Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-18
STATE NEWS Photographed.

committee deny linking any hand In
the suit against State Treasurer
Grimes.
The Vienna flour mills In the cen-
ter OF Cherryvale were destroyed by
fire and adjoining buildings badly
scorched.
NJ. q. Cook, a Kansas cadet at An
napolis, In among those who will he
tried on the charge OF hnging fourth
clnss men.
Frank Gilstrnp, n young farmer
who WIS very deaf, wns killed by o
Fort Scott g. Memphis train north
OF Plensanton.
Over 30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS cnr-
ringcs were in the flower parade nt
Salinas street fair, and II was one Of
the most beautiful professions ever
witnessed there.
j. w. Roberts and wife, Of Oska-
loosa recently celebrated their golden
wedding, Over 40 years ago Mr.. Rob
erts started the Osknloosa lndepend-
ent. lie was intimately connected
with the early history of Kansas.
The grand lodge OF Kansas, !. o. o.
H., took action TO discourage elec-
pioneering by candidates for offices in
the grand body. A'resolution to In
crease the salary Of the secretary
from 81 800 10 $1,000 was defeated.
The Kansas Presbyterian synod
was in session at Lawrence the past
week. The Kansas synod embraces
3tl churches and 2l3 minister's. The
total membership IL 10000, and the
value OF Presbyterian church proper
ty Is $l,sOO,0O0.
There is n strong sentiment In Law
renee in favor OF change in foot
ball affairs mt the state university.
The present team Is woefully below
the average and in some quarters the
faculty Ii blamed for the stand IL has
taken regarding the securing Of new
men on the team.
Tom lamar and son Of II were
killed by powder gas sever miles
northeast OF Fredonia while blasting
well. The father entered the well
too soon after the blast and was over
come. The son ventured after the
father and was also overcome. Both
were dead when taken out OF the well.
The Kansas grand encampment, !.
o. q. f., in session at Topeka, elected
these officers: Grand patriarch, II.
G. Stevens, Topeka; grand high
priest, Thomas Dryden, Spring Hill;
grand scribe, Ed II. Reed, Leaven-
worth; representative to sovereign
grand lodge, w. j. Russell, Kansas
City.
The electric street railway plant
Of Fort Scott, the operation Of which
was discontinued, will resume oper-
alton under q new ownership, OF
which Grant lIornadny, chairman OF
the state board of charities, is at the
head The city council has given Mr..
llornadny and his company Il fiye-year
street Lighting contract as nm encour-
agcmcnt.
Charles Crummel, % years old, met
with u terrible accident near Rice
while throshing. lie jumped on the
separator to remove a pitchfork that
had been dropped and breaking
through the cover to the cylender both
feet We're caught In the teeth. The
right foot was completely ground off
and the other 30 badly lncerated that
amputution will be necessary.
State Auditor Cole has ordered
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie to
file ut once statement showing the
receipts and expenditures OF his de-
partment from the date he took
charge. The state grain inspector
has been applying the surplus fees
on the deficit for several months and
the state auditor thinks II about time
the deficit was made good.
During the recent tornado which
visited Neodcshn and vicinity John
Keys, n farmer, had cow which was
chewing her cud in her stall in the
stable, contented in the knowledge
that both her horns were on straight.
When the storm landed there II tore
down the stable and the COW, when
found, was fully dchorned. 1t is be-
hlievcd her horns were torn Off by fly
ing timbers.
Ely Stark, Of Neodesha, is known
as the man with the magnetic eye.
he has way of finding lost articles
that is truly remarkable and is att
tracing great deal OF attention.
People in the neighboring towns have
heard OF him and he has gone many
miles on several occasions to locate
lost articles. Away from the glamour
of the public gn2e he is the lowly
herder of the town cows.
The football situation at Kansas
university liz still very unsettled.
Many of the players said they would
quit IL the faculty did not so arrange
the presidents agreement" that
Tom Smith could play, but since the
faculty stands against anything that
ayors Of professionalism and will not
make the one exception so much de-
sired and hoped for, the team will
probably go ahead with what material
IL has.
Albert II. Greene, OF Lccompton,
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