Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-12-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

WChb Oub ouOppiuH buo OJucE uhy uhu
placed SIS in greenbacks in the oven Ct
her cooking stove, for safety during her
absence. When she returned she has
tily built fire in the stove, forgetting
all about the money, and the bills were
soon reduced to ashes.
HOWARD THOMPSON, formerly en-
ployed in the auditors Office OF tho
Santa Fe road at Topeka, recently COM
mitted suicide at Chicago by jumping
from bridge. III health was the cause.
Mrs o. s. DAcEY recently went into
o gambling den Mt Wichita and de-
manded the return OF $3.50 that her hus'
band had Just lost at game, and when
1t was refused drew q revolver and COM
menced firing at the keeper Of the
house, who soon came to terms and
handed her the money.
COLONEL NETTLEToN and Prof. Hay,
of the Agricultural Department at
Washington, were recently at Hutchin-
son making Investigations Of the sheet
water supply underlying the surface OF
Western Kansas with view to ultra
ton for irr cation purposes.
THE State Grange, recently in session
at Olathe, elected the following officers:
A. p. Riordan, McLouth, worthy mas
ter; Arthur Sharp Girard, overseer; A.
T. Allen, Vinland, lecturer; George
Black, Olathe reelected secretary;
Thomas White, Topeka, reelected
treasurer; Mrs. j. O. Henry, Oathe,
chaplain; J. b. Lovett, Bucyrus, stew
ard; Mrs j. 7. Nichols, Olathe, lady
assistant steward; Mrs C. c. Cady,
Cadmus, Pomona; Miss Libbie Alli-
son, Olatho, Ceres; Miss Nettie Ash
lock, O,athe. Flora; William Sims,
OF Topeka, d. s Fairchild, Of 0sage
County, and G. A. McAdam, of KIN
caid, executive committee.
Two years ago the Kansas State Sem
ate appointed revision committee to
revise certain portions of existing State
laws This committee has been Mt
work nearly a year, and the report
which is now ready for the Governor,
abolshes dozen useless boards; con-
solidates n half dozen other boards;
revises the laws regarding the con-
troll OF the State Normal and State
Agricultural College, and Hutchin-
son reformatory; decapitates S j.
Crawford, the State agent at Wash
ington: cuts down the numbers OF
local district judges about one-iourth;
cuts legal advertising, sheriiTs' sales.
county and State printing OF all kinds
80 per cent; provides for the Australian
system of voting. and the election OF
the State Board of Railway Commits
s!oners; provides that the State furnish
school books Of uniform text free;
overhauls the system of taxation and
assessment and puts 1t on bona fide
basis; cuts down the fees and salaries
Of all county officers, except coroners
and commissioners, and cuts into con-
stables and justices Of the peace fees.
1t is thought this report. If adopted by
the Legislature, will save $500, 900 an
nually in taxes
q. W. SIMMONS q we'll known livery
man and undertaken, was shot and per-
haps fatally wounded by james Neal,
q railway engineer, at Meals home in
Argentine, shortly after o o'clock the
other night Neal returned home at
that hour, and finding Simmons at his
house opened fire on him. Simmons
ran out the back door of the house and |
was shot after getting in the yard. Neal
improper relations between
his wife and Simmons. The latter de-
clared he called to collect bill and was
met by Mrs. Neal in her nightdress. |
and that the irate husband appeared |
upon the scene and commenced shoot |
ing without giving him an opportunity |
to make an explanation Neal was ar
rested. Simmons has q wife and chill
dren.
r. C KEAR, a money lender, was
drowned the other night in the river
at Salina He had been visiting at
friends in the southern part of the city,
and left for home with his horse and cart |
about o'clock. He had dr. ven of on |
q branch street running close between
the river bank and railroad track, and |
the vehicle and driver went over o high |
into the stream. The ,
horse was discovered next morning and /
Kear's body was recovered later. He
was so years old and leaves family.
THE south cottage" a building on
the Washburne college grounds at To.
peka occupied by young lady students,
caught fire the other afternoon and was
totally destroyed, together with its con-
tents The loss on the building was |
IS, 900, covered byS 500 insurance. The
were owned by the students,
many OF whom lost all their clothing.
JOHN 0sToN. q well known cattleman,
was q member Of hunting party
twenty miles southwest of Wichita, the
other day, and in chase his horse
stumbled and Oston was accidentally
shot in the head He fell from his horse