Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-11-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

ham has been closed on account OF
diphtbcria.
The state labor commissioner has Is
sued circular sustaining the miners
at Leavenworth In their strike for q
uniform scale.
w. Il Marion, farmer, was recently
killed ut a Memphis railroad crossing
north Of Fort Scott One Of his mules
was also killed and his wagon crushed
TO splinters.
Capt. Oliver Barber, one Of the eariE
est settlers of Douglas county and one
Of the best known men Of the territory
and state in pioneer days, died Mt Law
renee on the cath.
L. c. Gossett, an NJ, X. & T. brake.
man, had his back broken near Par
sons the other day by being struck by
the spout OF water tank. His In
juries were thought to be fatal.
At IN early hour the other morning
the smeltcrs at Scammon caught fire
and the engine house, pottery, dry
kiln retort, kiln crusher and one OF
the roasting kilns were burned to the
ground.
w. p. Montgomery, editor OF the
Hays City Sentinel, died in that city the
other day. Mr. Montgomery was n
Kansas pioneer and an attorney ut
Lecompton in the palmy days Of that
territorial capital city.
The state mine inspector has issued
n circular to the mine owners OF the
state reminding them that the law for
the safety OF underground workers Is
being generally ignored, and insisting
upon its proper observance.
burglars attempted to rob the bank
at Severance the other night They
blew open the safe and drilled hole
In the cash drawer but were frightened
away before getting the cash. The
safe contained $40, 900 in money.
The synod Of the Interior Reformed
church has ordered the trustees OF
Wichita university to turn over the
building, grounds and all property to
its bondsmen. 1t Is hopclessly in
volved. Teachers salaries unpaid az.
gregate $1,000
The state live stock sanitary board
has gone on trip to Mexico with the
view OF determining by personal in
spection whether there is any disease
among the cattle which Secretary Nor
toms recent order permits to enter the
United States.
"Shorty" olney got on q spree Of
Kansas City, Kan, the other night and
crawlcd into the house OF David Shep'
herd, n colored man. Hearing some
one in his house Shepherd fred load
OF buckshot at random and seriously
wounded the intruder
The train containing the exhibit OF
Kansas products started on its adver'
Using trip from Topeka on the eth,
The train consisted of seven cars OF
fruit, grain and miscellaneous prod
ucts. and goes to Chicago, stopping ut
all the leading towns on the way.
The state board of railroad assessors,
in recent decision, held that q rail-
road company cannot be required to
furnish its own cars to shippers to be
loaded and consigned to points upon
connecting lines. The decision Is sus
tanned by opinions Of the federal and
state courts.
A Missouri Pacific train went through
bridge across State creek at Newton
tho other afternoon and wrecked sew
eral cars. The engine had crossed the
bridge when coal car jumped the
track and crashed through. Another
car followed and took with II the bag
gage car. No one was seriously In
jured. although several were badly
bruised.
Acting on the advice OF the attorney
general, Warden Chase has announced
that no more state penitentiary Goa
will be sold to dealers or coal compa
mics or to any person where the state
coal will be placed in competition with
the product OF outside mines. The 10
cal wagon trade will be supplied where
II is shown that the purchaser Is the
consumer.
Leavenworth's apple carnival was
bowling and noisy success, Thousands
of barrels of the fruit being utilized In
the display. Every store>and building
down town was lavishly decorated
with apples and the carnival day col
ors, red. yellow and green. Business
was suspended and the entire popula
ton, besides thousands of visitors
Joined in the fun.
Pensions lately granted Kansas vet
Grams: original-William II. Lemon
Winchester; Elijah n. Hull, Highland
Station; James Hedger, Chetopa; 0rlen
Smith. Fort Scott; fIenry L. Churchill
Phillipsburg. Increase-George Cole
Garden City; Robert R. Detwiler, OF
tawa; Thomas Neil, Arkansas City
Reissue-John n. Jones, national mil
itary home; James w. Weely, Belle
Plaine. Reissue and increase-Johr
w. Benton, St John.
October IA w. f. lllston, Shawnee
county farmer, sent his 14-year-old sor
to Topeka for load OF sand. The boy
got the sand and started home, wher
all traces of him and the team were
lost. The whole country was vainly
searched. About two weeks after the
dead body of the lad was found In
some high grass six miles east OF To
peka, with q handkerchief stuffed In
his mouth and two bullet holes in hil
head. He was last seen in company
with IN unknown young man, who
probably murdered him and took the
wagon and team. Abe Coulter, son Of
a farmer, was later arrested Mt Valley
Falls, charged with the crime. Hs
had the wagon and team, but said he
purchased It from stranger.
Ed Ackley was shot and fatally
wounded by II. s. Brannaman. q
Buchanan county (Mo.) deputy sheriff,
ON the Missouri river bridge at Atchi'
son the other afternoon. The shoot
ing was the result Of quarrel.
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