Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-02
Jung ladies in Garnett give thlmble

Stakebake.
independence is soon to be known as
a great health resort.
Nimble colored boys climb back
fences and tap tills in Leavenworth.
Salinas city council has lowered the
city tax levy from last years figures.
William Himble, miner, was ser.
iously hurt at Wier City by slate cav
ing in upon him.
The Photographers association OF
Kansas meets this year at Leavenworth
September 9Th to sth.
Colored citizens of Fort Scott can not
agree in the matter of celebrating
emancipation day on September %.
Newton people go on excursions to
their new water works. Water will
soon cease to be curiosity in Newton.
A 5-year-old child climbed an apple
tree in Ottawa and fell distance of
fifteen feet, receiving serious injuries.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners is at Yates Center hearing the
coal rate case against the Missouri
Pacific.
Kentuckyans in Sumner county are
TO form an organization. Presumably
for medical, mechanical and scientific
purposes.
The takers and peddlers of the coun
try are headed for Kansas and Oklaho-
ma. The merchants should advertise
against them.
The joints have closed down in Cald-
well, for the purpose of giving the
jointists to understand that the city
government is still on earth
For some reason the Kansas man
who knew all along that wheat was
going up seems to have neglected in
every instance to buy options.
The new rate based on weight makes
an average increase in the freight rate
on stock of about 81 per car as COM
pared with the old car load rate.
A Jefferson county stock man who
purchased bunch of feeders at Kansas
City, drove them forty miles rather
than pay the increased freight rates.
The survey has been made for the
railroad from Hunnewell to Parker.
Blackwell also claims to have a prop
osition for the Medford road extension.
During the month of July there was
shipped out of Russell county 1877 cars
of wheat, and for the first two weeks
of August 129 cars, or about 17s, 900
bushels.
There is not going to be so much in
the county printing next year. The
wheat crop is going to knock the gar
ish day-lights out of the delinquent
tax lists.
On account of the opening of the
Postal Telegraph company's new wire
through Mexico, rates from Mexico
points to Topeka have dropped from
s2,s5 for ten words to S17O.
Atchison's corn carnival comes off
the last part of September. They are
talking of having Wichita day, with
an extra number of red ears of corn.
Wichita has the warmest kissers in the
nation.
Last year Jewell county raised more
corn than any other county in the
world sleven million bushels. This
year it will.raise twelve million bush
els, thus breaking the worlds record
twice in succession.
A Florence boy put garter snake in
his fathers private jug. When the old
man little later went to take a snort,
the snake polled his head up and lal-
luped its tongue at him. He tainted,
but 'came to" and swore off.
Mcpherson will have its first aut-
umnal festival on September "a and 25.
There will be general good time.
There will be speeches, music and
various exhibitions and no admission
fee on any occasion, but every day will
be free The program cannot be fully
announced. Eminent speakers have
been invited. The intention of the
Mcpherson people is to make these
days pleasant for all who come, and to
see that no catch-penny tricks are
played upon visitors.
Last November Conductor James
Clark bought the James Angus farm
north of town for cash consideration
of 81, 500, says the Caldwell News. One
hundred acres OF the farm were sowed
to wheat; half of this crop went with
the deal; later on he bought Mr.. An
gus half of the growing crop He has
threshed the wheat and it measured
out 1900 bushels. Mr. Clark has sig
nihed his intentions of keeping it until
he can dispose of it at 81 a busael. At
that price he will have his farm paid
for and clear margin of 81 200. This
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