Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-20

have been disappointed but they en-
terrain hopes of yet reaplng their har-
vest
The Lawrence girls who have re-
solved not to go with young men who
drink beer are preparing for lone
some time.
Most of the banks IN Kansas have
large deposits Of money on hand and
there is no call to borrow money this
year, and the speculator has little
business at present
A Lincoln county young man who
warrants his constitution TO withstand
all kinds of hardships and exposure ii
advertising for some one go furnish TIL,
financial backing for Klondike eXpe
dition.
Many eastern people are coming t.
Kansas to buy real estate and locate
but as the average Kansan is satisfied
with his lot, the easterner learns tina.
Kansas real estate commands fancy
price.
The next improvement lola is TO ge'
is q glass factory The Commercial,
club has been assured that the plan
that will be established will pay on
not less that $35, 900 year in wages tt
employees,
. Considerable snow is reported in the
western and northern part of the state
Drifts are interfering and blocking the
railways in many places Wheat il
looking at it's best and the snow is just
what was needed.
A minister up in Dickinson county
last week is said to have electrified hi
congregation by saying that some PEG
pie think they have religion when they
have only the dyspepsia. Was the
congregation surprised ut his rank
plagiarism?
The Kansas teachers can't be so Sc
we're on the children hereafter wher
they iail at examinations The teach
ers are not the whole thing, them
selves. Over one half Of the applicants
for certificates to teach in county nor
NAL schools failed at the teachers
state convention in Topeka last week
Out of 1@5 who tried to get certificates
as instructors of institutes, rs failed
entirely.
The electric car system in TT. Scott
which for number of years had beer
operated by the Fort Scott Railway
company, has been transferred to the
Citizens Railway company, and they
have assumed control. The new com.
pany is composed of local people. New
steam and electric machinery will b
put in, and large electric generator
will be purchased in order to take ad
vantage of the light and power fran
chise recently granted the old com
pany.
A bitter fight between the schoo
board of Caploma, a small village soutl
Of Sabetha, and the teacher, Miss Iren'
Fenton, has been carried on for thu
past three weeks, ending in vic
tory for Miss Fenton. The trouble
arose over the refusal of the teacher tC
clean out the room after magic Ian
ttrn show had left it in dilapidateC
condition. The show was allowed t.
enter the school room against thu
wishes of Miss Fenton, at the reques
of the board. Upon refusal of thu
teacher to clean the building, thu
board arbitrarily discharged her Mis-
Fenton hired an attorney and the fgh
has been raging bitterly in the com
munity and press. Last week Mis-
Fenton defended herself in two col
umu article in local paper and thu
board reinstated her. Miss Fenton il
a handsome orphan girl, % years old
A disappointed lover was the origin o
the trouble it is said.
A school war is in progress in dis
trict No 9, in Kearney county, on &C
count of threatened change OF thu
school. There are four families living
in the district. The families living OIL
the south side of the district have tin
most votes, while those on the nortl
side have the most children. Tn
school house is located in the center o
the district. The south side, having
the most votes, also has the district OF
fcers. At recent meeting they de
cided 10 abandon the school house an,
hold school at one of the directors
James Cowler-on the south side. TIL
fGinllies living on the north side OBJ
| ject, holding that as they are not onl.
the heaviest tax payers, but have tn
most children, the school should com
their way if changed at all. The coun
ty superintendent refuses to take an
hand in the matter. G. c. Dulebohr
one of the north siders, claims that tn
proposed removal of the school is
scheme of Cowler's to get rent for tn