Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-30
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Emporia college will not have foo
ball team this year. The BARRIERS Sc
cured an injunction.
Many editorial-writers enormously
use the word tragedy" in speaking Of
deaths by accident
Two colored boys at SIS. John have
been found guilty of violating the
game law, and SIS.
1t is not safe to undertake the rigors
of Kansas politics unless you are fully
provisioned for ten years
The Minnesota river is so low that
the larger class of catfish have to get
out and walk over sand stretches.
The hay crop throughout the state
is good this season and is yielding as
we'll in proportion as the various other
crops.
All over the blessed land of Kansas
the plowshares are turning up the
brunette soil for the largest acreage
of wheat ever sown.
The W boxes in the printers cases in
Kansas are empted every day in the
setting up of wheat items-except
where machines are used.
It was Wichita schoolma'am that
suffered the loss of tooth in the Elm,
poria wreck and received 500 for it.
Teeth are valuable at Wichita.
Editor Smith of the Topeka Ameri-
can says that the prohibition law is the
chief source of drunkenness in that
town. He says that the cause must be
removed.
The Ferd Helm Brewing Company of
Kansas City has brought suit against
Chief of Police Steele of Topeka, for
lot of joint paraphernalia and beer keg
captured in raids.
The Santa Fe House, one of the first
buildings put up in Nickerson, and at
one time the most popular hostelry in
the city, is being torn down this week
and moved into the country.
What Kansas wants to do now to
save her money is to knock out pro-
hibition, bring in lots of Germans,
Amalgamate with German thrift and
learn how to save the money she is
getting out of wheat.
The recently organized Kentucky So
ciety of Wellington has changed the
date of their next meeting on account
Of its being set for show day. Such a
thing of holding q meeting of Ken
tuckians when there was a show going
on was not to be thought OF.
A "joint" spy at Hutchinson, while
peeping through keyholes had an eye
badly damaged by musllet ramrod,
which was thrust into it by parties in
side the room. He is now laid up and
is getting some needed rest, for he has
heretofore been too busy at prying to
sleep.
The farmers of the eastern part Of
Crawford county and across the line in
Missouri are losing many cattle. Their
death is caused by what is known as
dust choke. g. NJ Fulton, prosper
GUS farmer reports that he has lost
several cows during the past two weeks
caused by dust inhaled while feeding
on dry pastures.
Cupid has been reckless this year in
Reno county. The marriage record
shows that two 14-year.old girls, four
16-year-old girls and two 2O-year-old
boys have become victims. Besides
this, one couple in their second child
hood fell in love and were wed. the
groom being ~ and the bride 6s. There
is So years difference in the ages of the
youngest and the oldest.
A man who has been going about the
state representing himself as DIR. Coe,
of Goes Private sanltarium, Kansas
City, Mo-, is under arrest at Salina.
He has victimized people all over this
section of the country. He told every
one he was Dr. Coe and was building a
branch of his sanitarium at Topeka.
1t is reported that he made rich har-
vest of notes and cash. Before coming
to Salina he eanvassed Solomon and Vi
cinity and there also represented him
self as DR.. Coe, claiming to give free
treatment Of the eye one week in each
county in order to advertise his new
branch in Topeka. From Solomon he
visited Salina and obtained money.
He told his customers that if the glass
es did not give satisfaction to send
them to the sanitarium and the money
would be refunded and thus as COM
plants poured in by the score he set
his own trap.
The broom corn crop in western
Kansas is reported to be better thi.
year than the general average. 1t wa,
thought a few weeks ago that thi,
crop would not turn out so we'll but