Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-07-22


house at Wellington.
The young democrats Of Kansas will
meet Mt Hutchinson September and
organize state league.
The latest report is that the Kansas
boys will not leave Manila until the
latter part of September.
The new government building in
Kansas City will be located at Seventh
street and Central avenue.
Kansas City win put window in its
new high school building as n memorial
to company b, Twentieth Kansas.
A $4,000 pipe organ will be placed in
the Masonic temple at Salina soon.
The temple is particularly fine one.
Cherryvale now has three big vitri-
fed brick plants, making 1t the largest
brick manufacturing town in Kansas.
For the first time in several years
Holton Is n "dry" town, the city fathers
placing a prohibitive license on all
joints.
Mrs. Mary Preston Slosson, formerly
teacher in the Sabetha schools, has
been elected chaplain of the Wyoming
penitentiary.
Thieves entered the home OF Henry
Trickler, a carpenter in Ottawa, and
stole 5000 in cash. Trickler had just
received pay for building house.
Charles +. Scott predicts that when
Gen. Funston returns from Manila he
twill settle down on little fruit farm
somewhe in Kansas or California and
go NO more a-roving."
At the Finney county fair there will
be iive-mile cowboy race, each rider
to he allowed the use of five horses.
Nothing can be more exciting than
these change horse races.
{. II. Strong has taught % years in
the schools of Crawford county. besides
serving two years as county superin-
tendent. Before coming to Kansas he
taught Is terms of school.
The recent construction Of the large
stone dam across the Neosho river ut
Council Grove to improve the supply OF
the waterworks has rendered the river
lOT btNcTdl
After waiting II years Westmoreland
will have new railroad, the Kansas Il
Southern, bonds having been voted for
its construction. The northern termi-
nus of the line will he Blaine.
State Insurance Superb ntendent
Church has distributed the firemen's
fund tax among the various fire de-
partments of the state. The total
amount distributed was sl9,5ll.
The textbook law passed by the last
legislature does not carry IN exchange
privilege and there is no way to COM
pei the firms having contracts to take
old books on the price of new ones.
Gov. Stanley and wife, Secretary of
State Clark and wife, State Auditor
Cole and wife and State Treasurer
Grimes went to the Big Horn noun
tains, in Wyoming, on fishing trip OF
ten days.
At recent wedding in Atchison the
Congregational minister Of that city
refused to perform the ceremony,
though the bride was a member Of his
church, for the reason that she was a
divorced woman.
Topeka's hope of securing new city
hall and auditorium was shattered when
Judge Hazen, of the district court, rem
icred an opinion holding that the law
under which the auditorium was to be
built is unconstitutional.
Mrs. Eliza Chrisman, a wealthy and
eccentric widow of Topeka, who, during
the last Ave years has been dissipating
her fortune by extreme benevolence,
has conveyed all her real estate holdings
in Kansas in trust to Rev. A. $. Embree,
u Methodist clergyman. Mrs Chris
mans fortune is estimated at $3.50, 900.
All Of it will go for the establishment
and endowment of Methodist indus
trial college at Topeka.
Because four foreign fire insurance
companies-the Liverpool, London &
Globe, Manchester, Western Assurance
and Observation-Disclosures to pay
e., 900 in full settlement for the burn
ing of ], II. Richards home in Fort
Scott. Superintendent Church threat
ened to exclude them from the state.
The companies thereupon went into
court and secured n temporary restrain
ing order against Mr.. Church.
New York city invited the Twentieth
Kansas boys TO attend the reception to
Admiral Dewey, but the boys will not
reach home in time.
W. A. Redding. postmaster at Ma
varre, was arrested on the charge of
sending obscene letters through the
mails.
David Coop and George Branin,
Lawrence youths arrested for incen-
diarism, confessed TO setting eight
barns and one house on fire.
Prof. E. L. Hills, Of Sedgwiek City,
was appointed superintendent Of the
soldiers orphans home in Atchison, In
place of W. II. II. Young, resigned.
Seven Cowley county farmers paid
ef, 900 each for the "exclusive" right
to sell certain kind of 'washing-ma-
chine in that county.
Gov. Stanley announced that he
would not interfere with the regents in
the selection of new teachers for the
state agricultural college.
Triplets, two girls and boy, were
born TO Mrs ]. Hill, wife Of farmer
Is miles southeast of Paola. Mrs. Hin
Is IS and the mother Of seven other
children.
Senator Baker has recommended
Asa smith, Of Parsons. for census super.
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