Hutchinson gazette., 1901-03-28
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST,

have cases Of the smallpox,
The registration at Wichita counted
up lO,5s7, OF which number i,Oil were
women,
Governor Stanley expects TO attend
the Y, NJ, C. \, meeting in Guthrie on
March O.
Farmers about Osborne are organ
iling new bank to do business in
that burg.
A miller NJ Lincoln started ear Of
flour to Belfast, Ireland, on st. Pat.
ilclS's day
Robberics are occurring in Emporla
more than ever before, The police fail
20 find clues
Wm, II, Schoonover, Of Rice county,
pioneer fell dead while playing Il
game of croquct
Andrew Carnegie has offered $4,000
for II library at Fort Scott, upon the
usual conditions,
There is now no law prohibiting
fishing in Kansas with hook and line
at any time Of year.
The state board Of railroad assessors
have commenced their annual tour
over the lines Ia the state,
The lecture course at Newton left n
balance to the credit Of the committee,
II balance on hand of sl25, SO,
A, V, Lindell, bond clerk in the
Office of the state superintendent OF
public instruction, has smallpox
Governor Morrill, visited the Kansas
capitol for the first time in many
months. His health is restored,
Registration books in Topeka were
kept open in public places in the diff
fcrent wards, This is usual there,
Benz, Northrup, the new state grain
inspector, says he will make only few
changes in the present force of dcpu-
ties.
A Kansas University professor says
that good times decrease the attend
unco Of students while hard times in
crease II,
A chemist in the employ Of the Orient
has been examining the soil and the
water along the line Of that road from
kowa northward.
The plan, II there ever was one, to
make State Treasurer Frank Grimes
private secretary to Senator Burton
has been called Off,
Robert Bissnnt2, aged 81, son of
Wichita merchant, was accidentally
shot and killed while at hunting
camp at Mortonvllc.
Contracts have been made about
Lahin and Garden City TO grow beets
for the beet sugar mandatory at
iNpChG TOIui NOlOluuu'
There is noted increase in the cree
ton Of buildings in Emporia, This is
said to be the result of the voting OF
bonds for the Orient railroad.
The Laliin bank at Lakin lost $1,000
by burglary. A directors meeting
was called to decide whether to make
mp the loss or to close business,
Probate Judge Pagan Of Shawnee
county, has decided that druggist
must be convicted of breaking the law
before his permit can be revoked
w. c. Rathburn, u past commander
of the G., A. Il. at Marquette, died at
the home of his nephew in Kansas City
on March 20. lie went to Kansas City
10 spend the Christmas holidays and
was unable to return,
The l9th annual tournament OF the
Kansas state Sportsmans association
will be held in Lcavcnworth April TO-
Is.
Quarantine for sheep has been cs.
tablished at Andalc, where the scab
is reported to atllict sheep about to be
shipped
The Commercial Fire Insurance com.
pany, of Wilmington, Delaware, has no
license to do business in Kansas. II
there arises an occasion to sue this
company the case would have to be
filed in Delaware.
Thousands of geese circled about
Abilene during the late blizzard, dash
ing into the cectriclights. Sportsmen
killed large number Of them, staying
ont in the storm until daylight to shoot
the geese
An egg dealer at Golis received nm
order by wire for carload of eggs and
placed 400 cases in car at the depot
in less than half an hour,
Miss Mary Vein, an Oklahoma girl.
took first honors at the Wichita high
school, and will be the valedictorian at
the commencement exercises in May.
George I. Poison, of Randolph, aged
70 is dcad from Bright's disease. lie
was prominent citizen and twice rep.
resented Riley county in the lcgisa-