Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-06-24
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
The State bank at Kinslcy has failed.

The State bank ut Kinsley has failed.
Ben. Curtis. county attorney of Shaw
nee county, died recently in Illinois
A late fire ut Leonardvillc destroyed
business property to the value OF
$50, 200.
The First National bank of Arkansas
City has failed. The deposits were re-
ported to be 5000, 1000.
John Winlleman, 90 years old, was
recently drowned while bathing in
Mill creek, near Olathe.
Rev. Henry Howe, father of Z. w.
Howe, of the Atchison Globe, died in
that city the other day at the age of II
years.
Mic Barlow, IS years old was shot
and instantly killed Mt Dodge City the
other day by Sylvester Juneau. 1t was
another ,case of didn't know the
pistol was loaded"
Ambrose Arnold, in fit of jealousy,
shot his wife at Lcavenworth the other
evening and then killed himself with
the same pistol. 1t was thought the
woman could not recover.
Viola Cline. girl 10 years old, dis
appeared from her home Mt Abiline the
other day. Two young men were ar
rested upon the charge of abduction,
but the girl had not been recovered.
Superintendent of Insurance Snider
has received notice that crooked Ohio,
Ns.srsy,;a WA.f Ns..,,,,, Toe,
are running system of underground
insurance by wildcat agents in the
southern and southwestern part of the
state.
Harrison Byers, 60 years old, COM
mitted suicide at Leavenworth recently
by taking poison. He left note say
ing he was tired of life, as all the fami-
~ enjoyed themselves while he had to
work all the time. lie twice before ut
tempted suicide.
Matthew Ryan. pioneer of Leaven-
worth and very prominent and enter
prising citizen, died in that city the
other day from blood poisoning as the
result of a scratch on the leg by sharp
stick. He was born in Ireland in ISL Q
and reported to be worth $500, O00 all of
which he made while residing in Kan
SaS.
RAILROAD attorneys lately held a
meeting at Topeka to discuss the pro-
visions of the bill passed by the last
legislature compelling railroad COM
panies to put in track scales at all
stations where during the year 1892 100
cars of grain were shipped. 1t is
thought the law will be contested in
the courts.
IRENE. the three-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto p. Morash, was
killed by Northwestern train at
Kansas City. Kan. the other day. The
child had wandered onto the track in
the suburbs, when train came dash
ing along and when the engineer saw
it he reversed the engine but could not
check up in time to save the little one.
Mrs. Chris Berger, the wife of
farmer living few miles from New
ton. came to her death in shocking
manner the other day. A can of kero-
scne leaked and she removed the can
and then tried to burn the oil off the
floor when her clothing took fire and
she was so badly burned that she died
in short time. She had been married
but little over year and left u
young babe.
Attorney General Little has de-
cided that the state board of public
works could not lawfully issue a vouch-
err on state contract work unless it was
satisfied that such work has been done
on the eight-hour system, and that the
board may properly insert in all con-
tracts clause requiring contractors to
present to the board certificates from
laborers that they worked but eight
hours day on the contract and had re-
ceived the current wages paid in the
neighborhood for ten hours work.
The Woman's Progressive Political
club was recently organized at Topeka
with the following officers: President,
Mrs. John G. Otis, of Topeka; vice
president, Mrs. j. c. Bare, of Baldwin
City; secretary, Mrs. John Davis, of
junction City; treasurer, Mrs. j. c.
Ruggles, of Emporia; chaplain, Mrs.
Anna Sells Marshall, of Garden City;
state organizer, Mrs. Anna l.. Diggs,
of Lawrence. The club adopted reso-
buttons indorsipg the peoples party,
the Omaha platform, prohibition and
female suffrage.
While the sheriff of Butler county
was recently taking lot of prisoners
to the penitentiary one of them by the
name of Williams jumped from the
window of the train while it was rum
ming at speed of forty-five miles an
hour. The train was backed, the
guards expecting to find his mangled
remains. Nothing but his hat was
found at the point where the jump was
made. but, after securing the adjoining