Hutchinson gazette., 1901-10-10
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST.

Ine Nhnh nc ucpol w hiB"h'" '"'
struck by lightning ana burned
Tumner county banks are full OF
money! the farmers own the most OF
IT,
Del Valentine has been reelected
clerk Of the supreme court, his second
term commencing October 49,
Joseph R, Mari, OF Burton, was n
member OF Company G, and was among
tho killed on the island of Samar.
County authorities raided ive joints
IN Arkansas City, and took the jointists
and their stocks on hand TO Winfield
Wichita is awake 20 the probability
of the extension OF the Choctaw road to
that city from Alva about 100 miles
away,
The Rev, j, r. Everett, Congrega'
tional pastor at onaga, is the new Sec
retary Of the Kansas State Temperance
Union,
Two negro convicts in the U. S, peni-
tertiary at Fort Leavenworth, attacked
John KennNry, guard, severely in
juring him
The state fremen's convention meets
this year at Junction City on October
Is. This Ia the iith annual meeting of
the association.
On Sunday, September 20, Dodge City
had the highest recorded temperature
in the United States, The thermometer
registered 05,
The section house at Dodge City, n
two story building, is burned down.
w. Glaze, who occupied 1t, lost valu'
able library,
The barb worm which infested wheat
fields in Saline county, proved bene-
fit to the crop by cleaning the boards
from the wheat
A. b. Hulitt, late Of Topeka, has a
Hereford ranch near chihuahua, He
raises them and ships in many for the
Mexican market,
orville Myers, Topeka boy, while
out duck hunting with other boys,
dropped his gun which was discharged
and the load struck him In the back of
the head and tore the skull Off
The industrial department Of the
State reform school Is now making
clothing for the inmates Of other state
institutions They also make shoes,
and are taught all sorts OF trades.
In some counties there will be no
elections held, there being mutual
agreements that township officers shall
hold over, or in some cases, that the
county boards shall make appointments.
Many school districts in the state are
taking advantages Of the law passed
by the last legislature and are estab-
fishing school libraries, The law pro-
vides that school districts of $50, 900 or
more valuation may levy library taxes
not exceeding one mill
The state universities of Wisconsin,
Ohio and Minnesota, Cornell university
of New York and the agricultural col
leges OF Michigan, Massachusetts,, Ne
braska, Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Oregon,
Kansas, North Dakota, and South Da-
kota are using the reports OF the Kan
sas state board of agriculture in their
classes in agriculture, dairying and an
imal husbandry, A writer in the
Twentieth Century Farmer says that
when requests are made for them 1t Is
generally explained that these works
are the best obtainable upon the sub
iects treated. And all on account OF
the careful and efficient work done by
Secretary Coburn.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh is OPP
posed to banks with less than $4,000
capital but the law recognizes the right
70 organize with only half that much
The Kansas agricultural college has
Just received four fullblood Ayrshire
cattle, bull and three heifers, This
breed is famous for milk and butter
production,
Charles w, Stout, II years old, was
driving hay rake near Edna and was
dragged 20 death by u runaway team.
lie was thrown from his seat in front
of the rake.
Attorney General GODDARD says that
the governor has authority to appoint
sheritfs to fll vacancies caused by the
biennial election law, and Governor
Stanley announces that he will name
sheriffs on October 10.
Mrs. Cox, of Courtland, Kansas, with
her four children, were on train al
Alliance, Nebraska, and attempted tc
go into another car while the train was
going around curve and with hei
3-year-old child was thrown from th,
moving train, Both were seriously
hurt.
John Dawson, bond clerk in the stat,