Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-06-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

G. B. Hoffman has given the norma
academy at Enterprise $1,000.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease Is to b
the Fourth Of July orator Mt Hamilton
Mo.
Olathe will soon be connected will
Kansas City, Mo-, with macadamize,
road.
r. b. Morris, OF Atchison, interna
revenue collector for Kansas, has re
signed.
| w. j. Bryan isslated for two speeches
In Kansas this fall-at Wichita ant
Peabody.
A deer was killed near Hill City re
Gently, the only one in that section
since 1870.
An elevator, in the construction ol
which 400, 900 feet of lumber will enter
Is to be erected ut Parsons.
A Garden City proper says alfalfa
cattle and forage crops will be tn,
shibboleth for southwest Kansas.
L. S. Crum will be a candidate fol
marshal of the new southern Kansa.
federal district-when II Is created.
The famous steer Jumbo" which
had attained the enormous weight Of
5000 pounds, was killed Mt Wichita the
other day.
In his latest report Warden Landi.
says there is not a newspaper man in
the Kansas penitentiary. About al
the other professions are represented.
Frank Floyd, of Highland, was
given fridays Jail sentence for beat.
ing his daughter because she received
attentions from young man against
his wishes.
The acreage and busbelage Of wheat
are so great in central Kansas this
year that some fear is entertained that
enough hands cannot be found to
harvest the crop.
Ex-Suprcme Court Reporter Dewey,
of Abilene, has applied to the post
Office department to have it change
the abbreviation of Kansas in its di-
rectory from "kans." to Exam"
Chairman Brcidenthal, of the popu-
list state committee, says there will
be more complete fusion of the anti
republican forces in Kansas on county
tickets this fall than ever before.
Northeastern Kansas seems to be o
fruitful field for the Latter Day Saints
doctrines. The sect has made rapid
growth in Atchison, Marshall, Leaven-
worth, Doniphan and other counties.
Gov. Leedy finds there is no law that
will permit him to pardon an inmate
of the state reform school. There is
mates except on parole of the board.
At Independence recently Judge
Skidmorc dismissed the district court,
holding that. under the recent act
abolishing certain district courts of
the state, he had no authority to hold
court.
The temperance people of Topeka
are hot after jointkccpers. They will
adopt the injunction policy, proceeding
first against the occupants of build
ing where liquor is sold, and extending
the restraining order to others.
The state convention of the exc
Slaves Pension association was held ut
Ottawa last week. The resolution
adopted set forth that for 2i5 years the
colored man was in slavery and now
he asks his reward in the shape of q
pension.
A band of women. headed by menu
bers of that sex who hold municipal
offices in jamestown, invaded the
saloon of +. J. Miller and with axes
and other implements of warfare de-
molished bar fixtures, slot machines
and beer pumps.
''Prentis half is the name given to
the building ut Forest park Chautau-
qua assembly, presented to the women
of Kansas by the citizens Of Ottawa.
The building was named in honor of
Mrs. Noble L. Prcntis, of Kansas City,
Mo-, formerly of Kansas.
The republican congressional dele
cation has recommended the following
Kansans for foreign missions: j. II.
Fitzpatrick. Lcavenworth; John Brown
(colorcd), Topeka; W. J. Prcvett, New
ton; Prof. Gcorgeson, Manhattan; j.
X. Elwell, Lawrence, and A. L. Cole
man. Seneca.
The board of national soldiers home
managers held business meeting
ut Lcavenworth. The destruction of
Gov. Smiths residence by dynamite
bomb was under consideration, and
the board decided to have the residence
rebuilt Mt once and to discharge any
veterans from the home who had the
slightest connection with the crime.
The validity of the state law anthor-
izing the collection of poll tax in cities
of the first class has been attacked by
County Attorney Sheppard Mt Fort
Scott, who has been employed to fight
its collection in Fort Scott. Mr.. Shep-
pard contends that the law of 1898,
to repeal the poll tax law
so far us it affected cities of over 90, 900
people, practically repealed the whole
law.
The Republican State league met in
at Topeka and was called
TO order by President Ed Madison.
Rev. II. d. Fisher opened the conven-
ton with prayer, and then President
delivered the annual address,
which was received with enthusiastic |
applause. After the appointment Of
the election for officers |
took place, and resulted Us follows:
Z. +. Caldwell, OF Lawrence:
secretary, James Larimer, of Topeka;
W. II. Frost, of Fort Scott.
Delegates were elected TO represent
the state at the national league meet
ing to be held Mt Detroit, Mich, in
July.
The veterans association Of Morris
and surrounding counties have set
August IA to 20 for the annual reunion.
II will be held in the exposition