Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-11
HASsAs ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Chnnutc Ia TO vote upon tho erection
Of another school building,
Railroad men say II takes carload
Of beer a week to supply lola,
Senator j, r, Burton went TO Des
hoines 10 make Fourth OF July ora.
tlon.
An empty elevator at Wichita is
burned Several box cars we're badly
acorched
The u, B. weather bureau reports
that wheat In Western Kansas ripened
too fast
The cost 10 Butler county in the sec
ond trial Of Miss Morrison will bo
about 81, 900.
Elmer Mott, a Topeka mail driver, Is
In jail charged with robbing mail
packages of jewelry.
l.. P, Lester, OF Newton, has started
with his family to 90 to Walla Walla,
Wash, In an automobile.
Contracts have been let for the con.
atruciion Of railroad from Fort Scott
10 Gas City, a suburb Of lola,
II is claimed that prospectors have
found zinc and silver oros near rccum-
sch Ave miles east of Topeka,
John Davis of Partridge, headed his
wheat threshed It and had II In an
elevator In tho space Of 10 hours.
The percentage Of school enrolment
TO population in Kansas IL 2Is7 which
Ia the highest, over all the states
Tho Parsons boys who were members
of the P'ortieth volunteer infantry
have returned from tho Philippines,
Mrs. Sam Lewis has been arrested
on the charge OF burning tho Metho.
dat church at Chanute fomc years ago.
y q, Sovereign was run over by
train, at Hutchinson, and IL was some
hours before he was found, His leg
was crushed.
The City Mills at Abilene caught fire
from a Union Pacific freight engine
and burned, together with 10000
bushels Of wheat.
j. R. Stone, Of Wichita, lost four
valuable Jersey cows from their eating
sugar cane. He had been offered $3.50
Tor one Of the cows.
I'll Dorado doctors have formed a
combine and will not bid for the treat.
ment OF sick paupcrs, and win charge
Ihe county regular rates.
The farmers generally expressed
their preference for college students
Tor work Ia the harvest as they turn
ont to be the best workers.
A Wichita saloon lsooper's bartender
'old bottle Of beer ON Sunday and
The act caused the rending asunder Of
Of the saloon keeper and $3.50,
w c, Morgan, professor of physics
and chemistry at Washburn college,
has resigned TO take proicssorship in
the California state university
w W, Martin, of Fort Scott, takes
Major Shochley's place as treasurer Of
the National Soldiers home at Leaven.
worth, Major shocllcy retires on ac-
count Of bad health,
There Ia mad dog epidemic In
Brown county, A number of people
and muny animals have been bitten.
Mary Norrie, i2 years old, died from
'he effects Of mad dog bite,
Josiah Moose lives in Winfield. lie
la probably the Oldest living guide,
scout and Indian hunter. His record
shows that he was born on November
o. 1901. His nerve is still steady when
he handles a rife.
A shameful case Is reported from
Douglas county, The mother of two
wealthy citizens was taken to the poor
farm on her oSth birthday.
The Gncs Of the Topeka women who
were with Mrs Nation in her hatchet.
etons were cut down TO 81 each by
Governor Stanley, When asked II he
would 10 the sAms thing with the
Gne OF the leader he said "Why should
H.
Highland lost by fire its Methodist
church, o shoe shop, BARRIERS shop
and one residence and restaurant.
About 100 Kansas teachers with
superintendent Nelson at their head,
go to the national teachers association
at Detroit, Michigan.
The Kansas Sunday School associa.
tion has opened headquarters in Abb
lenc with +. A. Smith, formerly of
Clyde, in charge. The State Sunday
school paper will hereafter be pub.
lishcd at Abilene.
II is said that Mrs, Jessie n. Perry,
Of Newton, will succeed Mrs. Lew
Hanback, in August, as superintendent
OF tho Beloit industrial school for girls.
Mrs A. T. Summers, Of Dickinson
county, picked the strawberry crop
from one'sixth OF an acre and sold il