Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-09-10
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

to farmers living near Kinsley.
The receipts Of the Kansas peniten.
tiary for August were sa,s5Rs4 and
the expenses, SIC, soa.1s.
In Chase county the democrats made
mp ticket composed of democrats, re-
publicans and popnlists.
8. NJ. Jarvis, the New York capital
list who was the FIRST American to es-
tablish bank ut Santiago, years ago
published the Times at Sedan, this
state.
Church people at Topeka are protest
ing against Col. w. G. p. Breckin-
ridges selection as speaker at the re-
union ut Topeka because OF his moral
character.
John Harding, aged II and Edith
Edison, aged IA. eloped from Hiawatha
in lumber wagon, intending TO find
some officer who would issue them o
marriage license.
William Madden, well.known
young barber ut Fort Scott, was ar
rested for bigamy, the charge being
made by alleged wife No. /, who re.
sides ut Kansas City.
Near Somerset, Miami county, ter
rible tragedy was enacted when John
Roberts. aged Is, killed his father be-
cause the latter had rebuked John and
his sister for attending dance.
Lieut.. Guy Morgan, of company !.
3d. cd
for alleged completely with Capt Dun
can in the grave desecration at Bull
Run. He will he tried by court-mar-
tial.
During church services ut the Pres
byterian church in Yates Center the
church was struck by lightning. The
congregation was badly frightened,
but the preacher proceeded with his
sermon.
Because the "Maple Leaf" railroad
erected n water tank and switches
nd jacent to the First Methodist church
property in Leavenworth. the church
has sued the railroad company for ST..
900 damages.
Gov. Leedy and W. E. Stanley were
both advertised to speak ut Topeka
Labor day, but the formers illness
prevented carrying out this pro-
CRANE and Mr.. Stanley spoke at Kan
sas City. Kan.
Private Secretary Lewis has received
a message from Lawrence announcing
n change for the worse in Gov. Leedy's
condition. Acute inflammation Of one
eye has set In and there is danger Of
the governor losing 1t.
State Superintendent STRIKER says
more new schoolhouses are being built
in Kansas this year than in any year
in the states history, not excluding
boom times. The vast majority OF
them IRE country schoolhouses.
Prof. Arnold Emch, of Switzerland,
will occupy newly-created chair OF
mathematics in the Kansas agricul-
tural college ut Manhattan. Emch's
father-in-law, Prof. Walters, is also
one OF the faculty Mt Manhattan.
Sergt. Craig Harris, son OF United
States Senator Harris, was seriously
iii of fever Mt Montauk point Young
Harris, though but II, enlisted last
spring in Washington city and was
one OF the first to see service in Cuba.
According to Chancellor Shows
weather report August was nota-
bly, lacking in weather extremes. The
highest temperature during the month
was 94.5 on the 10th and the lowest
was 5G.5 on the 1st The rainfall was
8. 40 inches.
Miss Lizzie Vaughn, Of Burlingame,
quarreled with her lover and decided
TO burn his letters In her possession.
She built n fire in the yard and was
busy destroying the missives when
her dress caught fire and she was per.
haps fatally burned.
The Harvey county commissioners
have employed Francis NJ. Cunning
ham, of Sullivan, Ind, to 60 over the
books of the county and in every way
possible search out what property
there is that may be taxed and which
has not been turned in for taxation.
A staff officer Mt Camp Thomas Chat
tanooga, wrote an open letter to Gen.
Boynton criticising the latter's indorse.
ment OF the hospital service Mt the
camp, and said the state OF affairs in
the camp were simply awful. The let
ter was credited to Theo Botkin, of
Kansas
Arthur w. Brewster, of St Joseph,
nominee OF the Fourth Missouri re-
publicans for congress, was born and
grew to manhood ut White Cloud, Doni-
phan county, this state. As student
OF Washburn college he gained quite
a reputation us II college orator and
won several prizes in oratorical con-
tests.
Assessors returns compiled by the
secretary of the state board Of agri-
culture indicate that the dairy inter
ests of Kansas have been In a very
healthy and prosperous condition
during the past year. The butter
made in families and factories Is re-
ported as 41,450,9sl pounds, worth at
home So, $40, l4I. This is an increase
for the year OF 4,937,O53 pounds,
or li.3s per cent, and the increase
in value amounts to over 10 per cent
OF cheese. the quantity mnde was
1,4is, 900 pounds, worth Sii3,5I7, an in
crease OF quantity and value Of 400
per cent. The value of milk sold for
other than butter or cheese making
was s6i5, 500, an increase. Of 604
per cent. The total value OF the
states dairy output was s0,o4s,652,
which amounts to an increase over the
preceding year of s7se. 800 or 1901 per
cent.
Topeka will vote on n proposition TO
issue Sl4O, 900 bonds TO purchase the
present wsterworks system or build q