Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-18
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Stuart IL stili Judge.

Stuart 10 stiii Judge.
In the Falloon-Stuart judgeship case
from Doniphan county the court last
week held that the senate had NO au-
thority to declare the Office Of Judge
vacant. It held that the only way a
Judge could be ousted was by two
thirds vote Of both houses of the legis-
lature, and not by majority vote Of
the legislature. In other words, q
judge must be impeached. The senate
started out to try contest. 1t wound
up by declaring that Stuart was elected
on the face Of the returns, but claimed
he was not entitled to the Office be-
cause he gave q man cigar few days
before election, in violation OF the cleo
ton law. II issued an order ousting
him, but he held on. The supreme
court held that the action of the
senate did not operate to create va
cancy or to remove the judge from of
fee. The opinion was unanimous.
Nine Judges Were Elected.
In Wyandotte county w. G. Holt
(rep.) was elected judge of the common
pleas court and L. L. Fischer (fusion)
defeated Judge Henry L. Alden for the
district judgeship. In the jefferson
Jackson district the republican vote
was divided between Hurrell and John
son, and Marshall Gcphart (fusion) was
elected. w. S. Glass (fusion) won in
the Marshall-Riley-Clay district. Re-
publicans elected q. L. Moore in the
Dickinson Norris Marion Geary dis
trict, Walter l.. Simons in the Linn
Bourbon-Crawford district, L. Still
well in the Neosho-W oodson- Allen dis
trict and NJ. +. Simpson in the Harvey
Reno-McPherson district. In the Sedg-
wick county district Judge Dale (fu-
sion) was reelected.
Teachers Holiday Meetings.
The Thanksgiving holiday meetings
of the various Kansas educational dis
tricts are announced. us follows: South
east Kansas association, at lola; north
western district. at Colby; North Gen.
division, at Wichita; Gem
trial Kansas association, ut Hutchinson;
northeast association, at Lawrence;
western association, at Tribune, and
the Golden Belt, recently organized,
will hold its meeting at Hays City.
brought Back Without q stain.
Maj. Martin and company F, Twenti-
eth Kansas regiment, publicly returned
to the Christian young people and the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Fort Scott large silk
flag which was presented to the COM
pany by the societies nearly two years
ago. The flag was carried through the
% engagements in which the company
in the Philippines and was
returned to the givers in the
presence of large gathering of people
with imposing ceremonies.
Tried to BACK on the Track.
A Santa Fe train killed j. II. Stew
,rt. farmer of Gardner, ut Corliss. a
lag station west of Kansas City. The
nan was in an empty farm wagon and
rain. He tried to back off, when by
whipping his horses he might have es-
,aped. The wagon led and part of
The gearing were carried 200 yards op
he cowcatchcr. The horses escaped.
Postmaster at Thayer Arrested.
Thomas McNulty, postmaster at
rhayer, was arrested by Post Office In
pector Stice, charged with being $3.50
hort in accounts with the government.
dr. McNulty is n prominent man of |
rhayer and was arrested when he had
ust met his son upon his return from
he Philippines with the Twentieth
KANSAS and attended the double we'd
ling of his two daughters.
Inioxication, Not Insanity.
Robert Black, a Topeka jointist, was
djudged insane in the Shawnee county
'robate court because he tried to butt
nut his brains while confined in the
ounty jail. Just week later, another
ury judged him sane. 1t was the opin-
On of the last jury that Black was
ever insane, but was suffering from
he effects of intoxication.
Don't Want n Pipe SMOKING Woman.
At Winfield j. A. Folts has sued Mis-
ouri A. Folts for divorce, alleging that
he is lazy and will do nothing but sit
n the house and smoke n pipe. More
han this. Mr.. Folts asks the court to
ompel Missouri TO take her original
anne, as he doesn't want any pipe
woman to bear his patronymic.
Kansas City journal.
Jobs for Twentieth Kansans.
State Labor Commissioner johnson
! trying to find employment for all
TENDERS of the Twentieth Kansas who
amt employment. So far he has sue
ceded in securing positions for -
lembers. A coal company OF south
asst Kansas has notified the labor COM
Missioner that it can use 20 men in its
lines.
Death OF Mrs. f. q. Rosa
News comes from Albuquerque, N.
l., of the death of Mrs. Edmund q.
oss. wife of an ex-United States sem
Tor from Kansas. She removed with
err husband to New Mexico from
in 1884 when Mr.. Ross
AS appointed governor of New Mex
o by President Cleveland.
Received Check for $1,000.
Fred Epson, Of Woodson county,
hose four children were run down by
Missouri Pacific freight train two
onths ago and one Of them killed,
rs received n check for 81 600 frnm (