Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-08-05
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Southeastern, central and northwest
ern Kansas recently had refreshing
rains
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the national bank ut Hutch
inson to reopen.
In family quarrel near Marysville
the other day Richard Harke was killed
by his son-in-law, William Giles.
'Shortness of currency" has COM
PEELED the firm of Johnston, Tinker Il
Co., general merchants of Gypsum City,
to make an assignment.
Burglars attempted to rob the county
treasurer's Office Mt Leavenworth the
other night. The Waterman discovered
and fred upon them, when they fled.
While bathing in the Missouri river
at Leavenworth the other day two col
ored boys, aged 10 and IL years,
brothers, named Jacob and Roy Bar
nett, were drowned.
Because her husband was i'll and out
of employment and did not write to her
regularly, Mrs. Motley Hanatty, of Ar
gentine, took strychnine the other day
and died in short time. Her husband
was in Nebraska.
Gov. Lewelling has invited Gov.
Hogg, of Texas, to join with him in his
efforts to secure steamship line from
the Gulf of Mexico to the ports of
Europe, for the purpose of carrying the
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While reading book the other night
]. NJ. FishbaclS. station agent of the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road at
Stafford, was suddenly confronted by
tramp who fired pistol and seriously
wounded Fishback in the neck. The
tramp escaped.
George E. Marshall, of Rosedale, "a
years old, was recently killed by a
Santa Fe train. near Argentine. While
walking on the track he stepped off to
get out of the way of freight train
and was struck by a passenger train on
the other track.
One of the veteran printers of this
state is Mrs. y. Il. Bronston, of Atchi-
son. She commenced setting type in
Newport, KY, when II years old, came
to Kansas ut an early day, and has been
connected with the printing business
for forty-three years.
In the federal court at Wichita, the
other day, Attorney X. L. Howard. rep
rcsenting the interstate commerce
commission, filed petition asking that
the Missouri Pacific railway be enjoined
from charging discriminative freight
rates against Wichita.
The large furniture factory of J. L.
Alternately at Leavenworth has shut
down for two months The unsettled
financial condition of the country. to-
gether with large stock of furniture
on hand, determined the management
to suspend further operations at pres
emit.
Prof. L. v. Kellogg, Chancellor
Shows private secretary and graduate
of the university, has resigned and will
go to the Leland Stanford, Jr., univer-
sity in California. The assistant pro-
censorship in entomology will be taken
by William Snow, son of Chancellor
Snow.
A cloudburst near Atwood the other
day deluged the face of the country.
Mrs. Aldridgc was crossing the dry bed
of a stream when wall of water fife
teen feet high swept down upon her
carrying away horses and carriage.
The woman's body was subsequently
recovered
The sheriff at Russell recently capt
ured gang of youngsters, ranging in
age from IS to 90 years, who made u
business of committing robberies in
the vicinity. They were in practice
for future train robbers when their
was clipped by the relentless
hand of the law.
New postmasters appointed in Kan
sas on the 37th: At Arcadia, Crawford
county, John Critics vice c. Ford, re-
moved: ut Eskridge, Wabaunsee county,
Z. w. Campbell, vice w. Nelrose, re-
moved; at Hiattville, Bourbon county,
O. Settles, vice l.. Ward, removed; at
jefferson county, A.
Barnes, vice j. Croft. removed.
The Western university, the colored
peoples educational institution near
Quindaro, will open in October. The
board of trustees announce that one
wing of the building will be put in or
der ut once, SO that at least 100 pupils
can be accommodated during the fall
and winter. 1t is under the jurisdic-
ton of the African VI. Z. church.
The Kansas waif aid society has or
an employment bureau at
Topeka for the benefit of ex-prisoners,
who experience difficulty in obtaining
work when first released from the PEN
itentiary. There are about $50 dis
from the state prison every
year, many of them young men and
boys under 90 years of age and owing