Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-05-21
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
E +. Caldwell was appointed post
master Mt I,awrence.

up 50, OOo-a-yenr job to accept colo
nelcy.
| Populists OF the Twouty -fourth judi.
cial district renominated Judge Nc
Kay, of Harper.
A. NJ. Harvey, recently appointed IN
army officer, will not resign us lieu.
tenant governor
The Hutchinson band Of 90 members
was mustered In rs regimental band
with Kansas volunteers.
James Lewis, editor of the Kinsley
Graphic, succeeded L. c. Little Us Gov.
Leedy's private secretary.
When writing to the absent soldier
boy be sure to put his company and
regiment on the envelope.
Among the Pittsburg volunteers was
Robert Robyn, president OF national
bank, who enlisted us private.
Department Commander Eastman, Of
the q. A. r., appointed Capt +. II.
Coney, of Topeka, as his chief of staff.
Prof. L. b. Cowgirl, OF Topeka, de-
clined the position of regent of tho
state agricultural college, rendered
him by Gov. Leedy.
Dewcyville, in Clay county, has just
been laid out, and its founders claim
the honor for naming the first town
in the United States after the hero Of
Manila.
Two hundred families ut Ottawa
were made homeless by an overflow of
the river. No lives were lost, but live
stock was drowned and the destruction
of other property was great
The Fourth district populist conven-
tion ut Emporia Endorsed the demo-
cratic nominee, II. 5. Martin. John
Madden could have had the nominal
tion but he declined in favor of Mar
tin.
Gov. Leedy named Rev. V. II. Biddi-
son, of st. Marys, chaplain of the
Twenty.second regiment Rev. Biddi-
son was chaplain of the state senate
during the stormy Legislative session
of 1898.
The colony which located on valua-
bic railroad lands in Woodson county
under the advice of Judge j. +. Nc
Donald, has been ordered to vacate
and serious trouble is probable for
some one.
The authority Of Kansas district
Judge TO require defendants in liquor
cases to give bond that they will not
again violate the law was upheld by
the Kansas appellate court, sitting ut
Fort Scott.
The state dental association, in an
nual convention Mt Topeka, elected
these offices: President, j. +. Burket,
Kingman; secretary, Edward Bum
gardner, Lawrence; treasurer, s j.
REM, Leavenworth.
There is double distinction for tho
Twentieth Kansas, commanded by Ed
C. Little. Adjt. Gen. Allen says 1t was
not only the first regiment mustered
into the service, but it was also the
first volunteer regiment mustered in.
Mrs. Julius Mol, the young wife Of
farmer near 0lathe, committed sui
eide by placing the muzzle of n musket
under chin. the charge tearing her
head off. Ill health was the cause.
She had been married only three
years.
Taylor Riddle, captain Of the Marion
company ard chairman Of the populist
state central committee, was rejected
by the surgeons in charge when he
tried tried to get into the volunteer
service. They said he had trouble of
the heart.
According to recent supreme court
decision the city OF Independence
must pay hydrant rental for 81 years,
amounting to IS, 900. 1t was 21s years
ago when the city took forclble pos
session Of the plant because of alleged
poor service.
The annual meeting Of the Kansas
Live Stock association at Emporia re-
Gently took important steps toward
looking after the interests of cattle
shippers. ]. w. Robinson, Eldorado,
is president, and George Plumb, EN-
poria, secretary Of the association.
The wholesale brewers notified To-
peka jointists that no more bars and
fixtures would be loaned for use of So
looms us the losses were too great
This means an end Of fine bars in To-
peka for the time being. 1t has been
the custom for brewers to supply pros
pective jointists with all the necessary
paraphernalia without cost
Officers from the Hutchinson state
reformatory rushed eight convicts
from the Lansing penitentiary and
took them to Hutchinson, to forestall
habeas corpus proceedings. One Of the
men taken was Louis Murphy, who
had been released by District Judge
Myers and ordered let alone. Judge
Myers said he would have the reform
atory and penitentiary officials ar
rested for contempt
Baker university, at Baldwin, Is
making great preparations to celebrate
Its fortieth anniversary the week be-
ginning May 80. Among the speakers
will be ex-Gov. Morrill,, j. r. Burton,
Charles NJ. Sheldon, Silas Porter,
Charles E. Lobdell, A. W. Smith, T. A.
McNeal, W. E. Stanley, j. L. Bristow,
Rev. w. A. Quayle. Rev. Jesse Bow
man Young and Others. Baker uni
versity Is the Oldest educational insti-
tuition In Kansas. having been
founded before the state was admitted.
1t has had no small part in the history
Of the state.
Chester c. Moorehead, whose family
was identified with the early history
of Leavenworth, committed suicide in
that city because of trouble with his
wife.
The grand commandry, Knights
Templar, in session at Topeka, elected
George II. Jenkins. Kansas CITY, grand