Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1896-05-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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charged with attempting to secure o
witness for money consideration.
The Northwestern Kansas Editorial
session held It's annual meeting at
Hiawatba recently. Senator Charles
Scott, Of lola, delivered the address.
Kansas homeopathic physicians, In
session at Topeka reesntly, elected e.
w. Boardman. OF Parsons, president,
and Edward Bumgardner, Of Lawrence,
Secretary.
II Is said to be probable that the
Fort Scott Daily and Weekly Monitor
will soon pass into the control Of
Frank c. Raney, now editor OF the An
thony Republican.
because his father told him 10 work,
Corydon Minor, aged 10, Of Emporia,
retired to q barn and discharged bull
let into his breast, inflicting danger
Gus but not fatal wound.
James Talbot, living near Coffey-
Vile, was thrown from cart recently
and instantly killed. lie was about
90 years OF nge and one Of the wealth.
lest men in the county.
A ear loaded with "a horses bolong-
ing to Erwin, Grant & Co., Of oswego
and Humboldt, was burned recently at
Rogersvillc, No., while In transit, and
most of the animals persisted.
Harry Pugh. q bright young news
paper man of Kansas City, was burned
to death recently in clearinghouse
at Atlanta, Ga, whittier he had gone
several weeks ago to take position
on the Atlanta Constitution.
The Kansas Commandery Of the
Loyal legion met Mt Lcavenworth In
annual session recently. ]. l. Aber-
nathy was elected commander, Lloyd
Wheaton vice commander, A. d. VOL.
verton secretary and J. L Weaver
treasurer.
Moses Harmon, editor Of Lucifer, q
free thought paper, will move his plant
to Chicago. He says Kansas Is not a
good field. Harmon has been In prison
must OF the time for several years on
account Of alleged obscene matter in
his paper
Miss Nellie Mccormack, living nj
Chapman, ran away from home few
days ago. She left q note saying she
should join the Sisters Of Mercy con-
vent at Kansas City, Kan. She Is u
years old, and no reason for her de-
parturo is given.
The coroner's jury at Wichita held
DR.. L. j. Jones blameless OF killing the
infant recently found In the Arkansas
river ut Wichita. The baby died O
natural death and the doctor gave O
negro boy 81 to bury II, but the boy
throw the baby in the river
There has been graduate scholar
ship In Latin of 500 established Of
Kansas university. The scholarship
is esta blished by subscriptions from
Lawrence men and will last five years
when it is expected some way will be
found to put it on permanent basis
Superintendent OF Insurance An
thony has issued circular to all fire,
lightning and tornado insurance com
panies doing business in the state In
which he tells them that they mus,
pay the full fnce value Of the policy In
all legitimate losses, or quit tnsinesa
The Woman's Social Science fedora
ton ut recent state meeting Mt To
peka elected Mrs. W. L. Moore, OF
Hutchinson, president; Mrs. Jennie
Kellogg, of Emporia, vice president,
and Miss Frances Hall. OF Fort Scott,
secretary. The 1907 meeting will be
held ut Hutchinson.
Some years ago C. NJ. Parker, an ex'
press company employee ut Atchison,
was very sick and given up by physi'
clans Us beyond recovery. Parker car
ried $1,000 life insurance and 1t was
paid him In full He afterwards re-
covered and is now living and enjoying
his own life insurance.
The annual state Sunday school as
ISOLATION will be held at Forest park,
Ottawa, June 1915. Some of the best
workers from New York, Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Kansas are on the pro-
gramme. Railroads have granted O
one fare rate, good TO remain through
the Chautauqua assembly.
The Kansas Million club held meet
ing ut Topeka recently and decided to
send three big missionary trains, laden
with Kansas products, to the four
quarters OF the country, ut date to
be fixed later. The club Is pleased
with the success of the boom train
sent to Chicago last winter.
The Kansas council Of United Com.
mercial Travellers closed its annual
Sc ,sion ut Salina with o grand ban
quet E. T. Beach, Wichita, was
chosen gran counselor; Ed S. Russell,
Hutchinson, secretary and L. Null, Sa.
lima, treasurer. Next years session
will be held ut Leavenworth.
The Woman's Relief corps Of Blue
Rapids will observe May 90 us memo
rial day to their deceased members
and those OF the Sons Of Veterans, in.
stead of the usual custom of decorat-
ing such graves with those Of the COM
rades Of the q. A. R., May 80. This
step has been taken in order TO set m
example to civic societies and TO pre-
vent loss OF the real object OF the day.
The 18th annual meeting OF the North
Central Kansas Editorial association,
the Oldest In the state, was held re-
Gently ut Belleville. Seward James,
Of Concordia, was made president; AL
bert Kimball. of Scandal, vice presi'
dent; Mrs Grace Snyder, Of Beloit,
secretary; C. N. Knopp, Of Riley, treas.
urer; delegates 10 national associa-
ton, Conner Davis. Albert Kimlall and
w. L. Chambers.
Miss Maude Hamilton, Of Princeton,
franklin county, will deliver the vale.
dictory address ut the Kansas state
normal, and A. T. Mills, of Emporia,
the salutatory.
At Lalxin one night recently expert
burglars blew open the safe In