Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-11-05
fsAs HAPPENINGS.

posit six per cent OF thoir TOTAL deposits Win
the state treasurer. this 10 be part Of their re-
serve fund, and to DO under the control Of the
state bank commissioners This was then 70
be loaned 10 banks at 2K per cent In sums Ct
$4,000 on surety bond He estimates that 10
would make state fund Of i.i0o.0ol
The scheme did not meet with the
approval OF the bankers The next
meeting will be ut Fort Scott The re-
port Of the Legislative committee "a.
voring the repeal Of the law giving
three days grace was adopted unani-
mously. officers for the ensuing year
were elected rs follows:
President Charles NJ Savage Norton; vice
president, W. +. March. Lawrence; secretary.
j. NJ Harper. Conway Springs; treasurer, Amos
e Wilson, Lcavenworth. Vice presidents OF
groups: Scott Hopkins, Horton; Grant Horna-
day, Fort Scott; +. b Clark, Mcpherson; Otis
Benton. obcrlinL
Kansas sail for Manila.
The Second and Third battalions Of
the Twentieth Kansas, under COM
mand Of Col. Fred Funston, sailed
from San Francisco on the Indiana o.
tober % for Manila.
Whitman and includes company X. recruited
from Franklin and Linn counties; company N,
composed Of residents Of Salina and Minneapo-
lis; company G, mustered In from Wilson and
Montgomery and Elk counties; company L. re-
cruited In Anderson. Coffey ind Woodson
counties The senior company In the Third
battalion, commanded by Mai Metcalf. is COM
pany H. recruited from Lawrence; company d
came from Crawford county; company comes
from Allen. Miami. Shawnee, Crawford and
Usage counties, and company from Leavon-
worth.
While no definite assignment has
been made yet, 1t is probable that the
First battalion, the Kansas soldiers
left behind, will 60 on the transport
Newport, accompanying Gen. Miller
and staff. Lieut.. Col. Little commands
the First battalion, composed OF COM
panies b, F, A and L.
Over Seventeen Millions for Tsxes.
Kansas people will pay zoos, al, an
average Of SSH for every child OF
school age in the state, in taxes for
school purposes this year. Returns
from all counties have been received
ut the Office Of the auditor Of state and
have just been tabulated for the au.
ditor's triennial report Organized
cities will pay 81, 94s, 56i for city pur.
poses, 81, 393, 900 will be paid for town
ship purposes and s., 7s4, oss for county
purposes. These, with the taxes levied
for state purposes, 1885, AIT, make the
total taxes to be paid by Kansas people
this year sl7,593, $50. Montgomery
county will pay the highest rate OF
taxes, $3.50 on 500 assessed valuation,
and Sherman the lowest Sl.30.
Valuable Trophy from Manila.
Rev. W. T. Moffat, Of Arkansas City,
has received very valuable souvenir
of the war with Spain. tits Spanish
flag and was taken from one OF the
forts in Manila. Rev. Moffats son,
Capt w. p. Moffat, sent it. Capt
Moffat is the captain Of company A,
First North Dakota infantry. and was
appointed to take charge Of the Spanish
prison at Manila In letter to his
parents he stated that since he has
been in charge of the prison he has
liberated nearly 1000 prisoners, who
were confined for policical reasons
AFFLICTED Man Declared Insane.
William II. Lewis. Of Cherryvale.
has long been conspicuous rs the only
man in the United States living with
n broken neck. He has been declared
insane by 4 jury and will be taken to
the asylum. His neck was broken by
a bullet and his head is kept erect by
an iron and leather stock which sits
upon his shoulders
Six Clever rocks Captured.
Six clever crooks have been landed
behind the bars at Hays City. They
were arrested while camped In
clump Of trees near Salina- For near
ly three months the gang has beer
travelling through northern Kansas "
a covered wagon, robbing stores II
country towns and stealing from farm
ers along the route.
baby industry Needs Attention
A Kansas exchange says: Secretar,
Coburn ought to devote the next o
his pamphlet series to the baby indus
try Of Kansas. As starter towar'
the blue ribbon we desire to mention
Mrs. William Golden, of Troy, who, q
the age Of 80, Is the mother OF i9 chill
dren. Twice there were twins.
| Religion Has the Lead Over Politics.
J. II. Engle, of Abilene, state secre
tary of the Kansas Sunday School as
ISOLATION, who recently returned from
n trip through western Kansas, wher
he has been holding county Sunda.
school conventions, says western Kan
sas thinks more of religion than poll
tics this year.
Kansan Killed While Hunting.
While Joe East, of Altoona, and WI
liam Ditto, Of Neodesha, with thei
wives and families, were on hunting
trip in the Usage country near Paw
huska, /. T., East was killed by tn
acciden tai discharge Of his gun. HI
father is county clerk OF Wilso
county.
It SURPASSED All ReeordA
In the Galena-Joplin mining distric
last week the zinc ore shipment
increased 47O, 900 pounds and lead or
increased 1871, 600. making an increase
value OF $1,000 over the previou
week, the largest value In the histor
of lead and zinc mining In the dis
trict
Died Aftsr Eating Wstesmsion.
Edith Henderson and Richard Coz
mack, two county high school student
ut Abilene, are dead Of typhoid fever