Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-18
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

sweet voiced Madrigal boys carried by
Al. G. Field this year renders touch
ing ballad 1.-The Little Boy in Green,
which forms one of the most delight
full blossoms in the boquet of song hits
rendered by Mr.. Fields big choir of
tuneful song birds. The ballad re-
counts the stirring story OF race in
which dimiutiVe jockey carries the
emerald color of what seems certain
victory when, just before the goal is
reached his gallant mount stumbles
and falls, crushing out the young life
it had lately been so proudly carrying.
As the story is told in song it is most
realistically illustrated by a jockey,
dressed in green and mounted on one
of Mr. Fields pure white thorough
breds which he always carries with the
company. The scene is one of thrill
ing interest and stirs the blood of the
ladies as well as the gentlemen and by
the way, ladies always form prom
inent yortion of the audience wherever
Mr. Field appears 1t has always been
his policy never to admit anything to
his performance which could in the
slightest degree shock, offend or dis
please even the most fastidious. The
company's date in this city is Friday,
November 10, at the Opera house
Wichita.
A man named Vaughn has been ar
rested and taken to Pawnee for horse
stealing.
A vein of extra fine coal six feet
thick and twenty-seven feet below the
surface has been found near TT. Scott
by man boring for stock water
Burglars unobserved and unmolest-
ed, blew open the safe in the state
bank at Vermillion, Kan, after mid
night one night last week, taking
$1,000 in gold and paper money. The
silver was left probably only because
it was too heavy to carry.
The mayor of Coffeyvllle, has issued
n proclamation for an election to vote
on the proposition to issue bonds in
the sum of $1,000 to be issued in the
erection of an electric light and power
plant to be owned by the city. The
election will be held December 5.
John f. Frost, land commissioner of
the Santa Fe, has been making an ex-
tended investigation of the. condition
of wheat in Kansas, He says 81 think
Kansas never had as fine n prospect
for wheat at this season of the year as
at the present time. The acreage is
20 per cent larger than it was last year.
The weather is good for wheat and it
will go into the winter in splendid
condition
In the office of the county clerk of
Washington county there is sample
of specie of Mexican corn, raised on
the farm of w. A. Hoffhine, of Wash
ington county, the stalk of which
measures is feet and inches in
heighth, and 51l inches around, con-
tanning two well developed ears of
corn. 1t is the tallest corn ever grown
in this county, but Mr. Hoffhine don't
think it can ever be grown successful
ly here. 1t is great curiosity TO many
Kansans.
A circular in reference to the signal
system of the road has been issued by
General Superintendent Nudge, of the
Santa Fe. 1t states that after Novem-
Der LIST the maintenance and construc-
tion Of all interlocking mechanical and
electric signal and highway crossing
bells will be under the control of the
signal engineer, j. b. Hobson, at To-
peka, and sets forth code of rules to
be followed by employees. The rules
look to the maintenance of the system,
and provide for the immediate notifica-
tions of trainmasters, division inspect
Ors and signal engineer in case of fail.
ure or damage TO amp portion of the
system.
A peculiar disease has appeared
among hogs along the Minnesota river,
twenty miles west of Wichita. J. Free
land, o. Smith and C. II. Boughman,
who live on adjoining ranches, have
lost nearly one hundred head each.
The disease does not appear to be con-
tagious, but is confined to that partic-
ular locality along the river The
animals, when taken sick, become
sluggish, but eat heartily of any feed
thrown to them. After day or two
thew refuse TO eat and become appar-
emily blind When aroused and driv.
en- from their beds they often walk
straight against a fence or a tree.
They usually die within a week, aud
examination of the stomach fails 10
show anything that would indicate a
disorder, except reddish woody de-
post
Attorneys for the plaintiff in the
foreclosure suit of Kendall Crawford
have applied for receiver for the To-
peka Grand opera house