Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-09-29

The Catholics will spend 500, 900 on
the new convent to be erected at Con-
cordln.
The farmers OF sumner county have
started u crusade against the johnson
grass,
At the Topeka flower carnival there
win be gun that shoots boquets into
the crowd.
Judge Williams OF the Kansas su'
prcme court, has returned home from
the seashorc,
The agricultural college at Manhat'
tan has opened with an attendance OF
55J students.
A good many ceres OF corn in north
eastern Kansas are lying low rs the
result Of the recent severe wind storms
Many OF the farmers in Chautauquu
county are Dragging about corn yield
ing from fifty TO sixty bushels TO the
acre,
An Ohio editor who visited lola last
week wrote piece about the town af-
ter his return home which sounded al
most like boom editorial back In 'ss.
State Grain Inspector Culver Is maxi
ing every effort to prevent abuses
which result in short weights for the
shipper at the big elevators. This
robbery which is politely known as 8
must be suppressed
Atwood boasts that Rawlins county
exhibited five inches OF snow during
the recent cold wave. That don't count,
Oak township, says the Lebanon Cri-
terrain, has taken in about two inches
OF rain per day each day for the past
week. Go long of with your old pale
white snow.
Aclipping from the London Circular,
the official grain sheet OF England, re-
ceived by Secretary Coburn says; "Im-
porters have been busy this week test
ing samples Of the new seasons Kan
sas 0ours, which are coming to hand
freely, and which leave nothing to be
desired in the matter OF quality. In
full Endorsement Of the theory that big
crops and fine grade go hand in hand,
Kansas flour this year shows fine
yellow tingc, calculated to import a
good bloom TO the loaf"
A great deal Of Kansas wheat Is go
ing north to Minneapolis, Minnesota,
this year. w, w, Culver, state grain
inspector, told Secretary Coburn of the
state board OF agriculture, that the
heaviest buyers in the Kansas market
at present are the millers from TINT
city. The Kansas grain is mixed with
northern grain to "tone 1t up" The
best grade Of Minnesota wheat, accord
ing TO Secretary Coburn, is made bet
ter by adding some Kansas wheat TO II
and makes better flour,
Music Mt the Exposition.
lines favoritc New York City con
cert band bas been engaged to play al
the Trans-Mississippi Exposition daily
from September % to October 81. This
band is one Of the most successful
music organizations in the country to-
day. Frederick N. lines, the conduc
tor, FIRST made reputation us a from
bone player. When he took up the
trombone it was known solely as m
instrument of percussion, and he as
tonished the world by demonstrating
its adaptability TO solo playing, capa'
BILE of finely expressing all phases oil
passion. In fact he was the discoverel
OF trombone music, the originator Of
the triple fiat tuba which he uses
When he organized his band he gave
up trombone playing, and now he per
sistently refuses to play except an oo
casional number at one OF his owr
band concerts or in compliment t
some distinguished gathering o.
friends. lie has just planted his flaf
on the mountain, like Excelsior, ant
came down again to begin climbing
another ladder to fame.
Personally, Prof. lines has little o.
the professional musician about hi
appearance, On the stage with batoi
in hand, his face has the expression o
. man who thinks Of nothing this sid
Of the clouds; but in the hotel lobby O
around the banquet board he would b.
more likely to be taken for man o
commerce than musician. Amassiv
frame, rich red face and FASHIONABLE
clothes are not commonly supposed Il
be the concomitants OF genius, and hi
glad hand, broad guaged smile an,
roaring laugh Danish u suggestion tina
he could be ought but u drummer. &c
Innes on his feet after dinner and 20
will feel certain that you have made
mistake in introducing him as musi
clan. He will tell stories of the roa
until his hearers are In an uproar an,