Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-06-20
STATE NEWS.


report falling of OF 100 in the popu-
lation OF that county.
Wheat harvest will commence near
Sedan next Wednesday, and farmers
are petitioning for dry weather.
A spelling contest Is now on between
the Empire and the Blade OF Concordia.
The latter leads with an ''ellegant re-
lief corpse"
Springfield, Seward county, with a
population OF less than 225, anil with
but sixty-fve voters, has a bonded debt
of $50, 900.
Miss Nora Whitney is the editor OF
the Williamsburg Enterprise. Her pa
per is bright and cheerful, and makes
all Its readers glad that Miss Whitney
lives.
James H. Garfield, professor OF history
In the University OF Kansas, here, was
last night elected b. the regents as
chancellor OF the University OF Nebras-
ka, to succeed Acting Chancellor Bees
sey, who has held the position since the
retirement OF Irwin F. j. Mannott in
1888.
The CITY assessor Of Atchison in his
report, returns population OF 1915
This is considerably short OF the figures
of the government enumerators, which
were also complained OF and recount
demanded. II the assessors return Is
accepted it will make Atchison a city
of the second class. In that event the
city will happily get rid OF a number OF
expensive salaries. The salaries OF the
police department will also be re-
duced.
The law passed by the recent legisla-
ture providing that eight hours shall
be DAVIS work for all employees OF the
state institutions, unless special ar
rappements are made for keeping them
open. The work OF these institutions
cannot be done il the present force OF
employees is worked only eight hours.
To do the work properly, will necessl-
tate the employment OF l,2OO new en-
ployes.
There was considerable amusement at
the union depot yesterday evening,
when q woman with seventeen children,
all her own, got off the Central Branch
train. The mother is German, and
looked to be under 40 airs OF age. she
said she was from Irving, and was 60
ing to Michigan on a visit. The ages
OF the children ranged from 6 months to
l8 wears. There were five boys and
eleven girls. The smaller children
cried constantly, and the passengers on
the train had to shout to make them
selves heard.
The appropriations passed by the
late legislature will not permit OF the
employment OF any more employees. The
question OF working the present force
over eight hours day was referred TO
ATTORNEY General Ives. He gives 1t as
his opinion that the authorities who
permit employees to work over eight
hours day will Violate the law and
subject themselves to heavy fne. The
governor will probably call a special
session OF the legislature TO pass emer-
gency appropriations, 80 as to permit
the employment OF the necessary extra
number of state servants.
L. L. Polk, president OF the national
farmers alliance, has issued circular
to all state alliances requesting them to
make arrangements for holding num-
Der OF mass meetings, one in each con
grossional district, some day early in
September. Acting upon the advice OF
the national president Secretary French
of the Kansas state alliance will In q
few day issue circular designating a
place in each district where the meet
ing shall be held, and suggesting de-
tails necessary to success. 1t Is also
part of the plan to have these district
meetings followed by county meetings
in otder to give all an opportunity to
attend and participate in the boom
which they are intending to give the
new peoples party.
The Kansas state institution for the
education of the blind in Kansas City,
is without instructors L. K. Kirk
of Garnett, president OF the state
board, appeared at the blind asylum
and informed the teachers that they
could all consider themselves dis
charged. The news was great sur
prise and the teachers went in q body
10 call on President Kirk. One OF the
teachers said this morning that Kirk
told them that Colonel Allan Buckner,
the superintendent. had refused to sug-
gest their names for reappointment and
they would have to go. The teachers
losing their positions are Miss Ledlow,
Miss RAINS, Miss Hall and Miss Cay
ward. The case OF Mrs. Lewis has not
been entirely decided yet.
The teachers had all served for sew
eral years and two of them for eight
years.
After twenty years Of married life,
during which she has borne her sup
posed husband eleven children, Mrs.
William B. Lingow Of Sedgewick coun-
ty has discovered by chance that she is
only wife No. 2. Llngow, who is now
one OF the leading farmers OF Sedge-
wick county, twenty years ago married
Mary Henry, in Kansas City, Mo. The
couple took up a claim near Maize,
where they have lived ever since, For |
three years past the husband has made
q practice Of visiting Arkansas periodi-
0a1Iy ostansihlv for his health, About |