Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-25

help pay for it.
Abilene will extend the glad hand to
any grand lodge meeting in Kansas
except the o. NJ. b.
The streets in some of the Kansas
towns are almost impossible for vehi-
cles due to heavy mud.
Charles Mann, an old settler, is visit
ing Cowley county at present. He
drove from California.
A Wichita man owns stable of IA
nous trotters, but when he is in hur-
ry he drives ten-dollar pony.
Several men at Wellington will start
state bank there this year if the crops
begin to turn out well, by summer.
The gas companies of lola which
have recently consolidated supply
three hundred and sixty consumers.
1t is said that Anderson Grey, of the
famous hypnotic trial, is organizing a
company at Kansas City to go to Cuba
1t is reported from the social circlus
of Ell Dorado that the widows are grad
ually crowding the girls off the stage.
Over at lola they really believe that
Fred Funston stands up and let's the
Spaniards hatten their bullets on his
chest.
Nine hundred and sixteen more votes
were cast at the last election in Frank
lin county than the assessor found last
spring.
When Galena's four hundred give
ball they announce on the Invitations
that policemen be present to preserve
order"
81 never saw mud like this, y confess
ed the old lnhabitant, "but the Indians
said there was worse mud here in 1861.
l think they lied"
A 12-year-old runaway boy has been
capturpd by the Topeka police and is
held awaiting the arrival of his parents
who reside at Wichita.
lola and Humboldt are now connect
ed by telephone. The old way was for
the two towns to swear at each other
through the newspapers.
Hundreds of Kansas weekly papers
are becoming independent in politics.
The change is gradual and has been
taking place for two years.
Over one thousand steers, costing
$50, 900, were put off the train at Larn-
ed the other day and driven to ranch.
They came from Ell Paso, Texas
A swell party was given at Garden
City recently. Tie guests all came,
sat down and looked at each other for
a couple of hours and then went home
A western Kansas paper thinks that
advertising may get n black eye if the
dear little child which has been adj
vertised as "lost" in every paper in the
country is not found pretty soon.
The city of Eureka bounced down on
a man for selling boy cigarette pa
pers. The town thought it would be a
test case and got ready to take sides
But the case was compromised out OF
court.
The Garden City roller mills, with
capacity of $50 barrels day, was burn
ed recently. Three car loads of flour
and 5000 bushels of wheat were also
destroyed. The insurance reaches
81, 500.
In making an excavation at Medicine
Lodge coin bearing the date of 177S
was brought up. 1t is of silver and
copper, has a crown on it, the letter G
and the word "Faderneslandet" in Ro-
man capitals.
. Garnett has failed to pay its preach
ers lately and one of them remarks
that if few righteous men were re-
moved the difference between that city
and hell would be that Garnett would
have more water.
A Rush county woman who don't
read the newspapers sent fifty cents
for receigpt for making good coffee.
Sac received the following: Practice
until you get it exactly right and then
keep on making it that way
From all sections OF the country
round about us come reports of the
fine appearance of wheat fields. The
season has been especially good on
this crop. We hope to see 1t produce
beautifully and bring 4 good price
Mcpherson boys stand in the hall
way and wait for their girls to come
from church. Their mammals are OBJ
jecting because the boys catch cold.
They might make the boys go to
church and see how that would work.
A new fake is being worked in But
Ter county. A woman book agent
comes along and leaves a book for ex-
animation. The next day a mau comes
along and collects the books. Next