Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-03
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

| SChhFohyt 1s~o
He was 81 years old.
The Legislative committee OF the
State Society Of Mines and Miners will
ask the legislature this winter to
amend the law governing the organi-
cation Of that society, so that the
membership will be lessened.
Daniel Howe, of Garland, raised .
sweet potato this year that meas
ures 81 inches In circumference and 30
inches long. It weighs eight pounds.
Mr.. Howe has sent 1t to President Nc
Kinley for his Thanksgiving dinner.
George Davis, aged 90 years, commit
tied suicide at Lebo by taking strych-
nine. He also took small dose OF
carbolic acid. Davis was Respondent.
He got the strychnine ut the home OF
the young woman upon whom he
called early in the evening.
S. S. King, election commissioner OF
Kansas City. refused certificates OF
qualification to blind students Mt the
state asylum there. Judge King ruled
the would-be voters out on the ground
that they were inmates of state in
stitution and not residents.
George II. Lamb, Of Woodson coun-
ty, resigned the Office of state senator
| in order that he might he qualified
TO have his name on the official ballot
us republi; IN presidential elector.
The term of Office for which Lamb
was elected expires in January.
Two Topeka boys were hunting in
Oakland when farmer named A. c.
Jones ordered them OFF his farm. In
stead of leaving they took a shot at
him. The bullet took effect in his
side, producing n serious wound. The
boys are unknown and are still at
large.
/. p. Griswold, n big ranchman OF
western Kansas, sees big prof. in al
falfa. He has cut three crops this
season and expects to cut another.
Each cut runs from ~ to tons per
acre and II sells for "a ton in the
stack. This brings him about SEA per
acre for the season.
On an appeal from salina, the Kan.
sas court of appeals has decided that
a police court has no power to punish
n witness for contempt. In the case
in question witness who was sub
poenacd refused TO appear. The de-
cision discountenances the right of q
police judge to cause witness to
testify against his will.
Within the last week the Kansas
Gas & Oil company, which recently en-
tered the Kansas gas belt. has struck
two of the best gas wells drilled in
Montgomery county this year. The
first of the week they struck 5,O00.-
600 foot gus well on the Peniield farm
near Jefferson, and later struck an
other we'll near Liberty, equally as
strong.
An understanding has been reached
between the stpte board of charities,
Parsons and Clay Center concerning
the new asylum fight. The board
agreed not to proceed with the con-
demnation of n site at Parsons for the
asylum until the supreme court de-
cided the suit in mandamus, providing
Clay Center would abide by the re-
suit of the decision. This was agreed
70. The agreement was satisfactory
to Parsons.
There are 1927 inmates of the Osa.
watomie insane asylum-501 males and
526 females. There were during the
past year a36 deaths and 0s were dis
charged as restored. In discussing the
reasons for people going insane the
superintendent says: I'LL health leads
with the greatest percentage, while
heredity Is close second. Next
comes intemperance. The lowest OF
a.. is disappointment in love, while
next above is cigarettes"
William Dacy, prisoner from Okla
homa. made his escape from the sher-
| in of his county in bold manner
when within $50 feet of the Kansas
penitentiary gate. With four other
prisoners Dacy was being marched
| from the train through Lansing 10 the
prison. lie managed to slip his hand
cuffs and darted in among some citi-
zens standing near him. This pre-
vented the officers from shooting and
before any effort could be made to
stop him Dacy gained some brush and
later on n cornfield, and he is now at
large.
Detective Harry Sutton, of Wichita,
who is working in connection with 1n-
spector Stice, of the post Office depart
ment, st. Louis, received information
from the later officer which may lead
to the unearthing of one of the boldest
gangs of post Office robbers that has
operated in that part of Kansas. The
officers have evidence In their posses.
sion which makes them believe that
the leader of the gnng Is woman,
the wife Of one Shea, who has been
twice convicted of murder. The
woman is now under police surveil-
lance. Within the\ past ten days no
less than seven post Offices have been
robbed, all Of them located within q
radius of 90 miles of Wichita. Several
thousand dollars in stamps and cash
have been secured. In each case a
peculiarly-formed instrument was used
in forcing an entrance, and there are
other clews which indicate that the
same gang has been implicated in each
robbery.
William Mcdowell was arrested ut
Topeka for stealing $500 worth of
silk from the Mills dry goods store.
lie confessed and implicated two other
crooks.
A diminutive cyclone struck Gyp-
sum township, Sedgwick county, de-