Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-10
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

from February, 1893, until the same
month 1895, has sued the city of Atchi-
son for $1,000, which he claims for
overtime during the above period. He
alleges that he worked 16 hours day
and as eight hours constitutes days
labor, he is entitled to pay for the eE-
ira time.
Fred Wilson, manager of the Missou-
ri and Kansas telephone system for
Oklahoma says that it is almost GER
tain that the Oklahoma system will be
connected with Wichita this year. The
company has made estimates and let
contracts for fifteen thousand miles of
new wires in Missouri, Kansas and
Oklahoma
The internal revenue collections for
the Kansas district, comprising Kansas
and Oklahoma and the Indian terri
tory, for the month of January amount
ed to S32,65211. This is more than
double that of the same month last
year, when the collections were S15,-
025.39. The biggest increase was on
the sale of oleomargarine stamps.
Since the money order form went
into effect in July, 1895, the Goodland
postoffice has issued TO- money or
ders, beating the record of any other
Office in the west half of Kansas. Post
master Walker says the receipts of his
Office have run up to $500 daily for
money orders alone. This is largely
due to the Goodland bank failures in
former years. The salary of the post
master is 81, 900 year.
The sale of the Missouri river bridge
at Atchison, which is to take place
next month under foreclosure proceed
ings, is regarded as scheme of the
bond holders to freeze out the stock
holders, including the city of Atchison
which owns 500, 600 of the stock. 1t
is estimated on reliable authority that
during the past three years, when
the times have been particularly
hard, the bridge has paid all expenses
and earned about S12O, 200. 1t is said
that the bridge can be duplicated for
5000, 900, which, if true, makes it very
good property.
The new 15O-foot span bridge which
will be placed over the Vermillion river
in Vienna township, jackson county,
has arrived. The large stone piers
have been completed, and the bridge
will be placed in position as soon as
the contractors arrive and make ar
rangements for hauling the same to its
location. The new bridge will make
travelling to Onaga easier for the peo-
pie who live in the south part of Wen
ma township, besides having the choice
of two we'll travelled roads. Several
contracts besides this one have been
let for placing iron bridges and many
citizens of Jackson county are waiting
anxiously to see them put in position.
Miss Jessie Barnard, who has been
teaching school near 0berlin, met with
a serious accident few days ago. She
took some coffee to school in tin pail
with tight-itting lid and put it on
the stove at noon to warm. She forgot
about it, becoming interested in ex-
planning some school work to one of
the scholars Remembering the cof-
fee, at last she went to the stove to
get it. 1t was very hot, and she took
rule and inserted it in the pail to lift
it from the stove. She had just lifted
it clear of the stove on to desk, when
it exploded, the hot coffee and steam
scalding one side of her face, shoulder
and neck badly, She has been unable
to teach since, but is getting better.
The following weather report for
January has been prepared by Chan.
cellor +. II. Snow from observation
taken at Lawrence: The warmcst
January since 1882 and the wettest on
the entire 81 years recorded. The
mean temperature was more than six
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Only two Januaries on our record 1850
and 1882 have been warmer. There
were 81 days on which the mean tenn
perature was below the freezing point,
which is seven less than the average
number. The entire depth of sAow
was more than 12 inches above the aV'
erage, and exceeded that of any Janu.
airy on our record. The total rainfall,
including melted snow was nearly three
inches above the average, and greater
than for any preceding January. This
is the first month since March '97 with
the rainfall above the average. The
month was unusually calm and cloudy;
only two Januaries had less wind and
only two have been cloudier. The
mean humidity was considerably above
and the mean barometer was consider
ably below the average.
When the chinch-bug craze was on