Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-04

The "old Settlers' give the gayest
dances Cottonwood Falls has during
the season.
The Gog-catcher at Wellington is re,
quested to include cats also within his
jurisdiction.
1t is reported that during his sena-
toral career Senator PETER delivered
over 400 speeches.
The city council of the Garden City
has furnished the fire boys torches in
places of lanterns.
A domestic at Wellington has been
put in Jail for stealing woman's poclS-
etbook containing 81.
The stock yard lobby at Topeka is
said to be getting in its work fine and
will win out over the Legislature.
William Margrave, of Fort Scott,
aged 70, has been justice of the peace
continually for forty-three years.
The opinion appears to be growing
in Kansas that some one is blocking
the federal pie counter from Kansas.
Jaquins of Cowley county is very
rich man. 1t is said that he spent over
$4,000 to be elected to the legislature.
Miss Hattie Smith of Atchison, has
signed two-year contract with Au-
gustin Daily, the theater man of New
York.
st. Paul mentioned the Cretans. A
Biblical subscriber told Ed Greer this
and Ed wrote an editorial on it, not
giving the Bi5al student any credit at
all.
Aunt Lie, colored lady of quality
at Arkansas City, was tried on Feb. 81
for stealing $50 chickens. Personal
liberty seems to be gone in this coun-
try.
The Oxford Register wants a law
providing for the election of county
printers by the publishers of the coun-
ty and state printer by the publishers
of the state.
The X. U. Dramatic Club will get
even with the legislature for reducing
the university appropriation, by play
ing in Topeka and sending comps to
the legislators.
The southern Kansas mills for the
last three weeks have faced a condi-
ton which was new to them. The
roads were so bad that they could not
get enough wheat to keep them going.
One of the Indians in the employee of
the Chilloco school who has been steady
for years got an "lndian streak" on the
other day and wandered off. When
last heard of he was in Coffeyville.
The city marshal at Dodge City has
agreed to plant trees along Main street
and water and care for them providing
the city council would allow him this
privilege. The city council accepted
his generous offer at their last meet
ing.
Orders were issued of the 10th by the
Hutchinson & Southern railway man
agement to increase the force of men
employed on the extension of the road
and push work as rapidly as possible
to connection with the Rock Island
at Medford.
Tank Wilson of Harrington has the
sword used by the grandfather, who
was a lieutenant in the war of the
revolution, and during the war of 1912
was an officer in the Kentucky Rifles.
In the later war he was engaged in the
Battle of New Orleans.
Another Kansas postmaster has been
named. The president has sent the
name of Richard A. Wilson to be post
master at Herington. The Office pays
81, 500 year and is one of the offices
which showed up irregularities, the
present incumbent being removed.
Recently two suspicious looking fell
lows appeared in Horton and seemed
to be well supplied with clothing and
after loafing around the depot for some
time, they made their way to the Rock
Island shops with about dozen new
overcoats, selling them to the shop
boys at prices ranging from ST. to
$500.
In examining the premises of Mrs.
Catherine Meyer, who was buried on the
21st at Leavenworth, the testators
found 81, 600 hidden in the house, much
of it in gold. The widow left no will
and Mrs. Schultz, wife of Leaven.
worth councilman, will inherit the
whole estate which includes much
realty and valuable paper.
The professor of the Bethel college
at Newton sent "A cablegram to Berlin,
Germany, and received an answer in
fifteen. hours. He has brother at
CAMERON, Africa, and hearing by let
ter that he had died there, sent ca
blegram to Berlin to confirm or refute
the statement. The returning cable