Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-11-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

reported In Gray county.
Ex-Congressman s. r. Peters is no.
editor Of the Newton Kansan.
Counterfeit dollars bearing the 1856
date were circulating in Topeka
1t cost si,953. II to run the Dodg
City soldiers home during October.
Linn county citizens adopted tn
hedge and weed law by 1870 majority
The Salina board OF education de-
clared against football In the publ
schools
Capt John Seaton, Of Atchison, will
build q new modern theater at Leav
enworth.
A high grade of petroleum wa
struck by drills at Kincaid. at q dept
of 955 feet
The receipts of the state coal oil In
spector for October were sl,514.3l an.
the expenses S370.77.
William Stryker, state school super
intendcnt, has been offered n profess
orship in Pacific coast college.
John Wilson. a barber, died in Q
hotel ut Larned from the effects oil
drinking wood alcohol. lie was &C
years of age.
f. W.. Grover. q well-educated blind
man OF Jefferson county, wants to be
superintendent Of the Kansas City
blind asylum under Gov. Stanley.
Prof. George l. Kyner, of junction
City, president OF the North Central
Kansas Teachers association, has gone
to Cripple Creek, COL, to embark in
the newspaper business.
The discovery OF q vast bed OF coke
coal on the farm of James O'Neil, in
Cherokee county, has resulted in the
construction there OF the only coke
plant west OF Pennsylvania.
State Auditor Morris recently re.
corded SEQ. 900 worth of four per cent.
refunding bonds which are the prop
erty OF the state school fund com mis-
sion. The bonds formerly drew seven
per cent
c. E. Eckert, editor of populist
paper Mt Larned, was knocked down
and beaten the other day by Col. Will
liam Mansfield, because OF an article
by Editor Eckert rejecting on Mans.
fields integrity.
At Wichita % children have died Of
and several families have
moved ont of the city to escape the
epidemic. The doctors were confident
IN the 10Th that they had the disease
inder control.
liking Herod," negro said to be lO7
'ears old, died in the Atchison county
'oorhouse recently. He came from
Virginia several years ago and II he
lad any name other than king
ierod" IL was not known.
Peter Ort and Nicholas Ditchen, |
wo farmers near st. Mark, Sedgwicll
ounty, are under arrest charged with
obbing and attem oting to kill 5. L.
hutchinson, wealthy stockman, on
he latter's ranch near Goodland.
In the county court OF Fairfax coun-
Y, Va, the case against Capt Louis
/. Duncan, OF the Twenty.second Kan.
as, who was charged with completely
a the dissertation of confederate
raves at Manassas, Va, was dis
Kissed.
Frank George ind wife, who run a
store at Wichita, were
rrested for harboring stolen goods.
tx hundred yards of bolt cloth, vari.
us articles of jewelry and numerous
Their things OF value were found in
ieir store.
Samuel Kelly apd wife, who live on
farm near Atchison. are under arrest
,arged with bigamy. The complain.
ut is Frank Gains, Mrs. Kelly's
'rmer husband, who alleges that the
oman married Kelly without having
zen divorced.
At Troy, when DR.. Reeder's family
'ened apumpkin preparatory to max.
g pies, they were surprised to find a
impkin vine inside bearing leaves
I'd blossoms. As the pumpkin was
1t broken in any wayAit is hard to
count for the freak.
The Kansas State Horticultural So
ETY. will hold its annual meeting in {
,peka, December 1929 The prin.
pal fruit growers OF the state will
adj papers Mt the meeting. The effect s
animal life on fruits will be fea- '
re OF the programme.
politicians have scheme a
relieve Gov. Stanley of much S
the responsibility OF the state pat q
mage. 1t is to prorate 1t among the !
ngressional districts. the men who a
the Endorsements OF the congress Q
nal committees to have the places.
". Stanley has not given his up. Q
oval to the scheme.
rhe most dangerous implement in Il
ckinson county Is the thrashing ma II
inc. During the past two months O.
IT men have been MANNED for life
machines, one was nearly killed,
'eral wheat stacks have been burned r
IN thrasher engines and finally a
,arator was burned while standing
vacant lot in Abilene the other
,ht 1t is the hoodoo Of the farm
'orer. O.
Election returns have been received ST
m the Second and Third battalions II
the Twentieth Kansas, which voted h
Honolulu November s The certif- nj
9 OF the election officers Is not O.
orn to and it is'a question whether T
state board Of canvassers will cl
re lawful right to consider IL. AL. az
ether, 40 soldiers voted. Stanley b
eived S5s and Leedy ia The vote al
different congressman was about W
ce to one republican except in the Sc
tn district where Mccormick got tn
r votes and Reeder three. Al
g. Mack. county school sunerin.