Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-08-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

=. L. Stephenson, cx-postmastcr Of
Garden City, was arrested for criminal
assault upon iG.year'Old girl.
The Twenty first Kansas was ordered
TO camp Mt Lexington, KY, and the
Twenty-second TO Middleton, Pa
The Frisco has lcascd the Kansas
Midland railroad, 1873 miles long, and
will operate 1t after September l.
The Texas fever quarantine in but
Ter county was raised, over 1000 head
of suspected cattle being released.
Edward Russell, one Of the Oldest
settlers Of Kansas, died ut Lawrence.
. lie had held many positions OF trust.
Ex.Gov. Click, Of Atchison, lost q, o0c
worth Of bloodcd cattle from black.
leg. Other farmers also lost heavily.
The Wichita & Western track be-
tween Pratt and Cull,son was torn up
and the Cullison buildings moved to
Pratt
A company was organized Mt Fort
Scott'to erect one Of the largest cream.
cries In Kansas, to DO run on the CO.
operative plan.
Miss Nellie Green, OF Whiting, Sc
cured q position in the government
school ut Fort Wrangel, Alaska, Mt n
salary Of $50 month.
L. o. Fisher, u private in company
L, Twenty-first Kansas, made three
attempts to desert from the army ut
Chickamauga. His home Is In Harper
George A. Kimmell, cashier Of the
Farmers state bank Mt Arkansas City,
was mysteriously missing. lie was
last seen at Kansas City, Mo-, July 90.
L. L. Dewey. OF Wilson county,
nephew of the famous admiral, became
the father OF triplcts recently, all OF
which are girls and alive and healthy.
At Yates Center street fight &C.
Cured between State Oil Inspector
Wharton and Oscar Rogers, promi-
nent citizen, over the courthouse bond
election.
The Union Casualty company, OF St
Louis, Is in disfavor with Insurance
Superintendent McNall, and the COM
pany will have 10 amend its contracts
or quit business in Kansas.
First Lieut.. W. A. Dcford, Twen-
tieth Kansas, rendered his resignation
to Col. Funston in order that he might
return to his home Mt Ottawa to enter
the contest for county attorney.
Attorney General Boyle says that a
person may be candidate for and
legally hold the office OF county attor-
ney without being of age, II in every
other respect he is legally Qualified.
State Superintendent Stryker says
the average annual wages OF rural
school-tcachers In Kansas Is but 500,
and It is not surprising that they are
giving up the profession to engage in
other pursuits.
A new depot will be built in Marys-
Vile, and occupied jointly by the ST.
Joseph & Grand Island and Union Pa
cific roads. The new depot will be
about 40 feet long, with platform ex.
tending $50 feet
A young woman school-teachcr in
western Kansas offered s25 to State
Superintendent Stryker for q list OF
questions, together with the answers,
for the coming state examination.
This is penitcntiary offcnse.
Jack Fowler, q horscthief who had
been taken from the Troy Jail to wash
windows in the sheriff's Office, grabbed
two pistols from u drawer, jumped
through n window and held his pur-
suers at bay until he made good his
escape.
The funeral OF Capt w. d. Sherman,
of the Twcnty.sccond Kansas, who
died in camp, was held ut Seneca, his
former home. Services were held In
the courthouse yard, no building in
the city being large enough to hold
the crowd.
Rev. w. A. Quayle, formerly prcsi-
dent OF Baker university, but for FIVE
years past pastor OF Independence
Avenue NJ. L. church, Kansas City,
will preach in the Meriden Street NJ.
E church. indianapolis, Ind, after
January l.
Probate Judge Dolman, OF Shawnee.
refused TO marry n white man to o
negro woman. The Judge said al
though there was no law in Kansas
against miscegenation he would not
be u party to such marriage. AS
there was no legal ground on which
he could refuse license he granted
one.
The Kansas court of appeals. sitting
ut Wichita, rendered n decision sus-
tnining in every point the opinion OF
Judge SimOns, OF Fort Scott, holding |
that the anti-scrip law Is valid. The
decision will affect about 5000 miners,
and Attorney General Boyle says he
will begin prosecutions against all |
mine operators who violate the law.
While out riding with his young
wife near Topeka, William o. Hum
mer shot her In the head, producing n
probably fatal wound. Hummer had
been married to the girl three weeks,
and II transpired that he had another
wife from whom he had not been di.
vorced. lie was arrested and ialocked
up, awaiting the result Of the injured
young wife's wound
The grand lodge OF Kansas colored
masons. In session at Fort Scott, elected
d A. Jones, OF Leavcnworth. grand
master; II. II. Curtis, of BAKER Springs,
secretary and C w. Dailer, OF Fort
Scott treasurer.
A FIRE OF unknown origin destroyed
the big Hunter elevators Mt Belleville,
together with 10000 bushels of grain.
The w. C I. u. of Saliua presented
n petition of 500 names to tho city
cnnncil nrntasfinn nrninst vice In ihnf