Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-08-03

State Senator r. I. Andrews of Par
Zee has adopted four children from
he Soldiers Orphan home-two boys
ind two girls, and he says he wants o
lew more.
The state house grounds at Topeka
nave been made TO blossom like the
nose, and the inside OF the capitol
books a good deal less like junk shop
Than II used TO.
The Leavenworth woman who ask
I'd the court TO grant her separation
rom her husband and to restore to
Ger the name OF Gosling must have
been very unhappy.
Bob Ingersoll may be having an ex-
terience with extreme temperature,
out 1t is nothing compared to the man
who one of these days is compelled to
Ode ten miles between two hedge rows
IN "a oouAtry road In Kansas
A Kansas soldier by way OF illus
TRting the civilizing influences that
re at work in Manila, says that when
Me city surrendered to the Americans
Q,ere was mot saloon on the main
'treet Of the city, but that five months
alter he counted 432
Several Fort Scott boys who left
there year and half ago for the
Glondilke are homeward bound. They
ire bringing back no gold, but feel
Aankfnl that they arc permitted to
get away alive, as they went through
OnAe terrible experiences in their
AUNT for wealth.
The Independence brick plants now
giving employment, directly and in
lirectly, to about one hundred men in
working at the plant and getting out
The shale at Table Mound Work will
Commence in a few days on another
sermanent up-draft kiln with capac-
ty OF $50, 600 brick, This will be the
third kiln OF this kind.
Near Admire and Allen many hogs
are dying and 1t is thought they
are suffer- g with fever, but to the
Bouthward six or seven miles the dis
case is pronounced hog cholera, and Ia
increasing rapidly Several farmers,
not understanding the disease, in
stead of burying the animals, have
carted them to ravines or woods and
left them. Other hogs carried the
disease from place to place, scattering
1t in hog yards over large territory.
Cheap Rates to Pacific CoaSt via Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe are selling tickets to
San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego
and other California points ut the very
cheap rate OF $3.50
To Portland and points In Idaho and
Oregon $2ss5. For particulars call
on or address, L. R. DELANEY, Agt,
Wichita, Kans
The various committees Of the Old
Settlers association of Marshall coun-
ty, are preparing for grand reunion
August 10, II, 18 and TO- They will
celebrate the twenty-Arst birthday Of
the association this year.
It is claimed by some that air-slaclS-
ed lime, sprintled around field Of
corn, will deter the chinch bugs from
invading 1t. 1t only takes about q
bushel to go around quarter, and IL
1t accomplishes the work as well as It
is claimed, it is cheap shut'out for
pests.
The rainy season seems to have In
terfcred with the congressional hostil-
tiles in the First Kansas district.
State Treasurer Grimes has issued a
call for the state warrants outstanding
and marked mot paid for want OF
funds" There are about 100000 OF
them held by outstanding parties and
the treasurer now proposes to take
them up. He has enough money to do
it He will not have to go to stamp
ing warrants again until about octo-
Der. There is certain to be deficien-
cy by that time, however
The corn crop IN Kansas this year
will compel the farmers to exchange
their cabinet organs for Steinway
pianos
Miami county reports some enormous
yields Of flax One farmer in Stanton
reports fourteen bushels per aero
threshed. Another threshed 100 BUSH
els from ten acres; others are getting
ten and twelve bushels The crop "a
the heaviest known and the acreage
the largest Local dealers are offer
ing eighty cents, but most farmers arc
to hold for higher prices
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