Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-04-16
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The list of fatalities by the recent
storm in Kansas has been swelled by
later deaths to total of thirty-five.
The supreme has reversed the district
court in the suit of the city of Atchison
against the Chicago Il Atchison Bridge
Co.
The annual session of the Kansas
academy of language and literature was
held ut Baldwin City with about one
hundred literary people present.
The state board of railroad commits
sioner has denied the request of citi-
zens of Toronto for first-class service on
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road at that point. The denial is based
upon the grounds that the roads in
come from the present service is only
one-third of the operating expenses.
William s. Anderson was lately placed
in confinement at Atchison on the
charge of insanity preferred by his aged
father. He was prosperous merchant
until two years ago when he failed.
Three months ago he began to make
imaginary real estate deals. He was at
one time master workman of the
Knights of Labor of Kansas. He also
stands high in the A. o. L. w.
A suit has been filed in the district
court at Lawrence by the city to per-
petually enjoin the Water Works Go.
from using the streets and alleys of the
city or from furnishing persons with
water. The complaint is that the COM
pany has failed to furnish wholesome
supply of water: that the water has
always been impure. filthy and stag
nant in character, and unfit for domes-
tic and other purposes, and of Il quality
injurious to the health of the people
using the same.
The hoard of directors of the Kansas
Baptist convention met at Emporia on
the 18th. Addresses were made by Rev.
c. s. Sheffield of Topeka. Sunday school
secretary for Kansas, upon THE Out
look of Sunday School Work, by Dr. II.
{. Woods. of Lincoln. Neb.. upon RE
lation of Christians to Benefcience,'
and by Rev. A. 5. Sheffield, of Ottawa.
upon Christian Education" The
meeting was well attended by prominent
Baptist divines from all parts of Kan
sas and neighboring states.
Religious circles at Wichita were re-
Gently much disturbed by the summary
dismissal from the Lincoln Street church
of Rev. w. p. Haworth because
he became temporary owner OF a
lot of dogs that he took in on debt.
Mr.. Haworth had been in the ministry
for twenty years and had no intention
of leaving i: for the business of dog
fancier. The dismissal. however. forced
him to depend temporarily for living
on his dogs and he issued n catalogue
at the head of which appeared the
legend: THE more see of men the bet
ter like dogs"
Prof. Wilkinson, of the state normal.
as Kansas manager for the National
Educational association, has announced
the following associate managers: j.
NJ. BlOss, II. G. Larimer and G. w.
Winans, Topeka: r. w. Stevenson,
Wichita: q. T. Fairchild, Manhattan;
A. r. Taylor. Emporia: +. +. Taylor,
Kansas City; ID. X. Boyd. Arkansas City;
q. =. Benton. Fort Scott: +. A. Earring
ton, Paola. The annual meeting will
be held at Saratoga Springs, n. Y,
next July, and Kansas will have head
quarters ut the broadway house. The
state will send a large number to this
meeting.
The plans for the Kansas building to
be erected on the worlds fair grounds
at Chicago have been officially APP
proved. and the board of managers have
invited Kansas contractors to submit
sealed proposals for the construction of
the building. The board of managers
will meet at Topeka on April % for the
purpose of awarding the contract. In
order that the awarding of the contract
may not be impeded. the secretary asks
each county association TO remit prompt
" 10 Samuel T. Howe, Topeka, n sum
of money which. when added to the
amount already paid in, will make fifty
per cent. of their appo-tionment. II,
in any county. fifty per cert. Of the al
lottcd sum has not been collected. il is
desired that the amount that Is collect
cd be paid in.