Hutchinson gazette., 1899-09-28
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST

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poultry 10 Cuba
The Syl Dixon grain train was ut the
Atchison corn carnival,
The coal miners of Usage county have
had their earnings increased by IN adj
vance of 10 cents ton for mining.
The first annual runlon Of the Twen-
ty-arst Kansas volunteers will take
place at Kingman October . TO 3.
At the Atchison corn carnival the
Rock Island provided for the street pa-
rade an automobile, free Of expense to
the city,
j. Il. Pmcroy offered Mr., Waggcner
675, 900 for his interest in gold mine
at Victor, Colo, and Mr., W0ggencr re-
fused the offer.
At circus in Wichita Emma Latoau,
one of the trapeae performers, slipped
and fell from rope and was picked up
unconscious Outside Of n badly sprain'
ed wrist she was not hurt much,
Horton, Brown county, now city
claiming 1000 people, being u division
station, with important shops, OF the
Rock Island railroad, celebrated the
18th anniversary of tsblrth on Septcm'
per 90.
Three business houses has bccN TO
tally destroyed by Gro at Stockston,
Tho postoillce was considerably dam
nged. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. Loss, two thousand dollars;
no insurance.
There is no county in the United
States OF equal area and population
that produces annually as much food
for man ana beast as Jewell county.
Moreover, no other spot on earth can
make such n showing.
This year Jewell county's crop will
aggregate IA, 800, 900 bushels, an amount
almost as large rs the total crop of the
great state of New York, more thar
that Of New Jersey and far more thar
that Of all the six New England statc'
combined.
We are more or less accustomed tC
surprises in pictorial journalism, but
the current issue of Golfers Weekly
shows something entirely out of the
common. IL contains remarkable pho
tographs, illustrating the trial trip OF
the new battleship Alabama, Ono of
the pictures Is stern view Of the cruiser
showing her heels" apparently taken
from the fighting top Of the vessel, look
Ing down upon the deck and the swir-
Ing waters in her wake. The most in
teresting picture Of all illustrates n
prominent feature Of modern Journal
ism. 1t shows newspaper correspond
ents sending messages to their jour
nails by carrier pigeons thrown from
the bridge of the ship while far ont at
sea.
I. B. Gilmore, of Poala, has commen-
ccd habeas corpus proceedings in the
supreme court for release from the
Miami county Jail. Gilmore entered
into u partnership with Mcbride &
Bloom, of Paola, in 1904, with the in
tentim of prospecting for gas in South
ern Kansas. Gilmore sold out his
share in the company for $4,000 stock
in the new company, with the under
standing, it is said, that he was to re-
turn the stock when the debt had been
paid at the rate of $500 month, The
company paid the debt, but before it
was paid gas had been struck in pay
ing quantities, and Gilmore's stock had
Increased in value until it was worth
worth S9j, 200. lie sold IL and was ar.
rested for cmbe22lement.
The commissioners Of Jewell county
will put in fourteen new steel bridges
in that county this fall.
Pittsburg is to have new 800, 900
city hall, the bonds having been voted
The building will be one modern in
every particular.
Out in Norton county the commits
Bioners have become so frightened
about the inroads of the Russian thistle
that they have ordered farmers to de-
stroy thcm-otho"wise they will be de-
stroyed by the authorities and the cx-
pense charged up to the land owners.
Dealers are offering $40 ton for
broom corn, but the farmers are hold
ing out for 500. AS Kansas in reality
controls the market, it is probable that
the price will go to 500.
The Rock Island shops at Horton cx-
pect TO build 900 cars within a year.
The force will be doubled in the store
house, saw mill and freight house. The
lumber for that many new cars will re-
quire 5000 sills, and as so sills make a
load, it will require 100 cars to ship in
the sills, to say nothing Of the other