Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-16

year to kill cows in neighboring past
ures in Kansas,
Since June 10th one Cowley county
man has shipped 300 car loads of build
ing sand. taken from the bed of the
Arkansas river
lEmmet Dalton, one of the Daltons Of
the Coffeyville bank robbery of 1s0a,
serving life sentence at Lansing, has
written to George s. Hartley, banke!
at Arkansas City, asking "recommen'
dalton" for pardon.
Topeka has 26 policemen; Leaven'
worth 80. The population of Topeka
is larger than Leavenworth's by about
10000, yet Topeka has six policemen
less than Leavenworth. If Topeka
had policemen in the same proportion
as Leavenworth, it would have about
4S.
W. !. Church has rendered his resig-
nation rs chief clerk in the division
freight Office OF the Santa Fe railway
to become the general manager of the
new Wichita street railway system.
Mr. Church has been in the employ OF
the Santa Fe for ID years and har never
missed day in all that time
Contracts have been awarded for car
rying the mails in covered screen wag'
ons, mail messengers, transfer and mail
station service for the term July l. 1905
to June 30, 1902, as follows: Emporia,
Kan, David A. Stafford, $500; Lawrence
j. A. Craft, 1898; Leavenworth, j. G.
Johnston, 81, O64 so; Paola, N, b. Hayns,
$3.50; Topeka, c. r. Hutchins, 81, l2S;
Wellington, E. A. Chiffon, 1914.
A number of years ago Clay Henry
of Butler county, decided some land TO
the Missouri Pacific railroad in consid-
GRAFTON of a pass for himself and wife
for life. The pass was honored for
year or so and then called in. MIR.
Henry sued and secured judgment
which gave the railroad the opportuni-
ty Of renewing the pass or paying dam
ages. Appeal was taken to the appel
late court, where this judgment was
reversed to the extent of sending the
case back to the district court for new
trial. Mr.. Henry has again secured
Judgment for the pass.
Frank Robbins, 1i-year-old school
boy at WICHITA, with some few school
mates tried to lynch Ward Fisher for
his sister. Fisher was call
ed out of school and Robbins mounted
his pony and threw lariat rope at
Fisher, who lodged it, but was caught
by the arm and dragged 100 feet. Fish
er's flesh was badly lacerated and he
was left for dead. The teacher, Miss
Burns, having cut the rope, knives were
drawn by the pupils and only the
pleadings of the teacher kept Fisher
from being murdered. The excitement
was so intense that school was dismiss
ed. The matter has been referred to
the school trustees for adjustment.
parents say they will bring
suit,
Col. Francis Eaton of the st. L., K.
s. S. w. road said to newspaper re-
porter recently that the proposed line
would be built Immediately. About
all the necessary arrangements were
The iron has been pur-
chased, also the ties and the bridge
timbers. All of the right of way from
Parker to Hunnewell has been secured
and grading will be resumed next week
and kept up until completed between
Parker and Hunnewell, At present
but three-quarters Of a mile of grade is
1t was stopped because Of
a slight difficulty in securing the right
of way. Some of the farmers kicked
on giving the right of way and condem-
nation proceedings had to be resorted
to in order to obtain it. But now that
matter is settled and work on the pro-
posed road will progress again. From
Hunnewell to South Haven the Santa
Fe will be used in making connection
with the Anthony branch.
On January /, the first report from
&. S. Montgomery, watch inspector OF
the Santa Re system, will be complet-
ed, and will give the rating of every
watch used by trainmen on the road.
This is the best system of watch in
Bpecting on any road in the country.
Every watch is tested in three posi-
tions, pendant up, dial down and dial
up. The watch must not vary more
than six seconds in these three posi-
lions. If it does, it is condemned, and
the owner must either have it readjust-
ed at the factory or get q new watch.
The watches are rated and the report |
will show the ratings After a watch
Is rated it is inspected and regulated
once a month by some one of the AZ To-
cal inspectors. The work of rating the
watches commenced June 1, 1896, aud |
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