Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-05-12
STATE NEWS PARAcRAPHED.

miss Helen douio mas promised 70
furnish two rooms in the hospital ut
Winfield.
Gen. J. X. Hudson, Of the Topeka
Capital, Is largely interested in zinc
mines in Benton county, Mo.
Mrs. James Catron In in Jail ut
Dodge City charged with stealing ST.
100 from her blind husband and elop-
ing with another man.
At special election Hutchinson
citizens voted to levy one-half mill on
I'LL taxable property to establish and
maintain q free library.
Dr.. z. T. Harvey, prominent popu-
list Of Council Grove, was stricken
with paralysis just az he was about to
start to Sioux Falls, s. D., rs dele
gate to the populist national conven-
ton. He is q brother of the late ex-
Gov. James NJ. Harvey.
The Kansas India Relief committee
last week instructed Secretary Ander-
son to order the purchase Of 10000
bushels Of corn in New York to be
loaded in the relief ship which sails
soon for Bombay. Treasurer Coburn's
cash receipts to date are $1o,272.
While Frank and Sherman Cox and
William Whitelaw. three prominent
young farmers Of Shawnee county,
were in q boat on Wakarusa creek
running q troutline, one of them
leaned over too far and caused the
boat to capsize. All three were
drowned.
Sumner county's new jail, for which
$4,000 in bonds were issued last fall.
has been completed. It is built Of
Butler county limestone, having all
accommodations for 30 prisoners, be-
sides detention rooms for insane and
women prisoners and spacious jailer's
residence.
Rev. Charles N. Sheldon offered to
give the city of Topeka $1,000 on con-
dition that the council appropriate a
like sum for detention hospital to be
operated in connection with the city
jail. The city accepted his offer and
work on the hospital will be COM
menced at once.
A tornado struck the home Of q
farmer named Rodgers, IL miles
north Of Dodge City in Hodgeman
county. Mrs. Rodgers and her daugh-
ter, who were In the house, were car
ried quite q distance. Mrs. Rodgers
was found unconscious under debris.
The daughter Is slightly injured.
The preliminary test Of the Kansas
eight-hour law came up before Judge
Donoho in Kansas City when two
prominent contractors were fined 500
each for working men over eight
hours day on public work. Charges
were prepared by State Labor Com
missioner johnson.
Among the items in the Sundry civil
bill which passed congress last week
Is $4,000 for the Kansas City post
office; $4,000 for additional stables at
Fort Riley; sa15,sOO for the national
soldiers home at Leavenworth and
s1s3,0OO for the federal penitentiary
at Fort Leavenworth.
The new Y. NJ. C. A. building at
Leavenworth, erected at a cost Of
$4,000, was formally dedicated Sum
day. 1t is entirely paid for and 10
not only the finest Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing in Kansas, but is the only one,
aside from u railroad building at
Argentine, owned by the association
in the state.
I. B. Wilcox, aged SO, fusion repre-
sentative in the legislature from the
country district of Atchison county,
died unexpectedly at his home near
Muscotah. Wilcox owned valuable
property in Kansas City, Mo-, and
many farms In Kansas. His wealth 10
estimated at 100000. He has been
prominent in Kansas since In 1868.
H. B. Adams, clerk Of the city court
at Fort Scott, paid into the city treas
ury 5000, the amount Of discrepancy
recently discovered in his accounts
by committee of the tax league. He
claims to have simply failed to de-
post the money monthly, as required
by law. The charge of shortage in
his state fine account Is now being
investigated.
The Troy Chief gives this significant
warning: "The fellow who is shoot
ing farmers dogs upon the highway
Just to see them fall had better order
himself coat of armor from Carne-
gle, as he will receive the same dose
one of these days, II he don't watch
out. A dog has just as much right
upon the highways Of Kansas, as long
as It behaves itself, as the follow
who shoots It."
The store Of Graham Bros. & Co.
at Sabetha was robbed several days
ago. Since then William Tan had
been sleeping in the store. Wednes-
day night he heard the door open and
saw several persons enter with
bull's-eye lantern. He opened fire and
the burglars fed. Bloodhounds were
sent for and tracked the men to
Salem, Neb., where they were cap
tured. One was shot in the hand.
A tornado passed over the central
portion Of Republic county, striking
Ave miles north and east Of Belleyille
and completely devastating two farms.
The houses and barns were blown en-
tirely to pieces and scattered along
for miles. All the farm implements
and wagons were destroyed. the stock
killed or mangled and the owners OF
the farms left with almost nothing
but the vacant land. Both families
escaped by going to caves.
The First district democratic con-
venton In Atchison chose DR.. s. F.
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