Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-18

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The four Wilson county prisoners,
kept in the Montgomery county Jail,
have been removed to the new jail at
Fredonia.
The women of the Marion Christian
church have caused to be ground into
meal the crop of corn they raised last
year.
An Ellsworth county man sold his
farm for So, 900 last week and has gone
TO Texas to make his future home in a
coast town.
A southern Kansas woman who spent
week in Holland is delivering two
hours lecture on the country. Which
is pretty good.
1t is said that a great many fish are
taken from Bluff Creek and ChiIaslSia
river by means of gigs, Fish Warden
Mcbride says that this mode of fishing
must stop, as it is unlawful to take fish
from Kansas streams by any means
other than plain hook and line. ex-
cept when specifically provided by law.
A. w. Betchol, a farmer who lives 5
miles southeast of Topeka, drove his
horse home Thursday evening hitched
to new buggy. He tied it in front of
his house and went into the house.
Coming out soon afterward he saw the
horse break it's hitch rein and run to-
wards Topeka. He procured horse
and buggy and followud but has been
unable to find the animal or the bug
gy.
The poultry business is one that will
meyer be overdone. There is absolute
ly no limit to it, but what is needed in
this country is better class of poul-
try, and we are glad to see some of the
farmers realize this fact. Whenever
the old dunhills are discarded and pure
breeds put in their stead the poultry
business will increase and make more
money for the man or woman who ham
die them.
The Greenwood county farmers and
stockmen are receiving numerous and
large shipments of cattle from Texas,
Oklahoma and Southwest. While
Greenwood is the leading cattle county
of the state, having the greatest num-
Der within her boundaries of any coun-
ty, large proportion of them are not
bred in her territory. All of the cattle
counties have been receiving stock in
extensive numbers.
The cattle business the past two or
three years in this country has been a
good paying investment and great
many farmers have combined stock
raising with their farming and made
money. The result is that more per-
sons are continually going into the
stock business. There is now a good
demand for stock ranches with water
privileges and the demand will con-
tinue to increase.
The warmest day in January, 1897,
was the first, being go degrees at a.
m, and 65 at noon. The coolest day
was the 27th, being two degrees at a.
m. The coolest at noon was the cath,
being 10 degrees. The warmest in Jan
uary, 1896, was the Goth, being 40 de-
grees at a. M, and &C at noon. The
coolest was the 4th, being II degrees
at Z a. m. There were nine cloudy
days in January in 1896 and twelve in
January 1897. Three rainy days in
each month. One snow in January,
4 inch, 1896; three SHOWS in January,
1897, about five inches.
A new industry has sprung up in
Kansas within the past few weeks,
that of hunting jack rabbits for their
pelts, which find ready sale at numer-
GUS points in the state where they are
collected and shipped to hat manufac-
tories in the East The discovery that
the gay and festive jack has CONNER
cial value will undoubtedly prove his
undoing. The buffalo throve and null
tiplied upon the western plains so his
numbers were as the sands of the sea
until he became q commodity. Then
the market hunters declared unrelent.
ing war upon him and he disappeared
as in night. The Kansas jack rabbit
is not constructed on graceful lines
and despite his ugliness and ungainli
ness. he is one of the picturesque fea'
lures of all typical prairie scenes, and
a great favorite with the coursing
clubs by reason of his wonderful fleet
ness. The fur of the jack rabbit, il
has been ascertained is better adapted
to hatmaking than any other material
and it is because Of this fact that il
will soon cease 20 decorate the Kansas
landscape. Heretofore no effort ha!
been made to save the hides of the mil
lions of jacks that have been slain BY
Kansas hunters. Rabbit hunters nov
find added zest to their favorite sport
for they are enabled to dispose of thei