Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-24
STATE NEWS pARAeRAPHED.

II, u, Lee, Of Spllnn, has accepted
the treusurersh'p Of the American
Tobacco company
The fortieth anniversary OF the
founding Of the Presbyterian church
at Snlnn was celebrated recently,
]. W, Hullinger, of Kansas City, has
been made principal Of the Dickinson
county high school, at $1,000 per year.
W, A. DeFord, Of Ottawa, has been
appointed chief assistant secretary
of the democratic national convention.
Mrs, Cordella Servlss, Of Linwood,
this state, became violently insane at
Toledo, o., while travelling to Bucyrus,
thnt state,
4 charter was issued for the new
railroad that win run from Columbus,
Baxter Springs and Galena to Joplin
and Webb City, Mo.
A Topeka dispatch said Thomas 7.
Kelley assistant state treasurer,
would be secretary of the new repub-
lican state committee.
The Arkansas City WOterworks
company has compromised with its
creditors, paying 100000 to cancel old
obligations, and starts on new basis.
Kansas Is enjoying bank boom,
the state bnnk commissioner receive
ing no less than ten applications last
week for charters TO start new banks.
The Kansas State Temperance un-
ion has rc.ongOgcd Prof, George Il.
Kirkpatrick, Rev, II, q, Fraser and
Prof, A, D, Wilcox TO be field lee
turers.
A New Hampshire firm with head
quarters at Hutchinson has shipped
out Of western Kansas this season
no less than $50 cur loads Of eggs, ut
n gross cost Of 100000,
Ewing Herbert, who recently
bought the Alchison Champion, has
offered John j, Ingalls, the editorial
control Of the paper The Champion
was eX,Gov John A, Martins paper
Dr. John p. Wood, Of CoTeyyillc, is
90 years of age, and cast his first vote
for Andrew Jackson The Lawrence
has invited the old fell
low TO attend the Kansas City couyen-
ton at its expense,
Two of dhe youngest lads ever be-
fore n court here were in Salinu po-
lice court, charged with petit lar
ceny. They were Bud Helwick, aged
six, and Harry Worth, aged five.
Judge WugstNif administered short
lecture and turned them loose
George e. iced, druggist AT $50
North Seventh street, Kansas City,
was bound and robbed in his store the
other night by two masked men who
entered the store while iced was
alone. The robbers secured several
dollars in cash aud gold watch.
The Snlna Military band is to be
enlarged from an organization Of %
members to one of 80 members and
steps are soon to be taken to secure
the additional members by Offering
free instruction. The band at pres
emit Is the second best in the state.
The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, pastor
Of the Central Congregational church
at Topeka, accompanied by his wife
and little son, left Tuesday night for
Europe. They will sail from New
York May 81 on the Teutonic, lie
expects to return early in August.
W. H. Barrett, lessee of the Kansas
& Texas Coal company mines In the
Weir City district, and his employees
have reached an agreement settling
the strike that has been on for one
year. Between 500 and 600 more men
will he put TO work MS result Of the
agreement,
4 masked man entered the Frisco
depot at Ptlsburg and compelled
the night Waterman, Mr., Hotchki-
SOU 10 marc" oulN'u'' 'roSN ,lI' ''"VN
ana 'IImo INTO Dos car lh'h the
door was locked Inc rooDrr lheh
entered the once ana suc''eo'd III
opening the sure ana taxing us con-
tents.
The circuit court at Kansas City
Mo-, handed down a decision giving
David Achison the title to Leaven-
worth island, body of land contain
ing 1000 acres of rich land lying be-
tween Leavcnworh and Platte coun-