Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-11-06

Loan associations met In convention at
Kansas City last week. Officers were
elected rs follows: President, @. 8.
IIartough, Leavenworth; secretary
treasurer, j. q. Edwards, Leavenworth.
An effort will be made 20 have the
next legislature pass law TO protect
shareholders from fraudulent enter
prises and dishonest officials. The pres
ent law, Il Is asserted, Is practically
worthless. There are about 500 char
ters to building and loan associations
In the state, but only about so Of them
are actively ut work.
There May No . Hot Time.
The Topeka Capital says there is to
be u great contest between United
States Senator Lucien Baker and Ma
tional Committeeman Cyrus Leland
over the appointment Of W. Z. Sterne
10 be United States marshal for the
district of Kansas. Mr.. Leland, II is
asserted. will use his influence TO have
President Mckinley ignore Senator
Bakers recommendation for Mr..
Sterne and name L. s. Crum, OF La
bette county, for the position. Sena-
tor Baker, of course, will stand by his
recommendation.
Wants No Free Tuitions.
Prof. Blackmar, member OF the
state university faculty, would make
that great educational institution pay
u part of its own expenses. He says 1t
Is mistake to make high schools, col.
leges and universities free, Us only
small per cent. OF the people get any
benefit from them. A tuition Of $40
year from every student would place
the burden Of support upon those most
directly benefited and It would help
to foster more Of n spirit OF independ-
ence and self-support among the stu.
dents.
Daily Mali Service for Farmers.
Creamery business in Barton county
has been steadily growing and farmers
have established milk routes covering
seven to ten different places, each one
on the route taking his turn Mt hauling
milk. They rece ntly decided that
these routes could be used as well for
the mails and us result they have
seven routes, embracing at least 90
different families. The postmaster
prepares the mails for these routes and
rs the milk deliverer returns the empty
cans he distributes the mail.
The Passing OF Rev. Philip Krohn.
Dispatches announce that Rev. DR..
Philip Krohn Is fatally i'll in Chicago.
DR.. Krohn was famous in Kan ,as
about the time the prohibitory law
was enacted, and served rs president
of the state temperance union. While
pastor OF the First NJ. E. church Mt
Abilene he became involved In sem
sational scandal. There was woman
in the case. He withdrew from the
church and went to Chicago, where he
became Congregational minister.
Starvation Caused Insanity.
Henry Willie, q wealthy Wabaunsee
county farmer, became violently in
sane the other day and after beating
his wife set fire to his house. barn and
outbuildings. Neighbors saved the
house, but the barn and outbuildings,
q lot of grain and four horses were
consumed. Willie was found afterward,
q suicide. He was q prisoner OF war
and nearly starved to death. Ever
since then his mind has been affected.
win Make Test Case.
There Is over ss5O,00O in delinquent
taxes due the state from different coun-
ties. The delinquent counties claim
the state owes them for erroneous rs.
sessment and refuse to pay. To make
q test case the attorney general Will
bring suit against Miami county to
COMPEL the payment Of about $1,000
back taxes due the state.
A Place for Rev. Bernard Kelly.
Washington dispatches announce tho
appointment by the president OF Rev.
BERNARD Kelly to chaplaincy in the
army. Few Methodist preachers in
the state are better known than Rev.
Bernard Kelly. lie is one OF the pio'
neers and has served as presiding
elder. lie was pension agent nj 10
pela under Harrison.
Organized into Chautauqua.
The Seventh district Federation OF
Women's clubs, in session Mt Wichita,
elected Mrs. Belle Burkett, Kingman.
president and Mrs. +. J. Davis, Larned,
secretary. It was Incorporated into
the directory of the Winfield Chautau'
oua. and the federation will ut once
erect a woman's building on the Win
field grounds.
Soldiers Home Inmates Disfranchised.
The Kansas supreme court has de
cided that inmates OF soldiers homes
in this state cannot vote, the court
holding that the constitution disables
inmates of any asylum kept ut public
expense from acquiring n residence.
The decision will affect about 1000
soldiers at Dodge City and Fort Leav'
enworth.
Kansas Academy Of Science.
The annual session OF the Kansas
Academy Of Science was held at Bald
win last week. d. Z. Lantz, Manhat-
tan, was elected president; c. $. Par
menter and Charles Wooster vice pres
ideuts and E. B. Knerr, Atchison, sec
rotary.
A. O. U. w. Celebration.
The goth anniversary celebration OF
the A. o. U. W. was held ut Wichita
last week. There was q big parade
and speeches by Webb McNall, John
II. Crider and others. The next ceie-
bration will be at Wellington.
Fourteen-Year-Oid Girl Thief
Lizzie Simons, aged IA, of Lawrence,
whose parents are well to do, pleaded
guilty TO stealing two bicycles and
two watches
For Manual Training sehools-
Prof. Stryker, state superintendent
Of schools, who has just returned from
New York and New Jersey, is prepar-
ing TO recommend to the school boards