Hutchinson gazette., 1900-01-04

of Topeka controls 90 theatres
Miss Rcbecca Baxter, Of Franklin
county was thrown from buggy and
killed.
The quarantine against the Cuban
chicken poX in Lawrence is now re-
stricted to one home.
Charles Curtis Is the only member
from Kansas that was appointed chair
man OF committee.
Records show an average OF 90 car
loads of stock shipped out OF onaga
every month Of 1890,
A leading merchant at Geary City,
Kansas, Is n woman and is generally
known as "Aunt Mary"
The Topeka ministerial union will
establish n circulating library for the
benefit Of It's members,
Drs, j, Longbridge and r. +, Bry-
ant Of Lincoln, have been appointed
pension examining surgeons,
Frank Mobiles, n farmer of Johnson
county, died last week Of hydrophobiO.
He was bitten month before he died,
II takes eight days for the raw ma
terial TO be changed into binding twine
at the new plant at the state penitcn-
tiary
Delegates to the State horticultural
society are agreed that present condi-
tlons are favorable TO good crop in
1900.
Six store buildings at Wcstphalia,
Anderson county were destroyed asthc
result OF u defective Auc; with II lose OF
s?5, 900.
All trains leading to Topeka on Dec
90 were crowded with teachers who
were on their way to the state teachers
meeting.
C. j. Devlin, the Topeka coal mine
operator. now carries Sil5,0OO in life
Insurance of which $3.50, 900 is in one
company.
| Congressman Charles Curtis makes
the prediction that Secretary Root will
not be the Republican candidate for
the vice presidency,
Governor Stanley has issued par.
don for Isaac q. Reed, who was mur.
der convict Reed was taken to hos
pital, but is hopelessly sick.
Stephen Balsh, who has large vine
yards in Sedgwick county, has sold
three carloads of grape cuttings to
nurscrymau of Cowley county.
The Shawnee county treasurer uses
an adding machine which cost $3.50. 1t
is stated that the machine saves the
county the salary of one clerk every
year
Stn'e Fish Commissioner George
Wiley OF Meade, Is promised liberal
supply of FISH and asks persons who
want black bass, rock bass and croppy
to communicate with him at once,
And now the turlsey-gold nugget
story comes from the Missouri Pacific
eating house at Gypsum. 1t is stated
that the place where the turkey picked
up the nugget has been located and
that u company has been formed to
develop the mine,
Thirteen months ago buffalo was
killed by the Dold Packing company
at Wichita and the meat has been in
cold storage ever since, Some oftwas
sold for Christmas banquets at the rate
Of 81 u pound and was found to be very
tender and in first class condition.
Catholics of Alma dedicated fine
new church last week which takes the
place of one burned less than year
ago. The building cost 50, 500, and the
debt on it amounts to less than $500.
Father Kamp is given credit for tho
major portion of the work which was
necessary in getting the building put
up so quickly, and in such satiSfac'
tory manner.
Edgar Bates, of Smith county, has
sold his 80 acre farm for $1,000 lie
bought it : years ago and went in debt
for every dollar of it, lie had it clear
when he sold it. lie has bought
larger farm.
A Kansas girl, Miss Evelyn Louise
Lease, won prize at the New York
city Normal school on three act'orig-
inal drama, used at the annual Christ
mas entertainment at the school. There
were u large number of manuscripts
submitted from which the prize drama
was chosen.
Aunt Nancy Rice, of Jefferson coun,
ty, presided last week at the birth OF
her fiftieth grOndchild. She has been
first nurse for every one of the fifty