Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-13

ture become effective May g.
Thomas Ryan has appointed young
man named Raymond, who it is said,
can prove he lives in Kansas, his priv
ate secretary.
A big saloon with hardwood bar and
French plate mirrors has started up in
Topeka and the town is at last getting
its mixed drink privileges.
The assessor of Abilene, who is man
who is set crazy with music, discovered
to his surprise that there are only sey-
enty-seven pianos in the town.
Some man has started out to prove
that western Kansas is located on a
thin crust and is liable to sink down
some night with an awful crash.
In Meade county once big hunk of
carts fell in right where the trail pass
ed This hole filed upwith salt water
and is l75 feet wide and quite deep.
Mrs. John Alcone of Ionia, who cut
her throat from ear to ear with razor
while in fit of insanity. has almost
recovered from the wound She has
been insane before having been in the
Topeka asylum.
The Newton Mill e Elevator Com
pany will at once proceed to enlarge
their property to a 4-story building,
giving it capacity of 400 barrels OF
-four per day, giving 10 more men en-
ployment and envolve an expenditure
of $40, 900.
The general revenue fund of the city
of Atchison is bare and city officers
have not received their April salaries
Mayor Donald will not sign their war
rants until there is sufficient cash in
the general revenue fund with which
to pay them.
For several years it has been appar-
emit that it was but question of time
until the exorbitant prices demanded
by the manufacturers of bicycles
would have to take tumble, That
this theory has now become condi-
ton is apparent to those who have
investigated the strictly high grade
wheel just placed on the market by
the Harrah & Stewart Mfg. Co., of
Des Moines, Ia.
A new danger is threatened in the
corn crop in Lyons county in the form
OF a black small insect IN every way
resem bling the flea. Hundreds of acres
of corn have already been ruined and
are now beng replanted. The matter
has been referred to Secretary Coburn
who can give no information regarding
the insect and has referred the matter
to 3. A. Popenoe, entomologist at the
state agricultural college
About the only way we know of to
rid pasture land of garlic is to pillow it
up and grow cultivated crops on the
ground for five or six years, keeping
them perfectly clean during the whole
time. Even then, if the fence rows are
left for growing garlic seed, and the
manure from the rest of the farm is
used on the cultivated crops, the pest
will be sure to re-appear in the new
pasture.
The Santa Fe has out new order.
1t is in effect that no stock will be per-
mitted to run at large upon the com
panys right of way. People have been
in the habit of lariating their cows and
horses alongside the railroad track to
Craze. The new order will be enforced
from now on. All stock found graz
ing on the company's right of way will
be taken to the city pound. This Or
der applies to all towns along the line
Of the Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe has fled in the SUI
preme court, upon an appeal from the
district court of Cowley county, the
case in which Albert Cunningham Sc
cured a judgment for Sc, ESQ for person
al damages. Cunningham was a news
agent on the Santa FEES southern Kan
sas division and sustained severe in
juries in collision caused by freight
train running into the passenger train
upon which he was employed. Gun.
ningham sued for $4,000 and secured
judgment for not quite half of that
amount.
1t was the unanimous sentiment OF
the convention Of representatives from
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas, which
met at Austin recently, in the interest
of lower freight rates to the gulf, TO
have lower rates or build a road from
Kansas TO the southern seaboard.
From this time his should be the senti-
ment and purpose of the people of the
two states and the territory OF Okla
homa. This Is great factor in the
agricultural and live stock interests of
the northwest The problem will be
solved in the evolution of commerce.; it
had just as we'll come now as later. It
is tho great boon which the people,