Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-11-28
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
John w. Brcidenthal Is In the racs
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John w. Broidenthnt Is In the race
to succeed Senator PETER.
Rev. DR.. Swenson, president OF the
Lindsborg college, 10 IN applicant for
minister TO Sweden.
Secretary Of State-elcct Bush has
chosen G. NJ. Ross, OF Jewell county,
for his FIRST assistant
II Is stated that In Topeka there are
more than 400 wives who have been dc.
serted by their husbands
A caucus OF the fusion members
elected to tho next legislature will be
held Mt Topeka January
Rev. Jerry Botl,in, ongressman-at-
largc.elect, has declared In favor OF q
service pension for old soldicrs
Kansas Mcthodists arc expected to
raise $500 for contribution to the
Frcedman's Aid society, for 1907.
r. W. ?. Muse, one OF Ncwton's old.
est and richest men, died recently. In
1880 no was q republican presidential
elcctor.
Rev D. e. Hoover. pastor Of the
Methodist church ut Garden City. was
up before the official board for making
political speeches after being requested
not to do so.
Through the efforts OF Mrs. T. ].
O'Neil, wife Of n member Of the man.
aging board, the state reform school at
Hutchinson has been supplied with a
library of several hundred volumes OF
good books. Tho w. C. T. U. OF Usage
City was large contributor.
II Is estimated that new consti
tuition would cost the state Of Kan.
sas $4,000 OF this sum 5000. 00C
would be spent holding the convention,
and the subsequent expense Of inter.
preting the laws enacted under 1t
would aggregate more than 100000.
Mrs. Anna Jacobs was fatally injured
at Atchison by passenger train. She
was on the track and saw the train
coming but fright riveted her to the
spot She dropped on her knees and
covered her head with her hands as
the train struck her, and was thrown
to one side.
So many burglaries have been com.
mitted ut Emporia recently that three
full-blooded hounds were purchased.
They were given trial the other day
and after following thief % miles
they succeeded in running him up
tree, where they kept him until the
pursuers came up on horseback.
Tho Atchison school board cannot
raise money enough to pay the ex.
penses Of its city high school, and o
tuition Of $40 year is charged each
high school pupil. At the same time
Atchison pays 60 per cent Of the taxes
to maintain the county high school at
Efiingham, from which the city re.
ceives no benefit whatever
Secretary OF State Edwards has sent
TO Gems. Palmer and Buclsner certi.
fed transcript Of the vote polled In
Dudley township, Haskell county,
which was the only precinct in Kansas
carried by gold standard democrats.
The transcript is n beautifully exc
cuted document, adorned with gold
leaf and red, white and blue ribbons.
The three non-partisan state temper.
ance organizations-W. c. 7. u, ]. o.
@. 7. and State Temperance union
have issued call for state temper.
ance convention ut Topeka, January
10. The object OF the convention Is 10
insist on the enforcement OF the pro.
hibitory law by the new administra'
ton, and to make showing that will
influence the legislature against result
mission.
The suit OF the government against
the NJ, X. e. 7. railroad to cancel
patents for large tracts of land in Lyon,
Franklin and Allen counties, has been
dismissed on the recommendation OF
the special master showing that the
titles OF the present owners were good.
The landa were purchased by farmers
who have been cultivating them for
years, and the dismissal OF this suit
will clear up the titles.
Kansas diarymen, in session ut
Abilene, Endorsed ex-Gov. Hoard, OF
Wisconsin, for secretary OF agriculture,
and elected j. L. Hoffman, of Newton,
president and J. X. Forney, of Abilene,
secretary. 1t also asked for anti-oleo-
margarine legislation and n state dairy
school ut Manhattan. 1t Endorsed Sec
rotary Coburn, of the state board OF
agriculture, and pledged opposition to
any effort to put into partisan politics
the work OF the board.
This story comes from Phillips coun.
ty: The nine-months old baby Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Rogers, OF this county,
was killed by vicious hog and the
body was half eaten before tho parents
could rescue 1t. During the night the
bcdstead on which the family was
slee ping fell to the floor. 1t remained
in that position until morning. The
parents went out to the barn, leaving
the door ajur. A hog entered and
seized the child, tearing its body into
pieces.
From 1885 to 1905 Kansas increased
90, 204 in population. The increase was
wholly from births, the Kansas-born
population increasing a, 900 and foreign
born 5000 Kansas in 1895, however, had
smaller white male population than In
1885. The total decrease In whites OF
the male persuasion was 10000 but the
increase Of females was $1,000, making
the total increase of white people G5,'
600 The colored population was AZ
O34 in 1885 and 46,7li In 1895. Chinese
and Indians numbered 173 in 1885 and
ga In 1895. The above deductions are
made from Secretary Coburn's census
report 1t would be interesting to
know the causes for the singular In.
equality of the sexes in increase OF
population.
There Is said to be plan on foot to
consolidate tho veterinary board. the
agricultural board and the labor
bureau into . single board, the secre'
tary 70 draw q fair salary and be ap'