The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-08-06
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

:. Nixon. a farmer of Sedgwick county
: was recently gored to death by
a vicious bull
y NJ ]. Willard charged 3ith robbint
: the Kansas City. Kan, post office wa
recently arrested in Missouri and jaile'
at LeavenwortE-
| A colored constable undertook t
, break up game of craps at Quindar
the other day when he was set upon by
/ the players, all negroes. The constable
: made vigorous assault upon one o
them and as result was himself ar
reeted.
John w. Nyce, of Caldwell, recently
finished threshing his wheat He had
seventy acres from which he secured
BIOS bushels, machine measure. A
neighbor of his had 240 acres from
which he threshed 1900 bushels, ma.
chine measure. He sold $500 bushels
in the field and paid off his mortgage
and all his debts and stored 5000 bush
els to await higher prices.
Fred A. Stocks, of Blue Rapids, has
been appointed chief clerk of the treas
ury department at Washington. The
position is very important one and
commands salary of IS, 900. Stocks
has been member of the Kansas lepis-
lature, mayor of his town, and is proni-
nent in his community. being banker.
There were forty-three applicants from
the various states, but only one from
Kansas.
j. NJ. Miller, president of the State
Republican league, hass issued call
for meeting of the league in Topeka
August 26. Hon. J. S. Clarkson, national
president and Hon. T. E. Bvrnes,
national organizer, will be present and
are expected to deliver public addresses
in the evening. The call instructs each
local league to send three delegates be-
sides the president, who is delegate
ex-otficio.
Robert R Tankersly, aged thirteen,
died at Wichita the other day in horri-
BILE agony from hydrophobia. The boy
was bitten on the face and arm about
two months ago, and was taken to a
hospital. After being there few DAYS
he bolted and nothing more was seen
of him until two days before his death.
when he was taken back to the hos
pltal with all the symptoms of hydro
phobia.
The city council of Hutchinson
passed an ordinance few weeks ago !
fixing the license on hop tea and "R.
B. )" at $500 per annum, to be paid six
months in advance. Eight places took
out the license, expecting under the
head of "B B." to sell beer A few
days ago they were all arrested for
the law, and the manufacturer
OF the ''B. B." was fined 500 and given
thirty days in jail.
Ezra Comfort and family have re ached
heir home at Delphos from Topolo-
campo (Mexico), having hurried to
'scape the tropic fever. The eighteen
son of Mr. Comfort was ;
trlcken before starting and died an :
lour after reaching home. Another
on died at the colony. They went out {
April and report much suffering ]
mong the colonists. The thermometer !
as been las degrees for two months $
nd it is almost impossible to obtain i
God water. Many have died "
10 "a Chicago reporter Senator Ingalls, 4
gently said: 81 am out of politics. q
nd am studying other questions
ow. am seriously engaged in apri-
lltural pursuits and am not PAVING
lftlclent attention to politics to be able 81
say anything of moment about it. I p
ipect to sail for Europe on August % "a
shall remain in Europe several II
onths, probably till next winter. or re
long as my money holds out. &c
I've no mission to the other side. polit- pl
al or otherwise. | am not going to 81
one OF the alleged bureau of tariff Bl
atlstlcs. l am going for amusement ca
d instruction. After my return re
~ consider politics again, but do pc
I know that will" WI
Receiver McGonigle, of the Oberlin Po
III ONCE In recently speaking of the ~
mand for western lands, said: al
lthln the past ten days more con- 80
is have been filed on claims in tro
stern Kansas than have been filed or
Iore IN SIX months. That means that o"'
lhdence in western Kansas lands is rel
ng renewed by the splendid crops of acc
ry Kind of grain and fruit that are Inc
ng raised in that part of the state" Is
horeds OF farmers have abandoned -.
lr claims in western Kansas because -
rop failures and some of them have
n gone two or three years. Ana
ce OF six months forfeits a mans CAT
Its to his claim, and anyone NAV
a contest and IL he can nrova uor
'rtion' take the land, impr ovements WI
all. :"
escaping from his captors the other oAT
1t horse-thief is believed to have RYE
drowned in the Nescatunra river FLO
ne southwest part of Barber county
would have been lynched anyway. BUT
thought The man was caught CHE
horses stolen from a farmer. who EGG
'on as he missed his animals, got a 0AO'
friends together and started In pur.
The thief was being taken to the LARI
est tree when he made his escape PoT1
jumped into the stream, and though 49,
-etul search was made no trace Of "a
could be found From a descrin. HOGS
of the thief IL is thought IL was sHEE
NnrapTTn tho ETDT