Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-09-24
SOME KANSAS HAPPENINGS.
Value OF Kansas Live Proaue,a


value Of Kansas 1--we froaaea
Secre.ary ooourn, OF 'he s'ate oo..o
VI ag,,cu .' nus JUS. comP,e.so 'ae
computation OF stat'stics reiaivo so
'ne proaucts OF Kansas nve stock, ~
SHOWN oy the returns Oh Tue .o"hsh, y
assessors OF the state ana the resui'
'naicates q marked increase o'er 'ne
returns ms. OF last year. =.
,o,S 10 .,an nI uS ss rs,nrnoS ~
the board as is7. 7si o7S and for this year IL Is
60 iss.Si7 showing gain Of tii siI $50, or 500
per cent The increase in value Of poultry and
eggs sold Is 'se4. $50, or E0 per cen. A decline
brings down its value from s9i. 4pS 10 s7s. iis
These values, together with those Of cheese,
butter and milk sold, comprise tho years In
eoo ~, no, ,o oao o o. nv "a oSs 90 ,S
Gus year and show total gain Of me. 100. e9i. OF
to4i per cent. making tho largest increase
shown for any year In tho history OF tho state
A Gratifying Increase
The number OF cattle and swine In
Kansas Us reported from assessors to
the state board OF agriculture, shows
a gratifying increase. The gain In tho
number of milch cows Is 5s,ss7, or
nearly ten per cent. The total num-
her Ia COS. e25. OF cattle other than
m,lch cows GOA ian head are r,turned
which 10 n net ,ncrease ~ aOa Io7 head
or oL57 Der cent. This Is the largest
In crease ever returned in Kansas. OF
swine, the state has more this year
than ever before, and 306,577 head, or
1877 per cent more than last year.
The number of horses in the state Is
returned as "a, ssS; OF mules and asses
o4'ssS' ana OF sheep, sV''ssa'
An old Law Called Into Play.
State Auditor Morris sent letter to
the treasurer OF Kiowa county de.
handing that tax DO levied In that
county 10 nav the accrued interest on
$40. 600 of Kiowa county bonds Tho
comfy has remarkably refused 10 nav
the interest or TO levy tax Tor It's
liquidation, but an attorney dug up o
state law passed In 1879 which pro-
vides that in such cases 1t becomes the
duty OF the state auditor to levy tho
tax and have 1t extended on tho rolls
Of the county by the county treasurer.
II the treasurer refuses, then ne oe'
comes liable on MS oona anu 10 suo'
]ec' 70 arrest
Must Admit Five-year-oid PupiiA
Superintendent Wolfe. OF the city
schools OF Kansas City, Kan, appealed
to State Superin tendent Strylser for o
ruling whether chiiureh over n'e yea's
old can DO denied admission TO city
schools In most cities OF the nrst
class children are not admitted until
they are at least seven years ola.
Stryker wrote him that the parents OF
children over i've years old can iorce
the boards OF education 10 ADMIT them
and that school officers who refuse to
admit such ch'idreh are suoJec' "
hea'y nue.
Scheme to Inn.t III. Salary.
Ex-Postmaster Roberts, OF Greens.
burg. was being investigated for
ucirhuuihS ehc go'crnnehs "'e NV
ing rs postmaster. lie Is charged
with telling people when they came
to purchase money orders that ne
wns just out, but that stamps would
do just rs well. In TINS manner
he increased his cancellation pronta
The discrepancy was discovered oy
the present postmaster VINO says ne
can only make CAV PUT "o"'n' ""'o
hooerts inaoe sioo.
MAY he Kept An Winter
All the otncers ana soiuiers OF tue
Twenty-second kansas volunteers ex-
ccpt ~ have left the camp ut Fort LeaV'
for their homes Floors are
to be put In all the tents ana camp
stoves Will be provided Tor eacn tent
before the men return from iuriough'
Col. Lindsay thinks the iwenty-scc-
ond will be retained In the service AZ
least until December l, and probably
until the first OF the year He states
ont of the men.
Imports welcome .he "o,' r nom
Inc entire popu'"t'on oi rnPo,'A
turned out 10 welcome nome companies
T. ana H. OF the iwen'y-secona Aan,
sas, Inc main streets was aeco,a'ea
with hags and bunting ana was iined
for ten blocks with citizens a pig
Proeos''"" esso,seu s"e 80
state norma' ou''ulns' wne'' ~
dresses OF weicome were naae; at .Ss
,od;ca 'a"au0' ""' '''" " WV
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Fatal Explosion on the Santa 70
The engine OF an eastbound stock
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Tue Suehem' ",Vcn y1 "a n.s,. q,
man murray, y. O Ca an p".I. =.
lurihg Gn ny utauy auu n@a. - =
meaSe. tno 'rs.n "as ~ ~ sAo
time Oh Tue Scc,uens anu '"e euBine