Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-01

The residence of DR., j, G, Met llA-
took, III Topekn, was robbed the other
night of diamonds and other jewels
TO the value Of $500, The burglar cn-
tered the house by why OF u cellar
window.
Topeka has l0lS6 registered voters,
n great increase over any previous
year, Kansas City has 1880, consld-
cradle more than four years ago. At
Fort Scott the registration shows a
decrease.
The Legislative committee OF the
State Society Of Mines and Miners will
ask the legislature this winter TO
amend the law governing the orgnnl-
2ation OF that society, so that the
membership will be lessencd.
Daniel Howe, OF Garland, raised a
sweet potato this year that meas
urcs 81 inches in circumference and 10
inches long, II weighs eight pounds.
Mr.. Howe has sent II TO President Nc
Kinlcy for his Thanksgiving dinner.
Through the influence OF Senator
Baker and Congressman Curtis, the
interior department has appointed cx'
Secretary Of State William Higgins
Of Galcna, as appraiser Of Indian
lands in the territory at 500 per
month and expenses
George Davis, aged 22 years, commit
ted suicide at Lcbo by taking strych-
nine. He also took small dose of
cnrbolic acid. Davis wns Respondent.
lie got the strychnine at the home Of
the young woman upon whom he
called early in the evening.
S. S. King, election commissioner Of
Kansas City, refused certificates OF
qualification to blind students at the
state asylum there. Judge King ruled
the would-be voters out on the ground
that they were inmates Of state in
Rtitution and not residents.
The Monmouth Oll) stoncwNre
works, the largest in the country
will probably put in n branch plant
in the natural gas belt near indie
pendence, this state. A large bed of
clay suitable for making pottery eX-
lists Just north Of Independence.
This story recently came from
Wichita Frank Allgood, sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary for
horse. stealing, was baptized by im-
merslon Sunday at the Christian
church here, His hands and feet were
shuckled and he had to be carried to
the baptistry."
!. =, Griswold, a big ranchman OF
western Kansas, sees big profit in al
falfa. lie has cut three crops this
season and expects to cut another.
Each cut runs from Ia to tons per
acre and II sells for s. a ton in the
stack. This brings him about $24 per
acre for the season.
At Esbon, Jewell county, T.. A.
Hayes and w. Il. Mallory have made
wager on the Kansas election by
the terms OF which Hayes is to go to
bed and remain there 80 hours II Me-
Klnley carries the state, whereas
Mallory does tie sleeping act II Bry-
an should prove the winner.
There are 1927 inmates of the Osn-
watomie insane asylum--50l males and
500 females. There were during the
past year 800 deaths and 0S were dis
charged as restored. In discussing the
reasons for people going insane the
superintendent says: all health leads
with the greatest percentage while
hcrcdity is u close second, Nest
comes ntempcrmce. The lowest Of
all is disappointment in love, while
ucNt above is cigarettes"
Reports Of the geological survey on
the gas production of this state says:
"rhe value of the output in Kansas
is gradually increasing, and gas is
produced in commercial way in Al
len, I.ubette, Montgomery, Miami and
Wilson counties. A few good wells
have been found in Franklin county.
but have not been utilized, There
are indications that many other pools
will be found in the future. The gas
| is now used in southeastern Kansas
for domestic and manufacturing pur-
poses and the wells have shown but
slight reduction in pressure. The gas
from lola fields is being used extern
sively in the reduction Of zinc ores
raised at Joplin, Mo-, with great sue
cess, Six large reduction works are
established Mt hat place"
1t has been discovered by Kansas
man that a bunch of Angora goots
will not only keep land free of weeds
but that they will compel mortgages
! to move on.
James Harris, Labette county
farmer, while making an anti-rspub-
lican speech mt II schoolhouse near
Parsons, was stricken with paralysis
and died in II few moments.
Mile Hawk, aged 1G, living at Pres
ton, Is Il raving maniac over the
dancing habit. She returned home
from an al-nght's dance and was talk
en- with violent spasms which devel-
ored into insanity.
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