Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-28
KANSAS NOTES.

Potatos are In the ground at Ster-
ling.
Falls City ID TO have o Catholic col
lege which will cost $4,000.
w. F. Craig has been made associate
editor OF the Emporia Republican.
Winheld's college has started upon
Its third term with 300 pupils enrolled.
Sixty Republicans OF Emporia have
noinated DR.. G. A. Biddle for mayor.
The Morgan monument fund at
Winfield now amounts to over 5000.
More women will vote at the coming
election in Wichita than ever before
Killing and shipping wild geese Is
becoming quite an industry In Kan
5as.
Ex-Congressman Lewis Hanback, has
been appointed assistant adiutant gen.
eral.
Miss Nav Allen has sued the town OF
Hiawatha. Kansas, for $500 because
she fell of bridge that had no guard
rails.
The Hutchinson salt company has
purchased the Nickerson plant and Wall
run 1t.
The average rainfall Of the United
States is 2e-6 inches, and Of Kansas 80
inches.
Two OF the incorpcrators OF the Con-
gregatioual church at Manhattan are
women.
Nearly 1000 voters have registered
at Wellington, nearly one-third OF
whom are women.
independence enjoyed a snow storm
the other day which was enliveued by
thunder nd::lightning.
This spring for the first time In we
history OF Atchison q woman's name Is
appended to a call for ward caucus.
There are $4,000 coiored people in
Kansas, according TO the completed
census returns. Of these 10000 are
voters
A man who made an election bet in
Shawnee county, was compelled 10 pay
fine and cost Of Sl0,5l. The hne was
one cent.
Frank G. Crowell OF Atchison, has
been elected president OF the graduating
class OF 81 OF the Columbia law college
in New York.
Great excitement prevails at Hutchi,
son over the prospect that the town Will
be made the headquarters OF the nation
al coursing association.
A Kansas woman began saving dimes
a year and a half ago, and she broke
her bank open the other the other day
and counted out $3.50.
The senior class at the Agricultural
college this year will consist OF ntty-two
persons. 1t will be the largest class IN
the history of the institution.
Governor Click wants to see party
lines drawn in the municipal canvass
in Atchison this spring, and Is men
toned as a cand date for mayor.
The city marshal at Ottawa says that
since the enactment OF the cider ordl-
nance there has been marked decrease
in the number OF police cases in town
Only one Democratic postmaster Of
the Presidential class remains In Kan
sas. His name Is Michael Griffin, and
he handles the mail at Frankfort. de
was appointed February %, 1888.
The receiver OF the First National
bank of Abilene has already declared
two dividends OF IL per cent each, and
believes that he will be able to nay
the creditors 100 cents on the dollar.
The enrolment OF the Ottawa univer-
sity indicates a satisfactory growth.
The enrolment seven years ago was 81.
the next year l05, the next year ioo'
the rext is5, tn, next PIG, the xt ES
and this year, it Is estimated, Will
reach over 300.
T. johnson who was candidate for
constable at Emporia, has held that
position ever since the Organization OF
the township, over thirty years ago.
He and Plumb used to fish together out
of the Cottonwood when the latter was
sticking type in the old News Office at
Emporia.
The Hon, George L. Douglas OF
Wichita, o member of the late house,
publishes q twO-column interview in
which he roasts the house and the SEN
ate alike. He sums up: "The legisla- |
ture of and no impartial critic will
place the responsibility wholly upon
either branch"
Cedarville, the usually quiet little
town in western Chautauqua county. Is
all torn up over Q scandal in high life.
q member OF the Methodist church OF
that city being charged with an assault
with an attempt to commit rape upon
the person OF q sister member, Miss
Cora Cherholmes, aged about 10 years.
An Innocent Victim OF Circumstantlal EV-
fdanRa.