Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-10-28

The sugar beet experiments at FL
linwood are said to have turned out all
fright
Topeka flour mills, when running at
full capacity, handle $4,000 barrels Of
wheat day.
Voters of Reno county win decide
the question of a new court house at
the next election.
The mayor of Hutchinson procla-
mates against thieves and in favor Of a
burglar alarm.
On the Kansas prairie at night it is
possible to hear the clatter Of farm
wagon four miles.
A Methodist preacher at Sedgwick
City is worthy. He found two dozen
whisky bottles under the church steps.
The Daughters of Rebecca at Galena
give conundrum suppers. This is odd,
but they can associate with Odd Fell
lows
Lone Wolf, the converted Kiowa In
dian chief, is trying to save Kansas
City, Kansas. He has a mighty big
contract.
The paper and strawboard factory
will not go to Coffeyville, SO it is said,
but will locate either at Chanute or
Cherryvale where they can get gas.
Henry B. Brown, member of home
Company L, at LeaVenworth, commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat from
ear to ear. He was member of Com
pany D, second Kentucky infantry.
Ed Bailey, son of prominent horti-
culturist living near Wellington, end
ed two days spree for swallowing 25
grains of morphine. There is little
hope for his recovery. His aff1anced
spurned hun.
The soldiers home at Leavenworth
has not been so crowded in many years.
the officials are using all available
space to provide sleeping accommoda-
tions for members returning from fur
Tough and members newly admitted.
The Glasco Sun says: Samuel Clegg's
receipts from his eight acres of water
melons has amounted to some over
$500; taking his car expenses and hired
help out of this it has been about $500;
that is his net profits have been not
far from $50 an acre. Danford Lake
has done nearly as well on his Is acre
patch. The watermelon business is
considerable Of an industry.
Vincent & ScoAeld, real estate deal
ers of Washington, have issued a small
pamphlet, entitled Banner Corn Coun-
ty of Kansas" in which they claim
that Washington county will surpass
all other counties in the state in the
yield of corn for 1897 In round fig
ures they claim that the county will
yield ten million bushels The hot,
dry weather didn't hurt the corn as
much in Washington county as it did
in the corn producing counties of Re-
public, Jewell, Smith and Phillips.
A Butler county farmer went to the
lo,,Ir .n1 Ro11 tI,a onehtav kI,ok 6o
wanted to pay off $500 mortgage on
his farm. The cashier looked up the
mortgage and finding that it was
drawing per cent. interest. and was
not due till next February, he told the
farmer that it would nave to run to
that date. The farmer laid the $500
on the counter, pulled out bulldog
revolver, laid it beside the money, and
said he was going to pay that mort
gage. The cashier delivered up the
document and took the money.
For the week ending the 10th inst,
]. G. Mccoy, inspector for the state OF
Kansas, reports cattle shipped from
the Topeka yards to interior points in
the state 1882 head; and driven out
795 head, making q total shipped and
driven into Kansas from the yards H.
SAT. Also permits were issued by Mr..
Mccoy during the week for shipping
direct from ranges into Kansas pas
lures from Texas and Oklahoma, 3,475
head of cattle, making the grand total
entering the state during the week by
permits from the Kansas City inspec-
tor of 1929 head of stock and feeding
cattle.
About fifteen years ago, N. D. Bea-
thon of Cimarron, Kan, had difficulty
with a man in his employ. The man
became enrsged and shot Beathon's
arm, and amputation of the arm near
the shoulder was necessary. The arm
was buried in the local cemetery, the
place of burial being unknown to Bea-
thon. The stump of the arm frequent
ly panied the young man, and he could
feel pains along down the arm as
though it existed in life. What in
duced Beathon to go to the cemetery
and disarrange the arm we are not ad-