Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-29
KANSAS ITEMS OF LNrERraT.


IA, Indian territory, but his family
will reside In chetopa, KS.
A man from the Indian territory
drove into Emporia the other doy with
wagon load OF hickory nuts,
Hunters are said 10 be having big
time just now throughout the state at
the present time. Small game Ia
abundant
MrA Adam Moses, Kickapoo whose
Indian name was Wah.was-mo'qua,
died on the reservation near Horton
che other day.
Bishop Millspaugh, OF the Episcopal
church, took the stand In the Collins
case and made a defense for young
John Collins.
There Is little defense OF Miss Bah
cock among the women OF Kansas. No
matter who she marrics she will be
cut by other women.
An exchange says the only wonder
about the fast mail up to date Is that n
big freight train has not come up be-
hind IL and smashed II.
A young lady in Liberal dropped her
pocletbook In the kindling> the other
day. The S25 In bills went up in smoke
but she saved the 81. 10 which was in
silver.
II is hard TO tell why Maple Hill was
10 named. The town could hardly bo
more destitute Of trees II II were loca-
ted on the treeless prairies Of western
.,ansas.
The board OF charities last week let
the contracts for supplying the state
institutions for the next six months
The total value OF the contracts made
is nearly $4,000.
The Presbyterian ladies OF Horton
have no kick coming as regards pros
perity. They cleaned up two hundred
dollars as the result Of three days
chryanthemum show
The congressional committee on riv-
ers and harbors has put an item OF
$4,000 in the appropriation bill for
improving the Missouri river ut Atch'
son and Leavenworth.
The stny-at-tent vote among the col
orcd boys Of Kansas in Cuba is sufii-
cient indication that the American cit
izen when his vote is going to be mi
croscopically counted, prefers not to
vote.
The most intelligent witness that
has appeared In the Collins murder
case so far is girl Of twilight com
plexion named Kitty Smothers. The
ablest lawyer in the case couldn't rat
tie her
The Kansas jaclS-rabbit goes TO Par
Is; that is, the skin of him does, and
comes back an electric seal, This Is
not so inappropriate. A jack-rabbit is
not as fast as electricity, but he is the
next thing to 1t.
The business OF the Hutchinson and
Southern railway in Oklahoma has in
creased so much that two new trains,
passenger and a freight, will be add
ed to the service. Medford Is now the
southern terminus
A Beloit man who owns considerable
property in Arkansas says that he new
er kicks on the school taxes, no matter
what they may be placed at, and II
schools are needed anywhere it is In
Arkansas. All he asks is that the money
thus raised will be applied properly.
The true Kansan never thinks of roar
ing on account of expenditures for the
purpose OF furthcring education.
An ordinance which went into effect
In lola last week provides that IL
cense of $50 day shall be paid by any
one bringing in stock of goods tenn.
porarily, and auctioning them of. 1t
was passed at the request Of business
men Of the town who wanted to head
off parties who were about to bring o
stock Of damaged cooks to lola for the
purpose of working them Off.
II is understood that the fast mail
contract between the government and
the Santa Fe has not been renewed for
the coming year and that the early
morning mail train will be discontin-
ued. The fast mail has been very
unlucky train ever since it was inau-
gurated about u year ago. 1t has been
IN number Of bad wrecks and has
been very expensive service for the
company in other respects The mail
runs between Kansas City and New
ton, leaving Kansas City at 2 o'clock
In the morning and returning about
10 p. m. The train is of much benefit
TO the Kansas City and Topeka morn
ing papers.
An effort is being made by the peo-
pie living along the north fork of the