Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-21
STATE NEWS pARAGRApHED.

stRte agricultural college md there
were 90 graduates,
John Matt, aged 90, after u quarrel
with his wife AZ Bronson, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with
a shotgun,
Republicans Of johnson county
nominated John Thorne, Of the
Twentieth Kansas, for clerk Of the
district court.
Ex-senator PETER II delivering lec-
lures on spirltualism, although he In.
slsts that he II not u splrltualist.
However this may he, no one can
say that he doesn't look the part,
The Inednls for the Ottawa members
OF company X, Twentieth Kansas,
will be presented NJ the celebration
there July 4, Company Xviii engage
In u sham battle with company Il,
OF the national guard, on the Fourth.
Joseph Holllnger the wealthy farm
er-bnnker who was killed by horses
kick near Chapman recently, came 70
Kansas In lS72 poor man but sue
cecded admirably and owned 5000
Ocres Of fine land at the time Of his
death.
William McDonough, who cut the
throat Of Aye-year-old boy In u
cornheld In Lincoln county, was cap
tured by posse Of citizens utter n
two-dpys' pursuit, McDonough had
been without food two days II was
said he Is insane,
Fire at Thaycr destroyed buildings
belonging TO G. o, Lawrence and c.
T., Evans, cnusing u loss Of $4,000.
\ bucket brigade saycd the business
section, Half an hour before the fire
originated the city council voted TO
purchase n fire engine,
4 severe tornado and hailstorm
visited Mcpherson county the other
day, Sidewalks were almost lnpnssn-
blc by fallen trees and other debris,
and there was u wholesale destruction
Of wlndowllghts, The front Of brick
business house was also blown in.
j. A. Miller, supposed to be de-
mcnted, tied stone TO his neck and
jumped into the creek near Elsmore.
His action was observed by two small
boys who were fishing near They
plunged into the creek, cut the rope
loose aud dragged the suicide to the
shore.
Considerable interest Is being man
Tested in mineral deposits along the
Smoky river In Mcpherson and Saline
Examination of ore dis
covered in the hills shows unmstnk-
able signs Of silver, and nn assay Of
ore from rock on the farm of G, S.
shows II rich in silver
Il, S, Bell, Il justice Of the peace
Nt Wichita, married Mrs. Sarah A.
Miller, performing the ceremony him
self Bell claims that under the Kan
sas law authorizing Justices Of the
peace TO perform marriage ceremo-
nles, he has ns much authority TO
at his own wedding as any
one else
The Kansas delegation TO the DEM
ocrntic national convention has re-
served rooms at the Hotel Baltimore,
in Kansas City. General headquarters
will occupy the store room In the
hotel annex Chairman Love, Of the
state committee, said the committee
had $4,000 to spend to maintain
Kansas Is approximately 100000
ahead as the result OF the supreme
courts decision in the Harper county
delinquent tax cases. The decision is,
in substance, that when county re-
Ceives land for delinquent taxes II is
responsible to the state for its full
amount Of the levy, and not its pro-
portion Of the amount collected
Miss Lille Stolz, II student Of the
Kansas Wesleyan university at Sn-
lima, performed two important events
in her life within an hour, She de-
liyered the graduating grafton of her
class, and 4j minutes later was mar
ried 10 Rev. l.. a, MeKeeyer, Of st.
Francis, u rising young minister OF
the Northwest Kansas NJ. T., con-
ference
c. j. Devln, the largest coal mine
operator in Kansas, has decided to
dedicate n i0-ucre tract of land be-
tween pittsburg and FrontenNc 20 the
coal miners OF southeastern Kansas
for hospital purposes. \ new hos
pitNl to cost $4,000 will be erected on
the site this year, and most of the
money to build it will be given by
Mr.. Devlm.
The supreme court has reopened the
celebrated murder cases of George
Dobbs and Mrs. Amelia New, now
serving life sentences in the Lansing
for the murder, near
Eureka, of Joseph New, the woman's
husband. The court has granted an
order to the district court to hear the
for new trial, which the
lower court had refused.
The friends of Capt, w. ]. Watson,
of Pittsbmg, who recently lost u leg
in the Philippines, are working to
have him transferred tc the depart
ment of law, under the Judge advo-
cate general Capt. Watson has been