Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-01
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREsE

Heavy rains are reported throughout
tho state
strawberrles sare now down TO can
ming prices ''|
Many OF the Kansas farmers are put
ting in big crop Of broom corn this
gear.
II the rains continue II will knock
the hot winds out, which arrive later
IN the summer.
The principal difference between
Kansas OF '0l and the Kansas OF 80, Ia
that the Kansas OF 80 had to cross tho
ocean TO find the enemy.
From present indication this will be
n prosperous year for Kansas. Good
prospects for big crop Of everything
that is planted, and demand for all
classes OF mechanics and laboring men
at good wages
On May 20 another splendid rain fell
throughout Sheridan county, doing
great good TO wheat, which Is gencr-
ally good, but backward on account OF
tho cold weather. The prospects now
nre that Sheridan county will raise
good wheat crop. Corn planting is
progressing favorably, and a large
acreage is being put In. The general
crop prospects aro better than for sew
Cral years, while the acreage Is fully
MS large as the biggest years In the
history Of the county
Occasionally report comes In to
the effect that chinch bug is bobbing
up here and there, In spite OF the rig
orous weather which II was hoped
would 10y them low; but the condi-
tons are against them, and II Is not
likely that they will be able to do
great damage this season 1t seems
that about the only thing that will
make n chinch bug give up his tenaci-
Gus hold on life is dose Of Prof.
SHOWS celebrated knock em-stiff; and
that will do II, II the directions which
accompany the infected bugs are fol-
lowed.
A Liberty school teacher has won q
$4,000 damage suit for being made TO
walk six miles Two years ago he Wis
tied Wichita. At night he went to the
union Frisco and Santa Fc depot and
asked for ticket to cherryvale. He
claims that he asked for ticket over
the Frisco, the defendants claimed
that he did not At any rate he re-
ccived Santa Fc eicket and boarded u
Frisco train. Six miles out Of Wichita
the Frisco conductor put him Off and
he had to walk back to Wichita. He
set up the claim that he caught cold
that lead to consumption from the ex-
posture.
In the Colby land district, compris-
ing oil that section Of northwest Kan
sas in the confines of the country ex-
tending east from the Colorado line,
zoo miles and 90 miles north and south,
there are yet $4,000 acres Of vacant
lands subject TO homestead entry and
reservoir filing. The greater portion
Of these vacant lands lie In the west
half Of the district This land Is good
for agriculture and grazing. There
are about 1900 in quarter sections
and the remainder Is In 40 and 80 acre
tracts. Under the homestead entry
law a residence Of Ave years is re-
guired, unless after residence of IA
months the person can have 1t by pay
Ing $l,25 an acre. In the past year
about $4,000 acres we're taken up, and
II II keeps up at this ratio the bulk OF
II will be taken up in the next two
years.
The May crop OF cherries will soon
be on the market now. They generally
ripen the latter part of May, but as
the season is late this year, they will
be week or ten days behind theii
usual time.
Passenger officials are already con
Sidefing the question of special rates
for July 4. 1t is anticipated that thil
year the celebrations will be unusual
ly numerous and upon much grandeI
scale than for many seasons, for thu
spirit Of patriotism has been aroused
by the late war with Spain.
A Beattie man owns the right kinC
Of q hen. She "stole her nest" ava,
in the hay NOW, laid 25 eggs ant
Matched 20 chicks
Barton county has been visited by
good soaking rain which was badl,
needed While considerable wheat i
past redemption, with favorable wealth
err from now on, there will be half
crop. Considerable corn has bee
planted, which is thus far in good cor
dition. 1t isreported that the north
west part OF the county was struck b