Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-01

The recent rain and snow is just
what Kansas needed TO help the wheat
crop.
Winter has arrived earlier In Kansas
this year than usual, Hut we are pre-
pared
II Is reported that the two telephone
companies at Leavenworth will be con-
solldated.
A good way TO get In shape TO give
thanks Is to give some other person
cause for feeling thankful.
FArmersi In northern Dickinson coun'
ty report the death OF cattle as the re-
suit Of eating frosted oats,
In General Corbin's annual report he
speaks as though 10 Is the intention to
make Fort Riley OF more Importance
than before,
II is claimed that St Marys ships
more cattle, hogs, sheep grain and
poultry than any other town In Potta-
watomc county,
During the storm last week towns
on the Stockton extension OF the Cen
trial Branch were without mail from
Sunday until Wednesday morning
The Osborne county man who ran
Independently for the legislature on n
resubmisslon platform spent SEQ on his
compaign as shown by his sworn state
mcnt,
Away out in western Kansas there Is
q locality OF several hundred square
miles that cnn boast but one tree.
This tree has been fenced In and has
been called "The Museum"
The wheat fields throughout Kansas
are looking hnc just at the present
time, Tho recent rains and snow are
all that could be desired to put them
In good condition for the coming win
Ter.
A couple OF inmates OF the Osborne
county poor farm, II man and woman,
became dissatisfied with the layout
and left for parts unknown few days
ago. Both of them are said to be men
tally off their balance,
The recent storm was something Of
q Christmas tree for the Beloit hotel
men. Twenty-Five travelling men were
snow.bound there, and had TO make
six or eight plays against the grublay-
ont before they could manage to get
out Of town,
A lliawatha girl whose best fellow
is in attendance at n Chicago medical
college is the possessor of n belt made
from the skin OF cadaver which held
down desecting table in the college
recently. Now did you ever hear of
such q thing before in all your born
days2
An honest farmer in Phillips county
signed n contract calling for what he
understood was $3.50 worth Of light
ming rod work on his house, When he
went to settle the collector flashed u
bill on him for sl35. 1t does look like
the farmers would quit patroniziug
these fakes,
A forged check for S2S9 has been
passed on the Leavcnworlh National
bank by Rolley Harveywho used the
name OF his uncle, Moses Harvey, part
proprietor and manager of the Big
Usher stock farm near Paramount.
The forgor purchased ticket for st.
Paul. kilograms have been sent for
his arrest .. .u
On November Goth, about four miles
of AXtell, darkey about
60 years OF age was found frozen to
death on the side of the public road,
partly covered with snow drift.
Word was brought to AXtell by far
mer and the deputy sheriff and posse
OF men went out and found the darkey.
lie was supposed to have wandered
from Frankfort, Kansas,
George II. Doolittle who left Ford
county about one year and half ago,
and went to Arkansas with $1,000 to
purchase cattle, and who was reported
killed or mysteriously missing, has re-
turned to his family, living in Ford
county. Sheriff Bell and the A. o. u,
w. lodge at Minncola, endeavored to
find Doolittle, Sheriff Bell having
made two trips TO Arkansas without
finding out anything definite concern
ing him. There are various reasons
given for Doolittle's mysterious disap-
pearanee.
Lin White, q drug salesman who
makes northwest Kansas, didn't let the
recent storm beat him out of any or
ders, as he made his territory just the
same while the railroads were tied up.
On one day he drove from Down to os-
borne and back, passing two dead Mis-