Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-23
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

! The Winfield fair grounds were sold
under mortgage last week for sa,ioo'
Frank NJ. Gable, u Leavenworth DEM
ocrat, will be deputy warden Of tho
penitentiary.
A receiver has been asked for tho
Daily Gazette at Kansas City-Georgd
W. Martins paper.
A. NJ. Barker, Of Leon, recently ap-
piled for patent on flying machine
which he has been 80 years in complet-
ing.
Kansas swine breeders, in session ut
Topeka, elected c. NJ. Irwin, Wichita,
president, and o. p. Updegraff, Topeka,
secretary.
New corncribs are still going up
along the Kansas railroads, and tho
country looks like Egypt must have
looked after the years III plenty.
Kansas sheriffs, in state convention
Mt Topeka, elected Robert Kepley, OF
Shawnee, president and d. s. Lands,
of Clay Center, secretary. They decided
to oppose any Legislation to reduce the
compensation Of sheriffs.
Rev. T. ]. Smith, Of Randolph, Is
owner Of the Royal Arch Chapter
apron worn by George Washington.
He inherited 1t from his great-grand-
uncle, r. N. Mcdonald, Of Roanoke,
Va, and has often refused 81 1000 for 1t.
George McAdnms, who rents farm
in Atchison county, has solved the
Financial problem" lie paid his en-;
tire rent this year with the receipts
from butter and eggs, and has all his
crops, including 5000 bushels OF corn
as profit.
Judge Mcdonald, of Fort Scott, has
been arrested on formal charge Of
embezzling large sums that came into
his possession as one Of the attorneys
In the Frontenao mine explosion cases.
The charge was preferred BY Judge j.
b. McClcverty.
The state board OF agriculture elect
ed ex-Gov. George W. Click, president;
T. NJ. Potter, Ed r. Smith, 7. A. Hub
bard, w. Is. sutton, Z. b. Hanna and
W. j. Bailey members OF the board.
Secretary Coburn's term does not ex-
pire until next year.
A bill Is before the Legislature I'd
completely reorganize the state militia;
changing It from q division organiza-
ton to brigade, adds hospital, en-
gineer and signal corps and disposes of
a major-general and staff and three
brigadier-generals and STATS.
A Topeka women wants the legisla-
ture to pass law setting n price on
the heads of men who go up and down
the world getting up amateur shows.
She says they not only cause mothers
to waste money in buying stage clothes,
but they put fool notions In the
heads Of the girls.
Matthias Splitlog, the old Indian
who died and was buried recently near
Cauga, /. T., was one Of the few wealthy
Indians that have lived In this coun;
try. lie had fortune OF over $1,000
900 and was benefactor to his race.
He ut one time practically owned the
present site OF Kansas City, Kan, 10
eating in Wyandotte county in 1913.
One of the most rigid anti-pass bills
to come before the legislature was in
troduced by Senator Cooke, OF Mitch
ell county. 1t makes 1t unlawful for
any railroad company to give pass OF
any concession to any United States
senator, congressman or federal or state
court official. II will also be unlaw'
full for any official named to accept the
same.
In the house at Topeka are three
Browns, one from Cowley, one from
Greeley and one from Pratt; two jack
sons, one from Comanche and one from
Harvey; three Johnsons, one from
Chase, one from Labette and one from
Nemaha; two Lamberts, one from Lin'
coin and one from Lyon, and two
Smiths, one from Brown and one from
Sherman.
Any man who calls another man d
liar and then gets whipped for 1t ought
to he punished, according to Kansa:
legislator, who has introduced q bill
providing that whoever by words
signs or gestures provokcs another
who has the present ability to do so, &c
commit an assault and battery upon
him, is guilty Of criminal provocation
and upon conviction thereof shall bs
fined not exceeding SIS"
The populist caucus at Topeka SC
lected John Parks, of the Bcloit Call,
to serve as state printer for two years
beginning July next. Parks Is only
81 years old. His nomination was CT
fected on the 18th ballot, the vote
standing: Parks, So; Naugle, 81
Brown, 10. The other candidates were
b. Z. Keis, ]. c. Buchanan, j. Is. Chap
man. ii. b. Kelly, j. E. Latimer, E. f
Heisler, c. Z. Deidrich, George Wag
ner, j. S. Cobb, Z. II. Snow and W. o
Champe.
Gov. Lecdy on the 10th nominated
these officers: H. s. Lands, warden Of
the penitentiary; Capt. Hiram Allen
Acknowledgement; II. N. Boyd, assistant
Acknowledgement; Joseph Riggs, stats
accountant; N. w. Wells, j. v. Ran
dolph and Mayo wells, state Doaru o.
pardons; Frank Wcinschenck and Tay
Tor Riddle to succeed ]. B. Vincent ant
John Brown on the state live stock san
itary commission. He also named Johr
c. Horton, Charles McCambridge an6
J. W. Jenkins for police commissioners
Of Kansas City,and +. NJ. Baker, Georgs
g. Weaver and DIR. Charles Linley fol-
police commissioners at Atchison.
About $4,000 worth Of furniture II
missing from the senate and house
committee rooms in the state capitol
and the Legislature has appointed ar
investigating committee.
The story which has been travelling
the country over that Gen. Simon b
BuclSner sent ten gallons Of whisky and
$50 in cash on Christmas to dudley