Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-22
KANSAS ITEMS OF INTEREST,

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The Santa Fe shop extensions Will
add about 1900 to the population OF
Topeka.
1t is becoming frequent in Kansas
banks TO discover bills Of national
banks OF Honolulu,
Ida Mcclure, aged TO- a farmers
daughter Of Cherokee county, took
strychnine and died
Railroad men whose runs are in both
states say that Nebraska corn is not as
good as Kansas corn.
Mr.. Dold says that II will take eight
months 10 fully complete the new pack
ing plant in Wichita,
Howard Black passed forged checks
at Newton and when arrested he plead
guilty. lie is youth.
Attorney General GODDARD decides that
The railroad commissioners have power
20 make and enforce rates.
Kansas now has 1913 rural free deliv-
cry mail routes and there are 1903 APP
plications for new routes pending,
A movers horse died in Independence
md in 10 minutes enough money was
raised TO supply It's place in front of
the prairie schooner,
j. j. Jordan, Of Fort Scott, is nego-
tiating the marketing of the $4,000
bushels OF apples on his farm in the
southern part of the state.
Thirty-hve butchers at the Cudahy
packing house in Wichita struck and
were out one day The killing was
done all right by men OF other depart
nents.
j, A. Ward, an amateur photographer
of Salna, won the prize offered by Sec
rotary Coburn for the best picture Of
Kansas wheat fields, The picture will
be used for advertising purposes.
Sergeant Barnes, Of Junction City,
drew claim in Oklahoma and proposed
10 sell out and 60 TO the claim, Mrs,
Barnes, failing TO change his purpose,
attempted suicide, but her life was
saved.
"When some of the men folks Of this
section are called to their fathers, says
the Anthony Republican, "they are
going to leave the best looking and
best fixed, financially, lot of widows in
the state.
John Q. Thompson, of Pratt, has
been appointed as one of the assistants
10 United States Attorney General
Knox, Mr.. Thompson has practiced
law throughout Southern Kansas FOR
many years.
Tom Leftwich, of Larned, is charged
with sending the associated press wild
story about lightning striking the coffin
in which a child was being taken for
burial, tearing Off the top of the coffin
and bringing the child to life,
Harry Shady, son of the city marshal
of Larned, was caught in the betting
OF threshing machine and his left
arm was torn off at the elbow. The
muscles were pulled out to the shoulder,
1t is doubtful IL he will recover.
The new tax law prepared by the
Legislative committee, has provision for
letting the holding of state funds to
two banks which will pay the highest
interest on it; the banks TO be any
where in the state and TO be heavily
bonded.
Coffey county claims ten bushels aver
nge yield of its corn crop which viii
make million bushels, Farmers are
looking for stock TO feed.
Dynamite exploded in barn at
Edna. 1t was kept there for use in
blasting well. 1t is believed that
rats gnawed it. The barn was com
pletsly demolished ...
Some farmers of Miami county are
buying back the cattle they sold when
they were scared and are paying so
cents hundred advance over the price
they received for them.
The mayor Of Parsons has at last
turned over that $4,000 received for
bonds, to the Katy company. The rail
road buildings which were concerned in
the transaction are to be completed
within six months.
William Kern of Baldwin was driving
four horses to disc harrow and was
killed by lightning, with three of the
horses. There was no rain,
The new elevator being erected in Sa-
lima to replace the one recently burned
will be one of the largestt in the state;
with capacity of 10000 bushels.
Mrs. John Springer, of Brown comfy
has won fight she has been making
for two years and has secured pardon
for her husband who was serving a
term for statutory rape and bastardy.
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