Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-06-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


In the state university.
The Topeka natatorium has gone into
the hands of a receiver.
Saline's city council has appropriated
500 for cyclone sufferers.
The Scandinavian Evangelical synod
has been in session ut Salina.
Prof Kjellstrand, of Lindsborg col
lege, has accepted n call to Yale.
The annual state Methodist camp
meeting has been in progress Mt
Wichita.
Baker, of the Sixth district has been
renominated by the peoples party for
congress.
An immense throng Of visitors at
tended the Turner's encampment ut
Bismarck grove.
A grain blockade has been caused Mt
Atchison by recent excessive shipments
of Kansas farmers.
Democrats of the Second district have
nominated Col. II. l.. Moore, of Law
renee, for congress.
Between 5000 and 1900 insurance
agents will bc licensed this year by the
state insurance commissioner.
An organization of German voters
has been effected. 1t is called the Ger
man-American State association.
Edward W. Everett is the new post
master of Olpc, Lyon county, and Cyrus
Moore of Shibboleth, Decatur county
A. G. Stacey has been nominated To-
peba correspondent for the Atchison
Champion under the new management.
Thirteen original companies includ-
ing fifty-two branch lines make reports
to the railroad commissioners every
year.
According TO report, all the Armour
packing house plants are to be CONSOLE
dated, with headquarters in Kansas
City.
An effort has been made to compel
the return to Lawrence of the Marshall
Chemical Co. S outfit, which was moved
to Kansas City, Mo.
A Wichita girl recently lost dia-
mond brooch that was presented to her
great-grandfather by Napoleon Bona
parte, so the Eagle says.
Secretaries Mohler and Smith have
started out again on worlds fair and
agricultural society tour. This time
they go into the northwest
1t is reported by n man who is up on
the flora and fauna of Kansas that
many new grasses, flowers and birds
have appeared in the state this season.
The vault in the secretary of states
office has become so damp that some Of
the records are moulding and a gaso-
line stove has been set up to dry it out.
The Rapid Transit railroad will, prob
ably build new bridge across the Kan
sas river at Topeka. 1t will be a pile
bridge and will cost from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Charles Curtis, the republican nomi-
nee for congress in the Fourth Kansas
district, was appointed one of the read
ing clerks ut the Minneapolis republic
an convention.
Authority has been issued Mt Wash
ington to organize the First National
bank of Elk City. Also the Montgomery
county National bank of Cherryvale;
capital, $50, 900.
Bion Hutchins, of Clay Center, has
presented to the Kansas State Historical
society life-size crayon portrait Of
Writ Walton, whose tragic death some
years ago made such a profound impress
sion in Kansas.
Col. Milton Stewart, of Wichita, is
mentioned as a possible successor of
the late John A. Anderson as United
States consul at Cairo Mr.. Stewart
and the dead consul were personal
friends for twenty-five years.
Miss Daisy CLOSER, formerly from
Emporia, has been selected as one of
the chorus in the Patti musical festival,
held in Madison Square, New York.
Miss Closer has been studying music
for two years in New York under Schar-
winsli.
No little excitement was created at
Wichita by the discovery that c. Reed,
Judge of the district court, had been
challenged to fight duel by l. n.
Bird, prominent attorney. The trouble
originated over uncomplimentary words
in court.
Mrs. Joshua Rumble, wife of the
Bronson merchant who disappeared the
other day from Fort Scott, has received
letter from him dated Mt Denver, ask
ing her to come to him at once. He
says he has no recollection of any of
his doings or wsnderings since he left
home.
Bishop John II. Vincent, Of the
Methodist church, founder Of the
Chautauqua assembly, will move to To-
peka in the fall to reside for the COM
ing four years Bishop w. Y. Ninde, Of
Topeka, will go to Detroit, where he
was pastor of the First Methodist
church for two years
Moi Hudson Is collectin0 unite a