Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-22

The Coffeyville mills are running
night and, day to keep work up with
the orders
There is considerable thought as to
whether apple jack will be under the
internal revenue department.
A woman's club at Wellington ID
known as 1.-THE Silent Ten" And yet
people say there is nothing in name.
The Hugoton boys were defeated by
the Richficld boys at base ball, but
they won the hearts of the johnson
City girls and don't care.
Harvey Horner of Caldwell is riding
a new bicycle which ty touching but
ton, changes the gear, the pitch of the
saddle, the contortion of the handle
bars and makes Horner's heart throb
with pride.
Dover has new postmaster. Alfred
Sage is the successful man. Sage is
one of the oldest residents of the conn
ty and has always been a Republican.
He is said to be one of the wealthiest
men in the community.
A stove merchant doing business
of s35, 900 a year tells the Iron Age: II
candidly believe that my success in adj
Vertising is in continually advertising
a few special things" This stove mer-
chant keeps up the right sort of fire
Chancellor f. II. Snow has announ-
ced the selection of Arthur T. Walker
to fill the chair of Latin at Kansas un-
iversity, from which DIR. d. II. Holmes
resigned in June. Mr.. Walker is an
instructor in Chicago university where
he has been the last four years. having
previously taught five years in other
places He was educated in the Uni
versity of New York from which he
graduated in 1887. He is 30 years old,
an unmarried man, and had very fine
recommendations
AT the meeting of the board of man
ayers of the Hutchinson reformatory
July 12,safter good deal of delibera-
ton, the superintendent of the state
reformatory was finally electld. The
successful man is Judge Samuel w.
Case of Ottawa. Judge case will as
sumo the duties of his Office Aug 10.
He has lived in Franklin county for
the past twenty-siX years. He was
probate judge of Franklin county for
two terms and since that time has
been in the real estate business in OF
iowa
Mama county has only $50 acres of
castor beans this year, but the stand is
very good. Fruit, especially apples,
show bountiful yield. The returns
show 1O1, SAL trees in bearing and the
standard varieties are in prime condi-
tion. Peaches will be only fair yield.
The 10000 trees in bearing are gener-
ally we'll loaded. Pears, plums, cher
ries and blaclibeIries are excellent
Strawberries, raspberries, etc, were
up to the usual figures in growth and
quality. The $50 acres of sorghum is
growing nicely and will make molasses
enough for five counties like Miami.
The Hugoton Hermes says: Speak
ing of state flower, why not the
yucca filimentosa? The plant is per-
ennial evergreen; it's tall spikes of
creamy white flowers are surprisingly
beautiful. The fiber is useful, too, for
many purposes, while the roots are an
excellent substitute for soap. There
you have tan emblem OF long life,
of purity, of statcliness, of usefulness,
of cleanliness And, too, the long
stalk, stripped of its flowers, make IL
pretty fair CAD where trees are not
numerous. This adds very materially
to its symbolism. We are for the yucca,
Kansas best and most beautiful flow
er, the stately soap weed
Judge Burris, in the district court
has decided an important legal ques-
ton and one which involves the title
to considerable land in Douglas and
Leavenworth counties. In 1852 Grant
RenfrO, colored man was married I'M
der the slave custom, in Howard cOun-
ty, Missouri. lie and his wife Ann
lived together until 1867, or 1868, when
he left her and went to Bonneville,
where he was legally married to an
other woman, his slave wife remaining
in the country. Wife after wife died
until he had married to five, besides
his slave wife. Years ago he came tc
Kansas and acquired some property
selling one farm and buying another
A year ago lie died owning valuable
farm near Lawrence, besides consider
able personal property. His last wife
and several children survive him
Wife No is also alive and has come
forward to dispute the claim of wife
No. to the property. Judge Burri'
; held that she was the legal widow o.
= Grant Renfro, the common law mar