Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-06-20

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transact other business Each league
In the state will be entitled to DO rcp-
resented by Its president and three
other delegates to DO chosen by the
club. Among other interesting fea-
tures Of the meeting will be an address
by Gen. C. II. Grosvenor, OF Ohio.
Miscellaneous
Kansas City, Kan, under the latest
census, has a population OF 4o,77i, n
gain of 1876 over last year.
The Western Deaf Mutes' association
will have q grand celebration In Dis-
marck grove, near Lawrence, July4
The firemen's tournament at Weir
City closed with the 2OO-yard cham
pionship hose race for prizes Of $50,
SIS and sa5. Weir City won frst
money; Joplin, second; Webb City,
third.
Mrs. Lacy Sheets, q young mother
of Lawrence, killed her one-year-old
girl baby with IN ak the other morn.
ing. After the act sho seemed uncon-
scious OF the deed she had done. She
was undoubtedly insane.
A. ii. Ellis, republican nominee for
congress in the Sixth district, Is cred
tied with saying recently that under
no circumstances will he support the
gold standard and that he will not be
bound by a national platform that
favors the gold standard
The Missouri Pacific Colorado ex.
press train was wrecked ut Childs
about noon the other day. Four train.
men, Engineer Sheehan. Fireman
Rhodes, Baggageman barring and Elk.
press Messenger Jameson were In
jured, the two former being badly
scalded.
At the twenty.fourth annual COM
mcncement of the state university at
Lawrence degrees were conferred on
lis graduates, SO from the school OF
arts, s from the school Of engineering,
u from the school of pharmacy, IS
from the school of law and from tho
school of fine arts.
j. W. Rush, manager Of the First ma
tional bank and late receiver OF the
Larned Water Works Co., was recently
committed to Jail by Judge Vandivert,
OF tho district court, for refusal to
comply with an order OF tho court d.
recting him to turn over certain funds
which came into his possession as re-
ceiver.
Miss Hettie Very, aged 20 years,
daughter of Clark Very, OF Atchison,
was drowned In Rock creek, Doniphan
county, the other evening, while wad-
ing In the stream. She was visiting
friends ut the village of Orr, and was
alone when the drowning occurred.
Her body was found In seven feet OF
water.
The various railway companies, 1t Is
said, oppose the idea Of making the
full annual report required by the
railroad commissioners, declaring 1t
impossible, owing to the necessity OF
collecting special statistics and incur
ring an enormous expense. They
claim that the desired information is
not In their possession and could hard
ly be obtained.
State Bank Commissioner Breidenthal
has announced that hereafter he will in
stitute prosecutions against bank Off
Gals who make false statements per-
tanning to the condition Of their bust.
ness to the commissioner. This has
never been done, but number Of such
transactions having recently been dis.
covered by the commissioner he feels
that it is time to put a stop to It
The Kansas delegation to the ma
tional republican convention met ut
st. Louis and elected Cyrus Leland ma
tional committeeman by reclamation.
Convention committees: Resolutions,
Prof. Swenson; order Of business,
Grant Hornaday; permanent organiza-
ton, DIR. Fitzpatrick; credentials, !. Z.
Lambert; state vice president, nj. nj.
Murdoch; to notify nominee, N.
Barnes
An even 100 graduates received di.
plomas at the late commencement day
exercises ut the Kansas state normal
school ut Emporia, and each Of these
diplomas is by law life certificate to
teach school In the state Of Kansas, as
we'll as being first-class recommends
ton anywhere in the civilized world.
Nearly every county in the state OF
Kansas was represented in this years
class, and quite number Of neighbor'
ing states, Missouri and Illinois taking
precedence in number.
II Is the desire of the committee Of
fifteen, having in charge the soldiers
reunion to be held in Topeka from
September % TO October 3. inclusive,
1896, to provide every facility for en-
Pertaining the old soldiers and sailors
OF Kansas. The officers OF the various
state soldiers organizations and all or
CARNATIONS Of ex.prisoners OF war of
the state are. therefore, notified that
Il Is the desire of the committee that
they arrange for meetings OF their
various organizations during reunion
week, and they are invited to corre-
spond with Thomas F. Doran, secretary
OF the committee Of fifteen, ut Topeka,
rs to desired arrangements
A meteorite weighing about SO
pounds fell on the Plumber farm, near
bingham, the other night It was
broken, and while the outside OF 1t
resembled cinder, the inside was full
Of smooth pebbles
The populist judicial convention for
nominating q candidate for judge of
the court Of appeals, eastern division,
southern department, met Mt Chanute
and named Msnford Schoonover, OF
Garnett. for the Office.
j.. K.P. Barker, one Of the leading
fruit growers of Wyandotte county.
thinks that serious damage will result
70 the apple and peach crop this year
by the ravages Of locusts
John Beauchamp. IN employe OF an
Atchison brick company, was killed
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