Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-03

Winfield has newly organized com
pany 10 manufacture sash and doors
Inmates Of all OF tho state institu'
tions We're given big Christmas din
ner.
Farm land In Graham county Is sell
ing 95 to 30 per cent higher than last
year
Cherokee won out over GirRrd In the
vote for the location OF the county high
school,
Frank Morrill,, n son OF cN'Goycmor
u, N, Morrill,, will open a law Office in
Boston,
Kansas law fixes tho limit at five
years imprisonment for kidnappers,
Change It,
Wm, Bauer has sold his farm OF l75
acres In shiloh township, Ncosho coun-
ty, to Iowa parties for $4,000.
Twcnty'siX Chanutc boys and girls
were home during holidays from vari-
ous colleges which they attended,
j, l.. Taylor late OF DecaturS Illinois,
is new resident Of III Dorado, lie
owns n Butler county ranch Of l,490
acres
Statements OF the three national and
one state banks OF Lawrence show that
the total amount on deposit is Sl,2lj,-
GiGGl.
Farms in Cherokee county are chang
ing hands rapidly, the purchasers be-
ing farmers from Michigan, Illinois
and Iowa,
Jos. Mailer has sold his Kay county,
o. r., farm and will locate in Cowlcy
county. lie sold the farm of 100 acres
for $3.50,
Hiss Lillian Forsoc, who is now So
prano soloist at Oakland Methodist
Episcopal church, in Chicago, was born
In Salina in 1878.
A girl only eleven years old, OF Has
kell county, caught large coyote in n
trap, killed and skinned it herself, and
received the bounty,
The Kansas State Teachers associa.
ton elected W. NJ. Sinclair, FL Dorado,
president; Miss NJ. Il, Dolphin, Leaven-
worth, vice president
Or. A. II. Hull, father Of Congress
man Hull, of Iowa and Milton Hull,
editor OF the Kiowa, Ks, Review, died
Mt kiowa on December 20.
The business men OF Florence pre-
sented the night marshal Of that place,
A. B, Baker, as II Christmas present,
complete policeman's outfit
II. NJ, HoIlowa, proprietor Of the
Keystone mills at Larned, presented
each OF his employees with five dollar
gold piece as Christmas gift.
Mrs. Daniel Bunnel's large residence
in Arkansas City was burned down
December 2s. 1t was beyond the water
limits The loss Is about 81 900
A. j. Rice, OF Graham county has 3O0
acres in alfalfa and will SOW as much
more. lie has already started several
orchards and has large acreage of
wheat out.
W. r. Barnes was elected by the
Kansas Horticultural Society to sue.
ceed himself as secretary, Mr.. Chan
dlcr, Of Wyandotte, made good race
but was beaten. Other officers elected
are: Fred Wcllbousc, Topeka, presi-
dent; j. w. Robinson III Dorado, vice
president; Fyanl, lloisington, Roscdale;
treasurer.
At the golden wedding Of Mr. and
Mrs. Z. N. Jackson, of Olathc, there
were among the guests five couples,
four of them living within block Of
the Jackson home who had been mar
ricd respectively So, 81, 30, 80 and 81
years.
The NJ. Il. church at Ellsworth paid
off its entire debt; the result OF the
work of the women. A jubilee was
had at which the men gave banquet,
doing all the work themselves, They
did it in recognition of the labors of
the women.
A company has been organized in
Franklin county who propose to make
the run for land when tho Kiowa coun-
try is opened. They are accumulating
funds for the trip.
II. r. Irvine, general rondmaster Of
the Rock Island, is selected to have
charge of the extension from Liberal.
w. II. Davidson, u division engineer at
Des Moincs, will become general road
master.
During the past two years Ave Kan
sas banks have failed and all OF them
owe dcpositors only $500.
The big stables at Bismarls Grove,
Lawrence, have just filed an order for
500 horses for the English government.