Hutchinson gazette., 1902-02-13

The supreme court sustains Governor
Stanley's appointment Of four district
judges,
Geo, Chase, brother.in.law Of eN'Gov,
Crawford, IL practicing law In Wash
ington,
The debt Of tn city Of Coffeyyille has
decreased SO,0l5,23 during the past
three months
The Kansas Association Of Local
Fire Insurance agents will meet In To-
pelsa on February 10,
The Leavcnworth street car strikers
early reached the stage In the game
OF running omnibusses,
Two new barracks are TO be erected
at Fort Riley this year, and another
ward for the hospital there,
The state board Of health reports
that no deaths from smallpox occurred
In Kansas during January,
Kansas, Vermont, Michigan and Ore
gon are the only states which pay their
legislators us low as 50 day,
Burlingame has been having u hot
campaign over the question Of voting
bonds for Il watcrworks plant,
BENZ Daniels, just confirmed ms L,
s. Marshal Of Arizona, used to live in
Ottawa where he has relatives
A. w. Kirby, u druggist of Howard
fell dead in his store lie was county
superintendent Of Elk county for two
terms,
The posto0iccs at ThNycr and Walth-
am, Kans,, will become presidential on
April /; salaries Of postmasters will be
81, 900 each,
The revival meetings at ottawa are
so well attended that the mayors
proclamation TO close stores was gen
orally observed.
Superintendent Nelson IS rural school
consolidation idea is taking In Lcaven.
worth county The county superin-
tendent there Is an advocate of the
plan.
The date Of the G, a, r. encampment
at Fort Scott was first published as
March 20 and 30, This has been cor.
rected; April 90 and 80 are the dates
fixed.
Judge Chandler, formerly of Indc-
pcndencc, who was assistant secretary
Of the interior under President IIar-
rison, is still in Washington practicing
law, lie was district Judge in Kan
sas,
Farmers Of Labctte county have
accepted 50 each from strangers for the
privilege Of hunting on their lands and
the receipts given the hunters turned
up in n bank the next day as notes for
$500 each.
Among the massof interesting things
In the Kansas Historical Soccty's |
library is massive gold medal given
by Victor Hugo TO the widow Of John
Brown. The centenary Of the birth Of
Hugo occurs in Paris ON February 90,
Masonic lodge No. 90 of Wichita has
bought 100 feet Of ground and two
residences, on the northwest corner Of
First street and Emporia avenue, for
$4,000, withthe intention of erecting q
temple upon it. The new building will |
cost about $4,000.
A monument has been placed in
Leavenworth cemetery over the grave
of Fred Harvey, the dead Santa Fe line
eating houses proprietor, 1t is plain,
is of the sarcophagus style and is made
Of three pieces Of gray Vermont gran.
lite, and weighs over 30 tons.
w. D, BlNckford, an old time Kansas
man, has been an employe of the Uni
ted States senate for 25 years. His
present salary Is 81 800 year.
The Leavenworth street railway had
but one car running on each of its four
lines for few days, on account Of
strike.
Captain Ralph ingalls,, son Of the late
Senator John j. Ingalls, of Kansas, is
in Washington endeavoring to secure
an appointment in the legal depart
ment of the government in the Philip
pines,
Joseph L. Bristow has been assured !
that his resignation of the place Of
fourth assistant postmaster general is
not desired by the administration.
Proposals were asked for and have
been made for site in Lawrence for
new court house and jail. The pro-
posals ranged from free gift to Sl9,.
000
Twenty-Five or thirty Iowa home
seekers, from the southwestern part of |
that state, are coming to Meade coun.
ty, their objective point being Buclslin,
on the Rock Island, in Ford county.
Barthel Bretzen, who has just bought |
half section of land near Goddard