Hutchinson gazette., 1901-07-04
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST.

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of another school building.
The state reunion of the q. A. r, At
Hutchinson will be held August 1917
Electric lights have been turned on
In Cherokee, the plant being completed
Rudolph Speeleier was killed by n
passenger train, close to his home west
of Marysville,
The corrected returns OF the asses
sors for the city Of Topeka show a pop
ulation Of 3s,0O7.
], j. Houston, formerly register Of
deeds Of Anderson county, has been
appointed commissioner ofpublic lands
OF Oklahoma.
In 1871 Labette coanty offered a re-
ward for the Benders and has just
Withdrawn that offer after 2s years
The Topeka druggist who was re-
fused supplies from wholesalers will
prosecute the wholesalers under the
Kansas antitrust law,
Topeka jointists, having lost the
backing of Kansas City mon who sup
Ply them and generally own their out
fits, have quit business
scdgwick county farmers will get
about $50 an acre FOR their alfalfa crop.
The second crop is mostly cut and
there will be two more 10 cut.
@, w. Brown, the Augusta banker,
is the FIRST capitalist Of Kansas TO go
to the Philippines TO invest in lands
He will DO gone about six months,
Governor Stanley has plainly init
mated that Mrs, Nation need not apply
for pardon, but that other women
who acted with her will be considered
MS q scparare class.
Robert Maxwell, press room fore
man Of the Topeka Capital office, has
taken out another patent on his auto
matte mailing machine, which Is at
tached to cylinder press
Prof w. X. Carter, Of the colored In
dustrial institute Of Topeka, has been
rendered the principalship Of the Flor
ida normal and industrial college,
state institution for negroes.
A French farmer, Of Cloud county,
went TO the home Of his son-in-law in
the night in an intoxicated condition.
Being mistaken for chicken thief he
was shot and badly wounded,
Samuel Shoup, OF Coffcy county, was
surprised by hundred neighbors on
his Goth birthday. He has lived in
that county 40 years, is in good health
and is as active as many men Of 90.
Rabbits along tho highways and
hedges OF Sumner county are not safe
when Miss Myrtle johnson ia taking a
buggy ride with her rife. Three rab-
bits to one drive is about her average.
Miss Louise Vandivert, daughter Of
Ex.Judge Vandivert Of the LRrned dis
trlct court, carried Off the honors OF
her class at Rutgers college, Bruins
wick N. j. There were 20 in the class.
The weavers In the Topeka woolen
mill struck for more pay. An offer
was made to them but it did not salts
fy them. The manager then put a few
men from other departments at the
looms, as they knew something about
the work. New men will probably
take the looms
There were not enough harvesters
in the wheat belt Of Kansas despite
the state and railroad labor bureaus
Town people, clerks and mechanics
and railroad section hands all dropped
their employment to work in the har.
vest.
j. A. Parks, Of Caldwell, reports that
over 600 wagons left there for the new
country and that the immigrants de.
clare they will settle in the new coun.
try whether the government likes it OF
not.
The contract for the new infirmary
At the 0sawatomie insane asylum is let
to o. q. Petty, Of olathe, for $40, 500.
II. Mortimer, who marketed the first
wheat Mt Winfield had an average yield
OF 40 bushels TO the mere of his 10C
acres Of wheat, which tested Ga pounds
TO the bnshel.
Eureka is going TO try again. It'
irst prospect boring was lost by the
breaking ofits casing. There is plenty
Of faith there on the subject of ul
innate success.
John T. Stewart, of Sumner county
has about 146 quarter sections of lane
which he rents. His grain rentals il
Sumner county where are l15 quarte
sections OF his land, will amount thi
year to nearly 10000 bushels Of wheat
Mr., Stewart bagan his business life a
$50 clerk in Wichita abstract office
J. W. Gill, who was secretary of tn
treasury In John Browns provisional