Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-03-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The latest Topeka story Is that Gov.
Leedy will call IN extra session Of the
legislature in May.
Mrs. Susan Morgan, who died Mt Alta
Vista the other day, was born in RAN
dolph county, Va, In 1900.
Ex-Congressman Chester !. Long, OF
Medicine Lodge, wants the republican
nomination for governor in 1893.
Senator Fulton, of Hiawatha, Is an
applicant for chief Of cattle inspectors
at Kansas City, to succeed Albert Dean.
Ellsworth has been made the division
terminus of the Frisco railway, and
through trains will be run to Wichita.
Ex-Chief Justice David Martin. Attor-
ney-Gencral Boyle and Ed c. Little
have formed law partnership at To-
peka.
U. B. Pearsall, of Fort Scott, has
strong backing for governor OF the
Leavenworth soldiers home to succeed
Gov. Smith.
Van d. Prather, who was state audi
tor under Gov. Lewelling, was recently
appointed on the police force in Kan
sas City, Kan.
The farmers Of western Kansas de-
clare the ground to be In better condi-
ton for seeding than they have ever
seen 1t before.
The oldest man in Usage county is
Uncle John Drew, of Burlingame, who
ut o. is us bright and clipper rs many
younger man.
Editors of northwest Kansas will re-
organize the dcfunct editorial associa-
ton. the first meeting to be held early
In June at Colby.
State Senator Charles +. johnson, OF
oslsaloosa, wants to be appointed con-
sui to Cairo, Egypt, the place held by
Ed C. Little under President Harrison.
James A. Troutman has cabled from
Paris that he has obtained the title OF
the De Boissier heirs to the odd fellows
orphan home property in Franklin
county.
Gov. Leedy has signed the bill,
known rs the public utilities" bill,
which permits cities to issue bonds
and purchase water, heat, power and
light plants.
Peter Roach, Lcavenworth county
farmer, has been arrested for drag
cling 81 cholera hogs into a ravine in.
stead of burying them, causing the
disease to spread.
Under the new banking law receiv-
ers of defunct banks are required to
make reports TO the bank commissioner
every six months. Bank Commissioner
Brcidcnthal has called for report.
Republicans of Leavenworth have
nominated Mrs. Syrena Mckee for city
treasurer. the first time In the history
of the state where women has been
recognized for q leading Office In the
larger cities
There is n plan on foot at Winfield to
convert 40 acres of land In the south
east part Of the city into an artificial
park. The plan includes bathing,
boating, skating, etc, with baseball
and football grounds, bicycle track
and other sports.
The Legislature passed very strict
measure against concealiug, injuring
or disposing OF mortgaged property.
1t Is argued that the passage OF the
measure will enable cattle feeders to
get money at much lower rate OF in
terest than ut present.
In the federal court ut Wichita the
other day Guy Pearl, who confessed to
robbing the Crystal Springs post office,
was sentenced to five years in the pen
itentiary. His young wife, who was
sitting beside him, tainted when the
sentence was pronounced.
Bank Commissioner Brcidcnthal has
discovered that for some mysterious
cause a very important section was
ommitted from the new banking bill
which provided that no bank could
loan its funds to stockholders on their
stock as COLLATERAL security.
Representative Maxwell, Of Grant
county, has been in hospital at Buffa'
10, n. V, ever since the Legislative ses'
sion opened and was unable to attend
any OF the sessions, but his fellow
members courteously voted him his
share for per diem ana mileage.
Every republican member of the
Kansas senate sent protest to Wash
ington against the appointment of j.
L. Bristow, cx-private secretary OF
Gov. Morrill,, who wants the position
Of fourth assistant postmaster-general
They said Bristow has had enough.
A Washington dispatch said that ex'
Congressman Thomas Ryan, Of Topeka,
had a good show for the appointment
as assistant secretary of the interior
II WINS also said that j. L. Bristow, ex'
private secretary to Gov. Morrill,, wal
In Washington pushing his claims fol
the Office Of fourth assistant postmas
ter-general.
The South Kansas conference Of the
NJ. E. church was held ut Pittsbnrg
last week. The conference embraces
20 counties In the southeastern portion
of the state, and contains 1880 com
municants. 90. las Sunday school schol
ars and 253 churches, valued at 1000
By a vote as to 81 the conference went
ON record in favor OF the admission oi
women to the general conference.
Gov. Leedy has named Z. v. whar
ton, Of Woodson county, for coal oil in
spcctor; W. w. Culver. OF Barton coun
ty, for state grain inspector; w. L
Brown, of Kingman and F. NJ. Shane
of jefferson county, for trustees O
state charitable institutions; G. NJ
Brook, of Lecompton, and A. b
Kuehne, of Salinp, state board Of edu
cation; John Madden, George McGratl
and w. II. Richie, regents state norma
school.