Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-05-12

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formed at Valley Falls has sixteen Off
GERS. Is this the unusual ratio?
The Kansas man who cried, "Hold
your wheat" will please step to the
front of the stage and receive bou-
quet.
A large number Of weekly papers
around over Kansas have made ar
rangements for the receipt of war bull
letins. 1t is hard to have to wait for
mail trains even in times like the pres
ent.
And now Wichita pushes her way
into the center of the surging crowd
and holds up her hand for attention.
She has a citizen who is second
cousin of Admiral Dewey and who used
to go to school with him.
1t is said that patriotic Kansas maid
ems are now wearing red, white and
blue lingerie. Scouting parties should
be detailed to make clothes line inves-
LEGATIONS next wash day to ascertain
what truth there is in the rumor.
And along with her own sons Kan
sas sends full blooded Spaniard, Billy
Barnado, of Abilene, who was born in
Madrid, to assist in haying the sap out
of the dons. Barnado has lived in
Kansas so long that he is all right.
The wife of Lieutenant Rowan, who
lives in Atchison, is in receipt of let
tiers from the war department assuring
her that her husband will be in no par
ticular danger while fulfilling his mis-
sion in Cuba, and begging her not to
worry.
The fourth Swimming station has
been opened up in Hodgcman county.
This is not very manly, it is true, but
then Hodgeman is pretty well out in
that portion of Kansas where it is fire.
quently right smart walk from one
ranch to another.
The short grass man gets to the front
pretty rapidly when he starts. j. U.
Brown, member of the legislature from
Greeley county, went to Hutchinson to
enlist. He didn't know man in the
company, but he enlisted and then
made the boys speech. The speech
was followed by his unanimous cleo
ton as first lieutenant
The volunteer company from Mont
gomery county contains 20 sons of vet
Grams, sons of ex-confederates, mar
ried men, 32 natives of Kansas and 12
natives of Montgomery county. Cap
tain Elliott is 50 years of age and
served three years in the rebellion. He
is the oldest captain among the Kan
sas troops.
Following is clipping from the Hill
City Reveille: Again Graham county
goes against the world. Last Thurs
day girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Addison Lewis living five miles north
of Hill City. There is nothing strange
about that but the strangeness is in
the fact that it is the first child and
the father is Ga years old and the
mother is AZ years old. A few more
good rains and few more good crops
and what may Graham county not rea-
sonably hope for?
81 was dead anxious to enlist, f" said
a recruit from Labette county. but
Ill tell you what, l came mighty near
backing out after went home to tell
the folks good bye. hadn't counted
on that scene. I've got four sisters,
the Oldest fourteen years old, and all
four of them and mother set up boo
hoo, in which 1 had hard word to keep
from joining myself, and made hur-
ried getaway, or believe l would
have hid out when it came time to
start for Topeka" A feeling like that
is no discredit for any man to own up
to.
Many Kansas farmers fail to make
the most out of the garden by failing
to keep the ground occupied all
through the growing season. Many
take considerable pains to have good
early garden, but as fast as it natures
and is used the weeds are allowed to
take possession. With all of the early
crops especially it is easily possible to
grow two good crops in one session,
and with little planning this may be
done with number of later ones.
And it is certainly less drain on the
available fertility to grow crop of
some kind of vegetables than to grow
a crop of weeds. One is profitable, the
other is not. On every farm there
should be supply of vegetables all
through the growing season, and plen-
ty to store for winter. Peas are about
the only garden vegetable that does
not thrive well in summer, and beans
will take their place. But with near