Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-10


from county treasurers in one day re-
Gently,
j. A. Newman, chairman OF the Santa
Fe tclegraphers, has moved to his farm
in Oklahoma,
A perceptibe shock Of earthquake
was felt at Mound City at o'clock Of
january Ord,
0sawatomie voted bonds to the
amount OF $40, 900 to build watcrworks,
by vote Of 2lG to 100,
Assistant Secretary OF State Hill p
Wilson is about to publish book OF
biography OF Kansas men,
The Christian church at Newton Is
out of debt and is able to raise the
pastors salary another 500
The EllSs Of Kansas, Oklahoma, In.
dian Territory, Missouri and Arkansas,
held joint gathering in Joplin, Mo-,
on January &
Fort Scott and Bourbon county Off
cials divide the revenues from liquor
sellers between the city and the coun-
ty treasures,
The Armour Packing company pro-
poses to put poultry and produce
houses in number Of southern Kan
sas and Oklahoma towns,
Attorneys will ask the legislature to
extend the term of the appellate court
another year, for the exclusive work OF
closing the cases in hand,
Topeka is to have plant for the
manufacture of portable X-ray ma
chimes, static machines and lightning
rods Thirty men will be employed.
Columbus sends out denial of q
smallpox tale sent from there, 1t is
now claimed that there are are only
25 cases in Cherokee county instead Of
200.
r. Il. Morrow, son OF Bob Morrow,
the older hotel man, and his father-in
law, j., j. ORourlS; both Of Lawrence,
have purchased the Throop hotel in
Topeka for $4,000.
The supreme court has decided that
the officials of penal institutions have
full authority for transferring convicts
from the Hutchinson reformatory to
the Lansing prison.
Hereafter the state will not pay for
the keeping of insane patients at their
homes or in comfy jails unless they
have been refused admission to the
asylum for lack Of room.
B. +. Williams, who has been con-
nected with the Santa Fe freight de-
partment for nearly 10 years, has re-
signed the place OF chief clerk to AS
sistant Freight Agent Maegley.
BY decision Of the supreme court
where pro TEN Judge is appointed to
try case at certain term OF court
and the case is continued to the next
term the Judge pro tenn has jurisdic-
tion.
A poor man in Auburndale, who has
been helped by charitable people for
many years, has this year bought five
or six lots and built house. lie paid
for it with his own earnings while his
wife worked for neighbors to make tho
living.
The death of Judge NJ. S, Adams,
who was speaker OF the house of the
Kansas legislature of 1862, brings up
"reminiscences of that session. Nearly
all the members of both house and
senate in 1862 have died, Among them
were John j. Ingalls,, p. B, Plumb Sol
Miller, c, X, Holiday, Sam Lappin,
Thos, A, Osborn, G. W, Smith, c. V.
Eskridge, p, B. MaXon and Geo. A.
Reynolds, OF the survivors are f. p.
Baker, D. NJ. Valentine. Alex Banks,
who was chief clerk, still lives. No
other survivor is just now recalled to
memory, il there be any.
December &c was the heaviest in Wich-
ita in point of receipts of hogs at the
stoclSyards this season. About thirty
carloads, or in the ncighborhood Of
1000 hogs were unloaded and sold.
Judge NJ. $. Adams recently died at
his home in Cannon City, Colorado.
He was member from Leavenworth
o. the Kansas legislature, and speaker
of the house, in the sessionsin 1862 and
1868. He was later n candidate for
member OF congress, at the time of sid
ney Clarke's last nomination and cleo
ton.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
> the ministers of Wichita resolution
/ commencing the action of Mrs. Nation
, was defeated by large majority.
Fort Scott has had an Electric Light
. and Power company, Street Railway
company, and Steam Heating com
} pany, but they are now consolidated
4 under the name Consolidated Supply
Q company
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