Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-31

The records show that Lelvenworth
has l22 joints, which pay the city ssS a
month each,
Mrs Leases petition for a divorce
was filed on January 81 in the district
court OF Sedgwicls county.
The plate glass insurance companies
have cancelled all policies covering
risks in saloons in Wichita,
w, c. Lee, OF Toledo, attended the
Shorthorn sale at Strong City and pur-
chased small herd of them.
There are still 2lO applicantions for
rural delivery routes in the hands OF
the special agents for Kansas.
J.. d, Hampton, nephew of Cover
nor Lewelling has married Mrs, Dora
Barns, at Kansas City, Kansas.
DR.. Thomas Archer, of Emporia, is
dead. He preempted a farm mile
and a half from Emporia in 1855.
THE architects estimate Of the cost
of building a plant for heating and
lighting the state house is S65, 900.
Mrs, Rich has brought suit against n
Wichita saloon keeper for $4,000 for
making drunkards OF her two sons.
Finncy, Kearney and Hamilton coun-
ty farmers are entering into an agree
ment to put in ZOO acres OF sugar beets'
George Brown, who halls from Ne
braska, was assaulted by negroes at
North Lawrence and beaten in q fright
ful manner.
Captain Thomas Bickerton, the noted
artillery man in the early Kansas wars
and In a Kansas regiment in the civil
war, is dead, at the age of 50.
The enacting clause Of the bill which
is intended to make it possible to get
intelligent juries In Kansas in murder
cases, was knocked off by the house OF
representatives.
John Wilson, the young man who
disappeared at the time he was to have
married Strong City young lady, has
returned. 1t is said that the marriage
will be consummated.
The injunction suits brought against
the Dickinson county joints caused
them all to close, before trial. The
Enterprise man and wife, who beat
Mrs. Nation, have einigrated.
A Missouri Pacific train went through
burned bridge near McCracken. En-
gineer William Young was killed and
the fireman dangerously hurt. The
train took fire but the passengers es-
capped unhurt
A man by the name Of Kelley, was
was killed by Bartender John Switzer,
in saloon fight at Bruce, Crawford
county, Kelley's friends gave Switzer
beating with chairs, Switzer was
taken to the jail at Girard,
SedgwiclS county has dispensed with
the officer known as commissioner for
the poor. The action became neces-
sary under the statute requiring n
county to have n population of $4,000
to be entitled to such an officer, The
poor will be cared for by the commits
sioners direct, acting in connection
with the Associated Charities.
At Augusta, young man was dressed
to represent Mrs. Nation, and walked
uptown after the arrival Of the Frisco
train, carrying large hatchet. OF
course crowd Immediately gathered,
some Of them being in the secret,
When the excitement was at Its height
Mrs Nation disappeared to the box
car where the toilet had been made up.
The joke was on two business places
supposed to be doing straightforward
business, where the doors were locked
and windows barrtcaded.
Colon Ball is in Washington to take
examination for a commission in the
army He did good service in the
Twentieth Kansas,
D. Il. Thompson, one Of the Nebraska
candidates for United States senator,
was once the conductor on the Santa
Fe branch between Topeka and Atchi-
son.
Gasoline engines are OF as small cost
as windnills and are always ready; sc
there are many irrigators in the west
ern counties who are using the former
for pumping water.
Senasor j.. X, Cubbison has brother
attending the West Point military
academy, Mr.. Cubbison voted n very
decided aye on Senator Simons reso
luton denouucing ha1ing at the ocad
envy.
There is a bill before the legislator,
to authorize the use Of voting machine
in such counties, townships and citic
as may adopt them
Twcnty-nine years ago on Jonuar,
% 1872, the Kansas Legislature accept
ed from Topeka the 20 acres of Liant
1 Il 1.