Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-11-05
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the house onto lighted gas stove,
then, In flames, alighting on the child's
clothing.
John w. Breidenthal, state bank
commissioner, will recommend In his
annual report the passage OF q law
for the inspection OF building and loan
associations, patterned after the Mis-
souri, law.
Harry Parker, who resigned rs adju.
tant Of the Twenty-first Kansas, upon
being promised the lieutenancy In the
Twelfth New York. was disappointed.
Gov. Black, of the Empire state. refus-
ing to commission Parker.
Texas fever has infected several
droves OF cattle in southwestern Craw-
ford county. Strange cattle from the
Indian territory introduced It In
Montgomery county, also, there are
several cases of the disease.
In Osborne county young man
named Farr carried $50 pounds OF flour
two miles over hill on his back to
win a wager of $50. Farr weighs but
l40 pounds, but he carried the. Hour
over the given distance without once
taking It from his back.
Chancellor Snow, in his weather re-
port for October, says the month was
noted chiefly for the snowfall on the
18th, which came 90 days earlier than
the average date, and exceeded In
depth the entire snowfall OF all the 30
previous October records.
S. r. Nelson, an old and prominent
citizen OF Lawrence, was arrested for
sending an obscene and threatening
letter through the mails to Rev. c. Nj.
Sharpe. pastor of the Christian church
at Lawrence. The arrest grows out
of church fight of long standing.
John johnson and Charles Wheasner
engaged in q quarrel on the steps of u
Methodist church in Rosedale and
Wheasner stabbed johnson nearly to
death. The stabbing was witnessed
by the church congregation, who were
passing out of the building at the time.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Carlson. Of Colby,
this state, were found dead in the
Hotel Vendome in Omaha, Neb., hav.
ing been suffocated by gas Mr.. Carl.
son, it was reported, had been drinking
heavily and 1t was thought he had
blown out the gas instead Of turning
1t of.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal ex-
poets to get his bank guarantee fund
law passed by the legislature this win
ter, regardless of the political com.
plexion Of the house. He says that II
Is non.political measure. and Is one
that the general public, rs we'll as q
majority of the banks will favor.
The enlisted men Of the Twenty.frst
and Twenty-second Kansas regiments,
in camp at Fort Leavenworth, were
recently given banquet in Chickering
hall at Leavenworth. Music was fur
nished by the Twenty.second regiment
band. Three thousand pounds OF meat
and so barrels Of beer were consumed.
A remarkable triple wedding is IN.
nounced for Harsook, Ellis county.
A widower married q widow, and the
son and daughter Of the widower
married the son and daughter Of the
widow. 1t Is related that the young
people first fixed up their love affairs
and then the old folks talked 1t over
and decided to sweep the board.
At Lawrence, District Judge Riggs
released j. ]. Kunkel, under indict.
ment for wife murder, on a bond OF
SIC, 900. Judge Riggs stated that i'm
prisonment before conviction was moi
a punishment, but surety, and that
II. in the Judgment OF the court, O
given bond would secure the attend
ance of the accused, bond ought tt
be accepted.
Several weeks ago hired man o.
William Wilmoth, farmer near indie
pendence, placed several sticks of gian'
powder in the stove for safe keeping
When n fire was started In the stov'
recently terrific explosion occurred
totally wrccking the house and badly
wounding Mr.. Wilmoth, who was nj
most ont OF the house when the explo
sion occurred.
Forty-three Kansas counties, which
made returns to the state board o
health for the quarter ended Septem
Der 30, reported $40 deaths from ''pre
ventable" diseases, the apportion
ment to the various diseases being a
follows: Diphtheria, %; typhoid
fever, 65; cholero infantum, o.; cancer
IS; consumption, Sc; malarial fever, Is
whooping cough, 10.
The state fish commissioner distrib
uted several thousand young blacl
bass and catfish 70 farmers Of Pawne'
county for stocking the streams ant
artificial bonds This Is the third tim
the streams of southwestern Kansa
have been stocked with black bass
but as far rs known none have eve
been taken from its waters, and sports
meh are not q little puzzled TO know
what has become of them.
Capt. John L. Waller, Of the Twenty
third (colored) Kansas volunteers
writes back from Santiago that no
more than one-half the negro troop
OF the regiment will get back home
The young negroes have played havo
with the hearts of the Spanish ant
hali-breed women and have also los
their hearts in return, and according
to Waller many OF the soldiers are al
ready engaged to marry Cuban women
aud he expects many more TO follo'
suit
Mrs. Nancy Floyd, of Newton. VIII
has been an inmate Of an insane asy
lum several months, was recent
granted pension Of IS month wit
back pay aggregstinR STA.
c. +. Brown, q one-armed stoclkma
of Conway, was held up in Kansn
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