Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-12-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The New Years bell this year in
Kansas will probably ring out the old
legislature and ring in the new
Gillett has been seen again In Mexi'
co, bound for south America with q
yelled women lowering wraith-like In
his vicinity.
A grain Of gold nearly as big as q
pea was found in the craw OF chick
en- killed by Frank Simon Of Harvey
county, few days ago,
II may develop In the Collins trial
that an evil mans evidence Is trust.
worthy, and that an evil womnn's is
not--in The eyes Of the mighty law.
Tho tin shops Of the Rock Island
road at Horton burned one night re-
Gently. 1t was so cold that the water
froze between the hose nozzle and the
fire.
While the people all over the state
nre staying awake even at night think
ing about the Collins murder case, one
of the jurors went to sleep in tho box
last week,
The supreme court OF Kansas has
criticised the careless, slip.shod man
ncr In which the journals OF the state
are kept. The court Is said TO be COR
rect regarding this very important
matter
The most intelligent witness that
has appeared in the Collins murder
case so far is n girl Of twilight COM
plexion named Kitty Smothers, The
ablest lawyer in the case couldn't rat
tie her.
Kansans are getting WISE After
the Twenty-hrst regiment was muster
ed out, and while It's members had
plenty Of money, an attempt was made
to get them down TO Kansas City TO
fleece them. The volunteers refused
TO go.
On December l2th there arrived at
the Wichita postofllce eight packages
containing $4,000 9-cent stamps to the
package, making total Of 100000 In
stamps In all, and this Is tho third re-
QUESTION made since August last,
which cover grand total of 100000
2-cent stamps that have been received
under the present postmasters admin
istration, and does not include any
other denomination or postal cards,
In trials during the winter OF 1918,
yearling steers fed Kafflr meal made
better gains than those fed corn meal.
In trials year earlier CORN meal gave
somewhat better results and this has
been found true Mt other stations
Steers feed Kafllr heads made an aver
age gain of 1856 pounds each per day;
those fed Katlir meal 2,36 pounds.
Slightly less was eaten in the head
than when the grain was ground.
Practical and experienced feeders,
who breed and purchase steers for fat
tening, observe striking differences In
the aptitude OF animals Of varying
types and makeup to lay on flesh
readily and in such form and quality
as tocommand the highest price on the
market 1t requires well-trained eye
TO detect in all cases the possible var
iations Of results in the store or stock
steer, while there are some distinctions
that are easily detected.
The report Of the expenses of the
penltentiary at Lansing for the month
of November has been made and II
shows that the earnings OF the insttu-
tion for last month, exclusive OF the
coal mine, have amounted to SO, 900. So.
The coal mine earnings amounted to
S9,030.95 This was much the largest
item in the account, us the farm prod
ucts sold brought $3.50. 40 and the bal-
Rnce of the receipts amounted to
S3,41L4O The total amount Of the re-
ceipts, therefore, were SIS, 145. CO for
the entire month.
The week of January s-14, 1900, is
TO be most eventful and important
week for every breeder, feeder and
farmer in Kansas who desires TO keep
abreast of the times and prosper in his
business During this week, in Tope-
ka, the Kansas State Poultry Show
will be held, covering the entire week,
the Kansas Swine Breeders associa-
ton will begin on January 0, the Kan
sas Improved Stock Breeders associa.
ton will convene January TO- and the
State Board of Agriculture will meet
on the evening Of January II. These
different conventions will occupy the
entire weels and all subjects of lead
ing importance will receive considcra
ton.
The vital witnesses on both sides In
the Collins trial are not the kind upon
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