Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-12-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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sell is having Fireplace built OF Rns-
sell county stone in the Kansas build
ing ut the worlds fair.
Hog raisers In western Kansas are re-
ceiving $3.50 per hundred for porlSers
and there Is every indication that the
market price viii go still higher
While out hunting recently near his
home in Belle Plaine, John Schumnnn
accidentally shot himself under the
right arm. He died in less than half
an hour.
Sergeant George Lloyd, troop, Sew
enth cavalry, one of the oldest soldiers
ut tina post, committed suicide at Fort
Riley the other night by shooting him.
self through the head.
John Chaum wanted in Shawnee
county for criminally assaulting a
young girl, and possibly one of the
Osnge county train wreckers, was re-
Gently arrested at Pennington, la.
A call has been issued by the chair
man of the state prohibition committee
to all friends of prohibition to meet for
a temperance reunion ut the court
house, Topeka, on December 2s, at
p. m.
The populist committee at Topeka de-
cided to have no inaugural ball at the
induction of Gov. Lewelling into Office,
but there will be grand reception on
January to which all the people of
the state are invited.
The ticket Office of the Missouri Pa
cific depot at Devon, Bourbon county,
on the Kansas, Nebraska & Dakota
division, was entered by tramp the
other morning during the absence of
the agent and robbed of all the money
contained in the ticket department
An old and distinguished citizen Of
Leavenworth, John Burr, aged 9a years,
died at his home in that city the other
day. He located in the city in 1883,
where he has since resided and filled
many positions of trust. MIR. Burr was
a great horticulturist and devoted much
attention to Strawberries and grapes.
Robert Merritt, colored farmer liv-
ing about two miles north of Pleasan-
ton, accidentally shot himself the other
evening, from which he died instantly.
He had been out hunting and his dog
and neighbours got to fighting. He
undertook to separate them by using
the breech of his gun, when it was dis
charged, the contents passing through
his head.
The association of officers and men,
bers of the legislature of 1865 will have
its twenty-fifth anniversary Mt the state
house in Topeka, January Is, 1898. at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. All state of
ficers and members of the legislature OF
1865 are members of the association
and are urgently requested to be pres
ent at the meeting. Hon. John NJ.
Price, of Atchison, issues the call and
especially requests the attendance OF
all persons who held state or territorial
offices or who were members of the
Legislature prior to 1865
The Reform Press association, an
organization of peoples party editors,
closed its annual meeting at Topeka
by electing A. A. Stewart, of Manhat-
tan, president: w. II. French, of Kins-
ley, vice president, and Dr. McLallin,
of Topeka, secretary and treasurer. A
resolution was adopted that the editors
have inside information that the peo-
Piles party elected a majority of the
members of the lower house of the leg
islature and they believe every lawful
and honorable means should be EN-
ployed to get possession of that body.
A. W. Stubbs, the republican candi-
date to whom the state canvassing
board issued the certificate of election
as member from Haskell county, ex'
pressed his surprise at learning that
he had been awarded the certificate of
election as representative from his
county, and declined to net in that ca
pacity. He says he believes Mr.. Rosen-
thai was elected, and he is ready and
willing to do him justice. He does not
believe the county clerk Intentionally
transposed the figures which brought
about such state of affairs
At the home of William Irons, in Sill
verdnle, Cowley county. the other day
Fred Warner, the Missouri Pacific
station agent, picked up q revolver that
he had laid on a table, and turning to
one OF the girls, tapped her lightly on
the head with the handle and remarked:
"That is the way would kill my girl
il she went back on me-" Then point
ing the revolver at his chest, said: "This |
is the way l would kill myself then"
Just rs he made the remark the revolt |
yer was discharged and the bullet en-
tered his body passing through the
right lung. He lived about an hour
after the shooting. The fatal bullet
happened to be the only one in the
pistol, the remaining chambers being
empty. Young Warner was 20 years
old.
The dairymens' association, recently
in session.at Topeka, adopted resolu-
fion that the state Of Kansas should |