Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-02

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central states will cause a big demand
for Kansas hay this fall,
The three republican Legislative cnn-
dldates In Cherokee county were in-
structed for burton for senator.
The annual reunion OF the Sixth
Kansas Cavalry Veteran association
viii be held in Galenu, August 30, "a
and 25. o..
RN-Constnble Dean Rukcstraw, OF
(inlenp, who had gotten into some sc-
rious trouble, committed suicide to
avoid arrest,
Arthur Thompson, ten miles west
of independence, claims he was held
up and robbed of $50 while on his
way to town.
Hundreds Of Kansas farm hands,
the same kind of men that composed
the lighting Twentieth Kansas under
Funston, are now joining the army
for service In China, Fifty enlisted
under Lieut. ullne In three days at
Wichita,
Iolu's issue of $4,000 In bonds for n
municipal wNtcrworks and electric
light plant has been decided invalid.
The flaw lies in the petition which
called the election, not enough tax
payers having signed to make the re-
qulrcd two-trths
August Gallagher of ST, Louis edi-
tor Of the Modern Miller recently re-
turned from n tour through western
wheOtiields, He says there Is more
wheat IN the stack in Kansas now
than was ever seen stacked in the
history of the state.
The manufacturing Of heavy twine
for the binding of corn is expected
to commence nt the Kansas pcniten-
tlury Irvine plant within few days.
II is said that the twinc will he sold
to dealers us well ns farmers, and, in
fact, all who order II,
I, +, Campbell, of Wichita, populst
nominee for congress in the Seventh
district, has refused TO entertain the
proposition Of Mr. Duyul, the demo-
cratic candidate, that the populist
congressional committee be allowed
to designate the candidate,
Hub Johnson, who broke parie in
Republic county in the early days, Is
now worth 100000. lie went bare
footed in the early times, and the
sole of his foot became so hard that
he could strike II match on II as easily
us he now cNn on the sole of his shoe.
The new federal building in Kansas
city, Kan. will he l7j by 1870 feet in
dimensions, II will contain two
stories and n basement, without II
dome, In appearance II resembles the
public library building in Kansas
city, Mo, It will be made entirely of
gray stone,
The Northeast Kansas Epworth
assembly met at Cnwkcr City last
week, Judge PostlethwNite, of jew
ell county, is president of the asSem-
bly,. This is not only great re-
llgiouS, but nn Nn educational event
rs well and is largely attended, many
people tenting during the session,
Robert johnson, u negro who
clnlmed TO he upwards of 100 years old,
died recently in Kansas City, Kan.
He clnimed to have lived until he was
20 years old among cannibOls in South
Africn and to have on several occu-
sions eaten human flesh. He was
brought to this country by slave
traders,
Emma Iowcl young woman OF
Topekn, tried TO end her trouble by
taking poison and jumping from the
Rock Island bridge into the Kaw
river. \ railroad empoye saved her
from drowning. but she was in n
critical condition from the poison.
Dependency after carouse was re-
sponsible for the act.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
Putnam bunk nt Richmond was made
about three o'clock the other morn
ing, The robbers were frightened
away by W. B. MacFarlone, who ex-
changed several shots with them. The
outside door of the safe was broken
open with nitroglycerine, The force
Of the explosion blew the door into
the street.
An attempt to plant branch of the
Mormon church at White Church,
Wyandotte county, has caused a Bit
ter feeling, which ~ growing more
intense all the time. Already there
have been several clashes between fol-
lowers of Brigham Young and the
anti-Mormons. Men go to worship
with weapons OF defense in their pock7
cts, and during the day, when the
farmers are toiling, they carry their
shotguns strapped to their plow
handles. ...t..[. a,.'..
J Miss Josephine Spencer, of Ster-
ling, has been elected secretary of
the Young Peoples Christian Union
OF the United Presbyterian church of
the United States.
Archie Mlston, Joseph RalSton and
Henry Cowes were Killed by lightning
near Redfeld, Bourbon county. They
had taken refuge in IA cowshed during
thunderstorm.
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