Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-09-17
miscellaneous.


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During recent storm the young
daughter of Miles Rachford, u farmer
residing near Usage City, was killed by
lightning and two other members OF
the family so seriously shocked that
they were not expected to recover.
The third annual convention of the
Southern Kansas conference of the Ep-
worth league convened Mt Emporia on
the 18th. Interesting papers were read
by Miss Alice Myler, of lola; j. X. Nor
gsn, of Neodcsha, and c. L. Berry, OF
Paola.
John Withers, who was on trial at
Fort Scott for the murder of a neigh
Dor, attempted suicide in his cell the
other night by cutting his arm in sew
eral places. with the intention of bleed
ing TO death. The cutting was done
with piece of tin
Mcs. w. Il. Bailey. wife of Lawyer
Bailey, of Wichita, threw herself from
Missouri Pacific train near Eldorado
the other morning and received fatal
internal injuries. She left home for
Joplin. Mo-, and the next her husband
heard of her was when she was taken
home fatally hurt.
BY mistake or some other kind OF
blunder several of the school and other
public buildings of Kansas City, Kan,
were sold for taxes three years ago and
the holder of the certificates the other
day appeared and demanded deed to
the property. He was ''stood off, I'M
til the matter could be adjusted
Dan Crew, well known az 4 tenor
singer, died at his home in Lawrence the
other day from an overdose of morphine.
lie had been suffering from hay fever
and asthma and took morphine to in
duce sleep. 1t is thought he took too
much of the drug through mistake. He
leaves a young wife and one child.
The nineteen-months-old child of c.
A. Reeves was killed by an IL" road
train on the Chelsea Park line 1T Kansas
City, Kan, the ether day. The child
had got out of the yard, AID the mother
went in search of it. She discovered
her child on the track just as train
swept around Il curve and mangied its
little body.
The state university began its TWEEN.
ty-scventh year September o under en-
cceaingly favorable auspices, with an
enrolment that promises to reach LOCO
collegiate students, the largest in the
history of the institution. The opening
address was delivered in University hall
by ex-Attorney- General l.. b. Kellogg.
of Emporia.
The call has been issued for the fifth
annual convention of the Kansas State
Alliance ut Emporia, November 10. The
basis of representation in the Legislative
department will be one delegate from
each organized county and one delegate
for each 5000 members or major frac-
ton. according to the secretary's report
of the quarter ended September 80.
G. i. Turner shot and instantly killed
James w. Gilmore ut the home of the
latter in Atchison the other day, firing
four bullets from n revolver into his
body. The shooting was the result OF
n family quarrel. Gilmore was so years
of age. Turner's wife is the niece OF
the murdered man, and ut the time OF
the tragedy she and her children were
being cared for by Gilmore.
As n Rock Island passenger train was
nearing Horton the other morning, Lon
Chamberlain, the brakeman, attempted
TO eject n tramp who was stealing a
ride. The tramp showed fight and
grappled the brakeman, and in the
struggle Cham berlain was thrown from
the train, breaking an arm and leg
and sustaining internal injuries that
may result fatally. The tramp escaped.
Mrs. Annie McCourt was instantly
killed by lightning during thunder
storm at Atchison the other evening.
She was preparing supper and had
started out OF the house after pail OF
water. The lightning struck her when
she was on the doorstep Her clothing
was set on fire. but the flames were ex'
tiuguished by a neighbor who was close
at hand. Mrs. McCourt was 20 years ot
age and leaves one child
Mrs. John Hyatt and three Of her
children, living on Darby avenue, IN
Kansas City. Kan, were seriously pois-
oned by eating supposed mushroom
stew the other day. The children had
gathered some toad stools" aud the
mother had prepared n stew, which che
family partool of very fceely. They
were shortly afterward taken with con-
WILSON'S and Internationally. Timely
medical aid saved their lives.