Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-12-17
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

bonds to eastern men ut premium o
oi,100.
The republican state committe,
spent %. 1903. 3s during the recent cam
paign.
Salina Is now connected by long dis
lance telephone with New York, vii
3 Kansas City.
Adjt Gen. Allen says he will imme
diately muster In "a companies Of tn,
Kansas national guard.
1t cost 90, .O6. 40 to run the 0sawato
mic insane asylum during November
and sS,4l3.11 for the deaf and dumi
school at 0lathe.
A Washington dispatch said the bill
20 divide Kansas into two federal judi
cial districts would surely pass both
houses this winter.
At the age OF 81 Mrs. Lucetta Coo
lidge died in Smith county recently,
leaving behind q husband with whom
she had lived for 80 years
There was an alarming epidemic Of
smallpox ut Garland, Bourbon county,
affecting old and young alike. Several
deaths were reported and the schools
were closed.
The earnings Of the Kansas peniten'
tiary for November were sl5, As. Go and
the expenses s,3,69S.4 3. OF the earn
ings, s9,0SO.95 was from the sale OF
penitentiary coal TO state institutions.
'Grandma" Courtney, who died In
Mcpherson county the other day at
the great age Of o., had ut her bedside
children, grandchildren, great-grand'
children and grcat-grcat-grandchil-
dren.
The annual reunion OF the survivors
of the Eleventh Kansas cavalry, Sem
ator Plumb's regiment, was held at
Emporia recently, on the thirtyfifth
anniversary OF the battle Of Prairie
Grove.
B. F. Prather, n prominent citizen
Of Cherryvale, who was short Si00 as
secretary OF the Fraternal Aid associa.
ton, rather than face disgrace at
tempted suicide, but physicians saved
his life.
A Wichita telegram said Chairman
Albaugh. OF the repu blican state COM
mittee, would not accept any appoint
i've office under Gov. Stanley, but
would resume his newspaper work at
Kingman.
Two mon this ago Mrs. p. b. Plumb
and other Emporia ladies organized a
children's manual training school there
for little tots Of both sexes and all
colors and conditions The school now
has II teachers.
The Fort Scott city council passed
IN ordinance levying a tax OF $50
against all druggists taking out per.
NIT to sell liquor, but the mayor vetoed
IL on the ground that the tax would
be virtually prohibitive.
The first involuntary bankruptcy
case case brought in the federal court
mt Fort Scott was brought by Burn
ham, Hanna, Munger 6 Co., of Fort
Scott, to force Jones & Knight big
firm ut Yates Center, into liquidation.
Rev. g. d. olden, the Topeka negro
preacher who acted as special messen-
ger for Gov. Leedy in carrying ballots
10 and from the Tweniy-third (negro)
regiment in Cuba, presented bill Of
s50G4i for services rendered and ex-
penses.
A disastrous FIRE visited Coffeyville
recently. Condor & Co.'S dry goods
store was destroyed and Reid Bros
general store. Hunters photo gallery
and the Leader dry goods store were
badly damaged. The total loss aggre.
gated $50, 900.
While o. E. Emerson, proprietor Of
the Rock Island mine at North EN-.
pire. was trying to fix wheel on the
derrick at the top of the mine he lost
his footing and fell head first to the
bottom, a distance OF 40 feet, meeting
instant death.
Citizens OF Empire City petitioned
the federal authorities to release Ada
Ross, of that city, who was arrested
for sending obscene matter through
the mails 1t is alleged that she is
poor girl, unable to employ counsel,
and that it would be cruel to prose-
cute her.
The votes OF the Twentieth Kansas
did not get back from Manila in time
TO be canvassed. The complete official
vote from every county in the state,
including votes OF tho Twenty.frst
and Twenty-third regiments, give
Stanley q plurality OF 1914. The
other republican state officers have
1000 to 1000 more than that
From Dodge City comes the story
that John Clark, un inmate OF the state
soldiers home, came near being buried
alive. He had severe attack of ty.
phoid fever ana died, as the attend
ants thought lie was prepared for
burial, even to being placed in q coffin.
While the watchers were sitting
around the coffin a: night the supposed
corpse suddenly 81. upright Stimu-
lants were applied, and after careful
nursing Clark entirely recovered.
Gov.-elect Stanley announces that
he will not appoiuta board OF pardons,
but would attend to all matters Of
pardoning personally. Stanley says
there must be rigid economy practiced
in state affairs. and lie has decided
that the place to begin is the govern.
or's office. lie says the Legislature
will pay more attention to recon-
mendations for economy, he believes,
II he practices it himself. 1t is stated
upon reliable authority that Gov.
Stanley will not tolerate tippling in
his administration. Officials who linger
over the flowing bowl will find them
selves ION the carpet"
A letter received ut Leavenworth
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