Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-17

Lacrosse young people go to Nc
Cracken to attend church. The ridC
home is where the serious part comes
in.
An abundant crop of grapes will be
raised in all parts of the state this
year. Also peaches and big cherry
crop is coming on.
An Atchison man has been so busy
saving the country and keeping his
neighbors in the line of patriotism that
he has no -four in the bin.
The story of an exiled Russian no
qleman who died in solitude near Eu-
reka was fake. Amy one who thought
it was the truth should have fears for
his mind
President Ripley's train came into
Emporia the other day and switchmen
unhitched the locomotive and put on a
fresh steed without wholly stopping
the train.
The new law requiring county com
missioners of counties of $4,000 popu-
lation or over to meet on the first Mon
day of each month and pay bills, has
gone into effect.
Since the high waters many fish
have been caught in the small streams
in different parts of the state, which
are reported to be extra fine on account
of so many freshets.
Many of the Kansas farmers are
buying their harvesting machinery,
preparatory to giving the immense
wheat crop, just now threatening our
state, the proper attention.
During the month of May 25O,OOO
head of cattle were shipped over the
Santa Fe. This stock was consigned
to cattlemen to points in Kansas,
Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska and Wy
oming, and yielded the producer an
average of ST. per head. President W.
II. Jack of the territorial cattle sani-
tary commission estimates that the
number Of beef cattle on the Kansas
feeding ranches at present is about
1000 head. He states that it is al
most impossible now to buy any steers
in the territory of Mexico. In western
Arizona or northern Mexico the ranges
have been depleted of that class of
stock.
]. w. Garten, farmer who lives in
Willowdale township, Dickinson coun-
ty, with his two little sons, his wife
being divorced, had a narrow escape
from death at the hands of his boys.
The boys, who are about and 10 years
Of age, wanted to go fishing, but their
father refused his consent and the lads
decided to be revenged. A package of
paris green which the father kept in
house was taken by them and u liberal
dose was put in batch Of dough made
up for baking. In making up the
bread Mr.. Garten discovered some
thing wrong by the smell and color,
and investigating found the package
Of poison had been tempered with, and
calling the boys, compelled confess
sion.
The railroad time tables have Just
buried the old piece of track between
Sedgwick and Halstead. Years ago
this track was used by the Frisco
trains. At that time, of course, it got
on the time cards. 1t was abandoned
about nine years ago, the Frisco con-
Meeting with the Western trains at
Burton, as it does now. But the time
cards went right on, showing Halstead
and Sedgwick as stations, with the
mileage between them, but without
giving any hours for arrival and de-
parture of trains. Meanwhile the track
was taken up. The last time Mr. Gleed
was in Wichita his attention was call
ed to the fact that the SedgwiclI Hal
stead line was dead. Mr. Gleed then
ordered its burial by having it stricken
from the time cards.
The Swimming station at Coolidge
and the creamery at Syracuse have
brought these two rivals closer to-
gether than the efforts of the peace
maker.
News comes from Solomon of a fatal
accident to little girl. While some
showmen were getting ready to initiate
the balloon, the rope attached TO a
slipped from the peg, causing the pole,
80 feet long to fall, striking the Swear
old daughter of N. B. Young and
crushing her skull. She died at ten
o'clock.
The regents of the Kansas state ag-
ricultural college have appointed Mrs
Helen Campbell Of Denver to take
Mrs Kedzie's place as professor of
household economy and hygiene; ]. AL
len Smith of Marietta college, Ohio, as
professor of economics, to take the
place of Prof. 7. E. Willis who is to be
the new president; E. w. Bemis, form
erlY of Chicago University and Frank