Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-20
KANSAS 1TEMs OF INTEREST.

ing thirty miles from railroad.
Emporia is to have 'natatorium'
but the old swimming hole on the Cot
tonwood still leads all competitors.
The Tribune base ball club is sign
ing some strong players and will soon
knock the chip off Dighton's shoulder.
The base ball season has finally OPP
ened and the Dighton and Shields
clubs are in the lead for the champion
ship Of Lane county.
The Topeka newspaper men in camp
on the Verdigris haYe seen q snake.
They took their stuff from Topeka and
nobody is surprised.
The sheriff of Cloud county sold
property supposed to be worth $36, 900
to satisfy mortgage foreclosure judg-
ments of Sl9, 900 one day last week.
Manager Patrick OBrien has been
notified that the Missouri & Kansas
Telephone company was awarded the
contract by the United States govern.
ment to supply Fort Leavenworth with
telephones for the ensuing year.
Two young Topeka lads who wad-
dered away from home to see the world
and went clear around it have written
an account for the local papers And
what is commendatory, they described
the whole voyage in less than two col
umna
Assessor Herr has made his return
en- Abilene. The population is 1891,
gain of SO in the year. The taxable
property is s3So, 500 as against 1857, $685.
The assessed value ISIS, $50 rs against
S129, 6O3. The largest decrease is on
notes which decreased 81, 900.
Fort Scott was getting ready to at
tract the attention of the state by
double-backed Prohibition summer
sault when Topeka suddenly rushed
into the center of the ring and monop-
olized all eyes by turning three times
in the air and lighting on her chin.
The entire plant of the Fort Scott
Paper company, which was established
TO make paper of the bagasse from the
Parkinson sorghum sugar works at
cost of $4,000, was sold May 10th at
sheriff's sale to the Bank Of Fort Scott
for $1,000. The factory was built as
an experiment and was a great success
until the sugar works ceased opera
tion.
A. ]. Knolin & Co. wintered $4,000
head of sheep near Solomon at an ex-
pense, from November to May /, of
$4,000 Their monthly pay roll was
S4OO The sheep consumed $500 tons
of hay, 400 tons of Kaffir corn, $500
bushels of Indian corn and 100000
pounds of bran. Eight thousand head
of sheep have been sheared, yielding
IS, 900 pounds of wool.
Ed Bussey, until recently travelling
salesman for a St. Joseph dry goods
firm and we'll known to the trade in
the west, was found guilty at Howard
of enticing two Augusta, Butler coun-
ty, girls from home for immoral pur-
poses, Bussey was tried at Eldorado
recently and hung jury resulted. A
change of venue was granted to Elk
county. Bussey took two Augusta
girls to Kansas City last fall, where
they were detained several days when
he was arrested.
Willie Van Ness and mother, Mrs. E.
c. Van Ness, were united at Dodge City
May 18th after separation of II years.
Seventeen years ago at Emparia the
woman lost her husband and was COM
PEELED to put the boy, then years old,
in the home for the friendless at Leav-
enworth. He was adopted by an Illi-
nois family and removed from the state
and ever since, till recently, neither
knew where the other was located. By
the merest chance letter sent to the
boys aunt, Mrs. S. L. Ruggles, Topeka,
led to uniting the two.
Chaplain Cade of the Unitad States
prison at Leavenworth, has instituted
a song and praise service and organized
q prison church. 1t is to be entirely
independent on creeds, except in the
saving power of Gods love, and will
be conducted upon principles upon
which all religiously inclined can
agree. Some twenty members from
the first roll of the new church and the
chaplain feel much encouraged over
the outlook. The attendance at relig.
ious services at the prison is entirely
voluntary on the part of the inmates,
no one being required to go. At the
recent Sunday services, out Of $50 who
were able to attend, 400 availed them
selves Of the privilege.
Tom Morgan cries out for the state
fish law to be enforced. Now is the
closed season, but the banks of the
streams are lined with 6sbermen