Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Arcnie Williams died the other day
at Emporia at the age OF l0l years.
The old derrick OF the Abeline gas
we'll was sold the other day for SLIGO,
Two Kansas towns, jamestown and
Burr Oak, have elected women as police
Judges.
The Little Arkansas at Wichita IA
said to be full OF German carp, q prop
agated fish,"
AT Anthony the Mayor was elected
by Il majority, at Emporia by 9 and at
Wellington by4.
The metropolitan police commission
OF Atchison has set its foot down on
gambling in that city.
There is pig at Junction City which
weighs 1872 pounds. 1t it is believed
TO be the largest pig in the world.
Mr.. L. ]. Worden, for many wears
post master ut Lawrence, has been
placed in the insane asylum ut Topeka.
Kansas farmers eau get Sl.50 per
bushel for sorghum seed this spring.
Those who have stock ON hand are
fortunate.
Lawrence greyhounds captured the
prizes ut the Chicago bench show.
When 1t comes to dogs, Kansas cannot
be beaten.
While lecturing at Fort Scott, Joseph
Cooke became 80 i'll that he was COM
PEELED to quit. His physician enjoins
complete rest.
A man bought farm out in western
Kansas last December for SO, 800, and he
expects to pay for it this year with the
wheat he gets from it.
Mrs. DR.. Paxson was elected mayor
OF kiowa last week, and in forty-eight
hours after the polls closed not q glass
II beer could be had in the town.
A wreck was prevented by Charley
Harris, an Atchison boy, by tagging q
freight train on the central branch of
the U. PR. R., before reaching bad
slide in the bank.
The Kansas State nomal will gradute
sixty four pupils next June. That will
make little more room, but not nearly
enough to accommodate the new students
who will be coming in next fall.
Topeka Journal: The state house
dome is to be enclosed. At present the
top OF it looks like an old fashioned
hOop-skirt-such one as Liberty en-
'igtening the world" might wear.
C. A. Heggelund, president OF the
Second National 1ank of Mcpherson,
who was so mysteriously shot some
weeks ago, is slowly recovering. His
oank is in the hands Of receiver.
There is one old sinner awaiting trial
at Mcpherson on the charge of rape on
the person OF q siXteen-year-Old girl,
who is over seventy years old. The
nase seems to be entirely clear against
him.
An Atchison woman drea med the
other night that she was in heaven, but
she thought she couldn't find her hus.
band, though she walked up and down
the golden streets for four or five hours
bunting him.
The ladies OF the G. A. r. was first
organized in Kansas four years ago and
there are now thirty-One sub-circles In
the state with membership OF over
] 400. Only the wives, mothers, daugh:
tiers and sisters of soldiers OF the union
army are eligible to membership.
Newton Republican: Reports concern.
ing the prosperity of Harvey county
farmers continue to come. A Newton
grain firm has purchased $4,000 worth
of oats from one enterprising farmer
and if negotiating for 200 bushels OF
corn and 10, 700 bushels OF wheat raised
by the same man.
The Wheat fruit farm in Leaven.
worth county yielded nearly $4,000
bushels OF apples from 227 trees and
S., 900 net profit last year. The expe-
rience with this orchard has been that
the Missouri Pippin is the best apple
for this section, the Ben Davis second
and the Jonathan third.
John J. Ingalls, has been offered Sl5,-
900 and expenses to deliver thirty Leo
lures during the present year. This 10
authentic, and the offer will probably
be accepted. The ex-senator has also
been invited to deliver memorial ad-
dress on the late General Sherman be-
fore the New York legislature.
A large stock barn belonging to Colo
mel W. A. Harris, located on his farm
in Leavenworth county, was struck by
lightning and the building, together with
q large amount of hay and grain was
entirely consumed. Mr.. Harris also
had the misfortune to lose number OF
horses that we're burned to
death.
1t is claimed by the Troy Chief that
the act OF the late legislature prohibit
ing the alien ownership OF land issuncon-
the following section of the
bill OF rights squarely interdicting such
u law: mo distinction shall ever be
made between citizens and aliens In
reference to the purchase, enjoyment or
descent OF property"
The case OF Julie Rive King the plan-
LIST against the Leavenworth. Y,M.C.A.,
for breach OF contract. comes up for settle
ment in the April term OF the Leaven-
worth district court before Judge Gro
sier. The alleged contract between the
,ianiat md the aaSoQiafiOn was for a