Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-12-07

MtsceiiuueOuss
Wichita's whisky war Is reported as
again becoming spirited.
Four prisoners escaped from the Jail
ut Columbus the other night by dig.
cling through the wall with piece Of
iron wrcnched from bunk In one OF
the cells They were all Indian terri.
tory criminals.
The farmers Of Kiowa county had
their annual rabbit hunt recently and
slaughtered nearly COCO rabbits, which
were shipped free TO humane societies
In eastern cities Nearly 200 farmers
took part in the hunt
Attorney General Dawes has decided
that the claim of State Superintendent
Of Insurance George T. Anthony for
expenses while attending national
meeting OF state superintendent Of in.
surance is not authorized by law.
Five Wichita Young bloods dressed
In female clothing were recently es-
cortcd TO the theater in that city by
two female bloods dressed in male ut.
tire. Tho police recognized and ran
them in and tho police judge fined
them So each.
A young Atchison woman attended
the Leavenworth apple carnival Of
some weeks since, and young man
undoubtedly just from Kansas City's
carnival. took the liberty Of hugging
her on the street. Now he Is defend
ant In q damage suit for $4,000.
Albert Bittman, son of c. W. Bit
man, Of Louisville, was found dead by
the side of the road about l mile
north OF Wamego the other morning
He was cadet Mt West Point and had
returned home on account Of illness.
No marks OF violence were on his
body.
In the game Of football between the
Kansas university and Missouri uni.
versity teams, played ut Kansas City
on Thanksgiving day, Missouri won
by score Of 10 to G. Ten thousand
people witnessed the game. The de-
feat of Iowa by Nebraska on the same
day. however, gave the penant to Kan
sas
Capt. w. 4. Tough, who for many
years has managed the horse marke,
ut the Kansas City stock yards, will
deliver an address before the annual
meeting Of the Kansas board Of agri.
culture in January on 1.-THE horse stu
alton and its future outlook" Capt.
Tough Is noted horseman and was
once United States marshal.
Dick Little committed suicide at
Winchester few days ago by shoot.
ing himself He put shotgun in his
mouth and literally blew his head off.
The unfortunate man had been nurs'
ing his wife through long attnck OF
illness, rs we'll as attending to large
amount Of farm work, and 1t is sup
posed he W ent insane from the loss OF
rest and sleep.
Gen. Frank ]. Marshall, who figured
prominently in Kansas in carly day.
and was q candidate for governo,
under the Lecompton constitution
died ut Denver the other day ut the
age of so years lie located in Colo
RADIO soon after the Lecompton col
lapse, where he became prominent as
o doctor. lie made fortune ut Lead
Vile, but lost large part OF 1t in sue
ceeding investments.
The state treasurer's report for No
vember differs but little from the 0c'
tober report except that the totals are
generally smaller. During the month
$50, 232. 80 was received by the treas
urer while the expenditures amounted
to $3.50, 424. 10, leaving balance at the
close of November Of $500, $50 81, while
the total ut the end of October was
s5ll. 75G 49, The bonded Indebtedness
OF the state Is s752,OOo
There ure now in the Kansas peni.
Tertiary, according to the report OF
the warden. s74 convicts OF these CSC
are white, 2l7 negroes, Indians and
Mexicans There are IA female pris'
oners. Oklahoma furnishes 1903 OF the
convicts. Twenty counties Of thestatc
have no prisoners in the penitentiary.
while Wyandotte county heads the
list with IS, more than double the
number of the next highest county,
Montgomery, which has 60
In some counties in western Kansas
school children nre SO scarce that In
some cases family will not only fur.
nish members of the school board but
the teacher and pupils. The story Is
told of school district in Meade coun-
" in which man is member OF the
school board, his daughter Is hired to
teach school for six months, at $40 per
month, and her only pupil Is n little
brother. Other instances are given OF
IN abundance of material for school
boards and teachers with no pupils ex'
cept children of the official families.
A Wichita dispatch to the Topeka Cap
ital Is authority for this.
8. s. Peterson, sheriff Of Wyandotts
county, who was recently stricken
with apoplexy while with q hunting
party In the Indian territory, died n
Bartlesville, !. r., week after being
attacked.
r. C. Meade, former superintendent
of public schools ut Atchison. who de
frauded many poor people and skipped
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