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

condition,
Winter wheat in Rawlins county is
in the best condition eyer known to be
in the county.
Grain Inspector Culver has fled his
report for January, which shows that
he has balance on hand of S97.
There will be five vacancies in the
legislature at the special session; three
in the senate and two in the house.
oberlin sports succeeded In pulling
off finish fight few days ago, much
to the horror of the good folks of that
moral city.
A strange greyhound, wild with n.y.
draphobia, took a run through Craw.
ford county last week and bit and lac.
Grated several children.
From the beautiful weather that has
prevailed since February 2, il is plain
that the grounding is suffering FROM
the need of pair of Gpectacles.
All over the state the papers are an
nouncing the rapid sale of Kansas
farms Mt enormous prices The east
ern people are apparently gratified to
pick them up at almost any old price,
SO eager are they to invest in Kansas
soil.
Fred funston is generally given
credit for a great deal of patriotism
and love of liberty in pursuing the
course he did in aiding the Cubans.
Funston himself says that it was curi-
osity which led him into piece of boy
ish folly.
Some patriot comes to the front with
desire that Kansas will furnish some
more aid for irrigation experiments.
The state tried this scheme once, and
can express its feelings in the matter
in the words of that good old song,
"Once was enough for me-"
The Arkansas City Traveller says
that Il preacher hates to reprimand the
bad children of good supporter of his
church for misconduct during services
as bad as al editor hates to roast a
business man who is carrying an ad.
vertisement in his paper.
The trustees of Bethany college at
Lindsborg have secured an extension
of ninety days in which to raise the
money with which to pay off the $2O,.
900 mortgage. This means that it will
be paid off, as they do not lack a great
deal OF having the necessary amount
now.
An Atchison girl last week married
an out-of-town man and there is every
reason for believing that he amounts
to something. At least, no one has
told that ne is capitalist, big cattle
dealer, or banker. Such stories are
usually told where the man is poor and
worthless
Every paper you pick up you will
read that Kansas farm has been sold
at from So 900 to S., 200, This is good
showing for the sunfower state, and
speaks well for the fertility of her
soil. Real estate in Kansas is steadily
advancing, and it would seem that now
it the proper time to buy before the
advance reaches the top notch. The
present wheat prospects will have a
tendency to continue the gradual rise
in Kansas real estate.
The program carried out by the
school children of Kansas on ArEor day
of this year will be prepared by Mr.. E.
D. Wheeler of Ogallah, Kan, commits
sioner of forestry and irrigation. Mr..
Wheeler suggested to the superintend-
emit of instruction that he be allowed
to prepare a uniform program and Mr..
Stryker told him that he would see
that it was carried out in all the school
districts in the state. In the program,
Mr.. Wheeler will endeavor to interest
the children to some extent in forestry
and give them some idea of what the
pursuitm 1t will include practi-
cal demonstrations in the way of
planting trees and shrubs. Mr.. Wheel
er will endeaVor to have the rudiments
of forestry included in course of in
struction at the teachers institute
throughout the state.
Twenty of the wealthiest farmers
and business men of SedgwiclS, Sum-
ner aud Reno counties met at Wichita
Feb 10th and formed an organization
to be known as the Arkansas Valley
Protective association of Southern
Kansas, to raise funds and for carry
ing on the fight against the Colorado
Irrigation Ditch companies. Repre-
sentative Silas Rutledge was elected
president and call was sent to the
city councils OF the cities along the
Arkansas river from Great Bend to
Arkansas City, and the county officers
of Reno, Sedgwiels and Cowley coun-
| ties to meet in Wichita Feb. 10, to per.