Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-01-21
Miscellaneous,


The governor has appointed Henry II.
Artz, of Garden City, acknowledgement.
Silver Malott, ear cleaner ut Swift's
packing house, Kansas City, Kan, was
killed by the cars the other day. He
was - years old.
Emmett Dalton, of Coffeyvlle fame,
has been held to answer the charge of
murder at the March term of the Mont
gomery county court
II is stated that the acreage of wheat
in western Kansas this year exceeds
that of last year and will equal that of
1891. 1t looks more healthy than it did
this time last year
7. A. Milton, Of Ravanna, Garfield
county, and Richard A. King, Of Rich
field, Morton county, are the two dele
gates to the house OF representatives
from counties that are not districted.
The first is democrat and the second
a republican.
W. II. Biddle, state treasurer-elcct,
had not secured his necessary bond of
81, 900, 900 on the 12th. Negotiations
were pending with several Topeka
bankers to make good the amount lack
ing on the bond, but the rumpus over
the house organization put stop to
them. s G. Slower, the republican
state treasurer, was to continue in pos
session of the office until the bond is
approved.
Just before retiring from Office Gov.
Humphrey committed the life sentences
of McNutt and Winner to twenty-five
years each. They have been in the
penitentiary for eighteen years, under
sentence of death, and this will release
them in about two years. They muir
dered and burned man at Newton, in.
tending to palm off his body us that OF
McNutt and thus secure large insur-
ance policy.
The senate elected as assistant en-
rolling clerks Phoebe Turner, Lizzie
Sweeney, Jessie O'Bryan, Pearl Yohe,
Matte Convis, Clara Andrews Mamie
Gilbert, Edna Steele, Nellie Forney,
May Holmes. Mary McElroy, Katie
Day, Miss Marshall, Anna Randolph,
Lizzie Armstrong and Mabel Fortney.
C. A. johnson was elected messenger
and Charles Drury, Eddie Tucker, Har-
vey Sandell and Porter Christy, pages.
In the republican caucus of the men,
bers of the legislature the fight for
state printer was lively, notwithstand-
ing the tangle in the house, and the
end was somewhat of surprise. The
first ballot stood: j, X. Hudson, IS; G.
W. Crane, 30; A. L. Spousler, s; d. r.
Anthony, Jr., 4; r. B. Armstrong, 4.
On the fourth ballot Crane received 40
votes and Hudson IS, with Senator
Price absent Mr.. Crane was declared
the nominee
J. c. Zeigler, proprietor of boarding
house at Leavenworth, attempted to
kill his wife and himself at his place
the other day. He had been quarreling
with her when he shot her. The bullet
entered her left cheek and passed
through her mouth, coming out directly
opposite. After shooting his wife Zeig-
Ter shot himself. The bullet cut off part
of his wife's tongue, but the wound is
not considered dangerous His wound
may not prove fatal.
The effects of the members of the
Dalton gang were sold at auction by
the public administrator at Coffeyville
recently to satisfy claims OF debtors
against their estates Liveryman John
Kloehr, who did such effective work
with his Winchester at the battle in
which the Daltons met their fate,
bought Graf Dalton's horse and Bob
Dalton's saddle, paying for them s11S.50
Professional relic hunters bought the
other effects. Bill Powers watch
brought SIS. Bob Dalton's Winchester
SEQ and his revolver f31. The total sum
realized by the sale was 1904 IS.
The democratic editors of Kansas had
q meeting at Topeka recently. There
were fifty-nine editors present, includ-
ing Mrs Frank T. Lynch, of Leaven-
worth. BY resolution, unanimously
carried Mrs Frank I. Lynch, of the
Leavenworth Standard, was adopted as
the daughter Of the association with all
the privileges of membership and all
members present, by standing vote,
declared her the choice OF the frater-
nity for postmistress of Leavenworth
Hon. George w. Click was Endorsed for
secretary OF agriculture in Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet A banquet closed the
meeting.