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

IL IS SAID that HaSReIl county haA
the best prospects for good wheat
yield in the history Of the county.
A couple of Smith county boys after
working long time have struck 1t rich
in some mines down in Arizona.
No names are given, but it is report
ed that of the Smith county delegation
which went to Jerusalem five are dead.
The heavy thunder accompanying
the recent rains is sign that spring is
close at hand; and the first thunder
after the first of March wakes up the
frogs.
There are three Kansans in the Klon-
dixie and they are so busy writing back
home descriptions of the scenery that
they have no time to dig for the filthy
lucre.
The business of the postoffice at
Wellington for the year ending March
81 will restore the office to a second
class standing, which will mean free
carrier system
Plenty Of rain has fallen in all the
dry districts in Kansas and everything
is in the best of condition. Wheat is
looking we'll all over the state and the
Kansans are happy.
Mr.. Pigg, hotel man az Topeka,
has just been horse-whipped by a col
ored woman. But Mr. Pigg can think
of the special session of biscuit-eaters
coming and console himself.
There has been war on the joints for
several days at Chapman. Several
meetings of citizens have been held to
discuss the business and in conse-
quence the mayor has ordered all the
joints closed.
George King, of Centralia, died on
February 18th, of scarlet fever. He
received letter from people in Ger
many last week who were down with
the disease and the doctors say through
this means the disease was started.
Other children have been exposed.
On the evening of February 9th Lon
Perkins, charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, and .. G..
Harris, burglar, held in the McPher'
son county Jail for the sheriff of Usage
county, escaped by saving off two bars
in the window of the exercise corridor,
and are still at large.
Atchison county will receive AZ per
cent per annum for the use of $4,000
of its funds. Local banks got into a
contest as to which should become the
county depository. The Atchison Ma
tianal bank bid AZ per cent for the
first $4,000 of the county funds; the
Atchison Sayings bank 2 per cent per
annum on the second $50, 900, and the
Exchange National bank 4 of per
cent for the third $4,000
John Fouloy, a Chinese resident of
Hiawatha, now visiting in Canton,
China, recently applied to the United
States consul at Canton FOR permission
to take his wife and son with him to
America, on the ground that he was a
naturalized citizen of the United States.
The consul wired the authorities. at
Washington, who informed district
clerk of Brown county that Mongo-
liam could not be nataralized. The
consul was directed not to issue pass
ports to the Fouloys.
j. N. Mosher, who has been principal
of the Smith Center schools for eight
years past, refuses to recall his resig-
nation sent in short time since The
history of the affair. which has created
much trouble among the pupils and
the patrons, is given: The professor
was accused of sending an improper
note to young lady student, and the
board upon investigating the matter
exonerated him of the charge, but Mr.
Mosher was so Inundated that he re-
signed the position which he has so &C
ceptably occupied for the past six OIL
eight years. He is one of the best ed
ucators in the state
Adjutant General Allen, of the Kan
sas war department, Is hot on the trai
of captain of one Of the militia com.
panies recently mustered out of tin
service. The state allows each com
pany 500 year for armory rent. Som
time ago General Allen sent SlOO to tn
captain of Topeka company TO pa,
the rent The owner OF the armor
sent to the war department bill 70
ss2 rent 1t was not until then tina
the general knew that the money ha
been Incorporated. He laid til
matter before Attorney General Boy.
and was instructed to make the car
tain pay the money back or prescott
him for embezzlement. A communicf
tion in that line has been mailed to tn
captain and unless he performs
shortly warrant will be sworn OF
for his arrest.
II has rained so rnuch in Kansas ,