Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-10-11
ST. lie NEWS pARAGRAPHED.

a permanent recruiting station Mt
Wichita.
Eugene V, Dcbs, socialists candidate
for president, il billed TO make five
speeches in Kansas
The state school superintendent
says $50 new schoolhouses have been
built in Kansas this year.
Al reports are Of unprecedented
pasturage in Kansas this fail, On the
ranges grass Is M green aud almost
as succulent ms In the spring,
Al GalenN, Joseph Smedley q min
er, committed suicide by tJding nco-
mite, One Of his legs was broken about
three months ago and since then, he
asserts, his relatives have mlstreated
him,
Mayor Drew appointed Frank NJ,
Stnhl, cN-county treasurer Of Shawnee
county, us city marshal Of Topeka
Stnhl Is n prohihtionist and expects
TO make the state capital Il dry
town.
Members Of the masonic fraternity
AT Independence now occupy their new
temple II cost 100000, II built OF
pressed brick, four stories high and
is one Of the finest buildings IN south
crn KANSAS,
4 train on the Union Pacific rail-
road ran over and killed the one-year-
old son Of FclX Dover, living near
Muncie, Wyandottc county, seven
miles west of Kansas City, The child
was probably asleep on the track.
james Jackson, II well-to.do farmer
and old settler living near liolton,
committed suicide by taking chloro-
form. Jnckson's wife died about two
weeks ago, aud ever since then he has
declared that he would kill himself
\ prohibition fight In the repub-
llcan party in Shawnee county re-
suited in petition signed by 1900
voters that the name Of George w.
Clark be placed ON the official ballot
as an independent candidate for coun-
ty attorney.
Frank Blackbor, nm Indian boy
from Haskell institute, broke into
Everett's grocery store IN Lawrence
and stole about $40 in cash. Black
Dor lighted some candles and stayed
in the store for some time, regaling
himself on whatever he could find.
The Southeast Kansas. association
of the Ancient Order Of United Work.
men held its thirty-third annual meet
ing at Fort Scott and special excursion
trains were run in from Nevada,
Chcrryvnle, Coi,cyvile, Gnlcnn and
lola. The prize drill was won by
Cherryvnle.
Gov, Stanley issued n proclamation
offering $3.50 reward for the arrest
and conviction Of the person who
murdered Ed Fuutcck at Quinduro on
the night of August -, The reward
was offered upon the application Of
the county attorney and sheriff Of
WyUndottc county.
The company drilling for coal ut
Atchson went through ii-inrh vein
AT depth Of l,l3O feet last week.
The strike was announced by the
blowing Of whistles and ringing Of
bells. II Is the second vein of coal
struck, The first being 30 inches thick
at depth of 100 feet,
+. l., Williams, Justice of the pcGce
at Agricoln, wanted to appoint an as
sistnnt justice, and asked the govern
or for permission. The governor re-
fcrred the request TO the attorney
general, who informed Williams that
the law did not recognize the office
of assistant justice of the peace,
The Kansas delegation in congress
next winter win eudeayor TO have the
government make extensive eNpcri-
ments in the sorghum industry in
western Kansas, \, A. Denton, OF
Medicine Lodge, who has for years
been experimenting with Kansas
sorghums, is sure that high grade
of sugar could he made from the prod
uct.
The supreme court has dealt n death
blow 10 the common pleas court ct
the Cherokee-C Crawford district II
has denied II motion for II rehearng
IN the ease. Three months ago the
supreme court declared the law Great
ing the common pleas court uncou-
stitutionnl Then Il motion was filed
FOR Il rchearing, and II has just been
denied This dsposcs Of that court,
Suit was commenced At lndrpend-
cncc by Mrs. Scdinu Fleming against
A. {. barrow for SlO,OOO for the death
of her husband, George Fleming. Mr.,
barrow was having n we'll dug and
was using dynamite. lie put some
frozen stick dynamite In the stove TO
1huw Il ont SO that il could be USED,
which resulted in nm explosion, wreck
ing the whole house, u Mr.. Roberts,
mis- wife and child and Mr.. Fleming
being the inmates.
The announcement Is made by At.
torney General GODDARD that If the
next legislature makes one more
quarter mill levy for statchousr pur.
poses that it will complete the state
capitol building. This will be refresh.
ing news TO people Of Kansas, not to
say sensational. Kansas has been 80
years building her stutchouse and
over S3,OOO,OOO has been spent up to
date. Contractors have stolen enough