Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Elias Ingalls,, aged SO years, father of
ex-senator Ingalls,, died recently at
Haverhill, Mass
Robert Blake was recently killed by
being caught in the machinery while
cutting ice at Lawrence.
Mrs. Amos Funk, of Larned, poured
gasoline into q wash boiler on a hot
stove the other morning. The result
was an explosion that set her on fire
and caused her death. The house also
burned.
The state board of railroad commits
sioncrs has announced its decision in
the Hutchinson salt case, holding that
it was powerless to protect the salt
companies against the competition Of
Michigan salt.
The other light man named Griffith,
residing in Butler county, went with
his wife to visit a nephew and left thrse
small children at home. While they
were gone the house caught fire and
burned the children to death.
ID. NJ Howard, fusion candidate for
the legislature in Shawnee county, has
filed notice of contest against A. c. Sher.
man, the republican member-elect.
Howard charges fraudulent voting and
also that Sherman, who was postmaster
ut Rossville, was ineligible on this &C.
count
DR.. Challiss, of Atchis0n, father-in-
law OF the late Gov. John A. Martin,
has made an assignment for the benefit
of creditors His liabilities are placed
at $4,000. Dr. Challiss was the owner
of the street car lines of the city, was
interested in the waterworlls and was
heavy land owner
f. S. Rawlins, wanted in Chicago for
embezzlcment. and for whose arrest re-
wards aggregating $4,000. have been
offered, was captured ut Lawrence the
other night. lie had in his possession
three drafts, calling in all for sl,'65,
signed by the cashier of bank at
Olathe. He registered as E. r. Indy.
A head end collision occurred on the
Rock Island near Wathena the other
morning, between freight and n pas
senger train. Baggage Master Miles
was killed and the fireman of the pas
senger engine had his leg broken and
both arms more or less injured. The
freight train was running on the pas
scnger trains time.
At the late meeting of the teachers
association ut Topeka, new officers were
elected as follows: President George
W. Winans, Of Junction City; vice
president, J. w. Cooper, of Newton;
secretary. Lizzie Barnhart, of Pitts
burg; treasurer, Isaac Morgan, OF
Sabetha. Cloud county, having thirty
eight teachers in attendance, was
awarded the banner, held last year by
Greenwood county.
A woman threw herself under
Santa Ee freight train at kilmcr, sta
ton seven miles from Topeka, the other
day and was cut to pieces. A scrap of
paper gave her name as Lola Dilkes,
and an empty morphine bottle showed
that she had evidently taken the drug
and then cast herself upon the track.
She was well dressed and about %
years of age. While clearly case of
suicide the cause could not be learned.
Sam Mulvey, of Arkansas City, went
to Wichita some days ago, bought n lot
in Maple Grove cemetery, paid the SEX
ton to dig grave, went to an under
takers, where he bought coffin and
e., 90 Arixy
when called for. These preliminaries
concluded, he bought quantity of
morphine, spent day in writing let
tiers and retired early in the evening.
During the night the hotel clerk heard
a noise in his room and broke it open,
when he discovered Mulvey apparently
dying. A physician was summoned
and his life saved A letter stated that
he had become discouraged and wished
to die.
The teachers of the state while re-
Gently in session at Topeka adopted
resolutions that the law, levying one
mill tax on all property in the state,
and disbursing this fund with the semi
annual dividend for school purposes
should be restored to q place on the
statute books; that the enforcement OF
the compulsory attendance law be
placed in the hands of trusted officer
specially appointed for the purpose,
otherwise, that said law be repealed;
that the legislature authorize the state
board of education to issue a uniform
course of study for the district schools
of the state, and that district boards be
required to adopt the same as the man.
ual of instruction in their respective
schools; also favoring the establish
ment of the county high school.
Recently q man presented two checks
at bank in Horton which aggregated
q, 600, bearing the signature OF Bernard
Kelley, United States pension agent at
Topeka. The cashier recognized the
signature as genuine, but the amounts