Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-06-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


that the conditions throughout the
State for the growth and development
of plant life were not in high degree
favorable during the month Of May. In
some sections, especially in North
western and West Central Kansas, the
wheat is in bad condition, in many in
stances practically lost, and consider
able area will be plowed up, and through
out the State generally the crop has
been checked in its growth by INSULT
cient rainfall and unseasonably cold
weather during the past month. The
condition of wheat for the State Is re-
ported at so per cent, loss Of IL points
since last report
The Governor has offered reward Of
$3.50 for the arrest OF Theodore Pfeifer,
who broke jail at Dodge City May "a.
Pfeifer was convicted of arson and SEN
fenced to twelve years in the peniten-
tiary. The night Of the day he was sem
fenced he broke Jail and has not since
been heard of.
THE millinery store of Clara Z. Cook
e. Co. at Atchison was recently de-
stroyed by fire. The loss was 50, 900; in
surance, $4,000
The Santa Fe road complains Of nu-
merous raised pay checks recently. The
original figures are skillfully eradicated
with an acid and larger amount sub
stituted.
AT a late meeting of the Executive
Council the contract for supplying print
er stock for State purposes during the
coming year was awarded to Bradner,
Smith Il Co., of Chicago. The bid was
reduced below that of last year so much
as to effect saving of $1,000. The con-
tract for binding, etc, was awarded to
Cane Bros. Il Co., of Chicago Both
firms held the same contracts last year.
TIE Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at Leavenworth on the 9th
and decided to hold the convention to
nominate candidates for State Offices,
at Wichita on September 0. The basis
Of representation will be one delegate
for every $50 votes cast for the highest
Elector for Cleveland for President.
A FIRE at Washington avenue and
Fifth street, Kansas City, Kan, early
on the morning Of the 9TH completely
destroyed what is known as the ''Ryus
corner" The Ryus Planning Mill was
complete loss, and the lumber yards of
the Chicago Lumber Company were con-
siderably damaged.
7. +. CoLwELI- proprietor of q Topeka
bakery, recently deserted crippled
wife and sundry creditors and skipped
for parts unknown.
THE five-year-old son OF John Moore,
of Kansas City, Mo-, while recently rid
ing on spring wagon with family
friends near Leavenworth, fell over the
dashboard and the wheels passed over
his bidy killing him instantly.
GEORGE WALLER, young man. was
recently assisting at barn raising near
Osawatomie. and while fastening brace
the heavy framework of the
building it gave way and fell upon his
head killing him instantly.
JUICE BENSON, in the district court
of Douglas County, has decided that the
city ordinance of Lawrence prohibiting
the sale of cider by the glass is valid.
THE other afternoon Rev. ]. F.
Rhoades, pastor of the NJ. E. Church at
Girard, with his wife started for the
country in a one-horse buggy to perform
q wedding ceremony. While crossing an
iron bridge, spanning Lightning creek,
the horse became uDmanageable and
backed off the abutment, about twenty
feet The horse fell upon Mr.. Rhoades,
who was so seriously injured that he
died in q few hours. Mrs. Rhoades
jumped out OF the buggy before it went
over the embankment and was not hurt.
The horse escaped without injury.
DIR. j. j. MEDIIcoTT, who was charged
with poisoning l. NJ. Ruth at Lawrence
in 1871, tried and sentenced to be
hanged, but upon appeal to the Supreme
Court got new trial and was released,
died recently at Beaver Falls, Pa.
THE county auditor of Sumner County
recently filed report showing that the
books OF the treasurer were out OF bal
ance 81, S32.2l.
#. THE grand medical prize has been
awarded by the university at Goettingen
to DR.. d. R. Phillips, medical student
from Leavenworth.
IDA d. BENNETT recently shot herself
with revolver at the residence of ID.
II. Stone, in Emporia, where she had
been rooming. Miss Bennett was teach
ing in the art Department. of the Presby-
terrain College the past year and failed
OF reappo ntment She claimed that
the revolver was accidentally discharged
while she was alone packing her trunk
for trip to Chicago, butitis
generally thought the act was inten-
tionaL The doctors said she could not
live, the ball having entered the left
breast near the heart.
An addition has been made to the
of educational institutions in
Topeka by the location there OF the