Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Mrs. S. z. Comings. wife OF Judge
Jennings OF Ottawa, died August 24th,
from apploplexy. Mrs. Comings was
,ne OF tho oldest residents OF that city.
Billy Bolton OF the Greensburg Sig
nal, says: THE income OF the wheat
crop alone in Kiowa county this year,
Il evenly divided would give to overy
man, woman and child In the county
bl54 each. Add one-fourth more to the
income for other grains and $500 per
rapita would be very low estimate"
Hon. Leander Stillwell, Judge OF the
Seventh Judicial district composed OF
the counties Of Allen, Woodson, Neo-
sho and Wilson, has been awarded o
prize OF $3.50 by the New York Tribune
Tor the best account OF battle oil the
rebellion written by private soldier.
Judge Stillwell wrote an account OF the
battle OF Shiloh.
Judge Foster writes from Paris I'M
der date OF August LIST, that he ex-
pected to remain in that city q couple
Of weeks. Concerning his condition
the letter says he is improving, but not
we'll. He expects to return TO Kansas
about October LIST. hut he does not
think he will be able to resume court
duties at that time.
G. Fl. J. Taylor, the Kansas colored
man, has had one A. A. Jones OF Oska-
loosa. Ia. arrested for criminal libel.
TAYLOR is in Iowa making democratic
speeches. At Cedar Rapids. Jones read
q letter from friend in Providence,
r. l., which pretended to show up the
record OF Taylor while he was United
States minister to Liberia.
Week before last which has been un-
precedently warm in the southwest, has
witnessed the death OF large numbers
of cattle in the counties OF Pratt, Bar
Der, Kiowa and Comanche. 1t was
feared at first that some fatal disease
had found its way into the herds, but
the leading stockmen have satisfied
themselves that the animals died from
sunstroke.
Frederick A. Turner and Jasper A.
Childers OF Topeka, have bought the
Leavenworth Advocate, the colored
paper, and will move it to Topeka this
week. The name is to be changed 70
the Times Observer, and it is to be run
as @ straight republican newspaper.
The Office OF the paper will be in Jami'
sons old court room, 5l3 Kansas ave-
nue, Topeka.
Everybody in Kansas who knew Col
onel S. S. Prouty-and who did not?-
will be gratified to learn that his widow
has received a pension allowance OF SIT
per month and back pay amounting to
1850. This was accomplished through
the efforts OF p. B. Plumb, who be-
lieves that it is the duty OF United
States senator to make himself useful
to his constituents instead OF running
up and down the country disseminate
ing ISLANDERS about his state.
MIR. J. C. Carpenter of Council Grove,
claims to have the largest horse ever
raised in the United States. He was
sired by Netherby Second, pure bred
Clydesdale. His dam was sired by
Brampton, Percheron horse, and her
dam was sired by Prince Albert, a
thoroughbred horse that John Morgan
used to ride in the confederate army.
My colt, whose name is Jumbo, was 5
years old May Both, last and weighs
2,400 pounds. He is 20 hands high and
ii is il feet and 10 inches from the end
of his nose to the root OF his tail, and II
feet and @ inches from the end OF his
nose to the end OF his tail. His body
is 8 feet and 10 inches in circumference,
his arm 81 inches, his knee 49, inches,
his shin bone II inches, his stihe joints
feet and s inches, his hook joint foot
and 10 inches. He is as gentle as a
horse can be and is we'll broken to har'
ness. both single and double, and can
carry four persons on his back.