Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-06-25
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

borne county Is credited with 0,03o
acres
jackson county people have been
buncoed by the travelling picture en-
larger.
Frank Clarkson, n 17-year-old To-
peka youth, went insane from reading
war news
The farmers Of Dickinson county
have invested heavily in the new
United States bonds.
Every member of the lower house Of
congress from Kansas voted for the
Hawaiian annexation resolution.
Zinc in alleged paying quantities
was discovered near Neodesha- Speci-
mems were sent to St Louis for anal.
ysis and was reported to be rich
quality Of zine
Albert Fergus, of Yates Center and
Orville Knight, of Fort Scott, MEM
bers of the Twentieth Kansas, died In
, camp ut San Francisco. Their bodies
were brought home.
Over 1000 people heard W. J. Bryan
speak on bimctallism ut the Winfield
Chautauqua assembly recently. Mr..
Bryan received one-half of the days
receipts, amounting to s2l0.
The president has nominated Daniel
r. Anthony, Jr., son of the veteran edi-
tor, ID. Il. Anthony, to be postmaster ut
Leavcnworth and William L. Menohcr
10 he postmaster ut Lincoln.
The populist congressional convcn-
ton for the Second district met ut
Olatbe and nominated Mason S. Peters,
of Kansas City, for congress by vote
Of SIS to 10 for ex-Gov. St John.
For consideration Of $780, 900, the
Davenport, H., owners OF the street
railway lines in Fort Scott decided the
entire plant to the Citizens Railway
ca.npany, composed of home men.
Gov. Lcedy announced that the two
battalious allowed Kansas under the
second tal! would be composed OF
negro volunteers, who will be allowed
to select their own officers, from cap
taiEs down.
In Kansas matrimony extends almost
from the cradle to the grave. At Con-
cordia the other day couple aged is
and Is and couple 81 and 81 years
old stood up together and had the mar
riagc ceremony performed.
Lightning struck the home Of j. q.
Stevens, in Newton, and four children
standing on the porch were severely
shocked by the bolt. One of the boys
had his clothes torn off and was per-
haps fatally burned
Republicans of the Sixth Kansas dis
trict, in convention at Beloit, nomi-
mated William A. Reeder for congress
on the fourth ballot. His opponents
were II. L. Pestana, W. II. Haskell, 5.
N. Hawkes. and Theo Sternbcrg.
John 7. Delaney, travelling whisky
seller, while on Il Rock Island train
near Phillipsburg accidentally slipped
on banana peeling and fell, striking
his head on car seat. lie has sued
the company for $4,000 damages.
Frank Doyle, of Argentine, brake
man ON the Santa Fe, while trying to
eject tramp from his train near Mar
celine, NO., was hit on the head with
n rock and his skull crushed. Doyle
. died in few hours after being struck.
The tramp escaped.
The wheat area in Kansas this year
is nearly 600, 900 acres larger than II is
estimated by the government report.
The statistician ut Washington gives
Kansas credit for 3,s73, 900 acres. The
county assessors report n total acre
age OF almost $500 900 acres.
Secretary Barnes, OF the State Hor-
ticultural society. stated that the Kan
sas apple crop this year would be al.
most total failure. The cold rains
during the time the apple trees were
In bloom are assigned as the chief
cause of the failure OF the crop.
The contract for the erection Of the
Fowler machine shop building ut the
Kansas university, to take the place
Of the buildings destroyed by fire this
spring has been let to Lawrence con-
tractor for SIC, 400. 30. The building Ia
to be completed by November l.
The state board Of railroad assessors
has decided to accept the returns OF
rolling stock Of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railway as filed and not
carry out the original plan OF increas'
ing II 81, 600, 900. The result will be in
round figures q net reduction OF $780,
900 in the taxable valuation.
Recruiting officers have been at vari'
Gus towns in the state securing volun'
teers for the Twentieth, Twenty-first
and Twenty-second Kansas regiments.
There was no trouble in securing sol
diers, the supply for exceeding the de-
mand in every instance. Recruits Sc
cured for the Twentieth Kansas were
taken direct to San Francisco.
On July /, the semi-annual interest
on the state and municipal bonds will
become due and the school fund com
mission will have large amount Of
money at their disposal. At the pres
emit time the commission Is making ar
engagements for investing this money
In all purchases the board declares
that preference will be given TO Kan
sas school bonds.
Clarence Reed, Of Leavenworth
while riding bicycle ut rapid rate
collided with q cart containing two
small boys, and was so badly injured
that he died In few hours One o
the cart shafts struck young Reed II
the right eye and entered his brain
The horse became frightened ant
reared up, and in coming down strucl
Reed with its feet on the breast
George Fowler. the Kansas CITY
packer, increased his donation to thu
nayv Fowler machine shop building n
the state university from $4,000 h
$4,000.
Owners Of the Lawrence street rail