Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-17
STATE NEWS pARAGRAPHED.

The Kansas Live Stock commission
has filed charges against the federai
inspector at QuNnOh, TcNn asserting
that he has admitted to Kansas cattle
covered with the ticks which are
productive of Texas or splenetlc Fever,
The Santa Fe railroad will build
additional shops at Topeka TO cost
nearly S50O,OOO and give employment
TO 200 skilled MEN, In return To-
peka will give the Santa Fe sufficient
ground for the shops, the same TO
cost $1,000,
While Frank and sherman Cox ana
william Whlteaw, three prom'nent
Young farmers OF Shawnee county,
were In boat on Wakarusn creek
running troutllne, one OF them
leaned over too far and caused the
boat to capsilc All three were
drowned,
sumner county's new jail for which
100000 In bonds were issued last fall,
has been completed. IL Is built OF
Butler county limestone, having all
accommodation for 30 prisoners, be-
sides detcntlon rooms for insane ANA
women prisoners and spacious iailer's
residence,
At Meade Center the case OF George
W, Wiley charged with embeazllng
the funds of Meade county while
county treasurer, resulted in hung
jury, standing seven for ocquIttal ana
five for conyictiono upon one count
Of the information, Mr. Wiley Is ut
present state fish commissioners
John II. Atwood, Of Leayenworth,
received an invitation from President
and Mrs. Mckinley to receive with
them May 20, when the delegates to
the imperial council Of the Mystic
Shrine are to be received at the white
house. Mr., Atwood Is the imperial
potentatc Of the imperial council
A tornado struck the home of
farmer named Rodgers, IL miles
north of Dodge City In lIodgemm
county. Mrs, Rodgers and her daugh-
ter, who were in the house, were cur
ried quite Il distance. Mrs Rodgers
was found unconscious under debris
GOV. Stanley has sent a circular let
ter TO the various county boards IN
Kansas, asking them to appoint dele
gates to meeting June 3, TO make
preliminary arrangements for the
holding of an exposition in celebration
of the semi-ccntcnnial anniversary OF
the organization Of Kansas us ter
ritory,
At Paola man was tried on the
charge of insanity and adjudged TO be
of unsound mind, However, 1t was
discovered that there had been an IT.
regularity in the proceedings, and n
new mry was summoned, This jury
promptly acquitted the defendant, the
testimony in each trial being exactly
| the same.
The new Y. NJ. c. A, building mt
Leayenworth, erected at n cost OF
$4,000 was formally dedicated SUM
day. II is entirely paid for and Is
not only the finest Y. NJ, G. A. build
ing in Kansas, but is the only one,
aside from u railroad building ut
Argentine, owned by the association
In the state.
The Leayenworth county commits
sonrrs decided to have prisoners in
the county jail work in the future
at breaking stone and repairing roads
A stone yard will be put near the
county Jail and the prisoners worked
under guard. In case n prisoner
shows disposition to run away a
bali and chain will be fastened to his
ankle,
II. b. Adams, clerk Of the city court
at Fort Scott, paid into the city treas
ury 5000, the amount Of n discrepancy
recently discovered In his accounts
by committee Of the tax league, He
claims to have simply failed to de-
post the money monthly, us required
by law The charge of shortage In
his state fine account Is now being
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