Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-17

A dozen or more girls OF tho Sol
diers' Orphans home In Atchison have
formed u brass band,
Joe Longley, o Rocks county farmer,
last week marketed hog IA months
and two days old, which weighed $40
pounds .,...
The oldest inhabitant can hardly
remember the time when there was as
much water In the CimHron as there
Is at the present time, When there Is
big flow OF water In the Clmaron,
II means that Kansas will fly high,
BIZ Huff, who jumped into Huron
with his nerve and shot bag full Of
type and commenced printing paper,
is getting out good local sheet now,
and the advertising II carries indicates
that the home folks appreciate his
work.
While serving us juror during the
January term OF court Hamilton
county man was placed In Il room
without fire. lIo caught cold, an
abscess formed back OF the right ear,
and compete loss of hearing resulted.
As result the sheriff has damage
suit on his hands,
The county commissioners OF Ed
wards county, at their July meeting,
paid out 5000 bounty for coyote scalps
ut 81 per scalp. This Is ut the rate of
Sc, 400 for scalps year 1t Is charged
that many Of the coyotes were killed
in other counties, and Edwards county
made to foot the bill.
Have you ever noticed II? Whenever
person leaves his old home and
strikes job anywhere 1t Is always
said that he has secured good posi-
ton" lie may be only holding down
place as conductor on u garbage
wagon, but ut his home IL is said that
he has secured n good position"
A metropolitan paper has n long ed
itorial pointing out the necessity and
opportunities for more big inventions
1t is the little things that count The
man who would present an appliance
to keep q fellows mdershirt from
crawling up in the hot weather would
do more for humanity than the man
who would invent way for conquer
ing an army.
On August iith general rain fell
throughout the entire state, and as n
result all growing crops are assured
The broom corn corp, which is about
the only growing crop that isn't made,
Is reported to be in excellent condi-
ton. 1t Is said that broom corn raisers
will have everything their own way
this season, and is is now claimed that
the market will open at 500 per ton.
The Wichita Eagle says Farming
is business The man who under
stands farming succeeds. The men
who do not fail. You will find thous.
ands and thousands of men in Kansas
who have made fortunes farming, A
man sat in the Eagle Office the other
day and displayed u letter Of credit
from his banker for SIS. 900, Twenty
five years ago he struck this country
with S.. lie has made all his money
farming in Sedgwicls county. His ex-
plaration for his success is simply
that he knew how to farm.
Over S20O,OOO worth OF cattle have
been shipped out OF the southwest
part of Dickinson county in the past
week by feeders and Atchison COM
mission men Of Kansas City They
are feeders which will be put on the
corn OF the northwest part of the
state. The buyers are finding many
willing to sell, but the supply is likely
to be so much limited by the whole
sale disposal Of this class Of stock that
local buyers are getting options on
Texas cattle in order to make the
needed quantity for fall feeding.
The BARRIERS OF southern Kansas have
gone into an agreement not to shave
the back OF the neck without extra
pay.
Since he has been in office, Probate
Judge Rea OF Brown county, has is
sued two marriage licenses to persons
who decided afterwards that they did
not care to yoke up.
Wichita may try to have a state re-
union OF the Ells in connection with
her street fair, Wichita is going to
put enough money in the street fair
to make il corkcr.
Another rain fell in the southwest a
few days ago "just in the nick of time
1t is stated. Rains in Kansas have a
faculty of hitting this MEX
The oldest person ever sent to an in.
sane asylum in Kansas is Miss Mary
Jenkins, who was recently taken to
the asylum at osawatomie. She is OC
years old.
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