Hutchinson gazette., 1899-07-20
KANsAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The late rains have made q good
corn crop
Nearly every town in central Kan
has is going to have street fair this
fall.
The papers over the state are begin
ming TO have stories about enormous
wheat yields,
The Crawford opera house at Leav'
enworth has been ordered sold for the
mortgage.
II is said that the prettiest home In
The town OF Sedgwick is occupied by
an old bachelor
One Crawford county man has put
mp more than four hundred tons OF
hay this season
Sumner county has surplus In Its
treasury and is investing the money
in township bonds.
II is estimated that the recent wreck
on the Salina g. Oakley branch will
cost the Union Pacific $40, 900
The state OF Kansas will produce
tons OF lucous grapes The vines are
trembling beneath their great weight,
and no one has yet ventured an estl'
nation OF the yield.
II. S, Landis who recently gave mp
the Office OF warden OF the pcnitentiNry,
has taken his family and removed
from Lansing to Galena where he will
engage In mining and prospecting,
Mr. Lands formerly lived in Barber
county but the probabilities are that
he will made his future home In south.
eastern Kansas, Lands and eX.gov-
ernor Leedy have some mining inter-
ests together in the mining district OF
Kansas
The business men OF Lebanon will
soon commence active preparations for
their annual celebration and picnic,
October /, which they have kept up
ever since the completion OF the Rock
Island road to the town. Improve
ments aggrcgating about S9j, 900 have
been made during the first six months
OF the year. Many other improvements
will follow the last half OF the year,
us the prospects fora corn crop are the
best in the history Of Smith county.
Anderson Smith n prominent and
well to do stockman living five miles
northwest Of Eric, accidentally shot
killed himself on the morning of July
l9, lie had been shooting some vel.
low hammers that had been bothcring
around his barns, aud had started TO
the house to put away his shot guny
When going through the gate his gun
was discharged in some manner, the
load taking effect in his side, killing
him instantly and setting his clothes
on fire,
In order to determine how much
water the herd OF thirteen calves at
the Kansas agricultural college would
drink, the water given them for
week was weighed, and put in barrel |
with an attachment for letting it out
rs fast as needed. In the seven days
the thirteen calves drank sos pounds
OF water, or an average of eight lbs u
day. The weather during this time
was warm for the first three days and |
cooler the last four days, In addition
to the water, the calves got an aver.
age Of IA pounds of slSimmillS besides
grain and hay, This experiment shows
that calves need water in addition to |
their milk ration; 1t also shows that |
they like II often and not so much at |
time Always see that 1t is fresh
and clean, !
b. p. Scott, assistant secretary OF
The state labor bureau has returned
from Lawrence where he notified con-
tractors engaged on the Kansas uni
versity chemistry building to permit
no further violations Of the eight hour
law.
Home grown pears are going to be
very cheap this season. The trees are
loaded with all they can bear, and the
quality ofthe fruit will be hrst.class.
This is the first season in many years
than Kansas has produced a good crop
OF pears
The assessors in the different coun-
ties Of the state do not agree as to the
value of personal property by u whole
lot. In Stafford county new buggy
is worth 81. 05, according TO the asses
sor, while in Leavenworth county it
is held at S1S75.
The kissing bug has reached Kansas
and every man should be on his guard
An eastern Kansas man Is carrying
around large juicy lump over his lip
which marks the spot where the kiss
ing bug got in its work one night last
week.