Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-17

Last summer the Kansas man who
started for the Klondilie was regarded
as hero; now he is looked upon as a
fool. The country papers are full OF
indignant denials from men who have
been accused of Klondike ambitions.
George Cannon, of Harvey county,
will leave in the spring for Klondike.
He is now in Arizona, where he is in
terested in number of gold mines.
Mr. Cannon has been a miner for TWEEN
ty years and says he has no doubt but
that he will be successful in his hunt
for gold.
Word has been received from ]. H.
Farrell of the department of music OF
Kansas university, who has been study
ing in Italy for the past nine months,
that he expected to reach home some
time the last of this week. He has
been expected for some time, but has
just completed his work.
The present wheat prospects all over
the state excels that of many years
previous. In the western section the
late rains have put new life into its
growing capacity and the present in
dications are that Che wheat crop of
1898 will be superior to that of 1897,
both in quality and quantity.
John Ohler of Nortonville has been
placed in q private insane asylum at
Atchison. Ohler was a strict attend
ant at the local religious revival meet
ings and frequently protested that he
had received his salvation through the
earnest appeals made in his behalf by
ministers. He finally manifested his
lunacy and was adjudged insane.
kansas, the Dairy's Utopia" is the
title of a small book lately issued from
the passenger department of the Santa
Fe in Topeka, containing facts and fig
ures relating to the creamery business
in Kansas. The book is accompanied
by map of the state, showing the
location OF every creamery, Swimming
station and cheese factory in Kansas.
Heavy rains are reported throughout
Mcpherson county. Farmers say that
the wheat is in excellent condition and
that the prospects are better than for
a number of years. Considerable old
wheat is still in the hands of the farm
ers. Two farmers sold 1900 bushels
each last week at rs cents per bushels.
There are other farmers holding for
better prices
From creditable authority it is learn
ed that the canyons who own vast
smelters at lola and Pittsburg, have
made preparations for one of the larg-
est smelters in the west to be erected
at once at La Harpe, Kan. Forty cars
of lumber are to be used in the struc-
ture and have been ordered for deliv-
cry next month. The attraction for
the promoters of this enterprise is the
abundant how of natural gas at that
place.
Judge Guthrie, Topella's new post
master, proposes to shake up the mail
ing department of the local office. He
says that the clerks are not routing
the mail right, He will ask the post
master general to order an eXamina-
ton held at Topeka to establish the
qualifications of mailing clerks, The
examination is to be conducted on the
same plan as that governing railway
postal clerks.
E. n. Smith, of Butler county. is in
Washington to present a novel claim
against the government Smith was
one of the ''sooners" who entered Ok
lahoma at its opening. He had secured
fast horse and started to race for his
claim little before the signal for op-
ening was given officially by the
guards. A deputy marshal shot and
killed his horse and Smith makes claim
for the value of the animal, fixed al
$500.
The Presbyterians are erecting 8
church building at Clements, village
of 200 population, between FlorepcG
and Strong City. There is something
more than usual interest in this. Gle
ments is an old town and surrounded
by stone quarries In the boom days
it had population of more than 3OC
and for years more than 200. But this
building just being put up is the only
church edifice ever built in the town
This is doubtless without parallel il
the state.
At Wellington a gang of workmen il
skiffs are engaged in dipping the deaC
fish from Slate creek, to prevent the
water from becoming further polluted
from this source They have big jot
on hand, which will require severa
days work. The fish will be thrown
out safe distance from the water ant
probably when they are all cleaneC