Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-05-27
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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law.
Hon. Thomas Ryan. late minister to
Mexico, has returned to his home in
Topeka.
Kansas is coming to the front. She
| got two more fourth-class postmasters
few days ago.
Three men were lately fined 50 each
mt Topeka for playing cards on Sunday.
They We're tried under an old law that
had been dug up"
The state board of education mt it's
late session in Topeka adopted rule
that any college whose collegiate
course of study has been approved can
establish Il normal course, which shall
include the work done up to and EN-
bracing the sophomore year.
The state authorities have instructed
the county attorney of Douglas county
to investigate the affairs of the paper
mill ut Lawrence. with the view of as
certaining if it belongs to the paper
trust. and if such is found to be the
case to arrest the agents of the trust.
Kansas recently secured the follow
ing fourth-class postmasters: At Paw
nee Rock, Barton county, Andrew
Daniels; at Talmo. Republic county,
A. Z. Whan: at Athol, Smith county,
A. J. lIemon; Mt Dunlap, Morris county,
C.. c. Nickers: at Meade, Meade county,
ID. b. Stutsman.
A bulletin of great value to stock
raisers has been issued by the depart
ment of entomology of the University
of Kansas ON the horn-hy of cattle. IL
is issued ms u warning to farmers and
stoc.i-raiscrs against the horn-hy and
presents valuable suggestions and
methods for avoiding and destroying
this injurious insect.
Sealsllin Wilkes. valuable trotting
stallion. owned by T.. a. Smith, of Nor
wood stock farm, just west of Law
renee, died recently of laryngitis. The
horse was sired by the famous George
Wilkes. was II years old and cost sl2,-
600 eight years ago. Mr.. Smith was
offered 81 900 for the stallion several
times this spring, but refused to sell.
During the absence of Alfred Page
and wife. residing near Topeka, their
residence took fire the other day. The
children were in the house. Mrs. Page,
who was at neighbours. saw the fire
and there was II general rush to save
the little ones. She and the neighbors
got to the house just in time to get
the children out, but nothing else was
saved.
The encouragement has officially
advised Superintendent of Insurance
Snyder that the insurance business OF
Kansas must be done by regularly es-
tablished agents of the companies or
corporations within the state. He says
the nonresident section of the Kansas
insurance law was intended to compel
fire insurance companies authorized to
do business i'm the state to transact it
through resident agents.
The governor has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the national con-
ference of charities and corrections to
be held ut Chicago June IL: Mary +.
Lease. Wichita; VI. A. Householder,
Columbus; X. II. Walker, Olathe; c. +.
Faulkner, Atchison; W. 5. Waite, Lin
coin Center: ii. b. Kelly, Mcpherson;
C. X. Wiles, Winfield; W. q. Todd, To-
peka; 7. Hoyt Pitcher, Winfield; A. +.
Hitchcock. Columbus; W. T. Voc, INDIE
pendence; w. j. Hurd, Holton.
Gov. Lewelling has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to Ignatius Donnelly's
anti-coal combine convention to be held
at Chicago June 5: L. Houch, Hutchin-
son; Il. Nichols, Wichita: G. c. Clemens,
Topeka: +. Burleigh johnson, Topeka;
S. McLallin, Topeka: Noah Allen,
Wichita: +. Bierer, .Iiiawatha: +. c.
Clark, Hutchinson; W. II. Ryan,
Brazilton; Lyman Nauglc, wellington;
w. Ii. T. Wakefield, Lawrence; Rich
ard Hawkins, Marysville; &. r. Bur-
nett, Topeka.
The state convention of the Kansas
Sabbath union, lately in session at Tope-
ka, adopted resolutions condemning the
Sunday opening of the worlds fair, and
advising all Christians to remain away
from the exposition. The convention
also condemned the Sunday newspaper
as one of the principal causes of Sab
bath dissertation. The following officers
were elected: President, DIR. w. NJ.
Bishop of Salina: secretary; Rev. A. n.
See, of Salina: treasurer, Rev. +. NJ.
Porch, of Topeka.
The grand lodge, X. of p, in ses-
sion at Salina, chose the following
officers: Grand chancellor, w. II.
Bridenbaugh, of Wichita; vice cham
cellor, p. c. Loomis, Galena; grand
prelate, c. c. Garrettson. Manhattan;
grand master, +. S. Larabee, Stafford;
grand keeper of records and seal. G. j.
Neubert, Kansas City, Kan; grand NJ.
of W., l.. Beardsley, Ottawa; grand in
ner guard, George Earb, Ulysses;
grand outer guard, A. w. Bird. To-
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