Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-03-21
KANSAS NOTES.

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enough to build hall.
The peoples party will support
Peter Carroll for mayor OF Leaven-
worth.
There is q rumor that an Emporia
lady is TO marry "real live German
baron"
A Stanton county farmer has 1000
bushels or more OF wheat in the stack
which has not yet been threshed.
Every farm in Mitchell county that
was for rent has been taken up and in
quiries are daily being made for more.
The Mcpherson county commissioners
have decided that $40 is enough for the
burial OF paupers and that is all they
will pay.
There are two counties in Kansas
each with less than 1000 population.
They are Garfield with 1871 and Morton
with 724.
The Equal Suffrage society Of Salina
denies that it has put candidate for
mayor in the field and disclaims any In
tention Of doing so.
Colonel G0ss left fortune estimated
at 100000, the bulk of which, 1t is
understood, will be inherited by his
nephew at Neosho Falls.
There are 700 witness in attendance
at the United States court at Wichita,
including Indians, negroes, half-breeds,
greasers, coyotes, cowboys, etc.
Says the Lawrence Journal: "The
Leavenworth Times is the most liberal
paper in Kansas. 1t offers the mayors
Office to some man every morning"
BY the passage OF the bill providing
for the payment OF the French spolia-
tion claims an Abilene photo !rapher,
J. A. Hansborough, will receive about
$4,000.
A load OF straw which brings "a at
the Lawrence paper mill. produces $40
worth OF paper. The $50 is the amount
paid for labor and the profit to the man.
ufacturer.
The secretary OF war has directed
the abandonment Of the ordnance depot
at Fort Leavenworth. and the transfer
of the ordnance stores and enlisted men
now there to the Rock Island arsenal.
A Reno county man has received a
commission to purchase jack rabbits
and ship them to England for t e pur-
pose OF stock up the game preserves OF
some of the Oldest estates in Great Bri-
tain.
The present enrolment at the Sol
dier's Home at Leavenworth Is 2.2Ol.
During February 45 were admitted, ii
readmitted and one transferred from
another home. Eight soldiers died in
February.
There is a movement in Garfield
county to settle the county seat trouble
by starting town between Eminence
and Ravanna, and making it the county
scat. Both parties are said to be in
favor of this compromise.
A German sugarmaker was looking
around over the state last week Tor
location. He proposes to open with an
experiment this year OF 5000 tons and
will enlarge as things take shape. The
factory will cost $50 600.
President August Meyer Of the
Argentine Smelling works has donated
large number of books to the public
library OF Argentine, Kansas City.
Kansas, and has promised to donate 800
in cash every three months for the
same purpose.
Complaint has been fled in q justices
courts at Fort Scott agains G. G. Comes.
pastor OF the colored Baptist church OF
that place charging him with bastardy.
The alleged victim is Mary Hunter, q
l7-year old colored girl. The minister's
friends deny the charge.
Recently q ranchman in Norton
county lost twenty two head OF high
grade Hereford c9ttle in less than one
hour. Cpon examination it was found
that the -tomachs Of the animals had
turned black. The conclusion arrived
at was that death was caused " cding
the cattle corn stalks on which there
was sleet. The same result Is s" d to E
follow grazing on grass while covered
with sleet
During the months Of January and
February the two milling companies Of
Salina paid the farmers OF Saline county
$4,000 for wheat AS there are
several other firms in the town which.
buy grain it is estimated that the Whole
amount paid out by all OF the callers
for wheat was not less than 90 1900.
Besides raising wheat the farmers OF
Saline county are also raising mort
cages.