Hutchinson gazette., 1901-06-20
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST.

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Prairie Dog river in Thomas county.
State Grain Inspector Northrup
turned into the state treasury as fees
collected in May, so, 1885.
A Concordla girl OF 10 years had $50
young chickens at the beginning OF
June and several hens still on their
eggs
A FIRE at Conway Springs destroyed
the Central hotel, Farris' livery barn
and Mrs. Grinsley's residence. The
loss is about $4,000
The amount Of interest due the state
on daily balances in the National City
bank of New York City, for April
amounted 10 SCOTT.
Two thousand cars OF wheat were
billed from Clanin, Barton county, last
year, and II is believed that the record
will be held this year.
j. A, Tuttle, travelling freight agent
for the Rock Island, killed himself In
Hutchinson because he believed that
he was TO become blind,
Charles Stark, Franklin county
farmer, white man with n fair skin,
Is turning black. The doctors call II a
case OF Addson's disease,
Water came up with rush TO with
in l9 feet of the top Of well being
bored in Mcpherson, The well had
reached the depth Of 1876 feet.
There Is new Australian law in
Kansas which requires study Il. II,
Tracy, assistant attorney general, Is
preparing instructions for voters,
Harvey Horncr was some way thrown
from n load Of goods, at Caldwell, his
head being caught in a wheel Of the
wagon. He was dangerously hurt
The Santa Te is 10 extend its present
freight depot in Wichita, making it 1876
feet leuger, It's outside platform Gu.
pacity will be about 1900 square feet.
Kansas Woodmen were well repre-
scnted at their great gathering in st,
Paul, Mimi. Topeka, Wichita and
Coffeyville sent their uniformed drill
teams.
The Rock Island has decided TO run
a stock train twice n week from Chick.
asha to Wichita, arriving early in the
morning, The Santa Fo win likely do
the same.
The stone Baptist church in Topeka
which faces the capitol and is opposite
the Santa Fe general Offices, is to be
taken down and a $4,000 new church
erected there,
Il. NJ. Wright, state superintendent
of forestry has distributed 100000
trees in Western Kansas this season
They we're black and honey locust,
Usage orange and cntalpa.
The new G, A. r, department com
mander, Mr., Norton, has appointed
Frank NJ, Biddle, OF Blue Rapids, as
department adjutant and W, W. Denni-
son, OF Topeka, as quartormaster,
j. II. Watkins, cashier OF the Dexter,
Sumner county bank, killed himself
A bank examiner had been Mt work
over the banks accounts and found
discrepancies, Watkins left letter
giving business instructions and stating
that he had never taken one dollar of
the banks money.
They tell a story about Jim Steele
who was the first justice of the peace
in Wichita, appointed by the governor
before SedgwicS county was organized
He had endorsed note; the amount of
the note was sued for in Steele scourt;
the court gave judgment for the holder
and then paid the note himself.
A Smith county farmer lost his wad
a year ago. This year he plowed
up the purse and found his SIS.
Calvin Titus, the Wichita soldier,
of Pelsin wall fame, was born at Vim.
ton, Iowa. A Vinton man came to
Wichita to induce Titus to visit his ma
tive town on July 4, Titus said he
wanted to 60 to Vinton to sec his lit
tie sister and the visit was dated to
meet the Vinton mans request lie
said that people would come hundred
miles to Viuton and would give him
noiablc reception.
Frank Dyer, Wichita, is manager for
Kansas of the National Educational
association convention at Detroit,
Mich, 10 meet July s-l2. There will
be n large attendance from Kansas.
The railroads have given II generous
rate.
The executive committee of the Yves.
leyan university at Salina did not re.
elect Dir. Tubbs as a member Of the
faculty on account of alleged herctcal
views, There was trouble among the
students many declaring they would
leave the school II Tubbs did.
Oklahoma crowded Kansas off the