Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-08
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

A company has been organized ut
Elk City, with $4,000 capital, to drill
for oil and gas. The object is to get
enough gas to heat and light tho
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Arthur. Of Atchi-
son county, gave their fiftieth Thanks
giving dinner this year. or their II
children, nine were present and
passed their plates Tor more.
Gov. Stanley has filed a statement
Of his campaign expenses rs follows:
Campaign contribution to the state
committee, $225; newspapers, SIS; CT
CARS, SIS; kilograms, $40; travelling
expenses, SlS5; total. $3.50.
w. +. Langdon, assistant city mar
shall of Wellsville, last week married
a former wife from whom he had
been divorced a little over year.
Both the husband and wife had been
married and divorced since then.
A Lincoln county man, who re-
Gently returned from Iowa, says he Is
sure Kansas farm lands will advance
in price in the near future. Land
where he has been which produces
less than Kansas land Is selling for
two or three times as much es land
here brings.
A Sedgwick county farm hand has
sued his employer for $4,000
damages. He alleges that while
working two years ago he fell through
hay rack, fracturing his hip, caus-
ing him to be cripple for life. He
alleges the timbers Of the hay racl:
were rotten and unsafe.
Robert Stone, chairman of the legis-
lative committee of the Good Roads
association of Kansas, says the legis-
lature will he asked to amend the
taxation law 30 as to exempt from
taxation all vehicles with broad tires.
This, Mr.. Stone believes, would en-
courage the use of broad-tired wagons
all over the state.
State Superintendent Of Schools
Frank Nelson believes that the in
terests of education in Kansas would
be advanced by the wholesale con.
solidation of schools in sparsely set
tied districts Of the state, and that
provisions should be made for the
transportation Of pupils in the rural
districts to school.
Henry Dorman, the oldest man in
Kansas-1O2 years-walked from his
home, nine miles northwest Of Tope-
ka, and called on Pension Agent lie.
land. Mr.. Dorman entered the union
army with his four sons in 1863. He
was then 65 years old. At Richmond
he was wounded in his right hand and
receives n pension of SIT month.
Gov. Stanley has addressed letter
to members of the Legislature, calling
attention to the constantly increasing
appropriations made each 'cssion by
the legislature and urging them to
consult their constituents before COM
ing to Topeka in January in order
that they may be prepared to prac-
tice the utmost economy in their legis-
lative actions.
"Dutch" Webber and Frank Holmes.
who were jailed Mt Emporia, prove to
be members of an organized band
whose operations cover most Of Kan
sas. Estell, the murderer who es-
capped from the Leavenworth peniten-
tiary, is u member Of the gang. and
after his escape he was furnished
with money and clothing by the
other members. The robbers have
fences" in Topeka, Wichita, Fort
Scott, Winfield and several other
cities.
The constitution governing the cleo
ton Of United States senators says
that the two houses shall ballot sep
arately ut noon OH the second Tuesday
after the organization of the legisla-
ture and meet in joint convention Mt
noon the next day and every day
thereafter until senator shall be
chosen. Therefore, II the legisla-
ture organizes promptly on the first
day of melting this winter the first
ballot for senator will be taken
Tuesday, January %. The state
printer will be elected January Is.
A bill will be introduced In the legis-
lature this winter 10 add IN amend
ment to the mortgage redemption
law, in the form of provision re-
quiring the Judgment debtor to keep
the taxes and interest paid. With
this provision incorpoi ated in the act
the equity of redemption would work
little or no hardship to lenders, for
all they want is their interest and the
taxes paid. So long as these two in
cumbrances are met promptly the
land upon which the Judgment rests Ia
usually security for debt.
Near Kirwin Mrs. Robert William
son fell down deep well with one Of
her children. Some men came and
lowered rope, TO which Mrs. William
son tied her child. Then the rope
was lowered again and Mrs. William
son tied II around her own waist and
was hoisted to the surface. There IL
was found thut she Lad broken her
right leg below the knee her right
thigh above the knee, her left thigh
close TO the neck of the femur and be-
sides had three ribs broken, the
breast bone crushed and serious cuts
and bruises about the head. 1t Is
simply wonderful TINT the woman re-
tanned consciousness and was able to
manipulate the rope as she did,
Kansas City Journal.
As four sportsmen from Emporia
went into the depot at Woodward,
Ok, loaded with game, Game Warden
Funkhnuser seized their boxes,