Hutchinson gazette., 1900-04-05


OF 500, 900 court house In Reno coun-
ty
The Mail and Breeze is named as the
official state paper, by the executive
council,
Wellington is to have more side
tracks on account OF increase of bust
ness there,
Secretary Cobun says that a great
many Kansas farmers are raising An
gora goats,
lItnow seems possible that the rumors
OF the purchase OF the Midland railroad
by the Frisco line are true.
Mrs, i, Conrad, at Roper, was burn
ing trash in the yard when her clothing
caught fire. She cannot recover
Dr. Mary A., Chamberlain, n direct
descendant Of the Puritan, John Rogersi
died last week ut Alma Mt the age OF
~.
The Union Pacific is arranging TO put
on an early morning flyer to leave Kan
sOs City about n, M and to arrive at
Mcpherson at 2 @p' m,
Martin Gordon, OF Galcna, miner,
was killed by an accident in the mine,
and was buried on the day which had
been set for his marriage,
The life insurance companies are pre-
pairing an appeal Of the lIillmon case.
At the last term Mrs, lIillmon got n
verdict against two Of the conn Nnies.
j. II. Jones, OF Smith Center, who
was chief electrician on the oregon
during It's famous voyage around Cape
Horn, has left Kansas to represent n
Chicago electric firm at the Paris eX-
position
Gueda Springs people are busy in
putting their town in better condition
by the building Of additions, repairing
and painting. Lake Juniata is again
full of water and better place for
bathing and boating than before.
The receipts of the Wichita post Office
for the year closing March 81 were over
S6l 900, an increase of over 10000 over
four years ago, There will probably
be u sub.station put in for the conve-
nlence OF the people of west of the river.
Miss Bradbury, n teacher at llalstead,
stopped at the post Office on her way
to school aud received letter telling
her that maiden aunt in MNssachu-
setts had left her SIS, 600 in cash. She
taught her school that day and resigned
in the evening.
Applications for national bank char
ters have been forwarded to Washing
ton from these towns in Kansas; STAFF
ford Augusta, Nortonville, La Cygne,
Kiowa, Dodge City, Garnett, Lcaven-
worth, Goodland, Argentine, Belle
PLANE, lIerington, Winfield, Cove City.
W. l., Brown, Of Klngman county,
set out l35, 900 forest trees fifteen years
ago. lie commenced to cut for fuel
five years later. He has cut 9, 800 fence
posts and could take out 10000 Of them
now he says. Besides the profit from
the timber he thinks he Is repaid for
the expense by saving Of feed and flesh,
his stock and hogs always thriving and
contcnted in the grove,
For twenty years the Bethany college
at Lindsborg has sung the Messiah on
Easter week, In the early years the
leaders came from Illinois, but now
there are so many in that Swedish
colony who have grown up there, and
in that school, there will be none but
home talent in the caste. The Ladies
Home Journal gives n full page to this
years event in this Kansas village.
The railroads have granted a rate of
one fare for the round trip for the Re-
publican state convention in Topeka
May lG,
job +. Gift near Wellington, has n
pig with one eye, one head, one molth
and snout, eight complete legs and feet,
four ears, and two bodies from the
shoulders back,
The Grand Island road has bought
land and will establish stockyards and
switches at point east of Marysvillc.
The new yards are to have telephone
connection for convenience of shippers.
According to the report Of tlS state
University Geological Survey, the river
at Blue Rapids, at low water, is good
for 800 horse power.
Warden Tomlinson expects that de.
mands for twinc will be far in excess
Of the capacity of the penitcntiary
plant this year. Orders are pouring
in from all sides
Professor Dyche, of Kansas Univer-
sity, has been inside the Arctic circle
the past six summers, This year he
proposes to stay at home so as to onco
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