Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-27
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Chris Allahn of Buffalo, N. Y, and
Loretta Pugh of Pineville, Mo-, met by
appointment at Paola the other day
and were married.
The corn crop in Western Kansas is
looking well for this season of year
and promises to make good yield I'M
less some unknown misfortune yet be.
falls it.
Frank More, one Of the prominent
farmers of Sedgwick county, says we
are haying too much rain for the corn,
but that oats and wheat are looking
very fine.
The state Of Kansas having failed to
comply with the terms of the deed, A.
w. Stubs claims the forty acres which
he gave to the irrigation commission
two years age.
Atchison threatens to infict ball
nine upon the state, and worse than
that it proposes to work up league.
There is nothing so wearisome as a
iimscrew ball team.
Returns from eighteen townships
and cities in Phillips county show a
gain in population during the past year
of more than 300. In Kirwin the gain
&, ~. o.,.,.
The officers of the north central Kan
Ias soldiers reunion association have
fixed COncordia for the place of the re-
union and the date set for September
9TH to 10th inclusive.
Secretary Stone of the Chicago board
Of trade says Kansas raised more
wheat in 1892 than was ever raised in
any state in any one year The yield
that year was 7O,sO1 900.
Discussions caused the surrender Of
the charter of the Masonic lodge at
Cedarvale but the boys have gotten
together since and are now asking for
a renewal of the charter.
The postotfices of Sumner county
have been handed over to Andy Rich
ards. A great many envious rivals
down there allege that he has not
friends enough to fill them.
In the months of January, February,
March and April of this year, A. Linn,
a butter and egg dealer, paid out to
Osborne county farmers wives for their
surplus butter and eggs over S11, OOO
A short grass man who moved his
family to Topeka expecting to cut n
dash in society has run short CT money
and will move to Leayenworth, where
poker is both fashionable and popular.
1t is said that the wheat crop this
year will be enormous. Also various
kinds of fruits are at present .indicat-
ing good yields. In fact everything is
in the best of growing condition and
the average farmer is contented and
happy.
The contract has been let for the eN-
tension of the electric street railway
from Pittsburg TO Fleming, n stretch
of three miles of new track. 1t is ex-
pected that Robert Simons, the owner,
will then extend the line another three
miles to connect with the Weir City
inc.
The Belle Springs company paid its
creamery patrons for April milk May
18th. The price dropped cents a
pound and patrons received Is cents
instead of II for March and IS for Jam
uary and February. The other cream
cries of Saline county will pay about
the same.
People who have studied the situa-
tion say that as Topeka, Atchison and
Leavenworth are all in one congress
sional district now and a candidate
from congress must be selected from
the three, that that corner of the state
cannot stand the strain and that the
guy ropes will break.
For several years 1t has been appar-
ent that it was but question Of time
until the exorbitant prices demanded
by the manufacturers of bicycles
would have to take a tumble. That
this theory has now become a condi-
tion is apparent to those who have
investigated the strictly high grade
wheel just placed on the market by
the Harrah s. Stewart Mfg. Co., Of
Des Moines, la.
The eighth annual convention of the
Christian churches of the Second dis
trict, embracing nine counties, will b,
held at ottawa May "a, 25 and &c
There are AZ churches in the district
and it is expected that they will all b,
represented at the convention. Rev
NJ. f. Harlin, superintendent of stat,
work, will be present as well as Rev
Geo. Combs of Kansas City, Mo-, ant
many other distinguished ministers
The music loving people Of Green
leaf have organized themselves into
musical association, and now mum
bers thirty-eight members.
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