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

A house cat adopted young rabbit
caught in Russell county few days
ago,
Leavenworth county will sue the
Southwestern for taxes to the amount
OF 1892.
Many OF the hogs in Jackson county
are dying OF some disease that battles
the experts
Wheat straw is short and the header
barge will be the ship Of state In Kan
sas this season, n
Richard Price, Reno county boy,
won scholarship at Harvard by his
excellent work at the Kansas state
university.
Billy Jacobia, who is now in the
banking business at Corning, was an
engineer on the Central Branch not 80
very long ago,
One Sheridan county man has cashed
in 90 wolf scalps this spring. Besides
the bounty on their breasts, there Is
the fun OF hunting them, also,
A small lad in Beattie who was fool
ing with copper dynamite cap one
day last week is now recovering from
the effects OF the explosion,
Nearly 5000 Dunkards live in Dick
inson county, Last week they held
their annual meeting. Every one
washed his fellows feet, and then had
his washed in turn,
Some Of the papers over the state
want the government to re'enlist the
twentieth Kansas, They do not stop
to think that the boys of the regiment
will have something to say about this
re'enlisting business.
A number OF citizens OF Chase coun-
ty for some time have been interested
in group Of mines near Walsenburg
They have spent from $4,000 to $780,
900 developing them, Ore showing an
assay of $3.50 to the ton has been
struck in one OF the mines OF which
they own 10. They have incorporated
the Grand View Mining company.
Returns have been received at Nc
Craclen from car OF ore recently
shipped by the Johnson-lIolllday syn
dictate to mill at Florence, Colo, The
proprietors maintain the utmost Sc
crecy in regard to the assay, but q
near friend declares that the ore will
yield $40 in gold to the ton and the
assay so shows, There Is much ex-
element over the matter and mine
owners have ordered new and addi-
tional machinery to develop the mine.
Other claims will be stalsed out at
once.
The first crop OF alfalfa on the big
stock ranch OF Paris, Paris & Haskell,
adjoining Gaylord, is safely in the
stack. The firm cut 100 acres, which
yielded over 100 tons, This ranch is
one Of the largest in Kansas, contain.
ing 1900 acres, embracing hill, valley
and ample water supply. The second
crop will be cut few weeks later
There are 81 miles OF fence on the
ranch, and at this time 1900 head OF
hogs, 500 head OF cattle on feed and
about 500 head in the pasture.
The smartest dog in Saline county
lives at Dayton. He is big St. Bern
ard and belongs to Postmaster Day
hoff. The postoilice is about 20 rods
from the Missouri Pacific track. The
trains do not stop but mail is thrown
off IN sacks The dog goes to the
crossing, waits for the train and takes
the sacks to the postofiicc in his
mouth, holding 1t high and dry and is
evidently proud of his duty, When it
rains he does not like the job but on
being ordered to 60 does it faithfully.
Superintendent johnson of the Nc
Pherson schools has been doing some
figuring on the chain letter PROPOSE
ton. The result Of his labors is an
array of figures mere than apt to bring
on the rawlings of delirium.
Years and years from now the
grandpa fish will tell the little min.
nows that there was more swimming
room in Kansas waters in the spring
of 30 than at any time since Father
Noah's freckled megatherium died as
the old ark was sailing over the valley
of the Kaw.
II has been found that the Kansas
chigger this year swims and carries
sword and bayonct
The Consolidated Light and Fuel
Company of Kansas City, Kas, with a
capital of $4,000, has applied for u
charter The objects of the concern,