Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-31
Miscellaneous.


James Murphy, proprietor of the Kaw
Valley hotel and prominent citizen OF
Kansas City, Kan, was recently stand
ing on the roof of the front porch OF
his hotel, when he slipped and fell tc
the ground below received fatal in
juries.
Joe Rosenthal, of Haskell county,
through his attorney, has petitioned
the supreme court for q mandnmus
against the state board of canvassers to
compel them to reconvene and issue to
him the certificate Of election to the
house.
In the district court at Emporia
James Williams, who killed Robert
Burris, and Walker, the barn burner,
who incinerated n whole stable full OF
blooded horses to conceal the crime of
stealing two, were each sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary.
The wife of Almines Raybrool, q
hard working man, employed at the
smelter works in Argentine, deserted
her husband and six children the other
day and eloped with young fellow by
the name of Van Waller. She is
IS and Van Waller 81 years old.
Edward Coy, q sewing machine agent,
and Daniel Wren, horse trader, were
arrested at Wichita recently charged
with forgeries, by which they enriched
themselves to the extent of $4,000.
Their alleged victim is j. w. Cramsey,
of Springfield, ILL.,, farmer and horse
breeder
1t is stated that in recount Of votes
for local Office in Atchison county 1t
was incidentally discovered that Mich
OILS, the republican candidate for the
legislature, was elected instead of
Woodworth. the populist, who was
given the certificate. While this will
not let Nichols in at the organization,
it will give the republicans grounds for
q contest.
Judge w. C. Webb, attorney for the
populists has commenced proceedings
in the supreme court to contest the
election of Ave republicans to the legis-
lature. The proceedings are in the ma
ture Of mandamus, asking the court
to pass upon the technical and consti-
tutional questions raised by the popu-
lists. and demanding that restraining
order be issued prohibiting the five re-
publican members from taking their
seats upon the certificates OF election
already issued by the canvassing board.
The court will be asked to decide if q
person who held the office of postmaster
and was elected to the legislature, but
resigned after the election, is eligible.
In the district court ut Wichita Judge
Reed lately made decision on ques-
ton raised for the first time in Kan
sas court DIR. Oatley, widower with
out children, made a will and after
ward married for the second time and
died without issue The legatees
under the will claimed half the estate,
but the widow contended that the sub
sequent marriage revoked the will and
that she was entitled to the whole
estate. Judge Reed held that as the
statutes of 1858 enabled husband or
wife to dispose of half their property
without the consent of the other there
would be no sense in setting aside this
will, as the testator could have made it
as we'll after as before marriage, and
that the widow is only entitled to that
half of the estate which the law gives
her.
1t is the intention of the managers of
the Kansas department of the worlds
Columbian exposition to make three
separate exhibits of the Kansas build
ing stones One of these exhibits will
form part of the national exhibit, and
will include only the more important
varieties. Work upon the state exhibit,
under the charge of Prof Williston, has
been in progress during the past year,
and already a large and varied collec-
ton has been made. Both of these will
be placed in the department Of mines
and mining. Not only is it desired to
include in this display the building
stones of each county, but also all nat
urnl material of economic Importance,
such as chalk, clays, lines, plasters, &C.
ments, bricks, tiles, pottery, mineral
paints, salt, coal, minerals, ores, etc
It is earnestly desired that each of the
one hundred and six counties Of the
state may be fully represented Speci-
mems Of building and ornamental stone
should be dressed, wherever possible,
in exactly four-inch cubes. Specimens
should be sent, however, whether
dressed or undressed, and the necessary
work upon them will be done at Law.
renee. under the supervision Of Prof.
Williston.