Hutchinson gazette., 1902-02-06
KANsAs ITEMS or INTEREST.

All cottonwood trees have been taken
out OF the city park at Clay Center,
Wilson turned down u pcrlpetetic
"banluupt stock" concern, The peo-
pie OF the town froze II ont and II left
Morton Albaugh has sold his home In
Kingman and will reside In Topeka
during his term as state bank commits
sioner.
The biennial election law was argued
In the supreme court on Jan. a. In n
case affecting the appointment Of
judges,
Contracts amounting 20 more than
$40, 900 have been let for the compile
tion Of the ground floor OF the Kansas
capitol
Mrs. Mary Battcy, wife Of postmaster
d. c. Battey of Florence, died from
blood poisoning caused by the prick of
a pin on her finger,
An unknown man was found on the
blind baggage Of the train coming into
Newton from the south, frozen TO
death, on the morning of January2L
The travelling section Of the Kansas
state library contains s,27i books
There are now 1873 travelling libraries
from the state library in use in the
state.
The board of directors Of the Kansas
State Masonic Home passed favorably
on the plan for new dormitory and
80 report to the grand lodge which
meets at Topeka on February 49,
The boy found frozen TO death near
Winfield has been identified as Frank
Jones, OF Cedarvalc, He had left home
TO go TO u brothers home at Tisdale.
The boys blind mother lives in Wich-
ita.
The Coffeyville Window Glass com
pany has applied for charter 1t is
composed of capitalists OF Muncic, Ind,
glass manufacturers and has II capital
of $4,000. The factory will employ 20
men.
The alfalfa acreage Of the state last
year is given at 3lO,li9 acres, alfalfa
now being the second tame grass In the
state, considerably exceeding clover
and blue grass and but slightly behind
timothy.
Cases brought by Shawnee Indians
for possession Of fine farms in johnson
county for which parties have held deeds
for ?5 years, approved by the interior de-
partment, are meeting with no success
in the courts.
The Rock Island depot at Corbin has
been blown to pieces, The robbers got
only $40, but did 5000 damage to the
safe alone. The noise aroused the
whole town. The sheriff went TO
NlCnlLu UlJer DlOOunOunub,
The four hay and fodder plants,
sorghum, millct and hungarian, tafir
corn and alfalfa, increased in acreage
in the state from 0Os sS5 acres in 1895
to |, ,sG4, ,lSl acres last summer, or more
than 100 per cent in five years,
Geo. N. Goddard, of Nortonvillc has
just paid Judgment Of $4,000 in n
breach of promise case, with $500 in
tcrest and $500 costs lie is on old
man and these payments nearly cX-
haust his income for one year
The Council Grove Congregationalists
held reception in honor of their pas
tor, the Rev. l.. Armsby. 1t was his
sjth birthday lie became pastor of
the church there in 1873 and has acted
in that capacity ever since; twenty.nine
years.
A. j. Patterson, the Clyde treasurer
WIN collccJcu 9f,uUu from Jne JOlntS
and refused to account for it, on the
ground that it was unlawfully collect
ed has been sentenced to three years in
prisor :or embezzlement.
The democratic state convention in
Wichita on May 20 will consist of 776
delegates with u like number Of al
ternates.
General Funston has named his boy
Arthur Macarthur Funston The boys
mother naturally wanted his name to
be Frederick.
The big engine at the penitcntiary
which furnishes power to run the shop
machinery broke down, causing prac-
tical suspension of work. The engine
has been IN use for twenty.one years
and this is its first breakdown.
Kansas has next to the largest soap
factory in the United States. 1t, like
the packing houses, brands it's export
products From Kansas City, U. $. A."
while all Of them come from Kansas
City, Kansas. Are these manufacturers
of soap and packers of animal products
ashamed Of being located in Kansas?
Ed j. lierning, Santa Fe engineer,
has married Miss Nora NJ. Stone at
Al.