Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-07-15
STATE NEWS pARAGRApHED.

gone to court to prevent the mayor and
council building the proposed new audi
forum.
A. ii. Ellis, of Beloit, former candi'
date for congress, owns 1000 acres OF
land in Mitchell, Jewell, Cloud, Lin
coin and Phillips counties.
Sheriff W. L. Means. who was re.
nominated by reclamation by the re-
publicans of Harvey county last month,
has resigned from the ticket.
The supreme court elected Edyard
Wilder and II. q. Larimer, of Topeka,
commissioners of the Kansas travelling
library, established by the late legisla-
ture.
The supreme court declared uncon-
stitutional Kans City's fire and police
control law and the mayor and city
council are again conducting police af-
fairs.
Lacy Simpson. son of ]. NJ. Simpson,
Of Mcpherson, was appointed contiden-
tial clerk to j. l.. Bristow, fourth AS
sistant postmaster general. The posi-
tion pays $1,000 year.
The farm house of Rankin Arm
strong. four miles south Of Belleviile,
was struck by lightning and burne d,
the family ut the time being in the
storm cave near by and escaping in
jury.
j. ii. McClain went to the home OF
N. S. Fewqua, near Lebo, and ut the
muzzle Of revolver took possession OF
his five-year-old daughter. who had
been left ut Fewqua's by McClain's d.
vorccd wife.
A careful summing up of the accounts
of Fourth of July accidents as given in
the Kansas press shows that more pco-
pie were dangerously hurt than the en-
tire number of wounded in the Twen-
ticth Kansas.
q. W. Roff's drug store at Newton
was looted by burglars, who carried
away all available cash. slot machines
and jewclry. Several gallons of good
whisky were stolen, the cheap grades
not DelnS touched
While Agent Hall, Of the Frisco, and
the ticket clerk were ut dinner, bur
glars entered the ticket Office ut Pitts
burg by prying the window from the
waiting room and stole SOD
in currency and silver.
When the regents of the state agri-
cultural college opened their July SEES
sion Mt Manhattan, President Will
turned over the keys to his office, which
was taken to mean that he had given
up his fight TO keep from being ousted.
The Fort Scott Beet Sugar company,
with capital stock of s3OO.!oOO, has
been incorporated under the laws of
New Jersey. and has applied for per-
to do business in Kansas. The
is composed entirely of Fort
Scott men.
William Maloney, the young ex-regu-
lar army soldier shot by Timothy For
gan on May 80, ut Leavenworth, is
dead. lie was shot through the right
lung, and it was thought fora while
that he would recover. Forgan claims
the shooting was accidental.
Gov. Stanley and Attorney General
GODDARD will soon begin war ON the
joints in "Klondike," tough hole adj
joining the soldiers home ut Leaven-
worth. The governor declares that the
administration will do everything pos
sible to destroy those dens Of iniquity.
4 train wreck occurred on the Lin
coin branch Of the Union Pacific rail-
road near Culver, IL miles north
east of Salina, in which mixed train
went through bridge on the Saline
river, and the locomotive and five cars
plunged into the stream. No one was
seriously hurt.
Bank Commissioner Prudential had
returns from 20 OF the 367 Kansas banks
in response to the call lately made.
These returns show an increase in de.
posits OF S3lS, 900 over the returns OF
the same banks in March. At this rate
the complete returns will show an in
crease OF sl,bO0,0OO
Department Commander o. ii. Coul-
ter. of the Kansas &. A. r., went to
to attend the invcstiga-
ton of Pension Commissioner II. Clay
Evans by the national committee OF
the &. a. r. Commander Coulter said
he has 1000 counts" against Evans
and will present rs many OF them us
the committee will hear.
A letter from Lieut.. Col. Little, OF
the Twentieth Kansas, says the Kansas
are pretty thoroughly worn
put after their long campaign, though
yet full of fight and pluck. Col. Little
gives 1t rs his opinion that the Kansas
boys will arrive home in time to eat
Thanksgiving turkey at their firesides,
but not much, II any. before, ut the
rate matters are now moving.
The Madison state bank has fled
suit against Morton Albaugh, as re-
ceiver of the Cross bank at En-
poria, to recover $4,000. The Madison
bank was one of the Martindale banks,
and 1t had large amount OF money IN
The Cross bank when the latter col
lapsed. The receiver has given the
bank u certificate for $4,000. The
bank claims that the defunct
bank owes it $4,000 more.
Ernest Davis, Of Plattsburg, Mo-,
filed suit in the district court ut Leav-
enworth against D. Il. Anthony to re-
cover SIC. 900 for alleged false imprison-
ment. Davis was managing n branch
house in Leavenworth and
Col. Anthony caused his arrest on the
charge of embezzling $500. After many
delays trial came on and Davis was
He now ayers that there
was no ground Tor his arrest and that
he suffered great damages as result.
At Leavenworth Judge Moore fined
D. X. Anthony, Jr., $40 for assaulting
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