Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-02-16

work is noticeable Is difficult Now is
the time. They may be found under
the leaves near the vines II the vine
yard is cleaned OF NIL litter and this
promptly burned many will be de-
stroyed. Tho insects remaining on
the ground can be killed by spray OF
Soal oil emulsion.
Reduced Rates VII. Santa Fo Route.
For annual meetings Grand Lodge
A. r. g. A, NJ, Grand Chapter r. A. NJ.
and Grand Council, II, g. $. NJ OF Kan
sas, held at LeHvenworth, Kans,, Feb.
1918, 1890. The Santa Fe will sell
tickets at one faro for the round trip
Tickets on sale Feb Ills, good to re-
turn until Feb. IS, 1899.
Annual convention Kansas State
Temperance Union held ut Topeka,
Kans, Feb. 7-s. Fare and one.third
on the certificate plan via Santa Fe
Route, certificate to be signed by Mr.
I. =. Stephens, secretary, 700 Jackson
street, Topeka, Kans
Annual meeting Kansas Common
wealth Institute held at Topeka, Kan.
Feb. 5-13. Fare and one.third on GER
tiHcate plan from points in Kansas,
certificate to be signed by Mrs. Annie
L. Diggs, State Librarian, Topeka, KS
w. j. BLACK, G. p, A.,
Topeka, Kansas.
The Kansas board of agriculture has
acquired the reputation OF being one
of the best, II not the very best, organ
ization Of the kind in existence This
reputation has been gained largely
through the reports which have been
Issued by Secretary Coburn, A recent
editorial article in the San Francisco
Chronicle threw this bouquet at the
board "The Kansas board of agri-
culture is doing some exceedingly val
liable work for the live stock, us we'll
as other interests, by ascertaining and
publishing the experience Of success
full men. We wish We had such Il
board. Our live stock interests are
actually declining, For some years
we have been urging the dairymen to
hnts oil, nj iotn nj al
there are signs that they will do so.
II our live stock men would organize
and join with them great good would
come OF IL What we need is strong
state board of agriculture to take the
place of all the other boards and com
missions dealing with the product of
the soil. Then we might expect such
work us the Kansas board is now do
Ing"
Folks out in the broom corn district
who have any OF that product stored
away are strictly in 1t, The price is
lowering between SIS and sos a ton.
S. O. Spencer, the new oil inspector,
ten years ago commenced working for
the Memphis as a bridge carpenter,
Not long after he was made bridge
inspector and has held the place ever
since. Spencer will be very apt to re-
member the railroad boys in appoint
ing his deputies 1t was the push of
the railroad men which got him his
job.
When the Kansas exhibit is placed
in shape at the Paris exposition the
commissioners should be authorized to
make bets at any odds that no other
thirty-eight-year.old can beat the lay
out.
Northwestern Kansas merchants
will hold a meeting for the purpose of
devising ways and means to shut Off
the work of the snide grocery and
clothing agents and others of this illS,
who injure the local merchants and
swindle their customers every time a
sale Is made.
In Kansas it IS an exception when
the farmers cannot do some blowing
in every month Of the year The cx-
ception came again with the bad
weather of this winter.
Captain w. b. Leicester of Manhat.
tan has received orders from Governor
Stanley to make requisition for new
clothing for Company l. X. N. G.
About forty of the boys who formerly
belonged to Company l and volunteer
ed during the war will return to the
old company and the remainder of The
sixty-four men will be recruited