Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-21
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST,

independence now has two gas COM
panics; thorsccond having been given
franchise,
Senator Baker resumes the practice
of law In Leayenworth with his son as
his partner
w, y, Bird, OF Topeka, succeeds W.
l., IIolcomb as clerk Of the state lapor
commissioner,
Fort Riley day" is one OF the drawing
cards for the G, A, II, encampment at
Junction City,
Daniel Jones, Of Preston, was frozen
to death on the prairie during the re-
cent blizzard,
Il, A, Runyan has been acquitted of
the charge Of wrcckng the state bank
of Yates Center,
Many students at the state normal
school have smallpox There are hity
cases In Lyon county,
y. u, Wilmington, OF Kincoid, was
recently killed by lightning lie left
$4,000 life insurance,
Judge Smart fined and committed u
Garnctt witness In Il liquor trial be-
cause he couldn't remember
Dnring the coal famine which pre-
vailcd n short time in Western Kansas
cow chips were at q premium
The joints, schools and churches
at Weir City were ordered closed until
April on account Of smallpox,
President Stillwell Of the Orient
railway, Is going TO Europe to place
securities OF his railway system,
Mrs. Carry Liseomb, Of Flint, Mich,
is Visiting towns in Kansas instituting
lodges OF the Sisters of the MaccNbees'
Fat Concy is at his home In Topeka
and is almost blind from the effects OF
an explosion in his zine mine In Mis-
souri,,
Complaint is made that fishermen are
sweeping Kansas streams OF their FISH,
regardless Of the new Law which pro
hibits scining
william Wykcs, prominent citizen
living near Caldwell, is dead. lie was
an Englishman but had lived In Kan
kas 80 years.
G'rhe anti-fusion election law Is not In
force until published in the statute
books, and therefore does not apply to
spring elections,
Ellsworth Kelly, county school SUI
perintendent OF Woodson county,
writes stories for the Youths Compan.
ion and McClurcs,
Under new law city city clerks can
not refuse TO allow registration books
20 be copied by representatives. of po-
litical organizations
A party Of women have destroyed
one Of the finest furnished saloons in
Armourdale. Guards were quickly in
front Of the other saloons.
A passenger train on the Leaven.
worth, Kansas & Western was ditched
near Soldier and eleven passengers
were injured; Leo Chadwick, superin.
tendcnt OF bridges and buildings, being
the most seriously hurt, The express
car caught FIRE.
General j. X. Hudson gave the in.
dustral institute n library OF $50 vol
umes. II is an institution planned
and organized by William r, Carter, n
negro, for the benefit Of his race
General Hudson has felt kindly to col.
ored people since his service as major
in colored regiment in the civil war
The trial Of Miss Jessie Morrison is
continued until the June term Of the
district court in III Dorado upon re.
quest of the state, for the reason that
there would not be sufficient time for
the .rial at this term, which is limited
TO four weeks,
A visitor to Nortonville one day was
surprised to see the people Of the town
engaged in cleaning the park near the
Santa Fe depot, Everybody was work.
ing with enthusiasm. This was the
result Of newspaper work for unity OF
effort to beautify the town,
Twenty-Five men are employed in the
freight department of the Wichita San
Ia Fe depot for the sole purpose o.
loading and unloading ears,
The disappearance of Cashier John
son, OF the bank Mt Niles, Mich, whC
was n stakeholder in the Farmers stat,
bank Of Arkansas City, and whose note
that bank held, caused excitement a
Arkansas City which eliminated in tn,
withdrawal Of deposits. The deposit
ors were met coolly, funds having beer
provided for such an emergency, ant
all Of their demands were met.
Postmaster William Drumpiller, o
Logan, was killed in n railroad wrecl
between Washington and New Yorl,