Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

at Kansas City, Mo-
Wichita citizens are in great rage
over being compelled to pay for q
worthless pavement with which they
were soaked a few years ago.
The six-ycar-old son of Sam Rey-
nolds, of Lawrence, recently got hold
of some matches and succeeded in set
ting fire to the stable, which was
burned. One COW, a set of harness and
fifty chickens were burned. Loss, $500.
The democratic committee of the First
congressional district met at Leaven-
worth and decided that Hon. Ed Car
roll should not be withdrawn from the
race for congress. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Close, populist nominee, will also
remain in the field.
A suit has been fled in the district
court at Leavenworth asking Judge
Crozier to order sale of the Rapid
Transit railroad to satisfy mortgage.
Mr.. Symmetrical, on behalf of the road,
began the suit which is to pay mort
gage of 10000 held by Mr.. Piper
Frank Means, machinist 20 years
old. shot and killed himself ut Kansas
City, Kan, the other night. A few
days before he had married one woman
when he really wanted to marry an
other. He left his bride and called upon
the other woman and when he left the
house shot himself.
Francois Linsier and Caroline Lin
sier were recently remarked by the
probate Judge of Wyandotte county.
The couple had been married before and
lived in Topeka and through some mis-
understanding the husband had OBJ
tanned divorce only six months ago.
After the separation he went to Leaven-
worth county, where he remained until
the Topeka fair, when they met again
and reconciliation followed, which
resulted in their remarriage.
Five tramps engaged in terrible
fight in the bottoms just east of Law
renee the other day and in the fray one
of them was shot through the leg. His
outcries attracted the attention of
passers and he was taken into the city
for medical attendance, but while his
attendant was gone for few moments
the wounded man made his escape and
has not since been heard from. He is
thought to be one of a notorious gang
of thieves that had been plying their
business in that vicinity for the past
few weeks
Chancellor Snow, of the state uni
versity, in his weather report for Sep
TENDER says: The past month was
one of the warmest Septcmbers on our
twenty-four years record. The second
half of the month was warmer than the
first half and there was an entire alb
sence of frost. The sky was remarka-
bly, free from clouds. The rainfall was
about two-thirds the average amount
and the wind velocity was nearly nor
NAL. Three-fourths of the rain fell the
first week, making the rest of the
month remarkably dry"
John w. Breidenthal, chairman of
the peoples party central committee,
was recently arrested on the charge of
illegal banking. As secretary of the
Kansas Sinaloa Investment Co., Breld-
enthal has issued several hundred GER.
tifcates of deposit, which Bank Com
missioner Johnson holds are contrary
to law and ordered his arrest lie gave
bond for his appearance. Breidenthal
claims that the certificates were issued
only as matter of convenience, send
ing money to colonists in Topolobampo,
and that they were payable there rs
we'll as here and served as medium of
exchange.
A conference of stalwart democrats =,
was recently held at Topeka to con-
slider the course best to pursue at the |
straight out democratic meeting which |
has been advertised for October Z.
After long conference a press commit
tee, appointed for the purpose, author
lied the publication of statement that
those present Endorsed the call for
democratic convention to be held at |
Topeka October I. The test of men,
bcrship is to be n pledge of unalterable
opposition to the peoples party state
ticket and those who will not make
this pledge will not DC admitted to the
floor of the convention.
In the presence of his two daughters
George Klentz committed suicide at his
home in Wichita the other afternoon by
himself with rope to swing
lamp hook. Klentz was a cigarmaker,
aged 50 years and was SOLDERING up
after prolonged spree. The testi-
mony Mt the Inquest was contradictory
and revealed queer state of affairs.
Klentz's domestic relations were I'M
pleasant and he remained most of the
time away from home. DIR. Shultz,
who was called. said that the family
acted strangely and nc did not believe
Klentz died from stranguIation The
jury thought otherwise, and rendered
verdict of suicide.
A decision interesting to bondholders
was recently made by Judge Riner in
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