Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-10-01
Miscellaneous.

The Gypsum City mills are shipping
-four to Atlanta, Ga
New corn is coming into market at
Lawrence and brings IS cents.
While recently painting a house near
Downs G. II. Rankin fell from ladder
and was instantly killed.
Henry Friedenburg, an old citizen Of
Atchison, died the other day from the
effects of fall from chair, received
week previous
All Emporia artist has painted life
sized portrait of the late Senator Plumb,
which will eventually be deposited
with the state historical society.
Philip Meyer Topeka's baseball pitch
er, was stabbed in the neck by tough
at Alma during late visit of the To
peka club to that town. The wound
was not serious
The night operator of the NJ, K. &
I. road ut Usage Mission was visited by
robbers at an early hour the other
morning and relieved of watch and
chain and So in cash.
The other day Charles c. Stafford, a
Santa Fe brakeman living at Arkansas
City, was shot dead between Edmond
and Oklahoma City by negro who was
stealing a ride and whom he attempted
to put off the train.
The infant son of C. W. Thompson,
prominent citizen of Burden, was re.
Gently burned to death. Its clothing
caught in gasoline stove and it was
burned beyond recovery before the
flames were extinguished.
The republican state central commit
tee has completed arrangements where
by eX-Gov. Foraker, OF Ohio, will make
two campaign speeches in Kansas. He
will speak at Concordia on the nth OF
October and ut Hutchinson on Octo-
Der 8.
Thirty head of cows, supposed to be
infected with Texas fever, were re-
Gently put under quarantine at farm
near Merriam Park, eight miles south
of Kansas City. Six of the cows have
died. They belonged to Rosedale
dairyman.
While the university foot ball team
was engaged in regular practice at
Lawrence the other evening some thief
broke into the dressing rooms adjacent
to the athletic field and stole several
watches and considerable sum OF
money belonging to the boys
Col. John c. Vaugan died at the old
mems home in Cincinnati recently and
his body was cremated. Col. Vaughan
was well known newspaper man in
Kansas in the early history of the state
and at one time represented Leaven-
worth county in the legislature.
The w. c. I. U. OF Kansas holds its
annual meeting at Pittsburg, October
4. Each local union in the state is en-
titled to one delegate at large, and one
to every twenty-five paying members.
Excursions on the certificate plan have
been granted by the different railroads.
Ed Horner, Sedgwick county farm
er. is successful tiller of the soil The |
average yield of his entire wheat crop,
machine measure, was thirty-eight
bushels per acre, weighing sixty-three
DOunQ6 10 OuohCAs AAAo NAOP Va O1e |
yielded eighty-two and a-half bushels
per acre.
Judge ]. c. LamblSin. United States
cattle inspector, was stricken with mp |
oplexy while talking to a friend in
front of his hotel at Wichita the other
day and in an hour was dead. The
Judge had been in Kansas about thirty
eight years and was member of the
first Legislature.
About twenty-five republican editors
met at Topeka the other day to perfect
a permanent organization. The meet
ing was the outgrowth Of preliminary
meeting held in July, which was called
by the state central COMMITTEES. A per
mauent organization was effected by
the election of ]. X. Hudson, of the To
pelxn Capital, as president, and F. b.
Roberts, of Oskaloosa, secretary.