Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-24

An organization IA proposed at Law
renee for the purpose OF making more
fruit and potatoes grow in Douglas
county, t.. .
A letter was received In western
Kansas last week ordering an old SOL
der up for examination for an In
crease OF pension, The old soldier
was dead
Tho Anti-IIorse Thief association
ought to be getting In little mission
AIRY work In southeast Kansas With
In week five horses have been stolen
in Labette county
A Dickinson county farmer will be
tried for insanity. One OF his freaks
Is TO 60 out in the pasture, mount u
horse and ride IL around and around
until the animal becomes exhausted
II cost Si4, 900 to run the state In
situations Of Kansas for the month Of
July, which ought to DO as cheap a
month as any in the year, considering
the price Of vegetables and the light
fuel BILLS
A petition has been presented TO the
Humboldt council asking that Il spe-
cial election be called to vote on the
proposition TO Issue bonds to the
amount OF 50, 800 for the purpose Of
prospecting for gas
A house belonging to Mrs Greeley,
OF Kansas City, Kansas, was used MS n
pest house and afterwards burned to
prevent infection. Now Mrs Greeley
claims the fire insurance. The COM
pnnies refuse to pay under the cir
cumstanceS
A needless contention Is springing
up In Kansas rs to what town General
Funston belongs TO, with Lawrence
heading the list of claimants Fun
ston of Kansas will solve the difficult
ty, and there is enough Of him to
spread over the whole state.
Corn is In good condition, we'll adj
vanced, maturing finely, and generally
too far advanced to be seriously af-
fected by unfavorable weather, ex.
cept some late corn in the northern
sections Forage crops are heavy and
the cutting has begun. Harvest Is
over and the wheat is not turning out
well. Melons are large, abundant and
ripe. Flies are very bud on stock, cs'
pccially in the central and southern
counties.
Superintendent Nelson says that the
salaries Of Kansas teachers will grade
from five to twenty per cent higher
next year than ever before, Few will,
be found who will claim that there
should not be an increase in the salar
les received by the majority of teach
ers In Kansas. Too many teachers are
expected to receive the wages of sec
tion men for six, seven or eight months
Of tho year, and feel contented with
their lot
The managers of the Brown county
fair have adopted an unique scheme tC
insure attendance, Some time ago the
fair association adopted u button ~
the season ticket TO be used this year
The button is miniature map of tho
county, showing railroad and town
ship lines These buttons are number
cd, sell ut 81 each and admit the wear
err at any time. In order to push theil
sale the directors have decided to have
drawing for prizes on the last day o.
the fair, every button holder to have
chance The star prize will be {
thoroughbred Short Horn bull calf
donated by President Johnson Of thu
association.
Ears of corn are so high up on the
stalks this year that, In spite of tn,
bountiful yield, 1t may not be possible
for the boys to lower the completing
record to amount to anything.
A number OF Cheyenne Indians ar,
dancing their way through Kansas OF
the road to Omaha where they will
hop about for the amusements of tn,
crowds at the. exposition. 1t mus
make an old buck Indian who has par
tlcipated in the real thing terribl,
sick at heart to witness, or take part
in these walk-arounds at so much per
The Atchison milliner who is max
ing u corn husls bonnet for Queen Vic
toria should not be so sanguine as t,
expect an India shawl in return.
The anniversary celebration a
Downs and the sale of the Carbondal
branch ut Lawrence are two thing
that are pulled off in Kansas ever,
year
In many towns in Kansas cantu
loupes are selling at six for u nickel
Somebody ought to invent a musk
melon for Kansas that could be use
as fuel.