The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-09-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

the state fair will be held at Topeka,
commencing September IA
The farmers elevator company, of
| Hiawatha. has filed a charter with the
secretary of state, with capital stock
of s., 200.
Ex-senator Ingalls, has not sailed for
Europe, as has been reported He is at
home. and has no intention OF going
abroad this year.
The Leavenworth r1utual sick relief
| association has been chartered for the
| purpose of relieving sick members by
the payments of fixed weekly benefits.
Newell S. Pond, of Arkansas City,
having recently discovered plan of his
wife to elope with George Pile, went
| home aud accused her and then broke
or cut up every article of furniture and
clothing in the house and threatened to
take his wife's life, but finally allowed
her TO escape. He then left the city.
Pile is married.
A petition, signed by large number
of citizens of Stevens county, has been
received by Gov. Humphrey, asking
him to cause an investigation into the
financial affairs of the county. The
petition sets forth the fact that the i'm
debtedness of the county is SIS, 900, one
half of which was incurred in q fraudu-
lent way by the county officers.
The survivors of the Quantrel1 raid
recently held a meeting at Lawrence
and effected an organization with the
fAll Of II
Read; vice-presidents, G. Grovenor,
Samuel Kimball, C. r. X. Prentice;
secretary, c. w. Smith; corresp onding
secretary, u. w. Woodward; treasurer,
l.. Bullene; executive committee, X.
w. Spar, j. C. Watts. ]. q. Sands, j.
III. Simmons, E. w. Wood.
The grand lodge of colored Masons,
lately in session at Fort Scott, elected
officers as follows: G. w. Smith. of
Topeka, grand master; G. A. Dudley, of
Kansas City, deputy grand warden; J.
w. Steward, senior grand warden; j. S.
Brashear, of Topeka, grand treasurer;
Ii. II. Curtis, of Baxter Springs grand |
secretary. The reports of the various |
grand officers show the order to be in a |
hourishing condition and full of cheer |
ing and consoling news to the craft |
throughout the entire jurisdiction.
The new school law for cities of the |
ture, it has been discovered will work /
a delay in opening the schools of sew
eral cities from early in September, the
usual time, to January, 1892. The
cities that will suffer are Kansas City
and Atchison, the school boards of both
being in debt and the new levy not be-
ing available until January next Kan
5as City Kan proposes to open the
schools and maintain them until Janu-
airy by means of private subscriptions
and charging small tuition fee.
The Kansas association of Pennsyl-
Tania settlers recently held an annual
'eunion at Emporia, which ended with
/ picnic which was attended by over
l. 900 people. Nearly everys county in
he state had representatives present
The following were elected officers:
resident, Rev. ID. b. Shuley, of Empo-
Ia; treasurer, d. c. Lake, of Usage
}lty; secretary, c. Fl. Bollman. of To-
'eka~ Lyon county has over 1, 600
'ennsylvanians and not less than 600 |
thers were present Topeka was
hosen as the place for the next reunion.
L. w. Deming. of New Orleans, who
WINS a large sugar mill at Attica, is in ,
Kansas to push the work of manufact-
ring sugar from sorghum lie has
reat faith in the sugar industry in
1ansas and believes that Kansas sor-
hum can be made as productive of
ugar as southern cane. Atpresent the
est plantations in the south get 200
ounds of sugar from a ton of cane.
7hile Kansas sorghum yields but 100
ounds. Kansas sorghum contains
lore glucose than southern cane. and
his is serious difiiulty in the way of
taking sugar.
Special Policeman Grigsby, on duty
Chelsea park, Kansas City, Kan,
urlng the recent heavy storm, attempt
to remove n telephone wire which
al been blown down. lie grabbed it
18th both hands and in a moment real
ed that he had hold of live" wire.
ne man was unable to release his
lnds and he writhcd around in great
yony. by the time assistance arrived
noke from ms burning flesh was aris-
g and he was in most terrible agony.
took several moments for the people
no came to his assistance to compre-
md the situation, but Grigsby. al
ough undergoing awful torture. \
outed to them to cut the wire. This
as quickly done and the policeman 4
as enabled to drop the wire. The
Inns of both hands were quite badly r
rned.
Fred Cook, a lineman employed bv \
Western Union telegraph company.
GENTLY had marvellous escape from r
attn while at work on the corner Of
eth street and Minnesota avenue in
lnsas City, Kan Smith was engaged
repairing wire at the top of teIe-
aph pole when it accidently came In
intact with live" electric light wire
an instant ne was jerked from the
lie and his body was dangling in the
. When the current struck him he
We one loud shrek A scene of wild
sitement followed. as the crowd ex-
stpH In Gna Cob II