Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-31
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The police court OF Atchison Is clean
ing up 81 900 a week.
The Solomon river Is on q tear. II
has not been so high since 1858
There was republican rally with
tin plate badges Mt Girard Tuesday.
State Senator King Is said to have
gone clear over 70 the people party.
The Kingman county commissioners
keep up a standing reward OF $500 for
horsethieves.
She apple crop OF Nemaha county Is
so large that the fruit is going to waste
on the ground.
The Leaveny0rth Kelley whisky
cure.is handy TO the soldiers home.
Two old veterans are taking the treat
ment.
The bank OF Alton will 20 out OF
business and the proprietor will locate
in Texas. They are afraid OF alliance
Legislation.
Two Kansas editors preserve the
name OF one hero: Winfield Scott Til
ton of Wakeeney and Winfield Scott
Allen OF Newton.
n. B Blanton. after whom "Blan.
toms bridge" famous in early Kansas
annals, was named, is raising big red
apples in Montgomery county.
The highest form OF obituary eulogy
in Kansas now is 10 say: mo man
ever heard him complain" Growers
are despised and neglected OF men.
Fighting Joe Hudson's latest roast OF
ex-senator Ingalls, leaves ingalls, moth
ing else 10 do than to return to the
party on probation and begin anew.
Professor Snow has received petitions
from Brazil asking him 10 take meas
aires against q particularly vicious and
lOw-dOwn variety OF ant in that country.
in the sandiest part of Kansas this
season. the editor is invited into the
country TO dine on fried chicken.
fruits and all the delicacies OF The sea.
SON."
Professor Wiley is certain that 200
pounds OF sugar can be produced from
u ton of Kansas cane. The early
orange is the sweetest thing tested so
far.
Atchison Is also noted for fat people.
In single block in South Atchison
there lives seven persons Of both sexes
whose aggregate weight is 1915
pounds.
The Traveller says man was in Ar
kansas City the other day who was go
large that the forty-five pound water
melon he was carrying looked like q
goose egg.
Every Office holder in Topeka. except
the state house jsnitor, belongs To the
Hons" They tried to draw the line
at Woody Admire. but he wouldn't
have 1t that way.
A nephew OF the late William Henry
Smith, conservative leader OF the house
of commons, was short time since
identified with the steer interests OF
Greenwood county.
Wallaces show got ont OF Sumner
county by u scratch. but left three hired
men behind to answer for the work OF
its fakirs. Wallace himself was held as
a hostage for n while.
The Rev. John d. Knox. the broken
banker OF Topeka. has not been wholly
lost sight Of. He was the officiating
Ut marriage ceremony one
night this week al Topeka.
Tho engineer who surveyed the
Aichison public building site, received
his money from the government this
week. and it is said that Joe Ady has u
check in his pocket to pay for the
ground.
You are not in the swim in Atchison
unless you have 6 o'clock dinner. Web
Hetherington and Paddy Brown are
the only rich men in the town who
stick 10 the old fashioned square meal
at noon.
A Bird City bank has a steam gang
pillow at work breaking up $500 acres OF
Cheyenne county land. which will be
sown in wheat. On part Of the land
red Russian wheat will be expert
meuted with.
F. B. Dawes has finally found q man
OF his size. He is having joint debates
with "Reforiuer" Utley, late candidate
Of the peoples party for lieutenant gov
ernor. Utley was badly dis6gured at
last accounts.
The collapse OF Willie Sells show
causes great excitement in Topeka-the
greatest since POmeroy fell. The Sells
family belong to Topeka's Four Hundred
and when ever they do anything there
Is much talk about it.
The Atchison Globes "Hiram Never
sweat" whose real name is A. J. Howe,
Is brother OF Sir Edgar. has gone into |
the sheep raising business in New Mex
leo. He writes that he not only has
wealth, but, better than that, health in
sight.
f. o. Man Of Concordia, division
OF the Central Branch |
railroad. saws 1t is the bad roads, not
The Hold. Your Wheat" circular that
mas caused the light shipments of |
wheat in this country. This condition
mas been caused by the excessive rains
IN the last three weeks. The wet
weather. has also prevented the farmers
rom blowing for their fall wheat and
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