Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-08-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

William Slider, Rock Island brake.
man, was recently killed by the cars at
Wichita.
The old soldiers of Northwestern
Kansas recently held pleasant re-
union at Marysville.
The Fort Scott planning mill was re-
Gently destroyed by fire. The loss was
about $4,000; insured.
Milton Wallace recently fell from a
train at Turner, rupturing the intes-
tines and causing death.
The Topeka democratic fiambeau club
has invited Senator Hill. of New York,
to visit Topeka this fan as guest of
the club.
Two twelve-year-old boys recently
got into a quarrel at Argentine when
one Of them stabbed the other with
pocket knife, inflicting an ugly wound.
james Kelly, aged 10 years, son of j.
j. Kelly, of Atchison, who was acct
dentally shot in the face by playmate
last March and frightfully disfgured,
was sent to Roosevelt hospital, New
York, to have his face Strengthened. He
died under the operation.
The three Cinnamon in Emporia were
recently greatly agitated by the arrival
of an agent of the highbinders named
Lee Kee, who halls from New York,
and delivered message to Wuong Lee,
commanding him to leave that town
Immediately or prepare to die.
A thief recently stole bicycle from
Leavenworth party and rode it into
st. Joseph, Mo-, riding all night to ac-
complish the feat, but the telegraph
got ahead of him and he was arrested
as he proudly rode into the Missouri
city. His next ride will probably be to
the penitentiary.
The parade of the veterans ut the
late encampment at Wichita was very
creditable affair, although. it is said, ut
least half of the old soldiers preferred
to lie around under the shade OF the
trees in camp. Joe Hooker post, of
Hutchinson, carried off the 800 silk
flag offered to the post having the
greatest number of uniformed men in
line.
The regular eastbound st. Louis &
San Francisco passenger train was
robbed few miles east of Augusta the
other night by four Butler county farm
ers. The robbers were soon captured
and all of the stolen money except a
few dollars recovered. The names of
the parties arrested are Fred Living
ston, Ezra Carter, A. A. Barley and
Rollin Moffatt.
The encampment of the G. A. r. at
Wichita closed with sham battle on
the 10Th and blaze of fire works in
the evening The whole affair was pro-
nounced by all grand success. In the
afternoon Department Commander
Green presented Joe Hooker post.
Hutchinson, with the 300 silk flag
offered for the post having the most
uniformed men in the parade.
The three-year-old daughter Of
Charles Mona, farmer living near Re-
serve, some ten miles from Horton,
strayed from the house and went down
to the hog pen, where she was attacked
by vicious boar The cries of the lit
tie one brought the father to her res
cue, but not until she had been fatally
bitten did he succeed in getting the
child away from the brute. The child
died about two hours later.
X. r. Webb, president, and T. c.
Malloy, cashier of the defunct National
bank of Cherryvale, have been arrested
on the charge of embezzlement. 1t is
alleged that they made illegal and
fraudulent assessments against the
stockholders of the bank, which caused
its failure some time ago. Their arrest
was ordered by United States District
Attorney j. w. Ady after a careful ex-
animation of the affairs of the bank.
They gave bonds for their appearance.
p. II. Knoblock, a we'll known citi-
zen of Kansas City, Kan, is missing.
Together with his daughter he visited
Denver during the conclave and on his
way home was stricken with sudden
illness. At Abilene he got off the train
for the purpose of obtaining some med
icine at drug store near the depot.
Before he returned the train pulled out
and left him and nothing has been
heard of him since. His daughter re-
turned home but every effort of the
family to find Mr.. Knoblock proved
unavailing.
The survivors of the Quantrel raid in
Lawrence, still residing in that city,
have formed an association and viii
hold a reunion on each anniversary.
The memorable raid occurred on the
slst of August, 1868. and as the Goth an
niversary fell on Sunday OF this year
the citizens assembled at the city park,
where DIR. Richard Cordley delivered
memorial sermon in which he gave a
graphic description of the events OF
that terrible day and of the awful
scenes witnessed by those who were
left alive by the raiders