Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-02-08

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the soldiers plat in the emetery nj
that city.
1t was recently reported at Atchison
that the post Office at Barnes had been
robbed of sos IN money, 500 In stamps
and two registered letters. No clew
to the robbers.
Henry NJ. Upham, of Emporia, ID
charged with swindling number Of
people in Lawrence by getting them
TO indorse fraudulent drafts for him.
Upham was supposed to have gone to
Cripple Creek.
Russell was the first county to pay
the state treasurer the full amount due
by reason OF the distribution OF the
seed grain appropriation made by the
last legislature. The total amount
paid was So, 100.
c. II. Kurtz and A. G. Stacey, OF the
Newton Herald, were recently arrested
on the charge Of criminally libeling C.
S. bowman, an attorney Of Newton.
The dispute grew out Of tho trial of @.
W. Rogers for burning the county rec.
ords.
y. r. Colean. defaulting cashier OF the
State bank of Fort Scott, pleaded guilty
to one count of enlightenment In the
district court In that city the other day
and the other counts against him were
dismissed. The greatest punishment
for the crime is five years in the peni.
Tertiary.
Jacob Martin, Kansas pioneer and
noted character, died ut private hos
pital in Lcavenworth the other morn.
ing. Martin was Sc years old and
we'll remembered by old settlers. He
became partially demented 2j years
ago and has been n charge on the coun-
~ since. He was under the delusion
that he was candidate for mayor on
a cheap grocery platform and was con.
stantly making speeches.
In the district court ut Wichita q
few days ago Judge Dale decided that
he would not admit any private pa
pers, membership certificates or drink
tickets to be used as evidence against
the owner OF clubs charged with vio-
lation of the prohibitory laws He
said 1t was against the federal consti-
tuition and in line with decision in
the 1o6th United States reports.
It is stated that the Santa Fe road Is
preparing to commence suit to test the
constitutionality Of u law passed by
the last session of the legislature,
which gave the right to western Kan.
sas counties to levy a tax to afford
protection against prairie fires. The
Santa Fe paid this tax In several coun-
ties under protest, and the suit will be
brought to secure refunding OF an
aggregate OF about $4,000.
The Kansas Woman's Press associa-
ton will meet ut Chiclcring hall,
Leavenworth, at a. IN. on Tuesday,
February 1s An address of welcome
will be made by Mrs Lynch, OF the
Leavcnworth Standard, responded to
by Mrs. Alrich, Of the Cawker City
Record, president OF tho association.
Mrs. Lucille Baker, Miss Shawhan, OF
the Eric Republican Record, Mrs. Har.
baugh. Mrs. Rupe, OF the Clyde Herald,
Mrs. Morgan, of the Cottonwood Falls
Leader, and others are on tho pro
grnmme for papers or addresses. Will
adjourn to meet with the State Edi-
toral association, held Ut same time
and place.
Pensions lately granted Kansas vet
Grams: Original, David p. Eassell, Col
ley; Abram H. Wright, Wichita; Lewis
B. Hull, Douglas; Thomas johnson,
Independence; William Cushen, Ma
tional Military home; Jacob +. Miller,
Wichita Restoration and reissue, Ed
ward Brown, Belpre. Increase, Franz els
NJ. Jones, Willard; Arnold Slime, Ak
tell; James L. Zimmerman, Baxter
Springs; Hugh Fostner, Wichita; Thorn
rs Goodwin, Crestline. Reissue, Pat
rick II. Dorsey, Prescott; John Harvey,
Garden City. Original widows, etc,
Frederick II. Gould (father), Caney;
of Henry Schaible. Kansas City;
D. Parker, Arkansas City;
Susan s. Jones, Cove. Mexican war
widows, Lucinda Wrinkle, Erie; Zarilda |
]. Vigus, Severance.
The body Of Wash Phillips, formerly |
Of Vernon county, Mo-, was recently |
found near Kiowa with bullet hole |
In the head. 1t was thought that he |
had been wnylaid and murdered for his
rs IL was no uncommon thing |
for him TO have from $1,000 to s., ZOO on
his person for weeks ut time.
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City has completed arrangements for q
In honor Of the dead vet
Grams buried in the Baldwin cemetery.
The surveyors have completed the
work Of locating the Missouri Pacific
from Atchison to st. Joseph,
Mo-, and 1t Is thought there win be no
ielsy on the actual work Of extension.
+. NJ. Williamson. one Of the alleged
OF II. II. Leonard. was &c
quilted by the jury ut Wichita
The Y. NJ G. A. Of Atchison has
'losed out and its effects sold ut pub
ic auction to satisfy a claim for rent.
James p. Robinson. of Ottawa, and
Roy Campbell, of Hutchinson, have
been appointed cadets ut West Point.
Frank T. brown. of Fort scott, 10
ears of age. has gone rs missionary
o China under the direction of the
ALLIANCE.
Friends Of ex.Gov. LeweIilnR author.
20 the statement that no will not ba 0
sudidsts for governor again.