Hutchinson gazette., 1902-01-02

ing In the school house NJ sylvia, Reno
county,
Isaac Grinths, farmer OF Saline
county, died from injuries received In u
runaway
JOS n, Hammers, who has lived IN
Clearwater since 1874, is dead at the
age Of ssyears'
Albert b, Reeves, Of Dodge City, has
been admitted to practice before the
interior department,
Phillips county officers Nre looking
for u lightning rod sharp who has been
working the farmers
Mcpherson county broom corn ralsers
are said to bo holding about l50 tons OF
their last crop OF broom corn,
A horse thief dressed In womOn's
clothes stole fine rig at Emporla but
was ovcrhaulcd At l}uringame,
The State journal is responsible for
the statement that the school marms
came TO Topeka In droyes on Christmas
OF the 500 children who went TO Mrs,
Thorpe, police mutron at Topeka, for
Christmas presents, there were but 81
negroes,
r. =, Scrapcr, Of Topeka, has invent
cd device which he calls the "non-
collision safety patent which he be-
licycs will do away with block stations
and signals,
During the largest session OF the
State Teachers association Mrs. Carrie
Nation went TO the stage and attempted
TO talk but was removed before she
fairly got started,
Jas, Martin, Of Sedgwick county has
n six acre orchard Of Missouri pippins
from which he has sold 5000 worth of
apples this season and had plenty for
his family left,
Santa Fe detectives believe they have
to u certainty fixed the killing of De-
tcetiye Montgomery, at Winfield, upon
o, W, Cofrelt, an employc Of ranch
"lOl' near Bliss, 0, r. and have lo-
Gated him.
Samuel Lowlcr, an elevator boy in
the Portsmouth building in Kansas
City, Kas, hung II Christmas box in the
elevator with n sign ON It, When he
took It down at the close of his days
work It had S5O,5O in It,
The demand for broom corn Ia en-
pectcd to raise the current price paid
in Kansas, which is from 500 TO SlOj
n ton, The general crop is short and
the manufacturers say that they can
not get enough for their seasons work
evening session of the State Teach
ers' Association was held in representa-.
tive hall in the state house. The hall
and the large east gallery were soon
crowded, but the west gallery was
locked, After delay key was found
and it was opened, but this was the
first time since the last session of the
legislature and the seats were found to
be heavily loaded with dust,
Seven of the nine district Judges Op.
pointed by Governor Stanley got to.
gether and decided upon plan for get.
ting the offices from the old judges
who claim that they are entitled to
hold over during the year of vacancy
in their places caused by the biennial
election law They will go ahead and
attempt to take their Offices, and, If the
old judges try to prevent them from
doing so, then the old judges will be
placed in the attitude Of trying to up
set the law, The old judges had de-
cided to force the. new men to bring
quo warranto proceedings.
In school district No. 81, in McPhcr-
son county, where II, &. Werta taught
the last three months Of school there
was not single tNrdy mark on the
school register,
II. D. Washburn, implement dealer,
and j. +. Enterlinc, n miller, both of
Downs, have started upon six months
tour of the world, They went to San
Francisco to sail for Hawaii thence to
China, Philippines, Egypt, Palestine,
Cyprus Greece, Italy, Paris, London
and elsewhere. They expect to be gone
six months.
Forty wagon loads Of wheat came to
an elevator in Wichita and 70 cents
was offered for It, 1t was good No, 2
wheat. The town was full of farmers
and n party of them bid 79 cents and
got the wheat for feed
S. L. Conine has sold his Gao acre
farm in scdgwick county for S95, 200
cash. 1t is well supplied with build.
ings and fruit trees, The purchaser,
Wilkinson is an Illinois stockman and
farmer, and he will bring to his new
home large number of fine cattle and
horses.