Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-01

works Of some kind.
The railroad boys at Wellington ride
high wheel bicycles.
Pcddlers selling snidc watches arC
working Kansas now,
The game laws OF Kansas are NOT
very rlgidly enforced.
A gardner in Ottawa is raising toma-
toes this year that are no larger than
chcrriea
FrankfoN's band won in contest at
Marysville. That town always keeps
up a good band
A "hcalerv who cures diseases by
laying on of hands is working in
southern Kansas
There Is not vacant house In West
moreland; and the statement comes
from other towns.
II Is said that good deal OF the
Marshall county corn will make sixty
bushels TO the acre.
A Kansas exchange says we should
hold the Philippines for the reason
that they belong to us.
L,ndsburg claims TO be the neates1
town in the state; q claim which many
other towns may dispute,
Frank Grimes umpired baseball
game in Stevens county few days ngo
and got out without being hurt.
An eye-doctor who came TO Hiawa
tina nine months ago has proven great
harvest field for the local papers.
A Franklin county man makes mon.
ey each year from q pear orchard. He
gets $l,75 bushel for them just now.
The oslSaloosa Independent has de.
partment devoted to the news OF the
colored people of that town and viGin.
ity
Twenty years ago this week, the
prairie chicken law having expired,
there was a great slaughtering Of that
fowl.
Burlington young ladies did the
burnt cork net for the benefit of the
Episcopal church last week and made
money,
A rush contract has been let for
100000 pounds OF hay and straw at
Fort Riley. Unjust be that the troops
are coming back.
An Atchison woman who u few
months ago took six San Francisco lots
on debt of 81, 100 has been offered
$500 in cash for them.
There is a movement on foot in OF
tawa to have license imposed on real
estate dealers. II is backed by tho
dealers themselves, who want it done
in orderto protect them from the street
corner trafllckers,
A nest Of humble bees made an at
tack on an Ellsworth county farmer
In order to play even he proceeded to
burn out their nest, but the fire es-
capped his control and eight stacks of
grain were burned,
Marysville firemen will attend the
tournament at Omaha. While practic-
ing the other evening, two men be-
longing to the Beloit team were injur-
ed, and the accident may result in
keeping the members of that depart
ment from being in attendance.
One year ago seventy citizens of
Hutchinson "chipped in $1,000 and
sent Frank Il, Martin to the Klondike,
with the understanding that they were
all to share in anything he might
strike. Mr.. Martin has just arrived at
Dawson with years provisions. 1t
took him whole year to make the
trip. He writes to his partners that
the country is flooded with people who
are more anxious to get out than they
were to come in, He expects to stay
until his provisions are gone, and has
some little hope that he may make n
find.
Horton people arc greatly ticlsled.
The latest figures show that there are
531 more inhabitants in that town than
Hiawatha.
A number of years ago Frank Miller
was operator at the Missouri Pacific
depot in Anthony Now he is assist
ant superintendent OF the st. Louis,
Kennel & Southern road.
Lightning appears to be wrealsing
an unusual amount of destruction Just
now, From numerous quarters of the
state come accounts of stock being
killed and fires started in this manner.
The managers of the jefferson coun-
ty fair have given it out cold that no
fake games or gambling will be per-
mitted on the grounds.
Alton has population of about
three hundred. The Missouri Pacific
sold two hundred ticlsets fhcra IN mar.