Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-17
KANSAS NEWS

Booty is the name of an Emporia
city councilman.
Wellington ships two car loads Of
homo made salt every day.
In Cloud county the French people do
most OF the marrying.
The Fort Scott board OF trade is to be
reorganized under the name of the Bush
ness Club.
Mrs, Lease recently sent an Usage
City baby which was named for her a
gift of S.. That is opening wide door,
Molly.
A society of Friends is to be organic
ed at Leavenworth.
Thirty-two years ago John j. ingalls,
was elected engrossing clerk OF the leg.
islature at Lawrence in the territory OF
Kansas.
An Usage Indian boy started to run
away the other day from Haskell lnstl'
tute, but after walking far enough to
get real hungry he returned.
Senator Plumb has never worn 0
stove-pipe hat OF standing collar, but
in this age OF political surprises he may
yet come to it.
A formerly OF Kansas woman, Mrs.
Eldridge of Lawrence, is matron at Pine
Ridge agency She is much pleased
with the Hotchliss guns and their effect
on the Indians.
Judge PETER, who has been confined
to his house since December 12s.by ser.
| ious spell of illness, is again at his desk
| in the Farmers office. The judge needs
good health just now in his business.
One of the city school teachers at
Abiline was frightened into Mysteries
by toy snake in the hands of bad
boy the other day. She has not entire
" recovered from the shock yet-neith'
er has the boy,
Hon. George L. Douglas was o mem.
Der of the last Kansas legislature, but
he went to Oklahoma to introduce his
bill ito prevent the corrupture Of money
and corrupt practices at cleo IONS"
The only undertaken in Usage City Ia
very. much discouraged over the falling
| off OF his trade during the past year
and what makes it tougher for him still
is that nOt1even his best friends are sor
ry for him.
The Peerless Princess has a either
who has sworn that he will never again
draw a sober breath. The quality Of
whiskey at Wichita renders 1t compare
lively easy for a man to live up to an
oath OF that kind.
George Letter writes from Drury,
Kan, saying that the farmers are plow-
ing and getting ready for spring; mon
ey scarce, and Alliance stores numerous
and sockless statesmen in demand.
On Jan. 10, Deputy Sheriff Allen. Of
Fort Scott, was attacked by q young
prisoner in the county Jail at that place,
receiving two severe pistol wounds.
The prisoner was also slightly wounded,
but failed to escape, as was his intent.
The Kansas state officers will be in
augurated this year without any cere-
monies. There has been falling on
in public Observances on inauguration
day in Kansas for several years. The
fun doesn't pay for the trouble in a pro-
hibition state.
Anold COfUred wUmun4tvimg IN Atch.
ison used to prepare herself every night
for death by dressing in q blue gown,
and she was always surprised to find
herself alive the next morning. She
kept this up until she wore out three OF
four blue dresses, then she quit.
Hon. John Kelly, of Wichita, is post
ed for q paper at the meeting OF the
State Agricultural society, Thursday,
January 10Th, on 'Wall Street and ite
Operations. Hon. T. A. Hubbard, Of
Sumner county, on the 18th, will read q
paper on ''The Hog and its Manage
ment."
News from Atchison says that All
Martin, brother Of Governor John A.
Martin, and for so long business mana
ger of the Champion, Is daily growing
worse and can live but q little while.
One side is paralyzed, and in his nervous
paroxysms It takes two strong men "a
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