Hutchinson gazette., 1900-01-18
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST

The eleventh annual exhibit OF Tho
Kansas State Poultry Association
brought togeter 900 high bred chickens
Advice to those who want to get
ahead In the world, from the Marshall
county News; "Come TO Marshall coun
ty and raise corn"
The Llndsborg Record says II re-
quires about $40 worth Of seed and
labor and three acres Of land to harvest
. ton OF broom corn.
The Clark Stove company Of Kansas
City has purchased ground in Wichita
and say they will erect building for
their own use as wholesale house.
c. j. Jones has received an offer from
Canada TO bring out Of the northwest
20 buffaloeS, 90 musk oxen and num-
Der of reindeer, He is considering the
offer.
The pupils Of the Dickinson county
high school bought handsome window
memorial Of the students of the school
who served in the Spanish. Filipino
Americana war.
Courtland has purchased two force
fire pumps together with ample hose,
and is now putting down two large
wells, with view Of giving the town
better fire protection.
Atchison by city ordinance forbids
citizens feeding tramps, The city sets
up three meals day for the tramps in
the city building to which all hand-out
applicants are directed.
Burglaries and hold.ups are reported
In greater numbers recently than for
many years. Rev. Dr. Cordley's house
In Lawrence was ransacked from top
TO bottom, the other night,
A Kansas man who was recently on
Wall street says this is getting to be
by-word among the bankers; "Yes,
we are having n squeeze, but you fel-
lows in the west are all right"
w, A. Alden was held up and robbed
by highway robbers, in public road
between Wichita and MulvSnc, OF
$500, watch and some jewelry.
Two men committed the robbery
Colonel w. G. Whitney and his wife
Of Cawker City, were surprised by the
Women's Relief Corps at the |. o. o, f.
hall who celebrated the golden we'd
ding of this widely known couple,
The attorney general says that Kan
sas school teachers are entitled to pay
for time that schools are closed by
action Of school boards, on account of
contagious diseases, or other cause.
There 10 misunderstanding between
officials Of the deaf and dumb school at
olathc and the city officials about water
supply for the institution, As n result |
che institution is going short on water,
j. II. Neill, formerly Rock Island |
agent at Goodlgnd, Kansas, but of late
operator and ticket seller in the Rock
Islands Wichita depot, is in Jail as a
aefaulter, 1t is believed that his fall
was from gambling.
The Kansas Retail Hardware Dealers
Association adopted resolutions against
trusts and combinations declaring that
Its members were desirous of buying.
rs far as possible, with houses who
deal outside of trusts.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breeders
association in session in Topeka, con-
sidered the advisability Of joining
hands with the State Cattlcmens asso-
ciation in u legal fight against tAe rail
roads over the change in freight rates
on stock.
Some of the Kansas flour arriving in
New York has peculiar odor, lnves-
tigation showed that it comes from
wheat which had green weeds harvest
ed with it, which wthered in the
bundles and the wheat had absorbed
their odor.
Within n short time two miles of |
OF stone country road will be built be-
tween Coifeyville and the Vcrdigris
lirer The farmers living east OF town
have agreed to build one mile if the
Coffeyville Commercial Club will build |
the other mile.
Thomas Mullen, farmer in Saline
county, while digging well has run
into formation which is exciting the
community. Mullen thinks it is gold.
A Robinson boy, who is in the Phil.
ippines remembered his parents with a
couple Of nice Christmas presents two
money orders, one for 500, another
for $75.
Charley Shilato, prominent stock
man, was found dead in his cabin,
aorth Of Dwight. He was bachelor,
living alone, and it is supposed he was
murdered.
Judge w. /. Stuart sentenced S. G. |
Whitehead, the janitor of the public
schools of Sabetha to term of two