Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-09-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

cages instead OF corn.
The Kansas broom corn crop Is esti.
mated at Is, 0O0,0 900 pounds.
The Hutchinson & Southern railroad
may be extended to Wichita.
Several head OF cattle have died near
Independence Of Texas fever.
Attorney-G General Boyle Is after the
mine operators who pay in scrip.
Three new state banks were organ
lied in Reno county the other day.
| The Winfield band will lead the
Priests of Palace parade ut Kansas
City.
Several cows have died near Em-
poria with disease resembling hydro
phobia.
Leavenworth and Ottawa schools
were threatened with an epidemic Of
diphtheria.
Attorneys at Fort Scott have chal-
lenged the legality Of che police COM
mission law.
Two prisoners dug out OF the Fort
Scott Jail, their sole weapons being q
tin cup and nail.
Sixteen new steel bridges will DO
built in Jewell county, to replace
wooden structures.
President Hewitt, Of the Presbyteri-
an college at Emporia, has issued o
ukase against football.
This will be known as the year that
Kansas got the wheat and the other
states got the cyclones.
Mrs. T. T. Kelly, OF Topeka, was
frightened to death at the breaking
out of fire in her home.
The state grain inspector collected
81, 40 in fees during August, owing to
heavy shipments Of grain.
The enrolment ut the Kansas agri-
cultural college ut Manhattan is said
to be 100 less than last year.
All the cows afflicted with tubercu.
losis ut the state agricultural farm
will be slaughtered October 20.
Henry and Leo Funk, father and son,
have gone from Salina to become
pupils In the same college in Illinois
State Accountant Riggs will make
thorough investigation of the DISPOSE
ton of money drawn by the various
state educational institutions rs inter
est on endowment and other funds.
Members of the Presbyterian church
Mt Hutchinson. recently celebrated the
s5th anniversary Of the organization
in that town. The church now has
$50 members and handsome edifice.
Gov. Leedy removed the old police
board at Fort Scott and appointed a
new one, because the old board had ar
bitrarily removed Police Judge Ships.
who will be chief OF police under the
new board.
An investigation Of the insurance
carried by wyandotte county estab-
lishment showed that Of the "a COM
panies carrying insurance on the build
ing, IS were unauthorized to do BUSH
ness in this state.
The state board Of charities has
completely reorganized the force OF
subordinate employees ut the Topeka
asylum, every known republican being
let out and their places filled by popu-
lists and democrats.
William Hamilton, Douglas county
young man, tried hard to break up q
religious camp meeting near his home.
and failing in his efforts, he became so
disturbed that he lost his reason and
was adiudged insane.
From his pulpit at Caney last Sum
day night Rev. Willis Jordan, of the
Christian church, publicly accused his
wife of deserving him for another man,
and charged her with having lived un-
lawfully with two other men.
The populist convention in Leaven-
warth county was stormy one. Sen.
ator Harris was jeered when he spoke
for fusion. and Gov. Leedy was not i'm
dorsed. The convention broke up In q
row without naming ticket.
The secretary OF the state board OF
agriculture has sent out circular on
the subject Of typhoid fever, which
he SAYS Is most prevalent in October.
lie advises that all drinking and cook
ing water be boiled during the dry
seasons, when water is low.
The recent wreck near Emporia,
where several people were killed, will
cost the Santa Fe railroad mt least
500, 900. The widow OF each employe
will receive not less than $1,000
and it may cost more to settle with
the families OF passengers who were
killed or injured.
The school board at Yates Center
adopted rule that children could not
enter the first primary grade except
during the first two weeks OF school.
An appeal was taken and Attorney
General Boyle said no such rule could
be enforced. Children can enter school
at any time during the term.
The populist state executive COM
mittee held business session ut To-
pclxa recently. when 1t was decided to
render active assistance in the county |
campaigns this fall. The proposed
manifesto against federal courts was
not issued, 1t being deemed best to
leave the matter of platform-making
to the state convention.
The supreme court recently issued q
writ to compel the city Of Erie to pay |
q claim for 5000 awarded one David |
Wilson for injuries received. In
answer the city alleges that the SUI
preme court has no power to compel
cities to asses property for any other
than public purposes. There Is not
enough money in the city treasury to
pay the s., 900 claim, and II 1t is paid
an extra assessment would have to bs
made.
The republican state committee has
opened headquarters at Topeka for
active campaign work, with Frank l.
Brown. OF Garnett, in charge.
Township Treasurer Weakley. VINO