Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Department Commander Botkin ha
issued IN order fixing Saturday, Ma,
90, rs Memorial day.
The county school superintendent
Of the state will meet in state con
vention ut Junction City May 1s and Is
Secretary Barnes, of the state horti
cultural society, says Kansas will thi
year raise the largest fruit crop In he
history.
II was said that Senator Lucie,
Baker would indorse McCown Hunt, o
Leavenworth, for internal revenue col
lector for Kansas.
Rev. J. G. Daugherty, pastor Of ,
Congregational church in Kansas Cit,
recently celebrated the a5th annivet
sary Of his coming TO the Sunaowel
state.
viii Long, young farmer, was con
victed Of burning new schoolhoust
near Bronson. The setting of the FIR,
was the result Of q fractional feud II
the district.
Fabian Lagree, member Of French
colony near Moundridge. recently fell
heir to sl6O, 900 through the death Of {
sister who owned large mining inter
ests in Montana.
The state textbook commission ha.
been restrained from doing bushes,
until tho courts decide the constitu'
tionality Of the law. Judge Hazen, OF
Topeka, granted the temporary in
junction.
Gov. Leedy has issued IN order re-
quiring all companies Of the national
guard to report to the nearest g. A. Il,
post on Memorial day, and be subject
on that day to the orders Of the post
commander.
And now State Printcr-elcct Parks
is in danger of being investigated. NJ
o. Albright, of Kingman, says Parks
election was the result of n fraudulent
deal between Parks and W. L. Brown,
of Kingman.
1t is said that laundry at Goodland
has been forced to quit by excessive
water rates. II nature would only
average up conditions in western Kan
sas and the Mississippi valley the same
would be duly appreciated.
The 0slSal. osa Independent was
founded in 1860 by ]. w. Roberts, who
came to Kansas from Ohio. Mr.. Rob
erts still contributes to the Indepcnd-
ent, though his son, Frank H., has had
direct control Of the paper several
years.
1t Is said there will be endless litiga-
tion over the law passed by the last
authorizing county clerks
to extend all taxable property not
listed by assessors. The charge is
made that the law was not legally
passed.
Insurance Commissioner McNall has
ruled that no company can insure prop
erty in Kansas except against fire un-
less it is chartered under the Kansas
laws. This ruling will practically bar
outside companies from writing tor
nado insurance in the state.
At Holton recently Samuel Newman
was tried for the fourth time for kill
ing his wife's paramour, the jury dis
Now George Ditch, the
juryman who stood for acquittal
against his II associates, has been ar.
rested charged with accepting bribe.
In the Fifth congressional district
the following persons won In the ex-
for appointments to West
Point and Annapolis: West Point, o.
D. Troxel, Abilene; alternate, q. W.
Kelley, Marshall county. Annapolis,
r. S. Manley. Junction City; F. A. Sor-
gate, Concordia.
The district court of Greeley comfy
has declared invalid $4,000 Of that
bonds now held by the state.
The debt for which the bonds were
issued was for county warrants, and
The court held that county commits
,ioners could not issue bonds to cover
county warrants.
The question as TO who Is the pioneer
editor seems to DO still in
doubt. Among the oldest" however.
nay be mentioned Marsh Murdoch,
W. T. McElroy. W. 7. Yoe, John S.
T. b. Murdoch and ]. d.
sampson, each of whom has been In
The harness about 30 years.
At Pratt the other night Charles
a railroad employee, was shot
,y his wife while he was out walking
With couple of other women. Mrs.
Cleveland tried to shoot the women,
,ut the revolver would not work. Mrs.
is leading church member
md tho episode created q big sensa-
ion.
Warden Lands, Of the state peni-
has stopped the practice Of
PARDON lawyers who go into the prison
md take money from prisoners on the
round that they would secure par
Ions for them. Warden Lands says o
prisoner has a better show by appeal
ng direct to the governor without the
of any lawyer.
Charles Bliss, of Galena, and Gertie
Younger, daughter Of wealthy Co
umbus citizen, were lovers and longed
o be married, but the young lady's
ather would not listen to It. When
Hiss applied for marriage license 1t
vas refused on account of Mr.. Young
RS objections. Young Bliss was baf-
ed, but the girl was not. Securing
roof that she was of age, she went to
arthagc, Mo-, procured n license, met
er lover ut Joplin and the ceremony
'as performed. Then they returned
0 receive the parental blessing.
The New England Loan & Trust Co.,
( Boston, which shut down on Kansas
usiness three years ago, has sent in
tructions TO its agents in northeast
IN Kansas to again solicit loans.
Further sittings of the bribery inves-
igating committee have been post
oncd until May 12, pending decision
I the supreme court rs TO the right Of
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