Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-10-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

soul goes marching on"
Ex-senator John ]. ingalls, will write
an article for the Christmas number Of
the New York Dramatic News.
Gus boys" exultingly announces tho
Lincoln Republican, ARE now rejoicing
in the possession OF a new towel"
The contest for sheriff in Douglas
county rivals in interest and excite
ment the state canvass in New York.
Several stag parties have been given
at Topeka in honor OF the return Oh
Peck and Rossington by fellows who are
stuck on man stories.
Congressman Funston ought to have
been eating paw-paws when he declared
that the soldier who votes the peoples
ticket deserves to lose his pension.
The Kansas City Gazette has re-
cord OF the date OF killing frostS in Kan
sas for seventeen years past. The ear
lest was in 1888, on October Sd, and
the latest in 1882, November 18th.
A pipe organ, valued at $500, was re-
Gently knocked down at the Santa Ee
sale Of unclaimed freight at Topeka for
$40. What chance that would have
been for a struggling church with an
amateur choir.
Within few weeks the Spooner es-
tate which was bequeathed to the Kan
sas state university, will be settled up.
What's the matter with using the pro-
cseds for the construction OF street
car line on the gentle slope OF Mount
Dread?
The Seventh cavalry has been pre-
scented with handsome flag on which
Is representation OF the famous war
eagle ''Old Abe" so we'll known to the
yetrans OF The northwest. The head.
quarters OF the Seventh are now ut
Fort Riley.
There have been three couples mar
ried in Brown county during the pres
ent year between 50 and 10 years old:
One man recently assumed the cocjugal
relation at the age OF 80 years. People
never get TOO old in Kansas to fall in
love or TO run for office.
+. L. Vandegritt, who has been
prominent on the Globe for several
years, has accepted position on the
Kansas City Star, where some OF the
brightest lights Of the country shine.
Mr.. Vandegrift has made his mark on
newspaper Journalism OF the west.
The crum bling bones OF William Nc
Croty, O Bender victim whose relatives
we're never apprised OF his fate, were
brought from LAHORE to Parsons the
other day and buried in lakewood Gem
etery in the latter city. The skull
showed that it had been crushed in by
one of the hammers used by the inhu-
man butchers.
Judge Phillips in his instructions to
the jury. in the case OF the United
States VS. J. D. Smith, tried at Leaven-
worth, held that pension agent receiv-
ing excessive fees for the prosecution
of claims before the pension depart
ment, under the guise of a gratutity
was guilty OF fraud under the law so
made and provided.
A woman bought fifteen buttons in a
Girard dry goods store at cent apiece
the other day. Next day she stopped
in for some skirt braid, costing 4 cents,
and for payment presented three OF the
buttons bought on the previous day and
a cent. The storekeeper says that he
has had thirty years experience in the
business. but this kind OF legal tender
is absolutely new to him.
Mrs. John a. Halderman OF Leaven-
worth, has filed suit for divorce from
her husband. Halderman is rarely at
home. He began life in Kansas as pri-
yate secretary to Governor Reeder,
coming from Kentucky in 1854. He
was in the newspaper business In terri
torial days, has been member OF the
Kansas state senate, and was appointed
by General Grant minister to siam.
The family are very rich and have al
ways been prominent.
It is wonderful the amount OF wheat
there is in this country. The Conway
Springs Star says that for over two
months the numerous threshing ma
chimes have been constantly busy In the
surrounding territory, yet their work
is hardly perceptible on the thousands
OF stacks OF wheat yet to be threshed.
Over in Eden township the farmers OF
whole neighborhoods are clubbing to-
gether and are Offering special induce
ments to machines to come and thresh
their wheat.-Anthony Republican.
The Grand Lodge 7. o. o. F., for
Kansas, which met this year at Hutch
inson. selected Fort Scott as the next
place OF meeting in 1892, and elected
the following grand officers: Grand
master, DIR. NJ. B. Ward. Topeka; dep
uty grand master, II. w. Pond, Fort
Scott: grand warden, W. B. Patterson,
Muscota; grand secretary, John A.
Bright, Abilene, grand treasurer, L.
C. Slime, Ottawa; grand representative
to Sovereign Grand Lodge. A. L. Voors
his.
The following incident is related by a
man who knows all about the facts in
the case: When Marvel succeeded
Strong as president of the Santa Fe it
was the intention to let out Peck as
general solicitor and the new president
had even selected q man for the place.
But upon meeting Peck, Marvel was so
nlaased with him that he speedily gave