Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-05-10
STATE NEWS pARAeRApHED.


County recorders Of Kansas viii
meet al Wichita May 20 10 form an
organization TO urge legislation In
their behalf,
The Kansas India Relief committee
last week instructed Secretary Ander'
son TO order the purchase of 10000
bushels of corn in New York TO he
loaded in the relief ship which sails
soon for bombay, Treasurer Coburn's
cash receipts to date nre SlO,27@,
James A. Walker, n pioneer mcr'
chant at Merriam who died recently,
WINS at Shawnee mission la 1858 rum
ming store when Qunntrells men
ran him out of the county, Later he
enlisted In the Missouri state militin
and participated In the bottle of West
port,
A 100000 cubit feet gus well, the
largest found In that territory was
struck Just west OF ChNnute, This
well brings into the gas territory
many thousands Of ucres yet unde'
veloped and proves concuslyely that
there il gas in every direction from
Chnnute.
The First district democratic con-
venton In Atchlson chose DIR, S, r.,
Nicely, Of Leayenworth, and w, w,
I.etson, Of Brown, delegates TO the
national convention, On the vote for
candidate for congress eS'Gov. Click
received 90 votes and Il, j.. Miller Of
Seneca, ~ votes,
At burlington, nearly all of the
lointlsts signed written agreement
that they will mot sell or give away
or allow anyone TO sell or give away
liquor ON their premises, This agree
ment was made after u druggist had
been arrested for violating the
prohibiory law
The preliminary test OF the kan'a'
elght-hour law came mp before Judge
Donoho in Kansas city when two
prominent contractors were fined 500
ench for working men over eight
hours n day ON public work, Charges
were prepared by State Labor Com
missioner johnson.
Among the items in the Sundry civil
bill which passed congress last week
is $4,000 for the Kansas City post
office; $4,000 for additional stables nt
Fort Riley: S3i5S0O for the national
soldiers home ut Leayenworth and
S1s3,OOO for the federal penitentiNry
at Fort Leavenworth.
Ted Broadhend, son of highly-re'
spected couple near Mound City, was
arrested at Muscogee, !, t., charged
with stealing 20 head Of cattle last
fall from n. A. Corbin OF Blue Mound.
He is also wanted in Greenwood
county for mortgaging and selling
cattle that he had taken there 10
pasture.
|. II, Wilcox, aged &C, fusion repre-
sentative in the Legislature from the
country district Of Atchison county,
died unexpectedly ut his home near
Muscotah Wilcox owned valuable
property in Kansas City, Mo- and
many farms in Kansas. His wealth Is
estimated at 100000, He has been
prominent in Kansas since in 1863,
The Troy Chief gives this significant
warning: "'rhe fellow who is shoot
ing farmers dogs upon the highway
just to see them fall had better order
himself a coat of armor from Carne-
gle, as he will receive the same dose
one Of these days, II he don't watch
out. A dog has just MS much right
upon the highways Of K0sas, as long
as IL behaves itself, as the follow
who shoots it,
\ short time ago, upon invitation,
Gov Stanley made an address in the
Methodist church at Wnterville and
helped raise the church debt. Last
week, in return for the favor, the
pnstor at Watervlle sent Gov. Stan
ley a check for $l13 for the India
famine fund, raised by the Water
Vile congregation. It is the largest
amount any country church has
raised for that fund
The store Of Graham Bros. g. Co.
at SabethN was robbed several days
ago. Since then William Tan had
been sleeping in the store. Wednes-
day night he heard the door open and
saw several persons enter with Il
buIl's-eye lantern. He opened fire and
the burglars fed. Bloodhounds We're
sent for and tracked the men to
Salem, Neb.. where they were cap
tured One was shot in the hand,
The Topeka jointsts have demon-
strated that they can he Il mighty
factor in making u town go dry.
Some days ago the temperance elc-
ment got after the iointsts and made
them close up. Then the .ointiSts
and temperance crowd fused to make
life burden to the drug stores. The
iointists put out spoilers of their
own to catch the druggists, but the
latter got frightened and shut
down.
The state board of railroad assess
ors has completed its valuations of
railroad property for the year 1900.
Some lines have been decreased and
others increased, but the total is n
net increase of about $4,000 over the
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