Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-05-15
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

KANSAS STATE NEWS.
Kansas City voted against bond Is
sue for now high school building.
Tho latest scheme to swindle Kansas
farmers is on patent wagon tongue.
1t Is claimed that over 100 Brown
county farmers arc worth $50 900 each
The total amount Of taxes to b,
raised In Kansas this year Is g, $40, 900
Woodson county will soon vote on Z
proposition to build $4,000 court
house.
Pittsburg, Crawford county, Is the
second largest zinc producing city in
the United States.
State Superintendent Strykcr favors
the introduction of the manual training
system in the public schools.
1t may be startling but II Is true
nevertheless that nobody ever starved
to death In all western Kansas.
The largest crab apple orchard in
the world Is located ut Linwood, Leav.
enworth county. It comprises $40
acres on which are $4,000 trees
Several business men Of Topeka
have threatened to withdraw their sup
port from the annual fall festival II
Joints are not allowed to run wide
open.
The Congregational association Of
Kansas, in session ut Ottawa, elected
Rev. Richard Cordley, of Lawrence,
president and Rev. L. p. Broad, Of To
peka, secretary.
Ed Bussey, travelling man, was con-
victed at Howard of enticing two young
girls from their home ut Augusta for
immoral purposes. lie took them to
Kansas City, where the authorities mr..
rested him.
On Sunday, May 0, n large meeting Of
colored people at Topeka celebrated
the birthday anniversary Of John
Brown, who came into the world May
0, 1900. Ex-senator PETER was the
principal speaker.
The Homeopathic Medical society Of
the state, in annual session ut Hutch
inson, elected A. M. Hutchinson pres
ident; Willis E. Buck, vice president;
G. W. Coffman, secretary, and W. A.
Yingling, treasurer.
May 81 has been fixed upon rs tho
day for the state board of railroad
commissioners and representatives OF
various railroads to meet in Topeka
and confer In regard to the adjust
ment Of freight rates.
The Goth annual meeting Of the State
Dental association was held ut Topeka
Inst week. Il. A. WATSON, Ottawa, was
chosen president; E. Baumgardner,
Lawrence, secretary, and s. j. REM,
Leavenworth, treasurer.
State Superintendent Stryker says
the state will not lose over $500, 900 as
the result OF bad investments in school
bonds During the Legislative session
tho statement was made that 81, 900, 600
would not cover the loss.
Superintendent of Insurance McNall
Is confident he will driva the alleged
Clarkson insurance trust out Of the
state, several companies already noti-
flying him that they will no longer ad-
here TO the Clarkson rates
1t was authoritatively announced
that w. II. Toothakcr, of Argentine,
will be named for superintendent Of
the Kansas City blind asylum, and A.
a. Stewart, of Manhattan, Of the deaf
and dumb asylum at Olathc.
As a solution of the freight rate
problem ex-senator PETER advocates
the handling of freight on the same
basis us mail matter, by weight, with
out regard to distance. He says this
would remove all determinations.
Among the "a graduates Of the
Wichita high school was Evelyn, the |
Oldest daughter Of Mrs. Mary E. Lease.
She Is wonderfully like her mother In
voice and expressive power, and the
big audience fairly went wild over her
GRAFTON.
John Schroeder, Of Goddard, who
had been most persistent violator of
the liquor law, died recently. Sedg-
wick county has spent over $4,000 In
prosecuting him. Schroeder was once
wealthy, but lost his fortune in liquor
litigation.
The paper factory built ut Fort Scott
q few years ago for $50, 900 Us an exper-
iment to make paper from cane
bagasse from the sugar works, was
sold at sheriff's sale for 1900. The
plant was good investment until the
sugar works failed.
The North Central Kansas Editorial
in session at Concordia,
elected c. Lands president, Otis Mes
bit vice president, Mrs. Grace Snyder
secretary and s. ii. Dodge treasurer.
An excursion was arranged for Wis
consin in July, to return via Chicago.
The state school fund now owns Co.
203. 798 in bonds. The amount of cash
in the general revenue fund Of the
state May was 1884, 1919, and the cash
In the state treasury $500, $50. The in
surance fund shows steady increase,
there being $50, 152 TO its credit in the
treasury.
Kansas has more ex-governors living
Than any other state In the union.
They number seven, and all take part
n the business affairs of the day.
Their ages are: George w. Click, 20;
John P. St. John, o.; E. N. Morrill,, 6S; |
samuel ]. Crawford, 90; Thomas A.
osborn, 81; L. U. Humphrey, IS, and
Z. D. Lewelling, 40.
The annual session of the Federation
Il Women's clubs ut Hutchinson last !
week was exceedingly profitable, dele q
rates representing over 2,O0O members |