Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-03-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

in session at Wichita, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Grand master work.
man, r. NJ. Emery, Seneca; grand fore
man, d. s. Sossell, Belleville; grand
overseer, DR. A. w. Mckinney, Hutchin-
son; grand recorder, E. NJ. Forde, EN-
poria, (re-elected); grand receiver, I. O.
Beck, Topeka; grand guido. ID. J. Rob
erts, Usage City; grand Waterman, s. d.
Hallowell, Wichita; grand trustee, E. p.
Young, Winfield; grand medical direc-
tor, Frank Swallow, NJ. D., Valley Falls;
supreme representatives, Hon. A. p.
Riddle, of Minneapolis; j. L. Riggs, OF
Lawrence, and Hon. j. NJ. Miller, OF
Council Grove.
In the United States Court at Topeka
Judge Foster recently decided case
which involves the title to about 500 OF
the most valuable lots in Arkansas City.
Thirteen years ago these lots were given
away because they were about to be sold
for taxes, but. the property is now val
ued ut over 100000. Subsequently
suit was brought to recover the prop
erty. Judge foster holds that the sale
was legal and must stand.
The report made to the grand lodge
A. o. y. W.. recently in session at Wich-
tia, showed that 9, SOS applications had
been made for membership during the
past grand lodge year. OF this number
236 were rejected by the grand medical
director. Ninety-three deaths occurred
during the year, necessitating the pay
ment OF SiS6, 900 from the beneficiary
fund Of the order. The Kansas lodges
contributed S6,GlS to the fund for the
relief OF the Johnstown sufferers. All
reports showed the order to be in a
healthy and growing condition.
ASHER l.. COIN, one Of the oldest resi-
dents OF Douglas County, with his wife
and daughter attended reception at
Lawrence the other evening, and he went
home in advance to make fire. When
the wife and daughter reached home
they found him kneeling before the
stove dead. lie had gotten every thing
in readiness to start the fire, and tho
kindling was before the stove. 1t is
supposed that no was seized with o
stroke Of apoplexy.
ScOTT County has secured Judgment
for SIS, 500 against Johnson Bros. Il Ser
vice, ex.bankers, for county funds held
10y them at the time Of their failure.
THE barn of Henry Narrower, who lives
near Andale. fifteen miles northwest OF
Wichita. was burned the other morning
shortly before daylight Five thousand
five hundred bushels OF wheat burned.
Total loss, 5000 No insurance.
TIE Equal Suffrage Association Of
Atchison will ask the appointment Of
three women as census enumerators in
that city and an equal number in the
county outside OF the city.
AGENTS of the "Inter-State School
BOOK Publishing Company" arc reported
to be at work among the farmers OF the
State with new scheme. They tako
membership fees OF So from the heads
OF families, agreeing To provide all
school hooks from any publishing house
Tor 40 per cent discount AS some OF
these hooks arc furnished at wholesale
for hut 10 to 20 per cent discount there
seems TO bc something wrong, and 1t
might be well for farmers and all others
To examine the bait before biting.
SOME months ago an old man by the
name OF Thomas Carey, stopped at Fort
Scott and put up at a boarding house.
lie was about eighty years OF age and
very miscrly in his habits, washing his
own clothes and subsisting on two meals
| day. The other day he died, when in
his room and upon his person was found
SIS, 900 in money and securities. One
citizen of the city said no knew deceased
in Washington County, Iowa, thirty
years ago, but knew little Of his history
since.
RALPH II. EDGERTON, a school teacher.
is wanted at Scott City for forging the
name of farmer to several notes. lie
was only recently married.
4 AT recent meeting in Topeka Of the
hoard Of directors OF the Kansas Alliance
Exchange, which is the business branch
Of the Farmers Alliance, arrangements
for hand ing livestock were made with
the American Livestock Commission
Company, and Edwin Snyder, member
of tho board, was elected to represent
the Exchange with said livestock COM
pany at the stock yards in Kansas City,
prepared to look after consignments OF
stock from members Of the Kansas ALI:
ancc Exchange Company.
In the district court at Scott City the
other day the criminal case of A. r.
Laslcy, cx-county treasurer. who Is
delaultcr to tho amount Of $1,000, was
finally quashcd on account Of technical
tiles. Lasley was then held for cmbez'
element on a complaint made before q
justice OF tho peace.
The Omaha, Superior & Southwestern
Railway Company filed its charter in
the Office of die Secretary Of state the
other day. Its purposc is to construct
from the Nebraska line in Jewell County
through Jewell, Smith. Osborne, Mitch