Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-01-08
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

Attorney General Boyle denies the
rumor that he will not seek renomi-
nation.
A newspaper will be printed ut De-
troit, Dickia son county, village OF 30
people.
The advent of the creamery has done
wonders in improving the breed Of cat
tie in Kansas.
The Third ward school ut Yelling
ton, a $4,000 stone building, was
badly damaged by fire.
At the urgent request Of numerous
citizens jointkeeper at Mulvane took
q trip to Colorado 'for his health"
The annual convention Of the Kansas
Alliance Is In session at Topeka. Mrs
Emma Troudner, Of Carbondale, Is the
presiding officer.
Judge s. r. Peters. who has returned
from Washington, thinks that the bill
to divide Kansas into two federal dis
tricts will pass congress-
Chief OF Police Williams, OF Fort
Scott, was accused of selling liquor ut
Fort Scott from distillery ut Clay
ton, Mo-, of which he was the alleged
owner.
Justices OF the peace are beginning
to resign by wholesale throughout the
state us result OF the reduction OF fees
by the new law which takes effect next
Monday.
Wichita has purchased the Riverside
park for city park. A five-mile
boulevard will be built, and in the
center q G. A. 2. memorial statute will
be erected.
At Topeka the announcement was
made OF the engagement Of ex.Gov.
Thomas A. Osborn, and Mrs. Margaret
Richmond, OF Meadville, Pa. The
wedding is to take place in the early
spring.
Attorney General Boyle has begun
quo warranto proceedings In the SUI
preme court against the New York Life
Insurance company to Gust 1t from do
ing business in Kansas without a
license.
DR.. Lawrence, Of Eldorado, is trying
to arrange for the organization OF a
cooperative library association in each
county seat town, to distribute free
silver and populist literature. Gov.
Leedy and other state officers approve
of the plan.
A New York agent was in Kansas re-
Gently to make arrangements for locat-
ing another colony of Russian farmers
in Ellis, Trego and adjacent counties.
They may purchase n part of the l0O,-
900 acres of Union Pacific lands that
will be sold February 10 by the special
master.
The salvavation army celebrated le-
gal victory at Hutchinson. For about
three months the army has been shut OIL
Main street by city ordinance placing
license on all parades. Judge Simp-
son, OF the Reno county district court,
decided that the city had no authority
to tax religious parade.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal says
that out OF IS banks that have reported
SO far this quarter, showing is made
Of net increase in the aggregate sur
plus, OF $685., $50. This is remarkable
showing in view Of the fact that this
is the debt paying season. Mortgages
are being lifted and taxes paid, but
the bank surplus keeps right on in
crcasing.
United States District Judge Foster
has suspended sentence in the cases OF
Thomas Balm, DIR. A. NJ. Edison and j.
N. Day, who formerly conducted what
was known us the American Bond &
Coupon company. and were each sem
fenced to 30 days in jail for running q
lottery. The three men have promised
under oath to never have anything to
do with the lottery business again.
As q result Of the examination OF
applicants for certificates to teach in
county normal institutes during the
summer, almost half the number
failed, remarkable and unusual rec
ord. There were issued to conduct
ors OF institutes 30 certificates, all re-
newals. OF SO certificates to instruct
ors, all but three were renewals.
Seventy-three applicants failed en-
tirely.
In his annual meteorological sum-
mary for the year 1897, Chancellor f.
II. Snow, of Kansas university, says
the year 1907 was warm, dry and calm.
1t had the warmest September and DC.
tober, the cloudiest February, the
calmest September, the smallest total
rainfall and the clearest month (Sep'
tcmber) OF our 30 years record. Only
six years in that time have been
warmer.
Insurance Superintendent McNall
turned in Sal, 22l. 40 to the general fund
during the year 1897, as compared to
So, OSl. 80 turned In during 1896. 1t is
claimed that the decrease is due to the
fact that fewer companies did business
in the state in 1897 than in 1896. McNall
collected and turned over to the fire
departments Of the state s33,67o, as
against sl5,6 66 for the year 1896. He
got si1, 400 Of this by direct appro-
priation from the legislature.
BY order Of the federal court ut To
peka sale was made Of the assets OF
the Wichita national bank, which has
been for some time In q receivers
hands. The assets amounted to about
s55, 900, and were purchased by j. b.
Frazier, OF FL Dorado, who bid the
value of the property rs listed and
gave bonus OF $4,000. The increased
value Of the assets is due to the fact
that many Of the banks debtors have
improved their financial condition to
such an extent within the past year
that they are now able to pay their en-
tire indebtedness.
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