Hutchinson gazette., 1902-02-20

Anthony Is TO have cheese factory
In connection with It's slSimming sta
tlon.
Examinations for county school di-
plomos will be given on March 20 and
April H.,
The snow Of the night Of the 18th
lith covered Kansas, and was worth
big dollars,
The Kansas livestock company OF
Olathc has incorporated TO raise and
handle livestock,
Prof 4. w. Conway OF Sterling, Is
candidate for the presidency of the
Alva, Ok, normal school,
The Bell telephone central Office Ht
Junction City, with a barber shop un-
der It, have been gutted by fire,
John V, Earwell Chicago whole
sale merchant, visited ottawa TO assist
in conducting the revival there,
Lieut.. Adna G., Clarke has reported
for duty He is assigned TO the field
artillery at Fort Douglass, Utah,
Saml. Mitchell, n Caldwell real estate
man, thought he was drinking whisky
but it was chloroform and ether.
The postollco appropriation bill pro-
vidcs for the continuance Of the fast
mail service from Kansas City TO New.
ton.
The city OF Topeka has confessed
Judgment for $500 for damage done to
n joint during the first raid by Mrs,
Nation
The Rock Island is to increase its
yard tracks in Wichita considerably
and will put in new steel turn table
% feet long
Rumors are aGoOt all along the line
that the Frisco will build new line
from Wichita to blackwell, 0lsla,, and
from there to Sapulpa, l, +.
A new fast mail train is proposed to
be put on the Union Pacific, through
Kansas, from Kansas City to Denver,
The train is scheduled TO make the
trip in 10 hours and 20 minutes,
The State railroad commissioners
have decided TO cut out their six weeks
on railroad trains this year, Having
seen all the roads they decided that
the regular animal inspection tour is
unnecessary this year.
The State Railroad Commission has
been notified that the next legislature
will be asked to pay per diem and
mileage to the witnesses subpmnmd in
the live stock rate investigation during
Governor Lcedy's term,
A brick addition is contracted for,
for Wellington mill, A by 90 feet in
size, three stories high and n basement,
1t will add 500 barrels to the capacity
Of the mill, making it 800 barrels day,
The present power plant is sufficient
for the enlarged mill.
Cresswcll Vincent Groat was the
first child born on the townsite of
Cresswell, now Arkansas City. He
was born Oct. 8, 1870. He is now deal
ing in flour ut his present home in
Lewiston, Ills, and buys Arkansas
City flour as matter of sentiment.
James Servis, one of the pioneer con-
ductors of the Santa Fe system, was
found dead in his bed at Ottawa. lie
lived in Wichita for nearly 80 years
and two of his children still live there.
He knew everybody and was popular
in all circles. lie was about Gi years
old.
Wellsville, Franklin county, has
granted a natural gas franchise on the
condition that the grantee furnish the
city with gas within two years.
A Rice county farmer who has been
to Ohio says that Kansas farmers can
put their wheat in the stack for less
than the Ohio farmers have to pay for
fertilizers.
After the roping contest at Wichita
C. A. Rice was gored through his neck
by an angry steer. The spinal column
was not touched but the horn entered
his windpipc,
One Topeka commission house re-
ceives n carload of poultry every day
except Sunday from Santa Fe town,
between Topeka and Newton.
Frank White, Fort Scott grocer
went deliberately before train and
allowed the train to run over him. He
had been unbalanced in mind for sew
eral days
II. Burton, who was given n second
trial under decision of the supreme
court, has been the second time con.
victed of murder in the Marion county
district court
The supreme court upholds that part
of the Hurrell law which makes the
possession of liquors prima facie evi-