Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Sl:,OO0; assets, $1,000
Carl Hoffman's Chickerlng hall and
music house nj Leavenworth suffered
from fire tho other day.
The Retail Jewellers association met
at Topeka recently and elected J. d.
Hayden, Of Topeka. president
At Leavenworth the other day Ben
Wade cut Mrs. Nettie Sharp In tho
neck, infiicting fatal wound.
A s0o-barrel oil we'll was struck near
Thayer recently which Is said to DO
the best In the Kansas oil 8elds
Populists Of tho Thirteenth judicial
district met ut Eureka recently and
nominated C. W. Shinn for judge.
The proposition to vote bonds for
500, 900 for school improvements in
Kansas City, was defeated at recent
election.
The boycott instituted by nearly oil
the railroads Of the country against
the. Hutchinson & Southern has been
declared of.
During recent electrical storm near
Elk City Harry Davis and Fred Baker
were killed by lightning on their way
home from school
Tho appeal for aid from those stricken
by the cyclone in Clay and Cloud coun'
ties Is meeting with ready responses
from every community In the state.
A company has been organized at
Kansas City to manufacture robes from
black Galloway cattle, which 1t is
Stained makes finer robe than tho
buffalo hide.
The Bank Of Little River, Rice coun-
ty, has gone into voluntary liquida-
ticr, The State bank ut Window
moved to Little River and took the
place Of the retired bank
The Sumner Townsite Co. has laid
out the town Of Sumner City, ncar 10;
pel,a. The company has been char:
tered with d capital OF $4,000 Only
negroes will be permitted to buy lots
In the town.
1t was reported that State Account
mt Challenor would look into the mat.
ter OF the assessment OF the large pack.
ing houses at Kansas City, Kan, be-
lieving they were not paying their
share Of taxes.
It is positively stated that ex-Gov.
Lcwclling will not seek renomina-
ton but will enter the race in opposi'
ton to Jerry Simpson for the populist
congressional nomination in the
Seventh district
The farmers in the vicinity Of EN-
poria recently reported great damage
being done TO apple orchards by cat
erpillar Of new species, which com
pletely strips the trees OF their foliage,
fruit and blossoms.
The Indian pupils ut Haskell insti.
tute, Lawrence, held an oratorical con.
test one night recently, the first Of the
kind ever held in this country. There
were ten orators and the programme
was very entertaining.
C. W. Trickett, cashier Of the Wyan'
dotte national bank ut Kansas City,
has rendered his resignation in order
to enter the race for tho republican
congressional nomination Iii the Sec
ond district against Buchah.
The corner stone Of the new German
Catholic school ut Leavenworth was
laid recently. Bishop Fink presiding.
Nearly 1900 men, composing the vari-
Gus Catholic societies, formed in line
and marched through the streets
Tho announcement that Cyrus lie.
land, Jr., had declared his opposi.
ton TO the denomination Of Gov. Nor
rill caused political sensation. Two
years ago Mr.. Leland managed Nor
rill's campaign interests both before
and after the convention.
Charles Clark, who was arrested re'
Gently, ut Anthony, charged with be.
ing implicated with William Mattoz
and Mrs c. A. Rodman in the murder
Of the latter's husband, proved an alibi
and was released. Mattox was also
discharged, but Mrs. Rodman will be
tried for the crime.
Paul Maston, Of Kansas City, In IN
insane at one day recently took razor
and slashed his throat from ear to ear,
and while the blood was streaming
like water from the wound he applied
the razor to his arm, almost sevcring
II from the body in two places. The
doctors said he would die.
Early the other morning ut Atchison
Policeman Dickerson surprised two
burglars while they were trying TO
rob house. They resisted arrest and
one of them, John Seaman, OF St Jo'
seph, was fatally shot by the officer.
The other burglar was captured. The
officer was shot twice, but only slight.
ly injured.
The contest over the Kansas City,
Kan, post Office was causing the de.
partment ut Washington considerable
trouble. DR.. Fltzhugh was recently
appointed, but the bondsmen Of the
late Postmaster Mapes were OPT osing
his confirmation ut every step. The
United States senators and Congress.
man Miller were also drawn into the
contest.
The new Santa Fe hospital at To
pelsa has been inspected and accepted
from the contractors and will be form
ally opened for use some time In May.
II was erected ut cost Of 1000, 900,
exclusive Of the site, with funds raised
entirely through system Of monthly
collections upon every employee Of the
Santa Fe railway, and Is said TO be the
finest railroad hospital In the world.
Recent heavy rains throughout the
state cnused serious floods in many
places. At Abilene Mud creek rose 30
feet In three hours. inundating the
lower portions Of the town aud caus-
ing great damage.
C II. Race, ex-cashier OF the Bur
lingtou national bank who was recent
ly acquitted OF embezzling Sc, 900 Of
the banks funds, has brought suit for
false imprisonment against the banks
offlcars nlacin0 hia DAMAGES at eQ3.-