Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-10-02
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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At Oberlin "a farmers have organ
lied bank with money made on their
farms.
Farmers OF Crawford county were
losing cattle from disease called dust
choke.
A Denver man Is having $500 head
of cattle fed in Lane, Ness and Ford
counties.
1t is said that A. W. Smith, of Nc
Pherson county, is about to join the
populists
In Norton county the republicans
nominated Kate Williams for county
treasurer.
Thirty-fve thousand bushels OF cas-
tor beans have been shipped from Per-
ry this year.
At Topeka on the 2sth the Santa Fe
railroad company celebrated its 25th
anniversary.
Rev. Charles Titus and wife, Of An
thony, have gone to China TO labor as
missionaries.
Prohibitionists OF Pawnec county
want Attorney-General Boyle to help
them close the joints.
State conventions OF the Baptist
church and Y. NJ. c. A. will be held at
Lawrence next month.
Ex-Gov. Morrill, has presented the
Congregational Sunday school ut liia-
watha with new library.
Liquor sellers under arrest Mt Fort
Scott allege that District Judge Simons
Is prejudiced against them.
A child and matches set fire to the
X. & I. Coal Co.'S barns at Pittsburg,
burning over 100 tons Of hay.
Robert Kinney, the apple king OF
Dickinson county, will have about To-
900 bushels ON his trees this year.
Rev. J. W. Wright, leading Meth
odist preacher Of Kansas, will soon be
transferred to an Ohio conference.
Prohibitionists at Winfield were talk
ing of impeaching County Attorney
Stanley for alleged neglect Of duty.
Ex-senator Ingalls,, 1t is said. will
get S24 column for reporting the do
ings of congress for New York paper
this winter.
Judge Burncttc, of the Sumner
county district court, holds that stem
ographer's fees must be collected in
foreclosure cases.
1t is said that the Kansas City, Fort
Scott Il Memphis railway will build q
big system of terminals and erect round
houses ut Roscdale.
In Ellis county the republicans,
populists and one faction of demo-
Gratis have fused to defeat ticket
composed of Russians.
Isaac Lightle, q wealthy merchant
of Arcadia, has been sued for $4,000
for alternating the affections of the
wife OF John q. Alpers.
Hutchinson, Topeka, Wichita, Els
worth, Mcpherson and Salina are each
working for the new Odd Fellows Or
phans' home. The site will be selected
October 81
William Byrnes. near Belle Plaine,
has three acres planted to celery and
onions, which yielded him this season
50, 900 punches of celery and 700 BUSH
els of onions.
Mabel Crawford, of Columbus, tried
to cut off the head Of chicken with a
hatchet and severed her thumb slick
and clean. A woman and Ratchet is
frightful combination.
During the session OF the A. NJ. Z.
conference OF Kansas at Leavenworth
last week Rev. w. J. Tolliver, Of Hia-
watha, was suspended for writing at
fcctionate letters to women Of his flock.
Miss Constance. second daughter OF
ex-senator Ingalls,, of Atchison, will
enter the church training school at
Philadelphia to fit herself for dea.
coness in the Protestant Episcopal
church.
The state board of agriculture has
asked Chancellor Snow to issue bull
letin giving information about the
grasshoppcrs that are causing some
complaint from western Kansas farm
ers just now.
While crazed from excessive drink
ing Samuel Inman. aged 90, committed
suicide near Eureka. The young mans
father, n wealthy citizen of Joliet, ILL.,,
had sent him west to keep him away
from convivial companions
Judge Myers, of the Leavenworth
district court. recently decided that the
Kansas law prohibiting work on sun
day was constitutional. The decision
was in the case of barber who was ar
rested for keeping his place open on
Sunday.
The Kansas State Sunday School rs.
ISOLATION executive committee has
voted to ask no free entertainment Mt
its state conventions hereafter but to
have all delegates pay their own way.
decided novelty in the meetings OF
religious societies.
A reunion of the first students OF
Kansas university was held mt Law
renee the other night Chancellor
Snow was the only member of the
early faculty present, and Mrs. Flora
Richardson Coleman, of the first grad
uating class, was also present There
were present about 90 Of the classes
that finished their work in the early
seventies.
At the farm of o. F. Thistler, near
Chapman, Charles odell accidentally
fell through q trap door in the barn,
breaking his backbone and causing
instant death.
Jacob Henne, accused OF embezzling
money from the Turner society at Fort
Scott, was arrested at Stotesburg, Mo-,
and killed himself rather than return
and face the disgrace.
Middle-of-the-road populists of Atch-
ison county are fighting ex-Gov. Click,
the fusion nominee for state senator.
The reformatory board and Superin-
tendent Case are in clash over the