Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-17
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST.

Pacific link between Marquette and
Mcpherson.
Tails Lebarge 10 years old, Of Cloud
county pulled his gun through hedge
and Is dead.
Senator Henley, OF Lawrence, Is in
favor Of using convict labor in improv"
ing country roads.
Assistant Secretary OF State Hill p,
Wilson is about TO publish book OF
biography OF Kansas men,
Ex-Chief Justice A. II, Horton Is
spending the winter In Florida TO get
rid Of the effects Of pneumonia,
Hugh Cameron, the Lawrence her.
init, having had his house burned four
times, has dug cave to live In.
The Shawnee county poor commis'
sioner has among his REGULARS" George
Washington and William X. Wander
bilt.
The town OF Pratt Is so completely
filed that n vacant room could not be
found in which to hold poultry ex-
hibit.
The state board OF health reports 2O9
cases Of smallpox IN the state; less than
half the number in Topeka alone one
year ago.
The milling plant OF Joseph 0liphOnt
& Co, In Cooper Hollow, near Galena,
Is burned, The loss is $500, insurance
one-half
Five foreign countries are represent
ed in the Kansas legislature--England,
Ireland, Germany, Switzerland and
Sweden.
North Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
and Maryland contribute Of their ma
tives TO the membership OF the Kansas
legislature.
Lyon county has finally awarded n
contract for building new court house.
Dan L, Thomas Of Emporia was the
successful bidder,
Near jamestown Clarence Hartwell
fell on the ice while hunting and his
gun exploded tearing his foot 80 that
nmputation was necessary.
The former wife Of w. II, Catch of
Woodbine, has received from Mr.
Gatch's will $4,000 in cash and n house
and lot from her divorced husband.
Jssse George, formerly Lcaven-
worth lawyer, who was sent as mis-
sionary TO the Philippines, is now SUI
perintendent OF the Manila schools,
The proposed new election law 10
prevent name TO appear rs n candi-
date on more than one ticket on the
blanket ballot, is already prepared
The state auditor, in his report,
schedules necessary appropriations for
the two fiscal years ending June 3O
1903, showing total Of 81, ,OoI IOls,S5,
Colonel G. A. Smith, a Minnesota
lumberman, has transferred to Bethany
College, Lindsborg, the title TO 81, ,0O0,-
900 feet OF lumber on the stump in Ore
gon,
Thomas Hindman, formerly n lawyer
of Pittsburg, Pa, and a soldier In the
l25th Pennsylvania volunteers, came to
Reno county 1Oyears ago for his health.
lie died on January 10,
Ed. Metz, under sheriff Of Reno coun-
ty, was run over by train at Hutch
inson, When pulled Off the track he
asked II both his legs were cut of,
saying that II they were he did not
want to live. Both legs were cut Off
and he died in about an hour,
The Nicholson plant at lola is to
have four more furnaces containing
l,200 retorts. This will cause an in
crease OF 100 men to the force required
John Lindsey, rural mail carrier Of
Atchison, built postofllcc on light
spring wagon, with mail pouches and
equipments, glass windows and n
stove,
December GO was the heaviest in Wich-
ita in point of receipts Of hogs at the
stoclsyards this season About thirty
carloads, or in the neighborhood of
1000 hogs were unloaded and sold.
John Mahan, Of Abilene Judge Of
the court of appeals, proposes to re-
move to Seattle to resume law practice.
lie has lived in Abilene 80 years.
II, G, Finch, Of Usage county, re-
Gently died and in his wallet was found
$4,000 in promissory notes, some of
them thirty years old. For great
many years a Burlingame banks pub
lished statements contained an item
Cashiers check outstanding" This
check was found in Finch's wallet along
with New York state bank bill dated
1862.
The jury in the district court OF AL
len county rendered a Judgment for
$500 against doctor for malpractice,
the patient having sworn that his bro.