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

Kanaas Is thIrty-cight years old, but
she is still q darling.
The ice crop this winter is making a
regular alfalfa record.
Cy LELAND ia said TO be one Of the
three richest men In Kansas.
The Kansas Mutual Hail insurance
company is new one in Mcpherson
county.
The oldest inhabitants OF Kansas are
now buelting one another with low
temperature stories
More Ice has been put up In Kansas
this winter than ever before In the
history OF the state.
The state architect estimates that 1t
will take 100000 more TO complete the
state house. Why not build new one
and be done with II?
Miami county is the loser on the new
court house the county being forced to
take the contract Off the hands OF the
contractor, j. w. Divilbis.
AtchIson's chief OF police is down on
professional horse traders and keeps
cases on any ono who happens to
stray within his jurisdiction.
The Santa Fe throughout Kansas
will equip its grade crossings with
electric bells which will ring n warn
upon the approach OF train.
There will be hot time In this old
commonwealth when the boys OF tho
Twentieth Kansas come home, and u
glad-hand record will be made that
will endure for long time.
The average Kansan has seen more
cold weather during the past month
than they ever witnessed ut one time
before In this state. All will be glad
to greet the approach on an carly
spring.
II that lake out In Barton county
reaches the proportions that the PEG
Pile there shy 1t will, the time is com
ing when Kansas may be able to get
her hook into the river and harbor bill
good and deep
Several cute lads Of Wellington who
thought there would be q world Of fun
in stringing wire across sidewalk
and watching pedestrians tumble over
II were hauled up before the justice
| who stuck them for S7,75 apiece
Over at Atchison the bank which is
named as the depository for the first
fifty thousand dollars Of county money
will pay interest on balances at the
rate Of 5-s per cent The same bank
last year had the first City thousand
for AZ per cent.
The ground hog missed an oppor-
tunity of life time that he didn't pro-
coed with his grand opening last week.
II he had appeared and carried out the
usual program he would be considered
q prophet in the land for half CEN
fury.
Thomas county in 1888 voted 500, 900
bonds to secure the building of the
Rock Island railroad, So ably has the
county managed its finances and taxa
tions, that already has large part Of
this debt been paid, and the debt fund.
ed at lower rates of interest.
Excursion Rates via Santa Fo Route.
On Jan. II and Feb. and 81, March
7 and 81, the Santa Fe will sell round
trip tickets ut the very cheap rate OF
one fare plus $500 to all points in
Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
These tickets will bear going limit,
with stop-over privileges of fifteen
days, final return limit 81 days from
date Of sale, Before purchasing tick
cts, you will do we'll to call on some
representative OF the road that reaches
all points Of Importance "The Great
Santa Fe.
w. j. BLACK, G, p. A.,
Topeka, Kans.
II Is hard to realize that In Manila
the Kansas boys are nightly sleeping
covered with glory and are yet kick
ing on the oppressive heat.
In Kansas an ccclesiastic calls him
self q clergyman; his parishioners call
him a minister, and the politician refers
to him as preacher.
D. r. Anthony, the elder, has suco
for libel the Leavenworth Standard,
an evening paper there, which accused
Colonel Anthony of accepting month
ly bride from u gambler, Anthony
wants S., 900 for the lie.
A man who wanted to open n store
at Lakin was deferred from doing SO
because he could not secure build
ing.
Over at EslSridge they are discussing
| tho advisnhilitv of nuttinU in water.