Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-28

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More than 1870 bills were sent to the
governor in one day last week,
Admiral George Dewey has inherited
and now owns a house in Topeka.
EX.Chief Justice David Martin Is sick
with pneumonia at his home in Atchi-
son,
Eugene Calhoun Wichita boy, has
enlisted in tho British army at Cape
Town.
Thirty men and women broke into
aud broke saloon outfit at Newman,
Kansas
In Pittsburg every one OF "a saloons
are closed and the police prevents the
back door business,
EX.Lieutenant Governor A, j, Felt
leaves Kansas to make his home with
his son in Oklahoma,
At Winfield everything remains quiet
on the surface but the undercurrent
feeling is still intense,
Two or three wagon loads Of jack
rabbits are not an uncommon thing
In the streets OF ST. John.
The Masonic grand lodge at the ses-
sion in Wichita selected Fort Scott for
its next annual meeting.
The Santa Fe is making preparations
to make improvements on its line be-
tween Ottawa and Olathe.
The railroad bill Of this session is
the first one that ever passed the sen.
ate without an opposing vote.
More senators and representatives
have their wives with them in Topeka
than has been usual in the past
Dick Walker is reported as saying
that now that Bill Hackney has gone
back to Winfield he will go back there
| too.
Mr. and Mrs, George Kretsinger, who
have lived in the vicinity OF Wellsville
since 1887, have celebrated their golden
wedding.
Representative Epperson, Of Scott
has smallpox, and Representative Claw
son, Of Cherokee, went home because
his family has smallpox.
AtJ. w. Logans sale, in Franklin
county, steer calves brought $50, year
ling steers S3l, cows S95 to $40, Out Of
n sale OF 81, 600 1t was all cash but Sl90.
DIR, Welcome w, Smith, aged s5, died
at Peabody February 90. lie had lived
in Peabody about 20 years. lie is said
to have been the oldest Odd Fellow in
Kansas.
Mrs, Nation wrote to Judge Hazen,
~ want you to quit this fooling and
let me out OF here" She threatens to
sue for damages in being unlawfully
held in Jail.
Elijah Collins, Of Highland station,
is dead at the age of SO. lie was n
charter member of the first Masonic
lodge in Kansas. lie had lived in Kan
sas 40. years.
Rev. William Dring, n returned mis-
sionary from Assam has given to the
museum Of ottawa University some
valuable specimens among which are n
sword, a set of deer's horns and the
skin Of royal Bengal tiger,
1t was reported on the wires on Feb
ruary "a, that Captain John Schilling
Of Hiawatha, was dying, lie has lived
in Brown county since before the civil
war, in which he served with credit,
and has since been prominent in state
affairs.
Colonel W. +, Cloud, who served in
three wars, the last being with the
Second Kansas in the civil war, is 70
years old, and as active as a boy, walks
at the rate of five miles an hour, goes
up stairs two steps nt time and never
knows what it is to be sick. lie was
recently given a pension of S25 a month.
Citizens of Beloit command the city
authorities to punish the instigators of
turning The fire hose on the crusndcre
1t is announced that ex-senator Pcf-
fer is going to Washington to live be-
cause his asthma troubles him less
there.
The law providing for the appoint
ment instead of election OF marshals,
street commissioners, assessors, attor-
neys and clerks OF second class cities,
came in force on February -, by pub
lication. This prevents these officers
from being elected this spring.
Senator Wulfekuhler, of Leaven-
worth, is sick at Topeka.
The Troy Chief says that Mrs. Ma
tion was the wife of Captain Cheno-
weth, of Company A, First Kansas
Volunteers, who was partner with
Frank NJ. Tracy and d. w. Wilder,
when they published a free-soil paper
in st. Joseph, Mo, The firm were
driven across the Missouri river and