Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-08-07
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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assistant.
/, The Santa Fe railroad Is introducing
the block signal system between Holli'
, day and Newton.
Ed Leedham, farmer near Caney,
committed suicide the other day be-
cause his wife scolded him.
, Republican editors Of the Fourth
district will meet at Emporia Septem-
Der to form district organization.
Gov. Leedy is anxious that Kansas
have creditable exhibit Mt the Omaha
exposition next year. The Legislature
made no provision for the cost of the
exhibit.
The state owes Atchison county S.
500 for the care Of insane patients for
three years, and the county will pay
no more state taxes until this claim is
allowed.
Kansas railroads will not put into
effect the rates on live stock in cents
per 100 pounds, but will continue in
effect the present rate in dollars per
car load.
Every republican patron Of Rosalia
post office, Butler county, have petit
toned for the reappointment of b. +.
Songer. the present incumbent, who is
a populist.
On account Of previous engagements
Mrs. Mary E. Lease declined the in
vitation to become queen OF the har-
vest demonstration at the Topeka fall
festivities
Ex-Speaker Charles f. Lobdell, Of
Dighton, will establish n weekly re-
publican paper ut Kansas City, Kan.
lie purchased the Daily Tribune plant
from the Greer brothers.
W. S. Douglas a prominent Sunday
school worker Of Butler county, died
at Eldorado the other night from
strychnine poisoning. 1t was thought
ne mistook it for quinine.
Judge Hazen, of the Shawnee county
district court, decided that the statute
does not grant the right Of appeal
from an order OF the probate court re-
moving an administrator.
1t is alleged that a combine has been
made among the big coal dealers in
Kansas to freeze out the smaller deal
ers. Attorney General Boyle has been
asked to break up the alleged trust.
The Stafliebach family. mother,
brothers and sister. in Jail at Galena
for numbering Frank Galbreath, are
said to have other crimes to their rec
ord. Their tactics resemble the Ben
ders.
A telegram from Mankota said 90
leading young populists of Kansas
would emigrate to Utah this fall and
settle in different portions of that
state. with view to controlling the
politics Of the state.
In an opinion recently rendered the
attorney-genera says that where writ
ten contracts exist between school
boards and book firms, whether in city,
district or county. such contracts are
binding until they expire.
In the opinion Of State Superintend.
ent Stryker, textbook contract is
only binding upon the school board
that makes it. lie says no board can
bind its successor. The question will
be taken to the supreme court.
Gov. Leedy has stated that matters |
were so shaping themselves as to
warrant him in calling special SEES.
sion of the legislature in September or |
October to pass a maximum freight |
law and to strengthen the anti-bribery
law.
Thousands of pounds Of Kansas
creamery butter are purchased every
week by Kansas City packers and ex-
ported to foreign countries. In the
last two months Armour alone bought
In Kansas 2IG, $50 pounds, paying 1917
cents per pound.
At Phillipsburg recently Mary L.
Norton, who in January, 1896, swore
to having been criminally assaulted
by Ed Sands, made affidavit that her
testimony was false and that Sands,
who is serving ten-year sentence for
the erin Q. is innocent
The last legislature refused to ap-
full salaries of some state house en-
ployes, but did not pass law reduc.
ing the salaries. Those affected will
depend upon deficiency appropriation
by future Legislature.
Mr.. Coburn, of the Kansas state board
Of agriculture, recently got out re-
port showing that Kansas has 1855, $40
dogs, and that during the past year
they killed 1904 sheep, while the
wolves, upon which most of the coun-
ties pay bounty, killed but 1,l5O.
Those citizens of Fort Scott who
the legality of the present
poll tax law, on the ground that it in
with the eight-hour law, met
defeat, the attorney-general deciding
that the eight-hour law.did not apply,
rs the work was tax instead of an ]
The various publishers who have
contracts to provide textbook for Kan
sas schools have appointed G. w. Crane
and j. +. Alberts, Of Topeka, to establish
in every county, where
ocal dealers can be supplied. The
Jaw allows local dealers ten per cent.
profit on books sold.
Secretary Wilson, OF the Masonic
grand lodge Of Kansas, will prepare u i
historical sketch of the Masonic do 6
ngs of Kansas since the first grand
odge was organized, 43 years ago r
The names of every mason who has re- {
ided in Kansas during that time will
De given, numbering In all over 100, 900.
An investigation reveals the fact ,
hat ex-County Treasurer Doran, OF
;edgwick county, who was short about I
1000, had the weakness Of loaning l
money to political friends.
The state treasury of the Kansas w. +
C. Is withnnt nvnilahla funds the