Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-01-28

thown up their jobs in Atchison the
last month.
The Anthony State bank has sue
ceeded to the business of the Harper
County bank.
A western Kansas newspaper wants
the anti-corset law killed and bill
providing for the inspection of corsets
passed.
An FL Dorado girl received, as a
birthday present, the other day, pia-
no. In these days in Kansas piano
presents come as mamma.
A Kansas writer's New Year resolu-
ton is that instead of trying to make
everybody as good as he is, he will try
to be as good as everybody else.
In Shawnee county the last day of
1896 dance was given. Promptly at
midnight the music stopped and a
prayer meeting was inaugarated.
At Lawrence the flour mill put on
new whistle and turned it loose one
day last week. Some of the pigs and
the dogs in the vicinity are running
yet.
The idea appears to be, up in Tope-
ka, that not only shall Ingalls, be bar
red from the pie counter but that he
shall not be allowed to even pick up
the crumbs.
The Ell Dorado people have appoint
ed committee of six to fight the Low
er claim to the city's site. A large fund
will be raised to defray the expenses
of the contest.
Miss Mary Wire, the Hutchinson
girl was struck down by footpads, is
not recovering as rapidly as the physi-
clans had hoped. She complains of a
pain in her head.
A good old joke has been revived at
Conway Springs. 1t is said that there
is a girl down there studying astrono-
my so cross-eyed that she has to have
elbow put in her telescope.
The magnificent wheat fields in the
state, are just now looking at their
best Plenty of rainfall during this
winter has placed the ground in good
condition, and as result the wheat
is beyond the average.
An Oxford woman has liberated
teeth. She placed flannel cloth be-
tween her cheek and teeth and went
to bed and to sleep. The rag disap-
peared. 1t is thought she swallowed
and the doctors are trying to locate it
1t is not probable that general fees
and salary bill will be introduced this
year. 1t has been tried in preceding
legislatures and failed. The chairman
of the senate fees and salaries commit
tee, says it would be hard to arrange
just and equitable measure.
In 1896 Pratt shipped ere cases of
eggs, 100 car loads of corn, thirty car
loads of live stock, thirteen car loads
of wheat, four car loads of broom corn,
five car loads of flour and ago bushels
of peaches. The hens seem to be doing
the biggest business in that county.
The western Kansas girl is practical
if she is anything. The other night
after Ford county youth had passion
ately kissed his companion six times in
succession he paused to catch his
breath and tenderly inquired if she
loved him. Young man." said the
girl as she rolled her gum into wad
preparatory to sticking it under the
table, 'do you think Pm enduring all
this for my health?"
A new Kansas probate Judge mar
ried his first couple as follows: "All
right" said the judge, according to
the power invested in me by the stat
utes of Kansas and the ordinances
of this city, S., l declare you man and
wife. My fees are two dollars and you
stand convicted until all costs are paid,
but in the meantime join hands, and
the groom is hereby ordered to kiss the
bride before the judge of this court Of
fers his congratulations. The witness
es in this case must claim their attend
ance or they will not receive any fees.
The court is adjourned for breakfast"
Farmers and cattlemen in western
Kansas have contended for twenty
years against the encrouchments of
nonresident cattlemen who brig .heir
stock into the state in the spring and
run them" in some instances assum-
ing the prerogative of building fences
promiscuously across the country un-
der alleged leases This has been go
ing on for years and has caused great
difficulty for the small cattle raisers
The nonresident owners secured all
benefits and escaped all taxation. To
remedy this Hamilton county repre-
sentative has introduced bill provid-
ing that all nonresident cattlemen
having stock on pasture. shall nav into