Hutchinson gazette., 1901-05-30
KANsAs ITEMS or INTEREST.

rusty nail into his foot,
Mrs. Ida Eckert Lawrence, who read
poem at the launching Of the battle
ship Iowa, was from in Kansas.
The annual grand lodge OF the
knights OF Pythias in session in Kan
sas City, Kansas, appointed their next
annual meeting to be held In Wichita.
Christian Scientists have pr refused
site for u new church In Wichita and
also the old Congregational church
which they will move and make over,
Grant lIornHday, who used to make
full hand hoeing corn, has just
bought theatre in Fort Scott for S22,-
0OO lie needed IL to fiji up his assort'
mcnt Of properties,
The Dodge Avenue Methodist church
Of Wichita has been struck by light
ming which tore Off shingles from tbs
tower and also some siding from one
tlue Ol lne DNllulHR'
There is good demand for farm lands
in Saline county at an advance in price
of from 9j to 80 per cent over four years
ago The prospect for good wheat
crop were never better,
Clarence D. Huffman, prominent
teacher OF Southeastern Kansas, was
killed at pittsburg in collision be-
tween an electric car and string Of
coal ears being pushed before an en-
gine,
The health officers OF Dickinson
county made an order that there should
be no public gatherings in the county
for 30 days on account Of smallpox,
which put stop to all school com
mencements,
Farmers of jackson county are loan
ing money TO each other at per cent.
There are some farms changing hands
at an advance of about 10 per cent the
sales being mostly in farmers investing
in adjoining lands
State Superintendent Frank Nelson
has received invitations TO address
more than 800 school commencement
all occurring within very short peri.
cd, OF course he had to stop accepting
when the time limit was filled.
James Goggins a pioneer in Kansas
who settled in Geary county, has just
died, lie came, like all first settlers,
empty handed to Kansas, In life he
gave each Of his sons fine farm, and
has left his widow large property
Two nuggets were pumped out Of
well in Perth, Sumner county, which
old miners declared were genuine gold
and they were sent away for assay
This resulted in a report that the assay
showed that the nuggets were almost
pure gold, The came up from well
so feet deep in reddish gray sand, The
community went wild,
Kansas veterans desire thai the fact
may be repeated that there never was
u draft for soldiers in Kansas A draft
was ordered in February, 'G5 and pro-
ceeded for month when peremptory
order TO stop 1t came from Washington
and the men who had been chosen were
released. This was effected by protests
from Kansas which set forth the fact
that Kansas had furnished more troops
according to population than any other
state, Under calls from 81 to 65 the
Kansas quota was l2,s3l, The actual
number Of volunteers furnished was
u SOC, an excess of $50
A Wichita abstractor says that there
few mortgages being recorded and the
old ones are practically all paid and
cancelled, There never was so many
cash sales made AS now.
Bank Commissioner Albaugh believes
that there is $50 in cash per capita
now in Kansas, The banks in the
state, by their last report, hold g. OOO..
0O0 of deposits and Mr.. Albaugh thinks
it certain that there is as much more
in the cash drawers, in the pockets
and stockings of individuals and hid.
den in secret places.
On every divorce day in the district
court at Fort Scott handsome bou.
quet is placed on the judges desk 1t
is not known who sends il but it is
supposed that some divorced woman
has established memorial divorce
day
Judge Anson r. Clark, in test case
nt Sterling, decides that the law com
polling the appointment of old soldiers
to official positions is not valid. lie
says the legislature would have equal
power to compel voters to vote for old
soldiers as to force their appointment.
Farms and grazing land are in de.
mand in Ellis county at greatly in
creased figures. Horse buyers have
shipped from Hays City about $4,000
worth Of draft horses Stock wintered
fine on wheat pasturage.
Miami county has paid off the last of