Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-09

stealing.
No wonder the earth. qualses, from
the way Kansas has been taking mon
ey away from it.
The six plate pages of the Wilsonton
Journal appeared again this month to
cheer old Constant Reader" on his
way.
A great many more Kansaus would
sail off for Klondike If some one would
discover a process for canning pump
kin pie.
The big man in st. Marys just now
is the local sport who shook hands
with Fitzsimmons while the latter was
in Topeka.
A few weeks ago the commissioners
Of Sumner county offered bounty of
cents each for rabbit scalps. More
than 5000 of them have already been
received and paid for.
Perhaps the most awe-striking spec
tacle in Kansas is the gorgeous quiet
ude in which every Kansan wraps him
self when he has once got inside of a
postofice and buried his fangs in q
quarterly salary.
A funeral service was held in Usage
county the other day in commemora-
ton of five members of one family who
had died within space of three weeks.
OF the dead three were young men
aged 80, % and 10, and two were girls
aged II and II. Malarial fever was
the cause of their taking off.
Here is an illustration from Cowley
county showing how the Kansas farm
ers are gettin rid of their indebtedness
During last month tho mortgages re-
leased amounted to SCI, 911.17; mort
cages filed scr, 619. %; making total
net reduction of $35, 209.14. The re-
lease for November of last year was
S13,6s9. "a; so that the gain in releases
this month over the corresponding
month of last year amounts to S2l, 1915.
The Santa Fe Railway company on
December 1, changed the name Of it's
Southern division to Oklahoma divis-
ion. 1t will embrace the main line
from Newton to Purcell the Pandan-
die branch from Wellington to Pan
handle, the Florence branch from
Florence to Englewood and the Au-
gusta branch from Augusta to Null
vnne, comprising over 900 miles of
track.
The premium list of the Mitchell
county poultry and pet stock associa-
tion has been issued. The dates fixed
on are January 4, 8, and Z, and will
be held in Beloit. This is the second
exhibition made by the association,
the one held here last year being one
of the largest aud most successful ever
given in north central Kansas. Liber-
al premiums are offered, while special
premiums are given by most of the
Beloit business men.
The youngest wedding on record in
Reno county is that of Emmett B.
Wall and Minnie B. Shepherd. two peo-
pie of Hutchinson, who cut short their
school days and surprised their school
mates by their marriage December 1.
Young Wall will not be old enough to
vote for four years, being only II, and
the bride has not yet celebrated her
18th birthday, and is in appearance a
mere child. The consent of the par
ents on both sides was given to the
marriage.
The finest lot of sheep that has been
shipped from Scott county for long
time were loaded Dec. /. There were
10000 head of them and it took forty
five double-deck ears to ship them.
They were shipped to Stafford county
to be fed for market. They are all
fine grade Shropshire wethers aud are
excellent condition. They are the
property of A. J. Knollin, the great
feeder and shipper of Kansas City, Mo.
The sheep industry is becoming one of
growing Importance in some sections
Of the state, and capitalists are COM
ing to see great advantages in this
class of investments.
1t has developed at Leavenworth
that the inspection being made there
Of coal mines by State Mine Inspector
McGrath is for the purpose of furnish
ing foundation for big suit to be
commenced by the state against the
various coal companies for royalties.
McGrath came here several weeks ago
and began an inspection of the Leav-
enworth Coal compauys mines. He
has had an expert along with him, and
several times they have stayed in the
mines all night making surveys. 1t is
claimed that the inspector has discoV-
cred that the company has mined over
l2 acres of coal belonging to the state,
and that over 1000, 900 bushels of coal
has been taken out. The mines of
other companies will be surveyed also