Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-05-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

up IN RawllnS county. Inc ATWOOD
Citizen says there IRE some men in that
county who whould rather raise hell
than good crops.
An Atchison Italian makes good
living by travelling from place to place
along the river and finds work for his
countrymon. They pay him 81 apiece
for his trouble. He will divide with
anybody who helps him.
An Anderson county school teacher
offered prize TO the scholar who would
come TO school with the Jleanest face,
and the indignant trustees gave her the
bounce on suspicion that she was an
agent for q soap mandatory.
A lightning rod fakir calling himself
G. d. Cram. has been victinizing the
farmers of Dickinson county by Undue
ing them TO sign contract TO take rods
almost free OF charge. but which turn
out to demand from $50 to 500 each.
We have on our desk q peach twig
less than three inches long, bearing
twenty-six peaches about the size OF a
pea. The branch came from ID. j. Ca
vert's orchard. 1t has the peculiar fca-
lure that each blossom started from
three to five peaches.-I.yons Tribune.
There are 81, O22 Methodists in Kan
sas; Is, 374 probationists and 474 preach
ers. They worship in 664 churches
valued at 81 1894, 040. Three hundred
and six O! the preachers live in parson-
ages owned by the churches. The de-
nomination has 900 Sunday schools,
which 4,451 children attend.
The annual state Sunday school con-
vention OF the Christian church will
= meet at Mcpherson on the 10Th, Goth
and Dist OF this month. Delegates from
all parts OF the state will be present and
quite number of speakers from other
states are on the program. All Sun
day school workers in the county are
asked to attend.
Lawrence Record: While at Hutch
inson this week we made particular in
quiries OF farmers in regard to the
condition OF the wheat crop, and with
out exception delegates from all parts OF
the state reported unexcelled prospects.
The reports OF damage from bugs in
certain localities We are assured are
without foundation.
Assistant Secretary OF State Orne
who is directing the work OF publishing
the new laws. says that the statute book
OF 1891 will be out by June LIST. The
work is being pushed as rapidly as pos.
sible. Over 100 chapters are already in
print. The volume will comprise about
$50 chapters and will be about the same
size as the volume of 1889.
Arkansas City Traveller: About two
years ago, venerable Alfred johnson
came here and purchased forty acres OF
land south of the city on the Arkansas
He Immediately set four acres OF it in
strawberries and this season he will
raise about $50 bushels OF berries to the
acre. He has ordered 1000 boxes to
put his berries in. He is setting out
four acres more in plants and next
Ispason he will harvest from eight acres.
Y6cPherson Freeman: Mcpherson
can rank with tho cities first and Sec
ond class over the state in regard to her
religious people. There are at present
in the close neige borhood OF twelve
hundred Sunday school scholars or at
PENDANTS. In the last three months
there has been close to 300 people joined
the various churches in this city. The
Sunday school collections average $50
Sunday, and the church from 5000 to
$500.
The Junction City Union tells the
story of Charley MCGEE, an old settler
OF Geary county. He began with $500,
and never did anything but farm, prin-
cipally raising corn. He died couple
of years ago, leaving his wife 2.455
acres OF Smoky Hill bottom land, with
out cent of incumbrance. His land
and the corn he carried was worth fully
100000. During this time he paid
from $4,000 to SIS, 900 security debts.
He was q crank on the subject OF hold
ing corn, carrying 10000 or 10000
bushels in cribs for years at time. He
raised as high as $4,000 bushels OF corn
in q year, and this season his widow
will have 800 acres OF wheat, 400 acres
of oats and 600 acres of corn.
Ever since Hon. E. H. Shows cleo
ton to the Office of state printer, nu-
merous printing firms of Topeka have
been pulling the wires for the purpose
vi q Will L.
snow to do the work. 1t would require
least $4,000 to fully equip an Office
5hat could handle this work properly.
Mr.. Snow is man OF moderate means
and announced soon after his election
that he cid not desire to establish
new plant If he could make satisfactory
arrangements with firms already in bus
mess. The outcome OF the matter is
that Mr.. Snow has completed deal
with the Hamilton Printing company
OF Topeka by which he becomes part
ner in the firm and turns his state work
into the firm. The arrangement is I'M
doubtedly wise one and will be salts
factory to the state.
Harper County Republican: Our
grain merchants have paid Sl.O5 per
bushel for wheat this week. Great
scott! Just think of it; Sl.O5. And
numbers Of our farmers are refusing
even that. There is yet in Harper
..f,4sraf ~, thousands NJ ht,cbolo NJ ,,hoot 4.