Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-12-09
Sad Case Of Charles AaeLans.

Sad Case OF Charles MoLAne.
Charles A. McLane, booklfeeper and
collector for the National Mill & Ele-
vator company at Parsons, was ar
rested on warrant secured by Man
ager II. II. Brown, charging forgery
and embezzlement. McLane admits
discrepancies amounting to $1,000.
McLane has been In the employ Of the
company for several years and was
highly respected. He also conducted
q store at Stark. His bond was fixed
ut 1000, which he failed to furnish.
A few years ago McLane married one
of the best girls In Linn county. His
present unfortunate plight Is the re-
suit of wild speculation and lack Of
business Judgment His brother Is
leading criminal lawyer Of Kansas
City, Mo.
Low Rates TO State Meetings.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has received notice that
an open round trip rate Of IN fare has
been made on all railroads in Kansas
for the twenty-ninth annual meeting
OF the Kansas state board Of agriculture
in Topeka, January 10, II and l2. The
rate will also be applicable to those at
tending the annual meetings during
the same week Of the Kansas Improved
Stock Breeders, the State Poultry ex-
hibition and the State Temperance
union. These excursion tickets will
be sold January 8 to Is inclusive, and
limited for return January Is.
Oid-FashIoned Temperance Work.
There is revival of signing of tenn
perance pledges In Dickinson county.
Chapman has been having meetings
and fully 900 signed the pledge, many
Of them hard drinkers. Chapman is
the place where the reward for evil
dence recently caused the arrest Of two
Joint keepers and there has been fol-
lowing boycott Of the supposed in
former. Much bad feeling has been
engendered, but the present meeting
are expected to restore harmony.
Compared with Last Year.
The net increase in value OF this
years agricultural productions in Kan
sas over that of 1898 is 81, 1898, 20s. "a,
and of live stock, SOS i5o, a total
net increase for the year of 1854
367.94, or more than II per cent. In
two years the increase in value OF Kan
sas agricultural productions has been
eS3, AL, 76S.79, and Of live stock, s3S,'
9S2. 2O7, or total increase during the
biennial period of s7s, 39S, 975.79.
Swallowed Half Dollar.
Maude jackson, young woman Of
Fort Scott, was lying in n precariou:
condition as a result of having swal
lowed a half dollar few days ago.
The coin lodged in her bowels. She
was in great pain, and the doctors
thought the only chance OF her re
covery was in the removal Of the coin
by the use Of q surgeons knife. She
had the money in her mouth and swal
lowed it while laughing.
Tho Jury Could Not Agree.
At Independence after four days de
liberation the jury in the case o.
Nicholas Shockman against the NJ, X
& T. Railroad company for SIS, 900 dam
ages reported that 1t could not agree
This is the third trial the case has hat
in the district court and II was once il
the supreme court. The first trial re
suited in q verdict Of $4,000 for thu
plaintiff, who Is boy ten years old
He lost his left arm in an accident OF
the road four years ago.
Kansas State Temperance Union.
I. Z. Stevens, secretary Of the Kan
sas State Temperance union, has ISSUED
the following call:
The seventeenth annual convention OF III
Kansas State Temperance union will be held a
| tho First CONGREGATIONAL church. Topeka, Jan
uary 10 and II. All churches. Sabbath schools
young peoples societies and other religion
temperance organizations are entitled TO thre
| accredited delegates each. In addition NIL per
sons contributing TO the support OF the unto
and oil interested in aggressive Temperance
work are cordially invited TO attend.
Desperate Kansas Convict.
WILDER Norton, one OF the 4
cOnVlctS IN the hdubdb pehitehtats
under sentence of death, tried to muir
der John Welch, convict, by stabbini
him in the left breast. These convict
were working together in the tailo
shop. Norton had grudge agains
WEIGH, and noticing favorable oppor
tunity near quitting time, pounced Of
him with q knife. Welch's wound
may prove fatal.
Kansas Editors 20 Meet
The annual meeting Of the Kansa
State Editorial association will be he'll
at Fort Scott January % and 81 Aftc
the meeting the editors will take
trip through the lead and zinc mining
district OF southeastern Kansas AM
southwestern Missouri.
He Favors Communication.
Gov. Stanley says that the legisla
ture ought to enact law authorizing
the chief executive to appoint com
| vniaaion NJ three men whose dutv