortgage which dues not fan due un-
til 1901. !.
The Second District Editorial Asso-
ciation will meet at Ossawatomie in
the spring. That is getting rather too
close to the asylum for comfort.
The business men of Kansas City
who are trying to steal retail trade
from southern Kansas, are learning
that southern Kansas isno more a part
of Kansas City'S territory than the
Sandwich Islands are.
The 344 ricks of alfalfa hay on the
bottom lands between Dodge City and
Cimarron, contain from ten to twenty
tons each. Alfalfa growers whe have
no cattle to feed, are selling this hay
at So ton on the ground. The de-
nand for it will increase as cold
weather approaches. The number of
cattle in the country is greater than
the number last year, and it is not inn
probable to say that the hay will be
disposed of before spring.
The possession of the only surghum
sugar works left in Kansas to repre-
sent the s95O,OOO spent by the United
States government on experiments in
that industry in this state in involved
in lawsuit The Bank of Fort Scott
sought to foreclose a mortgage of S10,-
900, when some stockholders enjoined
the sheriff from selling the plant on
the ground that the mortgages were
fraudulently executed. Judge Still
well, of Erie, Kansas, is sitting in the
case on change of venue.
Thomas W. Kecne, the eminent trag-
edian who will appear at the Crawford
Grand, Wichita, Dee. 9TH, was in the
west at the time of the st. Louis con-
which nominated Major Nc
Kinley for President. On his way to
New York Mr. Keene stopped at Cam
ton to see the Republican Nominee
whom he had known for several years
and between whom there is a very
warm personal regard. Mr.. Reene's
object was to extend his congratula-
tions to the Napoleon of Protection"
upon his nomination for the presiden-
cy. The tragedian spent day with
Major Mckinley aud had very pleas
ant visit 1t happened that some
strangers were visiting Canton to
catch glimpse of Major Mckinley
whom they had never seen. While Mr..
Keene was out walking one day he en-
some of these visitors who
saluted him as though ne was the
presidential nominee for whom he was
and whom he resembles very
closely. Mr. Keene is Away polite and
he returned the salutations with a
smiling face and becoming dignity.
This case of mistaken identity amused
The tragedian as well as Major McKin-
ey, and they had hearty laugh over
It.
Twenty-six farmers along the Ar
kansas river between Wichita and
Hutchinson have organized to bring
suit in the United States circuit court
Of Colorado against the Rocky Ford
Irrigation company of Rocky Ford,
Colo, to prevent that company from
taking water from the channel OF the
Arkansas river. Representative Rul-
Iege of Sedgwicli county, a wealthy
farmer, will be at the head of the or
ganization and the suit will be brought
in his name. Farmers along the Ar
kansas river from Arkansas City to
Colorado line are interested and will
money to defray the ex-
pense of the suit. Three Wichita at
torneys, assisted by two eminent law
yers of Denver, one of whom is an ex-
are preparing the papers
and the case will probably be filed by
the first of the year. The first step
will be to petition for temporary
order against the irrigation
company and, if the injunction is
granted, steps will be taken to have it
made permanent. The theory OF the
local attorneys is that the special act
of congress in 1866, giving irrigation
concerns the right to take water from
the river channel nlso raouired tI,ot