Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-11-25
hanks Mako q Wonderful showing.

year. Inc uepOSits NJ preSeut cAcccu
those Of last year by ss,s96, 30.7s.
Loans and discounts show m increase
Of ei,744, 661.32 The banks have more
cash now by si,6io,7 4s than they had
last year. The expense account this
time shows decrease Of sss,O over
that Of last year. The capital stock
has only been increased s10i, 75o. The
surplus account shows increase OF over
Sls8, 900, while the undivided account
Is swelled by $4,000. IF the New York
bankers have good collateral they
might get sl3, 900, 900 in cash from the
Kansas banks to tide them over the
present stringency," said Bank Com
missioner Breidenthal. "Kansas can
spare that much money without any
Inconvenience whatever, because her
banks have more than that amount
over and above the legal reserve. The
deposits in the national, state and pri-
vate banks Of Kansas now aggregate
S53, 000, 900. The reserve in the state
and private banks Is 46 per cent The
law only requires 30 per cent. The re.
serve in the national banks Is about
the same, while the federal law only
requires reserve of IS per cent"
Died from an Uunsnal Accident.
Charles p. Russell, q locomotive en-
gineer of Parsons, died recently in
Kansas City hospital from an injury
received Is years ago. At that time
Russell was running an engine on the
Illinois Central. In head-end coll
lision Russell's locomotive upset and
for Is hours he was pinned under his
machine. His skull was fractured and
for two months he lowered between
life and death. About six weeks ago
an eruption on the head was noticed
and when the surgeons opened the
sore they found small piece OF steel
and piece Of brass. These two pieces
of metal were lodged near the brain
and had been there since the accident,
IS years before. Russell's constitution
was unable to withstand the opera
ton.
Rich Harvest for Bank Robbers.
Bank Commissioner Breidcnthal said
that an organized gang of bank rob
bcrs is abroad in Kansas. lie warned
bankers to guard their vaults. Six
banks have been robbed recently and
all Of the robbers have escaped. The
list of recent bank robberies reported
by Mr.. Breidenthal follows:
State Bank Of Westphalia, Anderson county
Blown open. but robbers failed to reach money
ami had no time to reload
Bank OF Mclvern. osale county Bank safc
blown open and robbers got away with sl,:JL
State Bank OF Turon. Reno county
blown open and robbers stole 5000.
State Bank Of Leon, Butler county-Safo
blown open and robbers made away with sl.sJJ.
State Bank Of Republic, Republic county
Safe blown open but no money stolen.
State Bank OF Parker, Linn countryside
blown open and o., 500 stolen.
Il a Victim OF Gossip.
Rev. j. l.. Countermine, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church in Atchison, has
resigned, giving as his reason for leav-
ing Atchison an utter lack of co-opera-
ton. He is quoted as saying that lie
has been made the victim of unwar-
ranted gossip. 1t concerns certain
woman who worked at Rev. Counter
mines home. After she left n man
named Topple, who claimed to be en-
gagged to her, wrote an Atchison attor-
ney in regard to suit for damages
against the pastor for the alleged alien
alton of his affianced affections.
All Land Must Pay Taxes
Superintendent Clark, of the Ed
wards county schools, asked the attor-
ney general for an opinion as to
whether any land in the state outside
Of reservations can legally be kept out
Of school districts. There is big strip
Of land in that county owned by cattle
men that Is not attached to any school
districts. The county superintendent
wants to take II in, but the owners ara
objecting. The attorney general holds
that the superintendent has the power
to attach the land to districts.
Judge Hiram stevens Dead.
In Kansas City on the 10th occurred
the death Of Judge Hiram Stevens,
formerly familiar figure in eastern
Kansas politics. He was 20 years old.
After the war he moved from Ohio tn
Paola and in 1869 was elected judge OF
the Tenth district, composed Of Miami,
johnson and Wyandotte counties. He
held the position three consecutive
terms and upon the expiration OF his
official life moved to Wyandotte coun-
ty.
Pension for Capt. EiIiott's widow.
Mrs. Clara J. Elliott, Of Coffeyvillc,
widow Of the late Capt. D. S. Elliott,
of company G, Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment, received word that n pension Of
$50 month, dating from March |, had
been issued to her. Two of her chill
dren, under 10 years of age, will also
draw 50 n month each. Capt Elliott
was killed February IS last at Caloo-
can, in the Philippine islands. He was
also civil war veteran.
Clicks Famous Farm Sud.
Ex-Goy. q. w. Clicks famous Shan-
non Hill farm, five miles west Of Atch'
ison, was sold to John W. Knight, of
New York, for $4,000. The sale in.
cludes the Click herd Of shorthorn cat
tie, farm implements, buildings, feed
on hand, etc. There ars 900 acres in
the Click farm and 1t Is the finest prop
erty OF the kind in that section OF tho
country. The herd of cattle now num-
bers less than 100 head.
Leland Was . Heavy Loser.
An early morning FIRE ut Troy de-
stroyed the Doniphan County state
bank. the post office, opera house. Nc
Clelland's hardware store, j. ]. Bakers
law Office and library, Green's music
store. Jenkinson's grocery store and
the old Highly house. Troy has no fire