Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-04-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Kansas is reported as very promising.
James N. Harrison, veteran OF Co.
ii, 18th Michigan volunteers died at
Lawrence on the 9th inst.
Tie residence OF David Hofflebower o
prominent Miami county farmer, was
destroyed by fire Thursday night. Loss
$500, with 81, 00D insurance.
Ottawa is building q very large jai.
room wherein to work prisoners. Tsamps
and Migrants of all kinds are required
to break stone in this enclosure.
The Management of Lane university
at Lecompton is looking for q new To-
cation. PaOla seems to be mostly Ia
vored. Lane university had $50 students
last year.
The Atchison Globe remarks that
the supply of hogs ut the East Atchison
packing house is very good, in spite OF
the statements that there are no hogs
in the country.
A little jag OF straw sold the other
day on the streets OF Abilene for 50, and
the farmers OF Dickinson county burned
thousands of tons of it last fall to get IL
out of the way.
Harry Mayberry, a young farmer
who resides near Fontana, Miami
county, accidentally shot himself last
week. The deceased was to have been
married in June.
Professor ]. Fl. Garfield has been in
yited 10 take part in organizing the
new state training school for Missouri.
but declines because OF the pressure OF
his own university work.
A Peabody man died on the train the
other day as he was on the way to New:
ton to be examined for q pension. II
there is any warning in this incident it
will be wholly lost upon the veterans OF
Kansas.
A Lou;sburg man, in digging over
the ground he had planted in potatoes
last year. found almost enough seed TO
plant the same patch this year. He feels
nearly as rich as il he had discovered a
gold mine.
In 1889, $4,000 was bet on the local
election at Wichita. This year not
more than $500 was put up. That
shows that there is less money or more
sense in Wichita now than there was
two years ago.
The Mettman case will be tried at
the June term OF the United States dis
trict court which convenes at Leaven-
worth. OF the two alleged principals,
Benson is still in Jail at Topeka and
Mrs. Routzahn is at the Leavenwortn
county Jail.
The peach, cherry and plum trees
are putting on their spring suits now,
and greens" are also coming on very
nicely. 1t is such weather as this too
that makes young people think OF star
gazing. The picnic out is likewise
preparing for campaign work.
Ellsworth reporter: Leonard White
Md his nine daughters left his old
\flace in Golden Belt, Lincoln county,
kunday. for north Missouri. He took
VAs.o loaded wagons and some led stock.
~ drove the foremost and the Oldest
*, s..cve. the balance OF the procession.
The Burlington knitting factory has
lately received number OF new ma
chimes, and large shipment of yarn is
on the way, double the amount OF any
previous purchase in the history of the
factory. Thirty-fve operators will be
set to work ia the factory next week.
It is stated that the Wheat fruit farm
in Leavenworth county, which is COM
posed of DOT acres OF apple trees, last
year yielded nearly $4,000 bushels OF
apples. After all expenses were paid,
the net profits were $4,000. The eX-
perience with this orchard has been
that the Missouri Pippin is the best APP
pie for this section, the Ben Davis Sec
ond and the Jonathan third.
The executive committee OF the State
Bar association held a meeting Thurs
day evening and arranged for the publ
cation Of the proceedings OF the annual
meeting held in January. The follow
ing members OF the committee were In
attendance: Hon. 7. F. Carver. Salina:
E. w. Cunningham, Emporia: Hon. c.
]. Brown and w. p. Douthitt, Topeka,
and Colonel j. r. Mcclure, Junction
City,.
The meeting of the executive COM
mittee OF the Kansas Trotting Horse
Breeders association, met Thursday
evening at the Copeland, Topeka. The
following delegates were chosen to rep
resent the association at the national
association meeting in Chicago April
%: r. /. Lee, Topeka; L. A. Smith,
Lawrence: alternates, j. Q A. Sheldon,
Manhattan, and ]. r. Young, Junction
City.
Frank L. Woodruff of Salida, Col,
formerly assistan. postmaster Of Law
renee. under Osbun Shannon during
the democratic administration, is await
ing his trial on the charge OF embez-
cling $1,000 from the government dur
ing Shannon's term of Office. The case
will come up at the United States court
at Topeka on April 10th, and it is re-
ported that some new evidence will be
introduced. Shannon's bondsmen were
notified that an error OF $500 had been
discovered in the shortage and the
money had been returned TO them.
Pleasanton Observer: George Car
yer and son of ]. N. Prich-
EFT, colored, were bitten by mad dog