Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-10-01
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

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Concordia will have q new 500, 900
Catholic convent
Recent heavy rains In western Kan
sss destroyed many sod houses
The A. M. E. conference ut Lawrence
decided to send missionaries into Cuba
A man named Death Is running for
Justice Of the peace in Marshall county.
A San Francisco telegram said Col
Funston and Lieut. Col. Little were at
peace.
At Atchison Luther Dickerson, aged
70, was married to widow just hals
his age.
An incendiary fire destroyed the post
Office and two dry goods stores at Far
lington.
The Kansas double liability law was
recently upheld by the federal court
in BOSTON.
Fred Wulf, q wealthy German farmer
near Shawnee. committed suicide be.
cause Of poor health.
The Windsor hotel ut Emporia was
destroyed by fire started from the ex-
plosion Of coal oil lamp.
1t Is very probable that q Kansas
election will be held this year in the
middle of the Pacific ocean.
Sheriffs from % western Kansas
counties met at Wichita and organized
for the suppression of horsethieves.
The state school fund commissioners
last week purchased bonds OF Kansas
school districts aggregating $4,000.
William Tyrrell, q well.known citi.
zen OF Perry, hanged himself while
mentally liberated, caused from sun
stroke.
Chaplain Schlieman, OF the Twenti-
eth Kansas, was married in San Fran.
cisco to Miss Maude briggs, Of Phil
lipsburg, Kan.
DIR. T. c. Benson, a prominent ply
stefan OF Kansas City, Is the socialist
candidate for congress in the Second
district and will make an active can
vass.
A Topeka telegram said the attor-
neys for John Henry Collins, charged
with numbering his father, would not
ask for change of venue from Shaw.
nee county.
Great crowds attended the state 9.
A. r. reunion at Topeka last week.
Speeches were made by candidates OF
the various political parties and promi-
nent men outside the state.
Gov. Leedy appointed Sergeant Ma
jor Dodge lieutenat Of the Twentieth
Kansas to succeed Lieut. Flanders,
who resigned rather than undergo an
investigation for incompetency.
There will be five state tickets on
the official ballot-republican, popu-
list, democratic, prohibition and So
cialist, although the populist and
democratic nominees are the. same.
When the last bank statement was
called for in August there were in the
state and private banks individual de-
posits aggregating sl7,SS7, 957. large
increase over the year previous. Loans
aggregated $4,000. 600.
1t was estimated that over 100 flour
mills in Kansas had been compelled to
shut down recently because FARMERS
were holding wheat for higher prices.
Over 10000, 900 bushels OF wheat are
being held in the state.
A San Francisco telegram said Col.
Fred Funston's chances for briga-
der generalship were bright, Gen.
Merriam having expressed prefer
cnce for him in addition to the in
dorsement OF Gen. Miller.
At Hoisington, while b. F. Ruggles,
o highly-respected citizen, was trying
to stop q street fight between Lew
Kelley and L. L. Baker, Kclley's re-
volver was discharged, instantly kill.
Ruggles, the peacemaker.
Louis Duison, young negro who
man, near Cawker City, became en-
amored of the widows daughter and
because his attentions were repulsed
he became a raving maniac.
The national university OF the
Friends church. the school recently
endowed ut Wichita by ]. NJ. Davis, Of
St Louis. with 100000, has been for
mally opened. Edmund Stanley, ex.
state school superintendent Is presi-
dent OF the faculty.
sAiiss Anna Rose. OF Hilo, Hawaii,
CT , was queen OF the Topeka carnival
n, week, was given an elaborate re-
n upon her arrival there. The
G was as interesting as II real
e. lad paid the city visit At
x son, en- route to Topeka, Miss
" also rendered cordial re.
% IN there was opposition to
the socialist state ticket q
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ca n Hyle decided that the 2,50)
4 were bona fide and the
n Ngo on the ballot The pro-
Gf Uket, headed by PETER for
a rs also ordered on the bal.
100000 100 petitioners.
w I'm nj. S. Petersis made the
lawsuit brought by r.
~nnm a,rmerly chairman Of the
kESTAressional committee OF
strict The suit Is TO re-
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