Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-02-10
KANSAS MATTERS.

club calls itself the ''Lilliputians."
A Lawrence girl who can't give
five o'clock tea" can't even move in
the church social set.
The hired girl question is crowding
Ibsen and the higher life out of the
women's club, of Howard.
An Eldorado man is in Jail forswear-
ing. If it keeps on man will hardly
be safe reading profane history.
Water was turned into the Finney
county irrigation bitches just in time
to make the skating JOY forever.
Easton, Leavenworth county, was
named for Colonel ID. W. Easton who
saS.
1t takes twenty ton of coal a day
and row in the girls fraternties to
keep the state university warm this
weather.
Meetings for the purpose of making
up clothes for the worthy poor is one
of the commendable occupations of
the Frankfort ladies.
1t is claimed that Frederick Reming-
ton mule ranch was sheep ranch.
and that it was located in Plum Grove
township. Butler county.
When two Topeka girls 60 to a
masked ball they save money by wear
ing Their world fair Eton jackets and
calling themselves 1.-TWO little girls in
blue"
Men who have lived in Kansas for
twenty-five years say they never saw
the month of January so mild as it
has been this year. Another record
broken.
Emporia may now point with pride
to the fact that an Emporia young
man was the only person at barb"
hop at the state university who wore
dress suit.
The wife of the publisher of
recent book of Kansas verse took the
prize for the most costly dress at a
Fort Scott fancy ball Literature
pays in Kansas.
President White. of the state live
stock sanitary commission. says the
past year has been the most favorable
for live stock than any year in the his
tory OF the state.
Mr.. r. T.. Hall. of Wellington, thinks
he is the oldest practical jeweler in
the United States. He commenced
learning the trade in 1922. when he
was sixteen years old.
Life insurance companies should re-
fuse to throw away money insuring
the l7-year-Old Manhattan boy who
has not been absent from school or
tardy for eight years.
The school boys of South Atchison
are organizing brass band. Prompt
measures will doubtless be taken by
the people of the town to prevent the
spreading of the disease.
In Kansas women control property
whose real value is S4ll.5OO,OOO, the
assessed value SSS.000,000. hence. to
county and state they give nearly
81. 900 900. paying to the state $3.50,
600.
In order to furnish employment for
the poor the commissioners OF Reno
county have set aside $1,000 to be en-
pended in improving the roads. Hutch
inson has donated 81, 900 for the same
object.
Those who believe in divine inter-
position in material affairs can renew
| their faith when they learn that the
Kansas university silver cornet band
has been wiped from the face OF the
earth.
The shortest speech ever made by
any of the Kansas Day club was made
by Phil Campbell. and the club showed
it's appreciation of his services by
electing him its observation-disclosures
City Star.
There is an Ell Dorado man who has
been in Jail so often that the authori-
ties keep a special cell for him and
never allow anyone to use it when the
man is outside without his written
permission.
A girl was discovered the other day
running away from the Beloit reform
school armed with heavy club to
greet pursuers. This news should
discourage applicants for positions at
that institution.
A farmer in Marshall county reports
that he is using for fuel this winter
rails which were cut twenty-five years
ago and that are now perfectly sound
after quarter of century's constant
use on his farm.
The state fish commissioners report,
(which contains some useful informa-
ton about pond building and fish cul-
ture in Kansas, may be had by inclos-
ing stamps and addressingJ. w. VAN
pier, Brazilton. Kan.
Topeka. having had the best things