Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-03-03
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.

DR.. Daniel Ashmorc, Q physician OF
North Topeka, was arrested for fall
inE TO report case Of smallpox.
j. w. Robinson, Of FL Dorado, In
the owner of the largest farm In Kan
sas. He has 10,50o acres under culti-
vation.
Thomas Kerns, who was injured
while working for the Midland Eleva-
tor company. Of Kansas City, has sued
for $4,000 damages.
Fletcher Hall, who died at Paola re-
Gently of consumption, WINS district
clerk of Miami county. 1t will be re-
membered that his father few weeks
ago committed suicide when con-
WINGED that Fletcher was hopelessly
Ill.
Gen. Funston, writing to his parents
from the Philippines, says that he and
his aide, Bert Mitchell, are both well.
They are stationed in the central part
Of the island and he has 1000 men,
scattered about in small garrisons,
trying to introduce some idea Of civ
ilized government into the towns.
Sandy Calhoun, q saloonkeeper Of
Yale, was arrested in Fort Scott
charged with the murder of his part
ner. He claims that his partner was
killed by n negro miner with whom
he quarreled, but his story Is not be-
lieved. Calhoun is former member
Of the Twentieth Kansas volunteers.
Kansas has s07 newspapers. or
these 81 are dailies, 619 weeklies, 3
semi-weeklies, 1903 monthlies, IL semi
monthlies, bi-monthly, 10 quarterlies
and occasionals. Shawnee county
leads with 40. Sedgwick comes second
with %, and Labette third with 81.
Wyandotte, the most populous in the
state, has only Is.
Kansas occupies third place among
the states in order Of salt produc-
ton. New York retains first place
and Michigan second. The annual
product Of the Sunfower state is
about 100000 barrels. The 100000
people of the United States in the
course of ~ months season them
selves with 100000 barrels Of salt.
Several weeks ago Miss Vida Bush,
daughter of the ex-secretary OF state,
while out driving with n young man
near Topeka was seriously injured by
being struck by a Union Pacific train.
She brought suit for damages for
$1,000, but her case was thrown out
Of court, the Judge sustaining the de-
PENDANTS plea that Miss Bush was
guilty of contributory negligence.
Joseph L. Weber, the well-known
Osborne philatelist, last week made a
valuable addition to his collection OF
stamps by the purchase of 10000
stamp catalogue, valued Mt $1,000.
Joe's collection il now one Of the fin
est in the state, and he values II ut
81 500. Altogether, he has some 200.-
600 stamps representing some rs
countries. He has so to IS varieties.
The reports Of fire insurance COM
panies doing business in Kansas SO
far received show gross premiums on
Kansas business for the year 1899 OF
81 1928, O95 and losses Of SI,00s,43s, q
net profit of ss14,5S7, or ratio OF
loss to premiums of IS per cent.
These returns are from the companies
which take farm risks. The loss on
commercial risks will reach 20 per
cent.
Attorney General GODDARD has turned
down the application of the Bankers
Investment company, Of York. Neb.,
to do business in Kansas. The con-
GERMS plan Is to obtain subscribers
by the bait that dividends are paid In
numerical order. The ground floor"
basis Is subscription Of S. and
monthly payments Of si.aO until q
"fund" natures, when 1t IL distributed
in sums Of 500.
The state oratorical contest ut En-
poria was participated in by the fol-
lowing colleges: Southwestern, ut
Windfield; Baker, at Baldwin; Mid
land, at Atchison; Kansas Wesleyan,
at Salina; Washburn, at Topeka; COL
lege Of Emporia; Ottawa university
and the state university. The first
prize was won by J. Frank Cell, Of
Washburn. The state university took
second and Kansas Wesleyan third.
Federal Judge Hook issued a decree
to sell the Kansas and Missouri
bridge ut Fort Leavenworth. The
sale will be at auction sometime in
May. The owners are In default $780,
900 interest and $5s3,0O0 principal due
]. H. Shanklin, trustee. Most Of the
bondholders live at Amsterdam, Hol'
land. Inc bridge was built In 1872 by
the Kansas & Missouri Bridge COM
pany, Alexander Caldwell, trustee.
Leavenworth county voted and later
paid 100000 for the enterprise.
James Drury, o widower, aged about
go, brought suit ut Alma against Mrs.
Fanny Campbell to set aside deed to
so acres Of land and to recover s235.
Mrs. Campbell is blooming grass.
widow from Pueblo, Col. Drury
decided to her his farm and made to
her bill of sale for his horses, hay.
corn, wheat, and everything he had
In the world on her bare promise to
marry him in Kansas City. The wom-
an took him to Kansas City and they
put up at O hotel, then before marry
ing him she skipped out. The gay
widow was located in Pueblo, COL,
and brought back and landed In jail
here, where she now awaits charge
Of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Judge Thomas set aside the
deed and bill Of sale and gave Drury
q Judgment for $2ss, the money she
ran away with.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cree, widow Of John