Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-28
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
The post offices at Oliver, Haskell
county, and Pioneer, Rush county, have
been discontinued.
Burglars entered Perchin's jewelry
store at Wichita the other night and
stole $500 worth Of goods.
Shawnee county's population in
creased nearly 10 per cent in the ten
years between 1850 and 1890.
Scarlet fever was recently prevailing
toa large extent at Argentine. Several
of the public schools were closed
The republican caucus at Topeka on
the 2ith dropped George W. Crane as
the nominee for state printer and NOM
inatedJ. X. Hudson by vote of So to 10.
Contributions to the fund for the BEN
eft of the victims OF the Dalton raid at
Coffcyvillc continue to come in. The
Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe road re-
Gently contributed $1,000.
A. NJ Hallowell, at one time deputy
revenue collector under Cy Leland, was
brought to Topeka the other day from
Oklahoma and placed in the county Jail
Hallowell is charged with embezziing
government funds to the amount Of
$500.
Gov. Lewelling has appointed S w.
Chase warden of the penitentiary. He
will take charge of the prison May 1.
The position pays $500. Ninety-thres
men are employed in the penitentiary
ninety of whom are appointed by tn
warden.
The populist sensational caucus at
Topeka nominated Judge John Martin
for senator on the fourteenth ballot.
The contest had been spirited from the
start, but the fight finally narrowed
down between Frank Doster, of Marion
county, and Judge Martin, and the bal
lot Stood Martin, A; Dostef, 43.
The sunday civil bill introduced into
congress makes appropriations for the
home of disabled soldiers at Leaven-
worth as follows: Current expenses,
S25, 900; sustenance, Sl35, 419; clothing,
$50. 200; household, 800, 900; hospital, $780,
1856 Is; transportation of members Of
farm, S1l, 200; total, $500, O46. IL.
The Kansas senate on the cath passed
Senator o Bryan's concurrent resolution
petitioning the United States senate to
amend the Cherokee strip Dill SO
as to allow all persons who have held
government lands and have lost them
by mortgage foreclosure, drought or
voluntary REIMBURSEMENT to particle
pate in the opening of the strip.
As Thomas Dobson, was driving from
Lawrence to his home in the country
the other day his team ran away and
he was thrown under the wheels in such
way as to receive injuries that caused
almost instant death. The accident oc-
Cured about three miles north of town
and Just before Dobson had reached his
home. The deceased was prosperous
farmer and lived on fine farm that he
owned He was about 40 years of age
and leaves q wife and children.
James Frost was recently found
guilty of highway robbery at Topeka
and sentenced to ten years in the peni-
Tertiary. He insisted that he was not
guilty and when returned to jail he at
tempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat with a razor. One of the
prisoners was shaving. Frost was in
the same cell smoking cigarette.
When the prisoner finished using the
razor Frost arose and asked for it, say
ing that he might as well shave off his
mustache now as to wait till he got to
the penitentiary. He took the razor
= and coolly cut cash across his throat
He was prevented from making another
cut by prisoners
A sensation was created in the district
court at Wichita the other day, when
Oscar Sanders attempted to kidnap his
fhree-year-old child. which was in the
courts custody. Sanders wife had
been granted divorce, and argument
was being heard as to the disposition OF
the child Mrs Sanders, who was pres
emit with the infant. tainted. and Sam
ders seized the opportunity of the con-
sequent confusion to take possession of
the child Catching it mp he bounded
towards the door and was almost out
side, when a brother of Mrs. Sanders
grabbed him and furious tussle com
meneed between the two men The
bailif was absent, but Judge Reed left
the bench and grabbing Sanders
dumped him into q chair and restored
the child to It's mother