Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-09-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Elgin, was killed by horse falling on
him.
NJ. J. Rhue, Of Troy, sold o,00o bar
rels of apples from his farm ut si.5oper
barrel.
The latest estimate places the Kan.
sas wheat yield at i65,677, $50 bushels,
or 20 bushels to the acre.
Representative Fairchild, OF King
man, has resigned and will practice
law In Kansas City, Kan.
The family Of +. II. Smithmeyer, OF
Lawrence, was seriously poisoned by
drinking clabbered milk.
DR.. A. NJ. Conway, Of Chase county,
has been appointed surgeon ut the
Dodge City soldiers home.
Ground has been broken at Coffey-
Vile for new paper mill, which will
give 900 people employment.
The annual meeting Of Kansas
Seventh Day Adventists was held ut
Council Grove the past week.
Kaw valley farmers have this season
sold $3.50, 900 worth Of potatoes and
fully 800 car loads remain unsold.
Work ON the handsome new three
story brick and stone courthouse in
Paola, to cost $40, 900, will soon be com
menced.
The late Lewis Hanback, was men,
Der of the NJ. E. church in Kansas City,
Kan, from which place the funeral
services took place.
The first colored lawyers to practice
in Atchison are William Hawkins, Of
Topeka, and w. E. Gray, Of Lawrence,
both graduates Of the state university.
Terry Critchfeld, q wealthy mer-
chant Of Oslialoosa, is dead. He came
to Oskaloosa in 1855 from Illinois.
Senator Charles +. johnson Is his SON.
in-law.
The Kansas conference Of the Meth.
odist Protestant church was held in
Kansas City, Kan, the past week, Rev.
J. R. Daley presiding, with 100 dele
gates in attendance.
State Bank Commissioner Breiden-
thai says Kansas farmers will increase
their wheat acreage one-third this fall
and raise, II the season Is favorable
as, 600, 900 bushels next year.
From Topeka there have been sent
out over the state 100000 new text
books for use in the district schools
They would weigh 10000 pounds and
fill 30 freight cars, and cost the pur-
chasers sa5O,OoO.
During George W. Clicks four-year
term us pension agent at Topeka he
paid out TO old soldiers the enormous
sun of $50, re, 1868. During Clicks pre-
vious term, from 1885 to 1889, he paid
out only ss4,5sl,5s
viii Shaffer, son Of Senator Shaffer,
of Fulton, is under arrest charged with
running the daughter Of +. Shadley,
merchant. Young Shaffer started to
Texas to avoid arrest, but was arrested
on the train at Vinita, !. I.
II is said Frank l.. Brown, OF Gar
nett, will succeed ]. L. Bristow as sec
rotary OF the republican state commit
tee. Bristow did not resign when he
went to Washington last winter, but
he is expected to do SO, soon.
Asa result Of serious objection to
the rules OF the textbook commission
In regard to exchanging new books Tor
old ones, county repositories in central
Kansas are accepting all books in ex-
change, regardless Of condition.
Harrison Clarkson. the Topeka man
who made rates for all insurance COM
panies doing business in Kansas until
insurance Commissioner McNall got
after him, has brought suit to enjoin
McNall from interfering with his BUSH
ness.
The Y. P.S. C. Z. convention OF the
First district was held Mt Atchison. +.
G. Bergen, Seneca, was elected presi-
dent; Elizabeth Noyes, Troy, secretary;
Ella Zimmerman, Hiawatha, treasurer;
Eva Sparks, Atchison, Junior superin-
tendent.
Two 15-year-old girls and three
Young boys, OF Kansas City, Kan, re-
Gently ran away from their homes and
started to ''bum" their way to Mexico
After walking two days and night
thew were overtaken. footsore and
weary, at Shawnee, Kan, and taken
back.
Two weeks ago Edmonia Paxton,
aped ls, Of Pawnee county, whose par
ents are wealthy, disappeared. her
relatives thought her dead until she
was discovered living in n bohemian
settlement in Barton county as the
wife of Won W. Boes At last accounts
the officers were after Won Boes for
marrying child.
Third district Christian Endeavorers,
In session at Lawrence, elected these
officers: President, George L. Robin
son, Paola; secretary, DIR. Mitchell. W
tawa; Junior superintendent, Mrs. Eftie
Parker. Olathe. At the Seventh dis
trict convention held at Council Grove
Miss Ella C. Scott, Burlington, was
chosen president, and Edna S. Sisler,
Emporia, secretary.
The alleged persistent violation OF
the prohibitory law by the joint
keepers of Topeka has aroused the
churches IN renewed efforts for the
suppression Of the law-defying ele-
ment, not only in Topeka, but through
out the state. The churches OF oil de-
nominations are 10 unite In more
vigorous campaign than ever before in
behalf Of the prohibition cause, and
will join with the law officers OF eacn
county and city in working for q
better enforcement Of the law.
A. L. Smalley, independent prohioi'
ton candidate for sheriff OF Wyandotte
county, became suddenly insane while
ON n visit to Ottawa recently.
The democrats of Dickinson county
this year refused to fuse" with the
popuiists and put straight county
ticket in the field, the first time since
1890.
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