Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-07-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

teen-year-old son OF Horner was suspect
ed, and the owner OF the thresher an
nounced that he would have him ar
rested, and caused warrant to be
issued. This so frightened the boy that
he fell into q semi-conscious condition,
gradually growing worse and dying in
about week. His last words were:
mother, ! did not cut the belt" Death
was due to paralysis caused by fright
THE other day ten young men went
into DR.. Roundtree's drug store at Lin
wood and asked for drinks, as there was
report in circulation that the druggist
sold original packages. Trouble ensued,
and the crowd began to smash things.
Roundtree drew revolver and told the
men to keep back. One OF them, Ed.
Ford, stepped forward and the druggist
raised and cooked the revolver. AS he
pulled the trigger Henry Herald, an
other OF the party, jumped between
them and received the bullet in his
right breast inflicting what was thought
to be fatal wound.
A. c. EMMoNs, president, and w. NJ.
Hodge, cashier of the defunct bank Of
Irving, were recently sentenced by Judge
Spellman to six years each in the State
penitentiary for enlightenment Notice
of appeal has been given in both cases.
Roth the parties are prominent in 30
ciety.
THE Supreme Court recently heard ar
&c IN hn nf i
ders, county attorney Of Wallace Coun-
ty, and A. j. Bently and F. Ii. Berry,
charged with secreting the records of
the county, and adiudged Sanders and
Berry guilty of contemplated fined them
5000 each.
ATcHsoY has been permitted to count
additions to the city which were not
included in the census report and
thereby claims population OF 10000.
A MAN named Asher, of Gueda
Springs, fell down the stairway of the
State National Bank building at Well
ington the other night and broke his
neck. He leaves n wife and three
children.
HENRY LEscI, living near Fall Leaf,
was quite seri ously injured the other
day by being gored by COW while at
tempting to remove the cows calf into
a lot.
GEORGE c. ALLGEAR, OF the firm Of
Eagan e. Co., OF Wichita, has absconded
with about $500 of other peoples
money.
An old building in Lawrence, formerly
q tannery but of late years partly occu-
pied by two colored families, recently
caught fire from the flying sparks of a
passing locomotive and burned to the
ground. A child, eighteen months old,
son of James Gross, was burned before
it could be rescued.
JOHN SLOWER shoo Ed. Mullens at Ar
gentine the other evening, almost at
the threshold of the Slower residence. |
Mullens had just escorted two OF Stow
er's step-daughters home and was stand
ing talking to them at the gate when
the fatal shot was fired. Mullens died
next day. The dead man had been very
attentive to one Of the young women
which excited the Indignation of
Slower and finally led to the murder.
Slower is not only uncle but step-father
IF the girl, having married his deceased
brothers. widow several years ago. He
vas arrested.
Miss JENNIE JUDI, living near Burr
on, hanged herself with leather strap
n her brother-in-law's barn the other
lay. Cause, i'll health.
INFORMATION was received recently OF
The death of A. Ingram, we'll known
citizen of Topeka, while prospecting for
,old in Alaska. He joined an exploring
'arty last May which was going to the
Interior OF Alaska. After travelling
nearly two weeks they ran out of pro-
'isions, and were compelled to abandon
heir boat and start afoot depending ON
heir rifles for getting food. Game was
carce and starvation stared the party in
he face. Mr.. Ingram became exhausted
nd died before the party could reach
uccor.
IT is stated that Lincoln T. Usher, Of
lawrence, through his attorney, will
ring suit for damages for libel against
he Omaha Bee and other papers that
ublished the story of Mrs Floretta
russell, charging him with stealing
10, 200 from her and accusing him of .
lurder. Usher is q son of the late !
ohm p Usher, Secretary Of the Inte- {
Tor under Lincoln.
SENATOR INGALLS, writes that the an
ouncement of his presence at Bis. ]
larck Grove August is premature and
HIS acceptance of the
lvitation to be present was contingent
pom the adjournment of Congress, but j
5 the session will continue beyond \
ugust his official duties will prevent '
is attending. e
The peoples convention of the Sew I
nth district nominated Jerry Simpson, d
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