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

INVESTIGATING committee last winter
will be reproduced on the graphic
,hones. The central committee ex-
,ects - spend about $500 on the
Icheme.
A Strange Coincidence.
The last republican state senate In
Kansas was in 1891. or the 40 men
Who composed the body ut that time
Ill are alive with the exception OF
.hree, and strange coincidence ex-
SITS in the fact that each Of these three
net violent death. Senator Chapman,
II Barton county, and Senator Swearin-
rim, Of Cloud county, committed sui
tide, while Senator McTaggart was
shot down by murderer.
Not Enough to 90 Around.
The various township trustees in the
tate will not get set Of the new re.
Used Kansas statutes, rs has been the
custom. There are 1000 officials In
he state who have usually received
,et Of the statutes, but the Legislature
asst winter contracted for only 5000
,ets. The executive council has de.
,ided that the township trustees shall
be the ones sighted.
Mr.. Palmer Has q Grievance.
The Kansas football team did not
AXE home with it all Of that part of
he gate receipts which was its share
If the proceeds Of the Thanksgiving
yame ut Kansas City, Mo. The money
vas tied up by George Palmer. who
Slams he had contract to coach the
.eam this summer, and that the team
broke the contract Palmer's claim Is
Tor $500.
A Big Scandal Brewing.
Several years ago $40, 900 of bonds OF
Wallace county were issued and sold
10 the state school fund commission.
The county now refuses to pay even
The interest, alleging that the bonds
we're forged and fraudulently issued.
An ex-county commissioner and ex-
county clerk are accused Of profting
by the crime.
A Divorce for Rev. Jordan.
In the Montgomery county court
Rev. Willis Jordan, pastor Of the Chris.
tian church at Caney, was granted a
divorce from his wife. Rev. Jordan
his wife from the pulpit on
d recent Sunday and declared that he
had been victimized by the bold adven.
turess with whom he had become in.
Judge Heren as Aitgeid's Partner.
Judge Cyrus Heren, who will com
plete his eighth year as judge of the
Fifteenth judicial district, will on
January 60 to Chicago and form a
law partnership with ex.Gov. John 2.
Altgeld.
Used tho superintendent Name.
A. Z. O'Conner, q discharged telc.
graph operator at burton, was arrest
ID on the unique charge Of having
forged the name of Superintendent
Parker, OF the Santa Fe, to railway
pass.
May Shift the Expense.
One of the provisions Of the county
high school law Is that town that
mas votes enough may shift the ex.
pense of maintaining q high school
upon the whole county.
Not Ready 10 Leave Kansas.
Rev. Bernard Kelly says that he has
not yet accepted that chaplaincy in
The United States army and that In
any event he will remain in Kansas q
Of months.
A Pointer TOR Pie HuntarI
Secretary Cages table OF the appor-
tionment Of employees In the treasury
department fy states shows that Kan
sas is entitled to IS, whereas she now
has only -.
For Postmaster at s1aguIy.
The postmaster general has commits
stoned w. d. Sampson, son OF the
editor OF the Salina Republican-Jour-
nal, TO be postmaster ut Skaguay,
Alaska.
Ills Neck broken by q Fall.
While hauling coal from the Carbon.
lale mines Henry Davis. of Topeka,
Iell from his wagon and his neck was
broken. Davis had been drinking.
Tired OF Fighting the Law.
At Lawrence the other day several
officers Of the Mystic Brotherhood,
who were called for trial for violating
The prohibition law, threw themselves
On the mercy Of the court, promised to
quit business, allow 4 permanent In
junction against their business, pay
their fines and costs, serve their jail
sentences and leave the city.
Iola's Metropolitan Airs.
The first special freight train carry
ing freight exclusively for lola arrived
1t that place the other day. 1t con-
sisted Of IS cars-ls Of coal and ore and
seven Of merchandise.
Uniqus Golden Wedding Celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs Preston Mcdonald, who
were married in sullivan county, Ind,
In isl7, celebrated their S0th wedding
anniyersary ut FredoniA Their home
was too small TO entertain the guests,
70 Il was decided 10 have the ''party"
in the courthouse, where over 200
guests partook Of q royal feast
m WA Ioadad.
At Industry recently Pearl HsFdesty
rave "didn'tknow-lt,was-loadedp 70
Volyer 10 . young friend, who pointed
d ct Pearl uud arad. the bullet peue'
lysllug his lyIaA pAsllyEiAE bic lOWu
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