Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-07
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST.

family difficulty
independence and CofTeyville are
rivals, and they sometimes show their
teeth at each other.
Mr. 4, Vineyard, prominent citizen
OF Wellington, aged 70, is dead from
dropsy OF the heart
During the late snow storms n cen
tral Branch train was II hours getting
over d2 miles OF track
State Auditor Cole has refused the
appointment tendered to him Of war.
den Of the pcntentiary
Fort Scott Ia named for the annual
convention Of the Kansas Christian En-
deavor Union on May 9l.23.
Two shot frcrs were killed in u coal
mine at Weir City, The timbers Of
the shaft were torn to pieces.
Rev. j. w. Vanderlip, OF Ransom,
Kansas, was among the injured in the
wrecked train at Millersburg, Indiana,
Jerry Simpson Is opening n branch
in Wichita OF the commission company
OF Kansas City which he Is member
OF.
The employees of the house Of repre-
sentatives have given Chief Cleric Lob
dell a 500 bct OF silver knives, forks and
spoons
Nearly 1900 hogs were received at
the Wichita stock yards on February
2s, and 2,44O Of them went over the
scales
Another good wheat crop will turn
all the slurring talk about Kansas now
appearing In Eastern papers, to the
old style.
Chhs ]. Webb, the grand master OF
the Masonic grand lodge has been pre-
sented with magnificent grand mas
ter's jewel.
Walter Dunlap, Of Bonner Springs,
was silly enough to quarrel with his
wife and fool enough to blow out his
brains latter,
State Treasurer Frank Grimes has
gone to Washington TO get pointers on
his future work as private secretary to
Senator Burton,
Clyde Miller, OF Usage City, succeeds
Henry j. Allen as private secretary to
Governor Stanley, lie graduated from
Kansas University.
In the ffth annual orutorical con-
test at Midland college, at Stirling,
Martin II. Dirks took first place and
Oscar Woods second.
G. d. Metcalf, q millwright, was
caught by shaft in mill at CofFey-
vile and was terribly mangled, His
death was instantaneous
A gang Of train robbers walked into
a trap at Riley, and Frank Wharton,
their supposed leader, was captured
and taken 10 the jail at Manhattan.
According to a census completed in
Kansas 40 years ago in February the
territory had population of s,5Ol, of
which zoos were voters, There were
4Os persons OF foreign birth, l5l free
negroes and l92 slaves
English parties owned e,O5S acres of
land in Sedgwick county and sold it
recently to n firm in Wyoming, who
have sold IL TO q Newton real estate
firm for $4,000, Tncy bought it on n
speculation and are selling it out in
single quarter sections
The Eureka fire department enjoyed
n banquet so well that II took fire
alarm at 2'3O a, m. TO adjourn the AZ
fair
Upon her return from Peoria 10 To-
peka, Mrs Nation went directly to the
county Jail and delivered herself to the
sheriff Her bond was cancelled.
The injuries received by Postmaster
Guthrie Of Topeka, prove to be serious
His fall from street car dislocatcd has
shoulder burst an artery in his shoul-
der and split a piece OF bone off his
shoulder blade.
Kansas University will probably use
the $4,000 received from the govern
ment on the old Free State hotel claim,
for gymnasium and armory,
j. Clark Baldwin, who was employed
In job printing Office in Wichita,
committed suicide, leaving as a reason
his i'll health and the fear OF becoming
insane. lie left directions for the pay
ment Of certain bills and that his es-
tate, most OF which he had but recently
come into possession Of, should go to
his sister, who is professional nurse
and is living At Larned.
A horse and mule buyer, direct from
South Africa, with veterinarians with
him has reached Kansas City after
more Kansas horses and mules.
Somebody suggests the profit there
might be realized by shipping train
loads Of Kansas soil to New England