Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-06
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Kansas paper says that Greece IL
looking wildly around for the referee
SO that she can blame it on him.
Two car loads of mules left Coolidge
for Great Bend having secured posi-
tions with the contractors for the big
ditch.
A Winfield man has been watching
grasshoppers and now announces that
grasshoppers do not die with the sea-
son, but barring accidents, live to a
ripe old age and become decrepit and
cranky.
Central and southwestern Kansas
was visited by good soaking rain on
the night of April 90. This has placed
the corn in fine growing condition and
made the wheat in this particular sec
ton of country.
There are enough creameries in Kan
sas now and if some of them don't look
out there will be creamery machinery
for sale cheap soon. Swimming sta
tions are the thing and don't require
the risk of capital
People going west in covered wagons
meet on the western border of Kansas
people in covered wagons returning
from Colorado, where they went full
of hope last year. Next year the form
er will return and settle on Kansas
farms alongside the latter.
In every Kansas town there is sys-
tenn Of alarms for the tire-bell. One
tap means first ward, two taps means
second ward. Yet there is no case on
record where q man listened to the bell
and translated its code. The Kansan
simply rushes blindly out into the
dark and follows the first running man
he sees
It is said that President Hewitt of
the Emporia college got $1,000 over
and above expenses for the college on
his recent eastern trip. The college
of Emporia is the most worthy insti-
tuition in Kansas for generus endow-
ment Sooner or later it will get the
endowment and will be one of the
great western institutions of educa-
tion.
Edward Newton the eccentrics old
gentleman who lives southwest of
Mulvane, has erected an elegant mon
ument for himself and wife in the Lit
Teton cemetery. Self-reliance has al
ways been one of his characteristics
and he don't propose to trouble any
one about the erection of monument
after he is dead. Mr.. Newton is a pc
culiar man IN many ways and this is
one of his peculiarities.
Misfortune has overtaken William
Byers, who owns 6OO-acre crab apple
farm of 80, 900 trees near Leavenworth,
and his place has been seized by credi-
tors 1t was supposed to be the largest
crab apple orchard in the world. In
the early prohibition times Byers
planted all the trees he could get and
coined money out OF the cider, which
he sold all over the state. The free
sale of liquor during the last two years
ruined his market.
The Kansas river has always been
called muddy stream, but muddy"
doesn't half express its present condi-
ton. The high water of the past few
days has rendered 1t simply earthly.
The railroads are experiencing con-
siderable difficulty from the muddy
condition of the river water The mud
cakes in the bottom of the boilers, stop
up the fues and make proper 'steam-
ing" in some cases almost impossible.
Consequently engines are unable to
make their usual time, and trains are
delayed.
Anglers, golfers and deyotees OF
coaching will find features of special
interest in Outing for May. We have
no higher authority on golf than Price
Collier, and players, old and young
may profit by his timely suggestions.
A. H. Godfrey gives the latest wrink-
les in driving Four-in- Hand" while
the angling department contains "a
Woman's Trout Fishing in Yellowstone
Park" by Mary Trowbridge Townsend
and 1.-TWO Days Trout Fishing" by
Ed. w. Sandy. Other notable feature,
of an excellent number include: 1.-THE
Development of the American Fox
hound" by Allen Chamberlain; "Ath
letic Training" by Randolph FAIRIES
NJ. D.; 1.-THE Waterways of Holland,
by Charles Turner; "Across the ALE
ghenies Awheel," by ]. B. Darlington
and after Australian Fur and Feath
err" by Col. ]. F. Hobbs. The illus
trations are of the usual high stand
ard.
Thieves went through the house o
Mr.. Roche Of Arkansas City the othe
evening and made away with colleC
ton of old coins.