Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1890-08-16
Miscellaneous.

MISCcIitsucOubs
THE President having signed the
Original Package bill, and it therefore
having become law, the original pack
age houses in the State have generally
closed their doors and gone out OF busi-
ness
THE population of Kansas City, Kan,
is officially stated to be IS, 40, an in
crease of IS, S2l. or sos. 81 per cent-the
largest per cent. Of any city in the
Union.
The fifth annual fair Of the Central
Kansas Fair Association Of Dickinson
County will be held at Hope September
.. 3, 4 and 5. All indications point to
a most successful meeting, and the lib
eral premiums offered insure large dis
plays in all classes.
THE Board Of Railroad Commissioners
recently rendered a decision which is
one Of the most important that has yet
been made. The decision orders that
all railroads in Kansas reduce the local
distance rates, and new schedule was
prepared which makes an average re-
duction throughout the State of 50 per
cent on wheat, flour, corn, oats, etc.,
and 10 per cent. on merchandise, cattle,
coal, lumber, salt, etc. The railroads
are ordered to put this new schedule
into effect on September l.
JAMES HIGGINS, printer, who had
been drinking excessively, recently
committed suicide at Leavenworth by
jumping into the Missouri river.
THE Farmers Alliance Peoples party,
OF the Fourth district recently met in
convention at Emporia and nominated
John G. Otis, of Topeka, for Congress.
THE great picnic of the Farmers AL
lance and Labor Unions of Douglas and
adjoining counties, held at Bismarck
Grove on the 18th, was the largest as
semblage of farmers ever held in the
State. There were over 1000 vehicles
in line in the procession to the grove.
About 10. 900 people were in the grove.
A half dozen brass bands furnished
music and addresses were delivered by
several speakers.
RILEY BRowN, son of farmer resid-
lIR LdWEChSCg 10 ACOChbAJ ohASoO-
ed on charge of forgery and obtaining
money under false pretenses.
COMMANDER COLLINS has issued gen.
eral order announcing that the State re-
union of the G. A. r. will be held at To-
peka October Z, s, o and TO- and meet
ing OF the Council of Administration is
called for September 9, at 1880 p. M, at
the Copeland Hotel, Topeka, for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
reunion and the transaction of other
business.
IN 1861 Thomas F. Williams, of Atchi-
son County, entered the army as a
Second Lieutenant in Kansas cavalry
regiment, and at the battle of Wilson's
creek received wound disabling him
for life, for which he receives pension
of SIC month. By some oversight he
was not mustered out until about one
year ago. He put in o claim for SER
vices, but there was no law to cover his
case. A special act, however, has been
passed, and the other day he received
information from the Treasury Depart
ment that draft for $50, sos would be
forwarded in few days.
THE other afternoon about four o'clock
q tramp appeared at the residence of
Ezekiel Cooper, farmer Of Clay Coun-
ty, and committed an assault on his
nineteen-year old daughter at the point
OF revolver. He then departed, telling
the young lady that he would take her
life If she informed any one of the
direction he took.
PENSIONS were granted on the sth to
the following Kansas veterans: Emily
7. Potter, of Hays City; John p Kirby,
of Auburn; Benjamin Thomas. Of Lyons;
John Stadlish, Of Chalkmound; Samuel
r Stillman, Of Council Grove; Jere-
miah Simkins, Of Reading; Luther NJ
Summers, Of Armourdale; David w.
Tate, Of Kincaid; Jesse 7. Underwood,
of Florence; Mary w. Roberts Of King
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