Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-26
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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depot at South Winfield, built Of
pressed brick.
George q. Cole, OF Girard, Is seeking
denomination for state auditor on the
Republican ticket.
Popoulists Of the Sixth district will
hold their congressional convention OF
Smith Center June Z.
George Abrams, q Brown county
farmer, while visiting Atchison was
robbed Of $500 by negress.
The examining board Of Smith coun.
ty revoked the certificate OF teacher
who was found intoxicated.
Miss Maude Wise, aged 81, was
burned to death ut Fort Scott by her
dress catching FIRE from the stove.
The commissioners OF Douglas and
Jefferson counties will jointly build
bridge across the Kaw river ut Lee
compton. They have advertised for
bids
Superintendent Sweet OF the Has
kell Indian school at Lawrence, refused
to resign, as requested, and Wash.
ington telegram said he would be re-
moved.
Owing to u quarrel between the two
G. A. r. posts ut Wichita the matter Of
raising funds to defray expenses Of
the state G. A. r. encampment ut
Wichita in April was placed in charge
of committee of citizens.
Ella Bradfield, young colored
woman, was convicted in the Wyan.
dotte county district court Of highway
robbery. She Is said to be the first
woman convicted in that county Of
robbery in the first degree.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance COM
pany, OF Wamego. has been chartered,
with capital of $4,000. 1t is formed
along the line OF State Insurance Su-
perintendcnt McNall's plan, who adj
yocated that farmers insure one an
other.
BARRIERS Of Kansas met In state con-
vention at Topeka and organized an
association, the object being to secure
Legislation against ''scab" workmcn.
II. +. Pierce, of Pittsburg, was elected
chairman and C. b. Hypes, OF Topeka,
secretary.
The attorney general decides that
county clerks are entitled to all fees
they receive from business other than
that regarded as official business.
This includes the acknowledgment OF
deeds, afiidavits and instruments OF
like character.
William Stryker, state superintend-
emit OF the public schools, says the
Scriptures may be read in the
public schools of the state, provided it
is done without note or comment
The repeating of the Lords prayer is
also permissible.
There is said to be five-foot vein Of
fire clay at the state penitentiary, and
Leavenworth dispatch said the state
administration would probably put
state convicts to work manufacturing
fire clay instead Of digging coal and
competing with free labor.
1t is said that in the interest of Maj.
Hood for governor, Judge c. Ii. Graves,
of Emporia, has withdrawn from the
race for associate justice. This leaves
two repu blican candidates for this place
in the field-Elrick Cole, Of Great Bend
and Nelson Case, of Oswego
In the district court Of Sedgwick
county suit for s25, 900 was brought by
]. =. Baden, q Winfield miller, against
c. Wood Davis and the Kansas Farmer
for alleged defamation Of character.
The Farmer published an article from
Davis claiming Baden's -four was
adulterated.
The Kansas grand lodge A. o. u. W.,
in session at Wichita, reelected ]. II.
Crider grand master workman and Z.
NJ. Forde recorder. Other officers
chosen are: Grand foreman. w. w.
Kincaid, Beloit; grand overseer, L. b.
Slime, Rosedale; grand receiver, NJ. d.
Light, Winfield.
Mrs. Frances Knpontere, OF Frontc-
nae, was convicted and fined for circu.
lating slanderous stories about her
neighbor, Mrs. Shara. She refused to
pay the fine and was sent to Jail.
After one days incarceration Mrs.
Kapontere decided to pay the fine and
inhale the air Of freedom.
The state university chapel Mt Law.
was filed to overlooking on the a2d Mt
the dedication of the Gov. Robinson
bust. The programme was patriotic
one. Gov. J. W. Leedy, d. W. Wood
ward and Regent C. F.'Scott gave short
addresses eulogistic of the personal
character OF the late governor.
State Superintendent Stryker has be-
gun the distribution of school fund in
terest money among the various schools
OF the state. He has s.2S, 1905 to give
to the schools The school population
OF the state is 495,9i9, so that the per
capita this time will be 10 cents. Six
months ago it was 4S cents and one
year ago 81 cents.
State Superintendent Stryker has
sent letter to school district officers
in which he suggests that n reference
library be placed in each school and
good pictures be hung on the walls.
lie also says drawing should be re-
quired by law Of all applicants for
teachers certificates, and should be
taught in every school through all Of
the grades.
Township and city assessors will list
judgments this spring under new
law. All judgments are to be taxed rs
personal property and assessors must
fix their real value for Taxation pur-
poses, regardless of their face value.
Assessors are also required to go to
the records and dig up all judgments.
At Fort Scott suit has been commenced
to test the validity of the law.
A community four miles west of Pea
body had an.epidemic of black measles.
The public school was dismissed and
other precautions taken to stop its