Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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OF its Philippine soldiers with medal.
Kansas corn is growing so rapidly
now that II Is probable 1t will pull the
state up foot or two above Its proper
level.
A Clay county woman Matched ais
chicks from a36 eggs. She did not
leave the task to her hens, but used an
Incubator
Ellis county raises enough wheat
each year to feed 100000 persons The
population Of the county is only seven
thousand,
There is no protest against the wolf
bounty in Marion county, where the
measley coyotes are killing the stock
mems calves.
The sky in Kansas this last week
has been in condition where 1t would
start in and rain II farmer merely
Bneezed hard
II may be joke, but tho Ravens
vile Torchlight says that seventeen
men are after the position Of sheriff OF
Pottawatomie county
While n church social wns being
held in Downs recently some one stole
q lot OF the ice cream. Some OF these
days the offender will be imploring
BONE of the good ladies from whom he
stole the cream to please let fall just
one little drop Of it on the tip Of his
tongue.
A factory is to be built either in To-
peka, Leavenworth, or Fort Scott,
Kans., for the manufacture Of corn
stalk pith into cellulose, to be used as
part Of the equipment Of battleships.
The projectors will pay probably 81 a
ton for stalks. Land that will grow
fifty bushels OF corn to the acre will
produce two tons Of stalk.
During May one Downs produce firm
shipped out seven car loads Of eggs.
The Times figures that there were in
the lot 1,OOs,OOO eggs, 1t is good
thing that the Helpful Hen cannot
appreciate all the good things that
are said of her efforts. Otherwise she
would get swelled up and refuse to do
her share in pushing the old state
along.
II has been found in The preparation
of statistics by the Santa Fe engineer
ing department that there is sufficient
steel in the company sidetracks in
Kansas TO build second track along
the main line Of the road from one end
of the state to the other. The amount
of Santa Fe sidetrack in the state is
400 miles, probably more than any one
line in any other state can boast. The
many Santa Fe branch lines in Kansas
are responsible for the several hun
dred miles OF sluetrack'
As there is no money available to
replace the buildings at the state re-
form school, which were destroyed by
fire last week, the board Of charities
is considering the advlsability Of con-
ferring with some Of the business men
of Topeka to ascertain II the public
spirited citizens will not raise and
loan to the state until the legislature
convenes, at per cent interest, Sl0,-
600, the amount which will be ncces-
sary to replace the buildings When
one of the university buildings burned
the citizens of Lawrence advanced the
money to rebuild it. The last legisla-
ture reimbursed them.
1t Is trine queer Several days
have elapsed since Jeffries knocked
out Fitzsimmons, but no Kansan has
yet bobbed up to claim relationship
with the champion.
Wheat prospects are greatly i'm
proved in the Arkansas valley. Farm,
ers are regretting that they plowed up
some of the wheat fields early in the
spring. Excessive rains have retarded
cultivation Of corn. Pasturage is sup
erb. The river is still high, but no
further damage is expected Rust
may damage oats.
Henry Mehl, of Leavenworth county,
appointed by the state board of phar-
macy as inspector of pharmacy in
Kansas is out on tour Of the state to
look after the observance of the phar-
macy laws
During the past few days heavy
rains are reported all over the western
part of the state, where rain was need
cd so badly. In some sections, In the
extreme western part Of the state, II
came to late to save the wheat, but II
will greatly benefit corn, rye, oats and
all vegetables
Thirty.three prisoners from the In
dian territory arrived at the federal
prison at Leavcnworth last week; the
biggest batch ever received at one
time The federal nrison now has