Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-09
KANSAS ITEMS or INTEREST.

Geo. Pritchard, who enlisted at EN-
poria, was killed by another soldier In
quarrel at Fort Lcavenworth.
Four hundred acres lying adjacent
10 Newton has just been sold 10 an
Iowa investor for ST., 900 in cash.
General Fitzhugh Lee Is 10 address
the Spanish American war veterans
reunion In Topeka on February IL.
W, T., Cochran, who formerly lived
In Topeka, is chief inspector in the
United States postoflicc department
During the holiday trade Emporla
merchants suffered much loss by shop.
lfters. Eight OF them were arrested,
AY, NJ. c. A. building at Herington
is assured by the raising OF $1,000 and
1he Rock Island railway will assist In
the construction,
The safe in the county trcasurcrs
Office at Atwood, Rawlins county, was
blown TO pieces and the Office wrecked.
There was 81, $50 taken,
General Passenger Agent Hughes, OF
the Frisco, proposes TO cause TO be pub
lishcd In 1900 papers, scattered over
the country, statement Of the re.
sources and opportunities Of Wichita.
Frank Ray, who says he is from
Paducah, KY, is held for holding up
the night operator at the Onerle de-
pot, lie claims that he was mustered
out Of the army in San Francisco last
October,
The experiment station at lIalstcad
of the department Of agriculture, has
growing 500 varieties Of grain, The
cerealist of the department, on his re-
cent inspection, found most Of the 800
In fair condition.
The franchise Of the Missouri & Kan.
sas telephone company in Wichita hav-
ing expired, the city commenced fight
by arresting men who were setting
poles, This case will go through the
courts, of course.
The completion Of the Choctaw into
Anthony beat the time set by their
agreement three days, 1t was to get
there by January /. This gives An
thony four competing railroads and the
Orient win be the fifth.
Clyde Moore was sentenced at Win
field to serve 20 years in the state PEN
itentiOry for the murder Of c, j.. witt.
berger, who was killed last spring
while on the way to his home in the
country near Winfield,
The Santa Fc has contracted for 800
tons Of ice TO be taken from Lake Con-
trary, above Atchison in the river bot
toms of Missouri one third Of the ice
TO go into their Atchison ice house and
1000 tons shipped to Topeka
DR., John p. Wood of Coffeyville is
almost certainly the oldest practicing
physician in the world, lie reached 100
years on January 4, 1902, The good
ladies Of Coffeyville got up an elaborate
dinner and reception in his honor.
Il. c. Kennedy married n widow of
Sedgwick county, three or four years
ago. She had five children. She died
and left valuable farm in Oklahoma
and the question arose as to what in
terest her husband had in the farm.
Mr., Kennedy settled the matter by
giving quit claim deed to the chill
dren, saying that they would need it
while he was able TO rustic for himself
He undoubtedly had lawful right
either to q life interest in the property
or to one third Of it,
J.. A Missouri Pacific section boss on
the Burr Oak branch gave up his job
last week after bolding it for twenty
two years; ever since the line was built
Sedgwick county has 1856 children
OF school age, The county employs 2si
teachers The average salary of male
teachers is S45 u month and of females
is S43.
! John Mcdonald, who knows more
about teachers associations than any
one else in Kansas, says the one just
closed was the most successful one ever
held in the state.
Bill Fisher, the Horton politician
and horse man, who weighs something
less than ton, has been at Colorado
City for five months, where he is inter
ested in banking and lumber enter
prises.
In 1861 the expenditures of the state
of Kansas for all purposes were S46,.
73j.29. In 1901 the disbursements
amounted to nearly 80 million dollars
Alexander Sherman of Stockton, and
Carl Biebcr, a farmer near town, have
received money from estates in Ger
many; Sl3, 900 and $50, 900, respectively
Mike Sutton says he has earned hi
living in his law business while he wal
revenue collector and has saved thu