Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-01-16
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

uves who have held Office since Kansas
Became Il state.
The Kansas republican congressman
appeared before the ways and mean
committee recently and made strong
plea for n protective duty on castol
beans, FAX and salt
Attorneys Of the Sixth judicial dis
trict will ask the legislator, to change
the time of holding court In the three
counties so Us TO give the lawyers va
cation Ia September
The last act OF Gov. Morrill, befor re-
firing from Office was to pardon An
derson Gray. the alleged "hypnotist, "
who was serving a life sentence for
murder from wellington.
Tie custom OF providing an extra
clerk for each senator during the leg
islative session has been done away
with by the present senate, who re.
gard 1t rs unnecessary cxtravngance.
The American Missionary MSS ,cia-
ton says 1t received S3Il. 900 during
1896 and that only sGai OF it came from
Kansas Perhaps Kansas needs its
money more for missionary purposes at
home.
Farmers In central and western Kan
sns will devote much attention TO rails
ing chickens, having learned that an
acre of ground, when planted in
corn, pays little more than the prod
uct OF one hen.
The old movement to divorce Ar
mourdale from Kansas City. Kan, will
be brought before the legislature. The
two sections OF the city do not get
along well together, and Armourdale
wants government OF her own.
Taxpayers of Leavenworth county
will ask the legislature to pass more
stringent law regarding the collection
OF taxes. Many OF that county's
wealthicst citizens nre delinquent and
II is impossible to make them pay.
The Kansas Poultry associa ton held
profita lie meeting ut Topeka last
week. Dr. Lewis. OF L.compton, was
elected president and +. G. Tompkins.
OF Topeka, secretary. A number of
premiums on poultry were offered.
A Washington dispatch said the re.
publican congressman of Kansas had
decided to abandon efforts ut this ses-
sion to secure the passage Of the bill
to divide Kansas into two federal judi
cial districts because they do not want
democrat named for judge.
At Atchison, recently. Judge Snyder
decided that an agreement entered
into before n marriage contract, that
neither party should share in the es-
tate OF the other, was valid and could
not be broken or Set aside after the
death OF one Of the parties to the con-
tract.
The Farmers Alliance will establish
store-houses in every county seat in
the state, where member OF the order
can receive in exchange for commodi.
ties there deposited bills OF credit,
which will be again eXchangeable for
products or direct purchase ut face
value.
Patrick Garen, OF Leavenworth
county. received $1,000 in cash the
other day to pay n mortgage off his
farm. The money was present from
John W. Mackay, the California bon
ANA king and multi.millionaire, who
knew Gagan when they were miners
together years ago.
The Kansas College Presidents u.s.
ISOLATION met in Topeka recently,
nearly every college in the state being
represented. Resolutions were adopted
against the game of football in coll
leges, and calling upon faculties and
boards of trustees to Danish the game
from intercollegiate athletics.
The report OF tho board of regents
Of the state agricultural college Mt
Manhattan shows that the endowment
fund has reached 500. 40l.6O; that the
annual income is s72. TAG. II and that the
actual expenses for the past year were
$50. $50. So The attendance from 70
counties In the state was Gla, and from
II other states IS, q total OF CAT en-
rolled during 1895.
Ewing Herbert, the well-known
newspaper editor Of liawatha, says:
Publishing newspaper in Kansas is
not the most profitable business There
are more than 700 newspapers printed
in the state and 400 of them do not
make their owners $50 month. Two
hundred and fifty papers are worth $50
q month to the proprietors, and the re-
naming so bring in net profit OF from
$50 TO $780,
Judge Mcdonald, OF Fort Scott, q
prominent lawyer and politician, be-
ing an ex-member OF the board OF par
dons under Gov. Lewelling, Is accused
by his partners, Judges Hill and Me-
Clcverty, OF embezzling $1,000 or IS, 900
belonging TO their poor clients in Craw-
ford county. He is charged with Sc
curing the money from n big mining
company as n compromise for q num-
Der of damage suits which had been
filed against the company.
The tenth biennial report Of the
state school superintendent soon to be
issued shows there arc 9,9s4 organized
school districts in the state. The school
Is 495,77l; enrolment In
public schools, 31s,s3o; teachers en-
ployed li,70o; average salary paid male |
teachers, s43. So; average salary paid fe-
male teachers, s35 So; average length |
Of school year, "a weeks; average levy
for school purposes, lilo mills; value
OF school property, $40, las, col; total ex-
pcnditures for school purposes during |
the year, 81, l33. 1854.
There Is trouble in the oratorical go
ciety OF the state normal at Emporia,
and unless 1t Is settled the college will |
not be represented in tkc next state
contest.
DR.. C NJ. Meats was appointed by |
the interior department as pension ex.
aiming surgeon at Leavenworth, but
the appointment was rescinded when
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