Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-07-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Tor the principalship OF the Fredonia
city schools.
The Frisco mortgage OF $50, 00O,-
900 is being recorded In each
county through which the road passes.
A fine park in the center OF the town
Is one OF the many attractive features
OF Clay Center. Land was very plenty
when Clay Center was laid out
A hill OF corn in the garden OF Sa-
lima man has three stalks which are
over six feet high and which contain
thirteen fine, perfectly formed ears,
one having three, one four, and one
six.
For fourteen years proceeding the
sale OF the LeavenwOrth Times to the
Eastern syndicate which purchased 1T
four years ago, Colonel Anthony made
out of the paper $4,000 q year clear
money.
The wife OF Senator Plumb and his
eldest son, Amos, will spend the sum-
mer together at quiet resort on the
Atlantic slope. Mary, the eldest daugh-
ter is in Europe, and Ruth, Carrie and
Preston, jr., are at Emporia.
Arkansas City Traveler:-When pota-
toes first came some friend brought in
O vine with potatoes on. We laid the
vine down on the Office stove. The po-
tatoes dropped off anl more new ones
have grown on. There was no dirt on
the vine and it was laid out where the
Kansas zephyrs could fan it.
''Don't you trouble yourself about the
wetness, said an old Kansan at the edi-
torial meeting in Clay Center the other
day. There never was year in Kan
sas when there was too much rain. and
there never was wet season when the
people of Kansas didn't raise more than
they knew what TO do with"
Some Atchison capitalists are talk
ing OF putting up warehouses along the
Central branch and other railroads for
the storage OF grain on the sub treasury
plan. Money will be advanced on all
grain stored. the farmers to pay inter-
est at q stipulated rate, and in addition
q commission for storage and insurance.
The thirtieth anniversary OF the bat
tie of Wilson creek, fought August 10,
1861, will be celebrated by a regimental
reunion OF the Second Kansas infantry
and the Second Kansas cavalry at June
ton City. August 10th and 18th. A
cordial invitation has been publicly en-
tended to all comrades to meet there
and TO once more touch elbows.
The Missouri river has been on tear
for several days, and at Atchison, kas.,
it cut through Doniphan point few
miles north OF the city and converted
several Missouri farms into a vast
island. The newly found channel is
getting wider every hour and II the
current changes it will leave lake
eight miles in length in the old bed.
The first appointment to be made by
President and General Manager Cross
of the NJ, X. g. T. was James Hager-
man OF Kansas City, Mo, as general
solicitor. The appointment is regard
ed as q most excellent one. During
the regime of Receivers Cross and
Eddy, Hagerman acted in the capacity
of general solicitor and has given salts
faction.
July the Newton National bank,
which failed November 30. 1890,
assumed business. This is the second
National bank to reopen after passing
into the hands OF receiver. The
stockholders have paid in 100000 for
new capital and the old assets are re-
tanned. The president OF the bank is
the Hon. Z. B. Philbrick, formerly OF
Rye Beach, N. Y.
To farmers who are short OF corn
land this season, especially in the south
ern portion OF the State, We would sug-
gest the ACCESSIBILITY OF at once listing
their wheat stubbles to corn. This is
no experiment. Many farmers OF Kan
sas have raised good-in fact their best
crops in this way. Even should it fail
to make good corn, it will make splend-
i'd feed for stock.-Kansas Farmer
There is a good deal OF ripe wheat in
Kansas which Is still still standing be-
cause the ground il too wet to admit OF
tho use of machinery in harvesting 1t.
But there is still plenty OF time to save
it. Mr.. Lockl. God, Riley county far
mer. says that two years ago he finished
his harvesting in August and was act
ually blowing for wheat, sowing wheat
and harvesting wheat all at the same
time.
Or. ". II. carpenter mas Deen ap-
pointed q member Of the auxiliary com.
mittee of the international American
medical congress to represent the Leav.
enworth medical society. A meeting
of the general committee OF the congress
is to take place October 14th at St
Louis, to arrange for time and place of
meeting of the congress DIR. ]. Z.
Winney Of Topeka, is state committee
man for Kansas.
A fearful accident occurred in Ar
mour's Touring mill Monday. June 20.
to crawl over huge wheel while it was |
In motion. The consequence was that
his clothing caught and he was spun !
rapidly around few times and finally |
dashed with great force against an up
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