Hutchinson gazette., 1899-11-02
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREsE

Aho iopehh elcctrlc htfeeJ railway
has thirty-seven miles of track.
The Kaws visited the osages and
took homo with them flfty ponies and
large amount OF calico
DIR, John H. Hibben, head physician,
Of the Modern Woodmen, died at his
home in Kansas City, Kan, Oct. 27
One firm In Musltogcc last year paid
81, 100 tribal tax for the privilege OF
doing business In the Creek nation.
A post Office has been established Mt
Letchum, Cherokee nation, I. t., and
Jesse NJ. Geltman appointed postmas-
ter
The three principal towns Of Jewell
county, Mankato, Burr Oak, and jew
ell City are now connected by single
telephone system.
Lyons Republicans A car famine
has prevailed in this section for the
past month, very much to the detriment
Of the grain dealers.
Rev. Davis, pastor Of the Baptist
church at Gaylord also acts as superin-
tendent Of construction on the new
church that is under way.
Pittsburg has built building for the
court OF common pleas and has present
ed It to the county. The structure isa
handsome one and cost about $4,000.
Kenton,, Ohio, where Governor Stan
ley delivered his speech Thursday, was
his boyhood home, lie was the guest,
while there, Of his sister, Miss Hattie
q. Stanley.
Mr.. w, l. Allen, who recently resign
ed as assistant general manager Of the
Rock Island road will become general
manager OF the Iowa Central railway,
with headquarters in Des Moines
John W. Breidenthal is making
collection Of different spellings of his
name. Once he had 157 different va
rieties but he lost the book in fire at
Chetopa. So he began all over again.
Jim Upton, the veteran hotel man at
Downs, is u cousin Of Sir Thomas Lip
ton. The yachtsman sent his Kansas
cousin an invitation to attend the races
but it was not possible for him to nc.
cept.
J. J. Whitman Of Lyon county won
prize of 500 for furnishing the Mary
land state experiment station with the
best strawberry plants. There were
6s competitors from all over the United
States.
The farmers Of Wabaunsee county
have formed a sweet potato trust the
object of which is TO raise the price of
sweet potatoes The plan is to keep
the potatoes off tho market until the
price suits the producers
The Cherokees and Delawares are at
outs over the title which the Delawares
claim to their 100000 acres Of well inn
proved land. The land is underlaid
with vast deposits of oil, gas and coal,
which fact is causing trouble, as the
Cherokecs want the revenues from
leases.
The Kenton Cimarron News speaks
of the increased interest in the rich
copper leads in Beaver county. Men
with capital are testing the leads and
veins. The Carrico mining camp is
swarming. The camp is s5 miles from
Lamar, Col, and the building of troll
ley line from Lamar is talked of. The
mines are IL or Is miles north Of Ken
ton.
The shipping of cattle has commenced
in Washita county. The Rock Island
has been promised 200 carloads of cat
tie to be shipped over that line from
Mountain View, The cattle are look
Ing fine and will command top prices.
The townsite appraising board at
Ardmore has discovered that the streets
were badly laid out and the surveyors
were compelled to run streets through
residence and business property. The
Episcopal church is squarely in the
middle Of street, and will have to be
moved.
CARRIER, o, T., station of the Rock Is
land, Is miles east of North Enid, open
ed for regular business October 90, with
Mr.. w. P. Vorhees as agent in charge
Bud Colbert, Chickasaw is building
the finest residence in Indian Territory
1t is on the Twelve-Mile prairie near
Caddo, and will have about twenty
rooms.
The assignment Of Major General
Guy V. Henry to the command of the
department of Missouri with headquar-
ters at Omaha, was a surprise for the
regulars at Fort Reno
There are 259 students in attendance
at the Oklahoma Agricultural and
n