Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-05-18
Thu ia splendid weather for young

just at the present time everything
is qui'o prosperous looking In Kan
sas
The ralns during this month Ia just
what were needed TO rush the crops
along.
Merchants are enjoying q splendid
trade, and mechanics are generally
busy.
by the way OF prismatic lie, w. Il
Curtis writes to Chicago that the
women OF Kansas ride their bicycles
In sunbonnets.
A poor stand OF any crop may In
most instances he traced to poor seed.
II may be immature or too old. Most
seed deterlorates rapidly after from
one to three years Immature seed IL
most often met within tho so-called
hay crops rs alfalfa, millet and timo'
thy, for in these 1t Is impossible ia
harvest the crop so rs to get all the
seeds mntured and at the same time
avoid shattering.
There Is no penitentiary in oklaho.
ma, and there are no poorhouscs or
poorfarms in the territory, The need
Of such things has never been felt
Although there is an impression in the
east that this Is n lawless country, the
reports OF the criminal courts show
that the penitentiary population IA
only 1855, and that there was only one
convict last year for every 2,i5O Of the
inhabitants while in the good state Of
Ohio the ratio was one for every 1909;
IN Kansas, one to every 1000, and in
Indiana one to every 1880, There are
jails, or coolers" as the people kindly
call them in all Of the larger towns,
but in the smaller places when man
has committed an offense against So
ciety the sheriff locks him up in va.
cant room until he gets time to take
him to court.
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast via Santa FS
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points at the very
cheap rate OF S39.
TO Portland and points in Idaho and
Oregon S2s.s5. For particulars call
on or address, l.. r. DELANEY, Agt.,
Wichita, Kans
Only 81. All Only S1.41i Only s1.41i
Kansas Musical Jubilee, Kansas
State Sunday School Association,
Hutchinson, Kans For these events
the Santa Fe will sell tickets to Hutch.
inson and return for one fare-S1. Al
for the round trip, Tickets on sale
May 8, 10 and May IS and 10. Good to
return until May IL and May 20, 1890,
j. r. DELANEY, Agent
Excursion to San Francisco, Cal, via the
Great Santa Fc Route
On May Is, 10, II and IS the Santa
Fe will sell tickets to San Francisco
and return on account OF the National
Baptist Societies meetings at the rata
of one fare for the round trip-S60 90
limited for return to July 18th, 1899.
The Santa Fe's California service Ia
unsurpassed, having two trains daily
from Wichita, leaving $3.50 a. m. and
7;10 p. m. L. II. DELANEY, Agt
HomeSeekcrs' Excursion Win Santa 10
Route
For this occasion on May 10th
and June 9th and Goth, the Santa Fe
will sell round trip tickets at the very
cheap rate Of one fare for the round
trip plus So. 90 to all points in Artan.
sas, Arizona, Indian territory and New
Mexico These tickets will bear going
limitwith stopovcr privileges of fifteen
days; final return limit twenty-one
days from date OF sale. Before pur-
chasing tickets you will do we'll to call
on some representative of the road
reaches all points of importance-Th
Great Santa Fe.
L. r. DELANEY, Agt.
If there are no delays it Is believed
that the waterworlss plant at Wamego
will bc completed by July.
An Atchison man is in trouble. His
children have passed the measles and
whooping cough age, and just as he
was looking forward to uninterrupted
rest at night, the boys have begun to
hang around. This courtship bust
ness takes great deal of time, cou'
sidiring how often it results in fail
ure. Not so much time and attention
are put in any other venture,
Business is picking up in all branch.
es and very few idle men can be found
in Kansas
Kansas farmers will plant large
acreage of broomcorn this season
There is good money is raising broom
corn.
A Dickinson county man who manu-.