Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-08-19
STATE NEWS pARAcRApHED.


burg.
Sixteen steers were killed by light
ming on G. Daudlicker's farm near
Sabetha.
A coopcrage plant will be built in
Kansas City with capacity OF 1000
barrels n day.
J. p. Reed, of Wichita, grieved him
self into the insane asylum over the
death Of his wife.
Reports from IS building and loan
associations in Kansas showed they
were in good condition.
Prof. T. w. Roach, Of Salina, will
establish branch Of the Kansas Wes-
leyan college ut Honolulu.
The Silver Leaf hotel at Elk Falls,
n substantial structure, was destroyed
by fire, nothing being saved.
Edwin o. Grimes, of Boston, succeeds
Guy p. Benton rs teacher Of history
and sociology ut Baker university.
A Topeka dispatch said the populist
state committee was preparing charges
against State Insurance Superintend-
ent Church.
For some time ]. II. Kennedy, Of
Eudora, carried copper coin OF the
year 1909 and last week he learned 1t
was worth $3.50.
Burglars entered the home OF George
King ut Cottonwood Falls while he
slept and stole $3.50 gold watch from
under his pillow.
N. Kibbe, Jewell county farmer,
last week shipped corn that had been
cribbed for IL years and 1t was In as
fine condition as that cribbed last year.
A Topeka man who petitioned to be
declared bankrupt gave his liabilities
Mt Sl97, 800, while his assets consist OF
$50 worth of clothing and Waterbury
watch.
The son Of Judge Johnston, OF the
Kansas supreme court, who went to
Manila with the Twentieth regiment,
has re-enlisted in the First Philippine
volunteers.
A watermelon carnival will be given
at Clyde September 9, free watermel-
ons for all visitors being feature.
Clyde is the center OF great melon
country.
A. r. Haines, farmer near Sedg-
wick, exhibited an ear of corn from his
field that measured i4st inches in
length. 1t was l6-row ear and con-
tanned over 1000 grains.
A letter signed by Senator Baker and
Congressman Miller, Bowersock, Cur
tbs and Calderhead was sent to the
president requesting the removal OF
Pension Commissioner Evans.
At Russell. John Wilson, a wealthy
farmer. sued his wife for divorce. They
had been married AZ years. Judge
Monroe granted Mrs. Wilson the d.
vorce, together with large amount OF
property.
Harvey county delegates in the re-
publican judicial convention ut New
ton bolted because Reno and McPher-
son counties refused to adopt resolu-
ton promising the next judge to Har-
vey county.
The bridge over the Big CLANCY river
near Elgin gave way while herd OF
Texas steers was being driven across
it. The cattle fell about SO feet and 40
head were killed. One horse was
killed and two men hurt.
A tramp named Wallace Bowers is in
fail ut Ottawa with big load Of shot
in his body received while trying to
burglarize the home Of c. A. Bradford,
of lines Both eyes are injured and II
he survives he will be blind.
Gen. Otis appointed the following
Twentieth Kansas men to be captains
in the volunteer cavalry regiment or
ganized in the Philippines: Capt. Ed
ward L. Glasgow, Lieut.. Ernest II.
Agnew, Lieut.. William A. Green.
V. c. Hay, a professional liquor spot
ter. has deserted his family at Topeka
and cannot be found. He was threat
ened with suit for perjury in one case
he was mixed up in and is thought to
have skipped. His family is destitute.
Farmers say the best wheat produced
this year was grown upon ground
which was well cultivated, narrowed
and plowed before the sowing. In
some instances the blowing and har-
rowing were done as early rs July, and
this gave the ground n chance to take
up all the moisture that fell during the
fall.
A Topeka dispatch said officers OF
the state temperance union were receiv-
ing reports from many sections OF tho
state where the Neutrality-suspicious."
plan has been or is being adopted. In
nearly every place where 1t has been
given a fair trial and where the people
show that they are earnest 1t is re-
ported to be proving a great success
A. u. Douglas, n young Topeka con-
tractor, while camping with friends on
Delaware river near Arlington, Jeffer-
son county, was drowned while bath
ing. Douglas was poor swimmer and
got into deep water, when he sank.
His friends thought he was only fooling
and paid little attention to him. AS
he did not como up they began diving
for him and in about an hour the body
was found.
The total expenditures for the eight
institutions controlled by the state
board of charities were S43, ssL5s dur
ing July, divided as follows: Topeka
reform school, sl.94s.2i; Topeka insane
ASYLUM, sl2.591.S9; Olathe deaf and
dumb institute, s3,0s4. a.; osawatomie
insane asylum, sla,595.Ol; Kansas City
blind asylum, ss.l7+ss; Beloit indus
trial school, 2,O25.O9; Winfield imbe-
ellie asylum, 80, 3Os.4s; soldiers orphans
home, Atchison, IS, 164.9o.
burlington win have 4 new creamery,
70. be built on the latest plan, with IN
ammonia and cold storage plant in con-