Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-23


interested in q six o'clock closing
movement have taken q novel plan Of
bringing several obstreperous mer-
chants to time. About 10 out of 20 Of
the local merchants have agreed to
close ut that hour, but the ones who
refuse to do 30 are forcing all Of them
to keep open. Pledges are now being
circulated among the purchasers for
signatures. Those who sign agree
not to buy any goods except from
those merchants who will close at
six.
On Account of Woman.
Several years ago II. s. Riddle, Q
prominent merchant OF Randolph,
became estranged from his wife and
William Schonewald, stockman, be-
gan paying her attention. Riddle
warned him to cease his attentions,
but the warning was unheeded. Re
Gently Riddle met his wife on the
street with Schonewald and began
shooting Mt him. Schonewald re-
turned the fire and in all ten shots
were exchanged, each man being
wounded. Schonewald seriously.
Probably Glad 10 Surrender.
John Bowleg and ]. E. Watson, two
of three convicts who escaped from
the federal penitentiary hospital the
other night, were captured near
Springdale. They went into school,
house and built fire to keep warm
when farmer discovered them and
notified his neighbors. The school,
house was surrounded aad the con-
victs surrendered when couple Of
guns were stuck in the windows.
They were nearly starved.
His Case Not Proven.
At Girard the other day the district
court decided that Henry Roberts
should not have divorce from Dora
Roberts. Henry had accused his wife
of unbecoming conduct with one
James Riley. but the court found
nothing more serious than that Mr..
Riley had taken Mrs. Roberts out biz
cycle-riding five times, which did not,
in it's opinion, constitute the undue
relations" alleged.-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Youthful Couples Married.
In Howard the other day the Lydell
brothers married the Campbell sis
tiers. One of the Lydell boys isaged IS
and the other II, while the brides are
also II and IS. The parents of both
couples appeared Mt the probate
judges office and gave their consent.
and local paper says the affair re-
minds It of one of those "baby par
ties where the mothers sit around to
keep their darlings out of mischief"
Kan.ans and Their Committee.
The Kansas congressman and their
committees are: Long, ways and
means; Calderhead, banking and cur
rency; Bowersock, coinage, weights
and measures. reform in civil service,
alcoholic liquor traffic; Ridgely, coin
age. weights and measures; Bailey,
agriculture; Curtis, Indian affairs,
election of president; Reeder. irriga-
ton of arid lands; Miller, elections
No. 2, public lands.
Gen. Metcalf In Washington.
Brig. Gen. Metcalf, of Kansas. was
in Was ington City last week. Ho
called ut the war department to pay
his respects to Secretary Root and
Adjt. Gen. Corbin and later went to
the capitol and called upon the MEM
beers of the Kansas delegation. The
charges of cruelty against the officers
and enlisted men Of the Twentieth
KANSAS, Gen. Metcalfe said, were not
worth discussing.
Grants Cousin Died . Pauper
John " Hudson, n well-known farm
or. died IN Atchison county recently.
Mr.. Hudson was first cousin to Gen.
L. S. Grant and served with him dur
ing the Mexican war. They were fast
friends for n time, but many years
ago they had quarrel and for 20
years Hudson never spoke Grants
name. In his old age Hudson became
very poor and he was buried by the
county.
They Will Appeal.
Attorney George Barker, of Law
renee, one OF the attorneys for the in
surnnce companies in the celebrated
LIillmon case, declared that the COM
panies had no intention of dropping
the fight. 1--WE will take an appeal at
the earliest moment" he said. "The
insurance companies will fight this
case, brought to collect fraudulent
claim, to the last ditch"
Tie Vote for Kansas Sheriff.
The contest on sheriff in Geary