Hutchinson gazette., 1901-09-19
RANsAs ITEMS or INTEREsT

In 1891 Kansas had 3i,isi acres OF al
falfa; in 1901 ther1 were 10000 acres
OF this forage crop in the state,
The number OF new students in
Washburn college is greater at this
opening season than ever before,
j, Il. Ryan, n wealthy farmer of Mont
gomery county, is smysteriously missing
Mr., Ryan's age is O7 years lie owns
farm Of 24O acres.
Miss Jessie Morrison went from the
penitentiary 30 Excelsior Springs with
the hope of regaining her health, She
gave $4,000 bond,
John r, Galley, Of Clearwater, is be-
lieved TO be one of five men who were
killed in railroad collision at James
town, South Dakota
The Richland school house west Of
Pratt wac struck by lightning and
burned, with fixtures The building
was valued at $1,000
Miss Edith Davis, q teacher In the
Topeka high school, has accepted u
$1,000 position in the territorial agri-
cultural college Of New Mexico,
While Miss Morrison was in the pen
Itentiary, she made good deal Of
fancy work which brought u consider
able revenue TO the library fund,
Blue Rapids has u commercial club
which is reaching out for the extension
of the Missouri Pacific north from To-
peka 10 connect with the Central
Branch.
The State Shcriifs' association pro-
poses to contest the claim that they
must vacate at the end Of their second
terms, and that n successor must he APP
pointed, They have employed attor-
uoys.
George A. Braunraider. u member of
The Soldiers Home at Leavenworth,
was dishonorably discharged and
drummed out of camp for expressing
satisfaction at the shooting Of the pres
ident.
f. L, Register, II delivery wagon
driver OF Topeka, said he was glad Mr.,
Mckinley was shot, and was dis
charged, A committee went TO his
house 30 order him TO leave the city
but did not find him,
Courtland Fleming, member of the
Twentseth Kansas, was shot through
the stomach, the ball passing through
it and lodging in his back; n case sim
liar to that of President Mckinley lie
is now strong, sound man,
At Redfeld, Bourbon county, when
the news from Buffalo came, A. Il.
Smith, barber, said ii was damned
good thing" The entire population
became infuriated and he was given
until night to get out Of town,
On September 1g the balance in the
general revenue, in the state treasury
was S191, ,30s, while the surplus money
In the permanent school fund was $780,
COL For the latter strenuous efforts
are being made to find investments.
Chas Lake and C. A. Lewis, Missouri
Pacific men, were standing inside the
Paola depot when fight among ne
groes occurred on the platform, The
bullets passed through the side of the
depot and hit both of the white men.
oberlin, Decatur and jennings have
been flooded by three inch rain fall.
At Decatur the county records were
damaged. Along Sapp Creek hay and
other stacked feed was swept away and
culverts and bridges were washed out.
A Greenwood county j1ry in the dis
trict court found the mayor of Eureka
not guilty on the charge Of disobeying
ing the law in appointing C. civilian
MS street commissioner when an old
soldier was an applicant for the place.
Less than two years ago Marshal
Hatfield bought the John Gapen 80
acres in Harmon township, Sumner
county, for $3.50. His first crop was
1,9O0 bushels Of oats and 400 bushels of
corn. This year he thrcshed 1,O7l
bushels of wheat and on Tuesday he
sold the land for S1,7OO,
There are 100 cars of bridge material
at Liberal for the Rock Island bridge
over the Canadian on the El Paso ex-
tension. The bridge will be 500 feet
long and 1876 feet high.
1t is told that the Rev. Mr.. Breed, of
Burlingame, who is u X. N. G.. mem
Der, was at the depot wearing his uni
form, when he was approached by n
man who said; "Say, pard, we've got n
little game over here and some booze.
If you want in, it's all right" The
preacher told about it in his Sunday
sermon.
II. L. Comfy has been changed from
Joplin, Mo-, and has taken the place of
Mr. Frank at Wichita as district freight
aren't of the Frisco line. lie has livnd