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

Topeka Is soon to have lodge Of In.
dependent Order Of Good Templars
Decoration day was observed
throughout the state with the usual
ceremonies.
Topeka horsemon will furnish sew.
eral entries Mt the Leavenworth races
In September.
Some thief stole carpet valued ut
si3s from tho state house nj Topeka
several days ago.
John s. Simmons, OF Lane county,
was nominated for state senator by re-
publicans Of tho Thirty-Eighth SEM
torial district, recently In session ut
Larned.
The committee appointed for that
purpose has located the state Masonic
home ut Wichita. A handsome piece
of property has been selected for the
purpose.
George Mock recently killed his wife
with potato hoe while they were ut
work In q field near Marysville. he
then cut his own throat and jumped
into the river.
G. M. Nelson, county treasurer OF
Allen county, was the FIRST county
treasurer who made settlement with
the state treasurer. He WINS about 30
days ahead of the legal limit.
Deputy Clerk Joseph NJ. Gray, Of the
district court, was found dead In club
room ut Kansas City, Kan, tho other
day. Excessive drinking was tho pri-
mary cause Of his death. lie was 81
years of age and left q widow and four
children.
Commander W. c. Whitney, Of the
G. A. r., has arranged for headquar'
ters for the Kansas delegation during
the national reunion ut St Paul, ut
the Hotel Ryan. Headquarters for the
Women's Relief corps will DO at the
same place.
At a recent meeting In Topeka tho
State Democratic Editorial association
elected L. ]. Purcell. Of the Lakin In.
dex; John Sheridan, OF the Paola Spirit,
and Lew Stevenson, Of the Garden City
Sentinel, delegates to tho National
Editorial association.
While recently drilling IN oil well
near benedict the Forest Oil Co., struck
ut depth OF LOCO feet the strongest
flow OF gas ever experienced In Kansas.
Tho pressure was estimated at 7oI
pounds and the sound o; the escaping
gas could be heard three miles
At q recent meeting Of the executive
council ut Topeka 1t was decided to
proceed with preparations for the COM
pletion OF an additional Is rooms Ia
the state house. These rooms will be
used for committee purposes during
the session of the legislature next win'
ter.
James Flannery, brakeman for the
Maple Leaf road, living In Kansas City,
Kan, was found in an unconscious
condition from an overindulgence In
liquor the other morning. He was
sent to the police station, where he
died three hours later without recover
ing consciousness.
j. w. Reagan, surveyor OF bourbon
county, lately received letter from
President Kruger, OF the Transvaal
South Africa, calling him to that coun
try to accept an appointment as chiei
engineer for the government, with
special view Of investigating the irri
CATION possibilities Of the country.
The Fort Scott sugar factory, which
has been closed for @ number o.
months, Is now in operation, working
about 40, 600 pounds OF fine sugar from
molusses Of last years product. by
the recent decision of the United StateI
court the Fort Scott factory will secure
q bounty Of some 1000 on the OUTPUT
Of 1894
The Kansas Pharmaceutical associa
ton, ut Fort Scott, decided to meet
next year Mt Junction City. and elected
the following officers: w. j. Evans
lola, president; Ed c. Fritsche. Leaven
worth, and NJ. S. Ingalls,, Hnlstead
vice presidents; Mrs NJ o. Miner, Hia
watha, secretary; 7. W. Atkins, Girard
treasurer
The State Sportmen's association re
Gently held an interesting meet ~
Frankfort. The CHIEF event OF TN
tournament was the team shoot De
tween Frankfort and Leavenwortn io'
the state cup, emblematic Oh the teau
championships the state. Inc FRANK
fort team won this cup from Lcaven
worth In April, 1895, on q score OF ~
to ia, and defended 1t against LeaVeh
worth at the late meeting on scor'
of l9l to 1872.
Warden Lynch, Of the penitentiary
was recently in conference with TIT
prison directors concerning the practic'
Of using the prison appropriations as
common fund regardless OF the pur
poses for which the legislature specific
ally granted them. He declared that thu
practice must be discontinued or spe
rial aassinn nj the legislature be CnlleC