Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


rapid wheat seeding in the state.
Senator Ingalls, cancelled his Chicago
engagement upon the advice of his ply
stefan.
Gov. Mckinley, of Ohio, addressed
large republican meeting ut Leaven-
worth on the cath.
d. A. Haines, of Ottawa county, cut
eighty-four acres of corn in nineteen
days with one horse.
The wheat fields look fresh and green
and the late rains will make u good
strong growth before cold weather.
The executive council held special
meeting mt Topeka and passed resolu-
lions OF sympathy for President Harri-
son in the domestic affection that has
been visited upon him in the death OF
his wife.
T.. A. Hoffman, editor of the Harper
Advocate, died in that town recently,
aged 81 years Mr. Hoffman was one
of the early newspaper men Of Kansas,
having moved from Pennsylvania to
Doniphan county in 1857.
While w. II. Mills was sitting in
Andrew Garrity's lunch room at Che
topa the other night. IN unknown man
fired at him through rear window.
Nine buckshot penetrated his head and
he fell dead A man who made threats
against Mills has been arrested.
The Kansas State Bankers association
convened at Topeka on the Goth for its
sixth annual session. The attendance
was not large. owing TO the fact that
many Kansas bankers had gone to Chi
cago to attend the dedication cercmo-
MES of the worlds fair buildings.
Mrs. Minnie Padrick was granted n
divorce in the district court OF Wichita
the other afternoon from her husband,
Marshall Padrick, and before the party
left the court room Il messenger arrived
with the intelligence that the plaintiff
was dead, her demise having occurred
an hour before the termination OF the
trial.
Ill health and alleged mistreatment
by n brother caused Edward r. Over
ton, Kansas City, Kan, negro, to
commit suicide the other day by shoot
ing himself The i'll treatment COM
planned of was that he had been sick
for several months and his brother
failed to procure proper medical treat
ment for him.
The dead body of Charles Pickering,
an old soldier, was found the other
morning in clump of bushes near the
home Investigation proved that death
was due to exposure. He was dis
charged from the soldiers home some
weeks ago and during this time he APP
peared to have no other abiding place
except that which he could find in
places near by the home.
The chief of police of Kansas City,
Kan, recently received telegram from
the police of Logansport, Ind. asking
that Walter Cox, aged about 10 years
be arrested. lie is charged with steal
ing $3.50 from his father, John Cox.
The telegram instructs the chief to
secure the money and bicycle the youth
took with him, and let the prisoner so,
providing he catches him.
The premature discharge of cannon
used at republican demonstration at
Emporia the other evening resulted in
badly wounding two men. Julius Kow-
alslSi had both arms fearfully lacerated
and one finger torn entirely off, while
Zeene S. Adair had n portion of one
hand blown off and was otherwise in
jured by the powder. The former is Il
married man and the latter single.
At the recent meeting of the great
council of the Improved Order of Red
Men at Fort Scott the following officers
were elected: Great prophet, L. II.
Littlefield, Topeka; great sachem, +. II.
Perry, Cherokee; great senior sycamore,
Charles BAIL, Kansas City: great Junior
sycamore, w. r. Martin, Minneapolis;
great chief of records, J. II. L. Wiegant,
Leavenworth: keeper of wampum, c. 5.
A. Day, Atchison; representatives, Z.
II. Littiefield, Topeka; Charles Fletcher,
Emporia.
Paul SwitliclI visited his sister ten
miles north of Silver Lake the other
night, and when he mounted his horse
TO return home pistol shot was heard
and Switlick received an ugly bullet
wound in the left side. He fell to the
ground and was picked up unconscious
by his nephew. A revolver was found
tied to the saddle OF Switlick's horse,
but he said that he had no revolver and
did not know where the weapon came
from. Investigation points toa prob
able attempt at murder. Switlick is an
old settler and is prosperous farmer
and stock raiser. Recently he went in
70 life insurance rather heavily and is
now carrying policies aggregating esq.,
900.
Senator Frank P. darkness, OF Clay
Center, was seriously il not fatally in
jured by being run over by the cars Mt
Mcfarland the other afternoon. lie
was on his way to Kansas City, where