Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-09-19
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

OctOOer.
The Wellington Voice, a populist
organ, is publishing daily during the
campaign.
The latest government crop report
placed tho condition of Kansas corn at
80 and OF wheat at 20.
There will DO q coursing meeting ut
Herington, beginning October s. Over
100 dogs will be theye.
A Railway Mems Sornd Money club
was organized ut AtcAison the other
night with 800 members
Ora Harrison, who was convicted Of
selling liquor Mt Frankfort, got u fine
of 81, 100 and 300 days in jail.
Fish Commissioner Sadler is putting
IN considerable time stocking the
streams Of the state with fish.
A new industry Mt Emporia Is n
broom factory, the output OF which
will be "a, 900 brooms per year.
A car loaded with cattle caught fire
from the sparks of an engine near Par
sons and the cattle were burned up.
Male students Mt the state agricul-
tural college at Manhattan organized
u Bryan free silver club with 100 mem
bcrs.
It Is said 81 fire departments from
over Kansas will attend the reunion
and carnival at Topeka Sept as to oc-
tober 3.
Henry Dixon, who represented that
he was scion of noble English fam
lily, died in the poor house at Wichita,
deserted and penniless.
c. Is. Hewitt, fusion nominee for the
legislature in Wyandotte county, was
arrested for obstructing the streets in
Kansas City, Kan, talking politics.
C. j. Dcvlin, of Topeka, has pur.
chased all of the Santa Fe coal mines
in Usage, Cherokee and Crawford coun-
ties. Their output is 500 car loads per
day.
Robert Bowling, stamp and registry
clerk in the Kansas City post Office,
was dismissed under charges of in
subordination and offensive PARTISAN
ship.
John ]. Ingalls, has given the two
first weeks in October to the rcpubl
national committee and will make
speeches outside OF Kansas during that
time.
Mayor Selig, of Lawrence, vetoed a
curfcw ordinance passed by the coun'
ell and all the youths and maidens Of
the town are singing the mayors
praises
The city schools OF Phillipsburgh
have been closed on account of an cpl
demic OF diphthcria and children
under 10 were prohibited from going
on the streets.
There was rumor that Gov. Morrill,
would abolish the board Of police COM
missioners OF Kansas City and turn tho
police management over to the mayor.
The governor denied any intention Of
SO doing.
The Amity irrigation canal and I'M
derflow ditch has been completed and
opens n new era for western Kansas.
It extends from Lamar, Col, TO Coo.
lidgc, Kan, and waters very rich
ooh. ~ toob SitvuosV'N'
r. Braden was arrested ut Independ.
encc the other day for clipping with tho
Is.year-old daughter OF wcll-to-do
farmer. Besides the girl he stole q
horse, harness and buggy, and after he
was locked up admitted the crime.
When the improvements now in
progress ut the soldiers orphans home
Mt Atchison are completed the institu-
ton will have accommodations for car
ing for 275 children, and will be, SUI
perintendent Faulkner says, one of The
most modern and commodious in the
United States.
People from Kansas, Missouri and
Arkansas fiockcd to Falkland, Mont
gomery county, TO hear tho Mormon
question discussed. Rev. White at
tempted to prove that Joseph Smith
was an inspired apostle, while Rev.
Shicls endeavored TO show that Smith
was thief and impcsler.
August Sauer and Charles Sullivan,
OF Wichita, while fishing recently on
the banks OF Walnut river in Butler
county, were visited ty q heavily
armed burglar who robbed them Of
their gold watches, money and jewelry.
When the fishermen returned home
they had something to relate besides
fish stories.
Charles o. Huff, an ex-convict from
the Kansas penitentiary, went to To-
pelsa and disguised his identity by rep
resenting that he was New York mil
lionaire. lie succeeded in getting into
the best society on his nerve, and run
big bills Mt several different places.
One day recently he quietly disap-
peared, and numerous people found
they had been clevcrly duped.
william Blaylock and Charles Pound,
life prisoners in the state penitentiary,
made bold attempt TO escape the
other day. They were working at the
bottom Of 720-foot mine, but daring
" climbed up the air shaft 10 the top.
Just after getting out they were dis
covered and commanded TO halt, but
instead Of obeying started to run. The
guards opened fire and q bullet struck
Blaylocls, and he fell, mortally wound
ed. Pound managed to escape. Blay.
lock was sent up for life for killing
City Marshal Gordon, at Columbus,
and Pound was serving n sentence for
numbering his wife at Galcna.
The Ellsworth Land & Cattle Co., In
Ellsworth county, was recently at
tached for debt The company owns
5000 acres OF land and fed 2,7Oo head
of cattle, on which they lost.
lola had three days gas carnival
recently. Large crowds OF visitors
were In attendsncs and speeches were
made by Hon. Tom Watson, Of Georgia;
Stephen A. Douglas, Jr., of Illinois,
and others
A number Of valuable pearls have
Raan found In the Neosho river near