Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-12-04
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


for congress
Mrs. c. v. Norman. Oldest daughter
of Cy Leland, died Mt Santa Fe, N. NJ,
Of consumption.
At Chctopa recently Mr.. and Mrs d.
+. Closer celebrated their 6ist wed.
ding anniversary.
Ralph Armstrong, aged 10, died from
injuries received while playing "black
man" near Holton.
Attorney General Boyle declares he
will appoint no more assistants to help
enforce the prohibitory law.
Ex-senator lib. Kelley contemplates
starting populist paper at Topeka, to
be the administration organ.
Gov. Leedy gives emphatic denial
to the story that he would call spe-
cial session of the Legislature.
Representative Kansas democrats
will observe Jackson's day, January s,
with big banquet in Topeka.
Fred Funston, OF Allen county, now
colonel in the Cuban army, expects
to be In Kansas on Christmas day.
Farmers OF central Kansas have
formed q secret organization to prose-
cute violators Of the game and fish laws
The official call has been issued for
the annual meeting Of the state tenn
perance union ut Topeka February 1
and 2.
Thomas Young and Frank Parks,
business men OF Canton, engaged In
a quarrel when Parks shot Young ia
tally.
Bogus insurance agents. claiming to
represent the Great Western lnsur-
ance company of London" swindled
farmers Of eastern Kansas.
The depot Mt Fredonia, occupied
jointly by the Frisco and Santa Fe
railway companies, was burned the
other day, including all contents.
1t is said that Judge G. W. Mckay,
the noted populist of Harper, has been
selected to organize the fight in his
party against Congressman Jerry
Simpson.
John Speer, one of the pioneer set
tiers of the state, has been chosen
president of the state historical So
ciety, to succeed Rev. Peter McVicar,
resigned.
Norris, the 15-year-old son Of d. j.
Fair, q banker ut Sterling, left home
mysteriously on the night Of October
90, and his father believes the boy is
being held for ransom.
The Southeast Kansas Teachers as
ISOLATION at Paola elected William Sim
clair, of Ottawa, president and Miss
Moore, OF Pittsburg, secretary. The
1898 meeting will be at Pittsburg.
Albert Griffin, the venerable tenn
perance worker, Is out with card in
which he confesses that prohibition is
a failure and says moral suasion is the
only solution OF the drink problem.
The roster of the Kansas G. A. r.,
department shows decrease In mem
bership of over 1000 last year, and 1t
is feared by the department officers
that this record will be exceeded this
year.
The North Central Kansas Teachers
association ut Junction City elected G.
| W. Kendrick, OF junction City, presi-
dent, and Miss Stone, Of Concordia,
secretary. The next meeting will be
at Concordia.
Col A. NJ. Coffey, who died at Knob
noster, 30, recently, was Indian
agent for the present eastern part OF
Kansas in 1875, and in 1856 was n
member of the council of the Kansas
legislature, instituted by congress in
1854.
Word comes from Topeka that notice
was sent to all populist employees OF
the state thSt they would be assessed
two per cent. OF their salaries for a
campaign fund. 1t Is estimated that
there are 600 persons who will be af-
fected.
The Northwest Kansas Teachers as
sociation at Nortonville elected j. Il.
Connolly, Of Thomas county, president
and Mabel Reynolds secretary. First
prize in the declamatory contest was
won by Mark Thompson, Of Norton
county.
A decision by Judge Foster ut Topc-
ka in regard to government liquor
licenses makes II impossible to convict
q man for selling liquor In Kansas
without license, until the commits
sioner OF internal revenue modifies q
rule in regard to issuing these licenses
F. Mason Morgan, n young man Mt
st. John, jokingly passed confederate
bill. The county attorney didn't look
upon it as n joke and had him arrested.
A jury acquitted him, but he was re-
arrested by Uncle Sans officers, and
after an exciting trial he was q second
time acquitted.
DIR. J. II. Wood, aged o.. was run
over by q team of horses at Wichita
and fatally hurt DIR. Wood was one
of the men who laid out the city of
Lawrence. He was an anti-free state
man and was Douglas county's first
probate Judge, being appointed by the
pro-slavery authorities
During the progress OF q colored
church festival at Independence
trouble arose over game Of "craps''
in one corner OF the house. Razors
were drawn and several shots were
, fred. Every window in the house was
broken md the people lost no time in
getting out OF them. One man lost q
hand while others suffered other in
juries.
J.W. Dixon, who lives alone ut Lane,
sat down by q window the other night
and counted over his money before re-
firing. The next morning he was
minus S3l.
When the Christian church congre-
CATION ut Abilene recently prepared
for communion service 1t was discov-
cred that burglars had entered the