Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

acre tracts for allotment.
The Kansas State Temperance union
has called IL annual meeting at Topeka
for September 18th to 18th.
Governor Humphrey will go to Ohio
TO attend the reunion OF lis old regi-
ment ut Massillon, but he will not make
any speeches, and will take no part in
the Buckeye canvass
Lawrence journal: That times are
hard In Kansas Is we'll illustrated by
the fact that two leading citizens OF
Independence had trouble over a game,
the limit TO which was % cents.
Abilene Reflector: A farmer in this
county this week sold part OF the fruit
on tbs trees in his orchard for 81 900
cash. Twelve years ago the ground on
which are the trees was bare prairie,
odd the mans farm has lost no attention
while be has been caring for his modest
orchard.
The national headquarters OF the
Sons of Veterans, which have be located
in topeka for the past year were moved
last week to New York City, where the
new mmander-in-chief, Barlow 5.
Weeks, and Adjutant General II. Tobias
and Ouartermastor General j. V. b.
Clarkson will take charge.
DESTROYS Of extending the purposes,
as we'll as knowledge, concerning the
Ottawa Chautauqua assembly,. the
management has decided to maintain
in the Assembly Herald hereafter to
be published as u monthly, depart
ment of social science, with Mrs. Noble
S. Prentis OF Newton, in charge.
A Chicago fruit dealer has bought
the entire product OF number OF apple
orchards 10 this vicinity, paying about
35 cents a bushel. We are glad that so
GOOD n market has been found for the
wonderful crop. In few years this
locality will be noted in all the great
markets for its numerous and immense
apple orchards. as we'll as for the guam
titles of other kinds OF fruit which are
grown here.-Manhattan Republic.
The name Emporia, which is borne
by one of the prettiest towns In Kan
sas, was suggested by G. w: Brown, q
Pennsylvania who settled in Lawrence
in an early day. His native town was
called Emporium, word which slgni-
fies q trade center. In the entire world
there are but three cities besides En-
poria, KS, bearing the same name
one in Nebraska, one in Florida and
one in Virginia. 1t is needless to add
that the Kansas Emporia is the best
town In the lot, and Is credit to its
me.-Kansas City Star.
The new bank law OF Kansas goes
into effect September 2lst, and there
after the banks that are not operating
under national bank charter. will be
under the supervision o. Charles F.
johnson, the state bank examiner.
Some interesting facts concerning the
progress OF bank matters in Kansas
have been CLEANED from MIR. johnson,
who states that up TO date l45 banks
have complied with the law. Charters
for new banks and for q re-organiza-
ton of old ones under the new law are
pouring into the Office Of the secretary
OF state In large numbers daily to be
fled for record.
After remaining in the hospital at
Topeka all the week, Miss De Russey,
whose death was announced last night,
had sufficiently recovered last Sunday
TO visit Bethany college and attend
church. She remained at the college
the entire afternoon and apparently was
not Respondent. In the evening she re-
turned TO the hospital and while there
swallowed the contents of q bottle Of
strychnlne from the laboratory, about
ten grains. She then went into the
parlor and chatted gaily with the
matron for about FIVE minutes. As the
poison began to tell on her she in
formed the matron Of what she had
done, but before anything could be done
for her she was attacked with spasms.
She fingered, suffering intense agony,
until o'clock yesterday morning. The
coroner took charge OF the remains and
telegraphed Lieutenant Nichols OF her
death. The casket containing the body
OF Miss De Russey will arrive on the
$50 Union Pacific this afternoon and be
taken to the Fort by Undertaken Davis.
The funeral Is tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
-Leavenworth Standard.
In 1889 party OF railroad men, chief
" from Chicago, set on foot the project
OF building q railroad south from
Hutchinson. The road was chartered
Is the Mcpherson, Texas & Gulf road.
Reno county subscribed to the stock Of
this road to the extent OF $4,000, and
issued county bonds for that amount
The city OF Hutchinson donated $40, 600
for terminals, etc. White township in
Kingman county, subscribed $40, 1000,
and the city Of Kingman donated 500
900 for terminal facilities. The compa-
nv built thirty-two miles OF road from
this city to Kingman, and mortgaged 1t
for Sl2, 400 DER mile, which mortgage
bonds were hypothecated to the Union
Pacific road for Is per cent Of their
face value, netting the company $780,
600 in cash. From the bonds Sl42, 900
we're realized, total of $4,000. The
construction OF the road cost not to ex-
ceed 100 per mile, or q total OF e246,-
400, showing balance on hand Of $685.
600. Other estimates place the cost OF
the road ct 5000, which would show
balance OF o250,000. It now
transpires that there are no
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