Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-04
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Fairview, Brown county, had bad
FIRE recently in which six buildings
were destroyed. Loss, nearly $4,000.
County Attorney Ellis, Of Pratt, has
brought suit to Gust County Commits
sioner Frank Barker from Office, alleg-
ing drunkenness. Ellis is republican
and Barker u populist and there has
been bad feeling between the two for
some time.
The reward offered for the Doniphan
bandits, dead or alive, has been swelled
to $500. The sum is made up by the
state. Doniphan and Atchison counties
and Anton Braun, whose son was killed,
and Charles Kuchs, owner OF the store
at Doniphan.
Frank Stick, an l1-year-old Kansas
City boy, fell on the railroad track in
attempting TO cross in front OF the
train. by crouching down between
the ties he got up after number OF
cars had passed over him and walked
off without scratch.
A contract has been closed by which
Ncodesha will get one Of the zinc smelt-
ers to be erected and owned by the
mine-owners OF the Kansas. Missouri
district in opposition to the big smelt-
ers Neodesha gives 40 acres Of land
and leases on good gas territory.
The city council OF Wichita appro-
priated $500 rs part Of fund OF $4,000
guaranteed by the Commercial club to
pay the expenses Of preliminary SUR
vey for an extension Of the Kansas
Midland from Wichita TO South Meal.
ester, |. T., to be known as the Wichita
& Southern.
City Marshal Erickson, Of Marquette,
attempted to arrest Harry Wiley, who
resisted, and Erickson pulled out his
revolver. Wiley Immediately drew his
and began shooting, hitting the mar
shall twice and mortally wounding him.
Wiley escaped, but was captured out
side of town.
Unpublished interview with Gen.
Fred Funston: Il will say TO you
frankly that l would not accept tho
Office of governor. senator, congress-
man-at-largc or any other IL it were
brought to me on silver platter. l
have no taste for politics, nor any
ambition for otlice-holding."
The old Spanish cannon captured by
the members of company NJ, Twentieth
Kansas. in the battle of Caloocan, ar
rived in Salina the other day. The
relic bears evidence of having seen
service. 1t was captured from the
Spaniards by the insurgents before 1t
was captured by company NJ.
Every newspaper worker in Topeka
feels under obligations TO George a.
Clark, secretary of state; ii. A. Whit
more, hi, chief clerk, and the other Of
flee employees. They have fitted up for
the reporters exclusive use cheerful
and coy room, supplied with desks,
stationery and other conveniences-
Charles Foster, n state house en-
ploye of Topeka, received check for
SOS recently from Il man ut Mchees-
port, Pa, in full payment for bill OF
groceries purchased of Foster 81 years
ago. The bill amounted to S9l.sa, but
the debtor included interest from Au-
gust 8. 1865. the time the goods were
purchased.
A letter was received ut the govern
or's Office last week from Col. Metcalf,
of the Twentieth, to the effect that
Moorish brass cannon, captured by the
Kansans, would accompany the regi'
ment to Kansas. II is shipped as bag
gage on the same train as the soldiers.
II will be used to coin medals for the
members of the regiment.
James Baker, who had been living In
n house owned by DR.. Gill ut Pittsburg
for some time without paying rent, at
tempted to resist eviction and made o
murderous assault on DIR. McAllister, q
sou-in-law of DR.. Gill. who went to the
house with constable to remove the
tenants household goods. Baker Is
now in Jail charged with assault with
intent to kill.
DR.. William A. Jones, a negro physi'
clan, who was stricken with smallpox
during the recent epidemic in Kansas
City and afterward discharged from
the pesthouse as cured, is now u raving
maniuc. The mans mental collapse
was brought about by worry and mel
encholia over his predicament. The
negro is graduate of the Nashville
medical college and was leading man
among his people.
When the Atchison national bank
failed recently it was intimated that
W. +. Guthrie, the attorney for the
bank, gave the Atchison Bridge COM
pany, of which he was the attorney, q
Tip" which enabled it to draw out
si7,OOO the morning before the bank
failed. Guthrie denies the charge and
says that IL it is proven in the litiga.
ton that he gave out the ''tip," he will
leave the state Of his birth never to re
turn.
That Moorish cannon which Col. Met.
calf brought home Is certainly sight
to behold. 1t Is about seven feet long,
rs big ut the muzzle as at the breech,
and not over eight inches in diameter
anywhere. In fact, 1t looks like ono
of those old Kentucky squirrel rifles
exaggerated in size, and covered with
ornamental rings and bands. A chunk
has been knocked ont of one side OF
the muzzle. and the piece is rusty and
corroded beyond any use. However,
1t is of bronze and it will make fine
medals.
William Higgins, ex-secretary of state
of Kansas, now n resident OF Kansas
City. Mo-, recently cleared $4,000 on q
mining deal.
Citizens OF Leavenworth provided
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