Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-10-12

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ports from every city as to the number
OF saloons, joints. drinking clubs or
drug stores. with or without permits,
In each town; also II the city authori'
ties arc deligcnt In their efforts to sup
press the liquor traffic, and II the
prosecuting attorney is active In prose-
cutting offenders lie also wishes to
know II the condition of things has
grown better or worse during the cu:-
rent year. The address Is lengthy and
calls for funds to enable the State TEN.
perance union to prosecute its work and
appeals to ministers TO present the
matter to their congregations.
Miscellaneous.
Miss Grace, youngest daughter OF
Gov. Morrill,. was married ut Iliawatha
on the sth to Charles Dixon, OF Kansas
City.
Frank MettriclS, an old citizen OF
Leavcnworth, was recently drowned
while crossing the Missouri river near
Kickapoo.
The grand lodge l. o. o. +. met at
Topeka on the 9TH with 700 representa-
tives present. The Daughters Of Re-
bekah were also in annual session.
The livery barn of George n. Quin-
by, at Lcavenworth, was recently de.
stroved by fire. Seventeen horses per-
ished. They mostly belonged to pri.
vate parties.
w. II. Russell, of Kansas, was chosen
commander-in-chief of the Sons OF Vet.
Grams ut the late national cncampment
held ut Knoxville, Tenn. The nation
al headquarters will be moved from
Cincinnati, o., to La Crosse. Kan.
Mrs. Minnie Mcleod. wife of DIR.
Mcleod, of Kansas City, Kan, and her
mother, Mrs. Louisa Jobe, OF Clarlss-
burg, Mo, fell from n crowded elevated
railway car and were almost instantly
killed on carnival night at kansas City.
Fred j. Harris, Kansas newspaper
man, who for some time past had been
on the Kansas City Star, died at hos.
pital in Kansas City few days ago of
typhoid fever. His wife is a sister OF
Frank Montgomery, of the Topeka
Breeze.
The supreme court has rendered de.
cision in which II is held that an officer
cannot make an arrest for violation Of
the prohibitory liquor and anti-gam-
bling laws on suspicion, but must have
evidence sufficient for the issuance Of
q warrant.
The president has committed to life
imprisonment the death sentence Of
Clyde Mattox. who was found guilty
in the United States court at Wichita
OF committing a murder in the Indian
territory, aud sentenced to be hanged
October IL.
Gov. Morrill, has started n reform at
the penitentiary by issuing an order
that no employees Of the state shall be
permitted to purchase supplies at the
penitentiary store house. This In
cludes everybody from the warden to
the messenger.
Julia Finnerty. of Marshall county,
aged 30 years. has confessed to the
of her mother, O. years old.
She SAYS she killed her mother. while
asleep, because of the old lady's objcc-
tions to the daughters marriage to a
young farmer.
Gov. Morrill, has been selected to fill
the vacancy in the office OF president
of the State Historical society caused
by the death OF Judge Scion o.
Thachcr. The new president was Sc
lected by members OF the executive
of the society.
Charles X. Holiday, OF Topeka, has
filed his nomination papers as candi.
date for chief justice of the supreme
court on the independent free silver re-
ticket His petition con-
tanned 6H names OF citizens of
Shawnee county. The law requires
petition OF 500 signatures
The supreme court has decided that
the law OF ls95 abolishing q number OF
judicial districts and attaching the ter
ritory to other districts is in accord
with the constitution. This decision
was made in the Ailsman mandamus
case from Butler county, in which suit
was brought to test the validity OF the
law.
Tho governor has pardoned James
Dempsey. of Ford county, who was on
October 90, 1891, sentenced to the peni-
for twenty-five years for muir.
der in the second degree. lie was con.
victcd OF the murder Of his wife at
Coolidge. Later developments went
to show that the woman had committed
suicide while suffering from illness.
The scmi-annual task of clipping
coupons from bonds held as an invest
ment by the permanent school fund
in the state treasurcr's
Office Mt Topeka on the 9Th. There
were about 5000 different bonds TO he
clipped, and the interest coupons
amount to $4,000. 1t will require four
men six weeks to complete the work
In recently speaking Of the many re-
ports sent out in regard to the sorn
crop Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture, said that the
board has made no estimates and does
not vet know nor docs any one else
know what the yield will be. Mr..
Coburn says: "Kansas has tremen-
dous crop-enough and millions for
the cornless elsewhere, but personally.
in view OF the weather conditions of
the past six weeks, regard the talk of
400, 900, 900, or even 100000, 900 bushels,
rs uucalled for and harmful bun
combe."
w. A. Scott, who had been In busi-
ness at Garden City for years, took an
overdose OF morphine on October 2
probably with suicidal intent He was
convicted some time ago OF Illegal
liquor selling, but appealed the case.
1t seems he had been expecting to die,
in accordance with the prediction
made by n fortune teller some years
ago that he would die October 3, 1925.
Diphtheria is reported to he on the