Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-06-30
STATE NEWS pARAGRApHED.


Irving Moore, aged 10, was drowned
In the Arkansas river ut Arkansas
City while In swimming with COM
panions.
Maurice p. Gould, of Wabaunsee,
this state, was one OF the historians
of the graduating class at Yale uni
versity last week.
At Hanover, Jake and Pete Baker
quarreled over the proceeds from
running stand at a German picnic,
and Jake shot Pete twice, killing him.
The coroner's jury decided the killing
was In self-defense.
II was reported that Edward La
Rue and Oliver G. Woodford, Of the
Fortieth volunteers, were recently
killed in ambush in the Philippines.
The boys are sons Of prominent bust.
ness men Of Burlington.
State Grain Inspector Mckenzie
will go to New Orleans and southern
shipping points and make arrange
ments with the grain shippers there
to accept Kansas inspection without
the necessity Of another one before
the grain il loaded for export.
The Northeast Kansas Masonic
union celebrated st. Johns dry at
Sabetha. June rs. The address Of the
occasion was delivered by DIR. W. +.
Kuhn, Of Kansas City, No. This union
comprises all the masonic bodies Of
the First district of Kansas and Mar
shall county.
Congressman Charles Curtis, who
returned TO his home ut Topeka the
other day. was met ut the depot by
two brass bands and large crowd Of
citizens. A parade composed Of sew
eral local organizations was formed
and marched to the speakers stand,
where Mr.. Curtis spoke for 90 min
utes.
Foul air In a new-bored well killed
William Follsche, four miles south OF
Troy. Follsche insisted that he so
down after tool that fell In. He put
moose over his foot and was let
down by the workmen. He got the
tool and was pulled up about Is feet,
when he was overcome and fell back
to the bottom.
The body of Charles Ralston. q
young farmer and stockman Of Rich
land township. Miami. county, who
lived alone. was found in well on
his farm. He had returned from Kan
sas City at midnight the night be-
fore and, while drawing water from
an open well, the cross timbers gave
way and the well caved in.
Gov. Roosevelt promised to make a
daylight trip through Kansas July 2,
leaving Kansas City early in the MORN
ing and reaching Guthrie, Ok, that
night. The next day he will attend
the rough riders convention at Okla
homa City. Returning, he will go
to Hutchinson, thence to Salinn. and
from there to Kansas City over tho
Union Pacific.
The rush OF visitors at the Kansas
penitentiary still continues. Nearly
every electric car from Kansas City
takes visitors to Lansing, who de-
sire to go through the prison. On
Friday $50 visitors passed through the
prison doors. Sometimes the warden
finds II necessary to lock up part OF
the convicts so as to have guards as
guides to show the visitors around.
A Washington city dispatch said
the Kansas delegation to the Philadel-
phia convention. headed by NJ. A.
Low and J. II. Burton. went In u
body to the white house and paid
their compliments to the president,
who received them cordially and COM
mented good naturally on the active
part which the sunaower delegates
had taken in the nomination Of the
new vice president.
The annual report of the state labor
department will contain chapter de-
voted to labor organizations of Kan
sas. 1t Is found that 44,s69 days were
lost to the Kansas laborers last year
through strikes. In answer to the
question, "what legislation would be
most beneficial to the laborcrs OF
Kansas" all of them advocate law
compelling the employer to furnish u
statement showing why an employee 10
discharged.
In the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. o.
Castle, of Eldorado, terrible tragedy
was enacted. Attracted by screams,
neighbors entered the house. On
the floor In pool of blood
lay Mrs. Castle, her throat cut from
ear to ear and several other slashes
on her body. Kneeling by her was
Miss Jessie Morrison, with gashes on
her throat, arms and hands. On the
floor lay q razor. Miss Morrison
jumped up and ran out. Mrs. Castles
death was expected at any moment. Il
Is the general opinion that Miss Nor
rison committed the decd in u fit Of
jealous passion.
At Emporia prize contest has
been waged between the Degree Of
Honor and the Eastern Star for n
fine piano. The Eastern Star won.
hut the Degree Of Honor thought
thought there Ind been some under
hand work in the drawing. So an
attorney was consulted in regard to
bringing suit against the successful
society. But there will be no suit.
The attorney informed the ladies that
all of them on both sides Ind been
guilty of breach of the Kansas law
against lotteries, and that they might
be sent to the penitentiary for year
each.
Harry Boon, ex-county attorney OF
Sedgwick county, WINS recently killed
in Milwaukee by n disreputable wom-
an. He was bright young man but
for several years had been dissipating.
d. A. Dabney, former merchant
l.,