Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-10-27
STATE NEWS pARAcRAPHED.

Andrew Morrison, who has just
died at Anthony, came to Saline
county 81 years ago.
Isaac RAIDER and wife, aged SO and
81, residing near Wellington, have
lived together 20 years.
The wheat crop in Kansas will be SO
big next year that the plant ut the
penitentiary will begin next month
to turn out binding Irvine to tie up
the crop.
It has been discovered by Kansas
man that n bunch Of Angora goats
will not only keep land free of weeds.
but that they will compel mortgage
to move on.
James Harris, q Labette county
farmer, while making an anti-repub-
lican speech at scho0lhouse near
Parsons, was stricken with paralysis
and died in few moments.
Through the influence Of Senator
Baker and Congressman Curtis, the
interior department has appointed ex.
Secretary of State William Higgins
of Galena, as appraiser Of Indian
lands in the territory at 500 per
month and expenses
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, of Topeka,
has come out for Woolley and Metcalf,
the prohibition nominees for pres
ident and vice president. The Chris.
tian socilist nomination for vice
president WINS rendered to Mr.. Shell
don, but he declined IL:
A. r. Taylor, president Of the Kan
sas state normal school, received n let
ter from Fred w. Atkinson, superin-
tendent of public instruction In the
Philippine islands, asking what terms
the state normal school of Kansas will
give students from the Philippines.
This story recently came from
Wichita: Frank Allgood, sentenced
to three years in the penitentiary for
horse. stealing, was baptized by im'
mersion Sunday at the Christian
church here. His hands and feet were
shackled and he had to be carried to
the baptistry."
Twenty-Five years ago John Walnut,
the Kansas Drawer, declared that he
would run George j. Barker out OF
the state. And now, through one OF
those fantastic vagaries of fate, Barker
owns and occupies the house Mt Law.
renee which was the pride Of Wa!ruff
in his prosperous days.
At Esbon, Jewell county, Z. A.
Hayes and W. +. Mallory have made
a wager on the Kansas election by
the terms o; which Hayes is to go to
bed and remain there SO hours II Nc
Kinley carries the state, whereas
Mallory does the sleeping act II Bry-
an should prove the winner.
George W. Smith, former member
o. company NJ, Twentieth Kansas,
who served through the campaign in
Luzon without getting scratch, had
a finger bitten off Mt Salina while re-
sisting the attack of n SOW. The ami
NAL and her brood of pigs were being
driven by Smith, who struck Mt the
pigs and the Infatuated brute charged
on him.
In the Solomon valley, the once
region of the state.
the rains have made everything green
and flourishing. Kafr corn and cane,
their principal cattle feeds, will make
fine yields. Indian corn was failure.
but sorghum, fodder and other rough
ness is abundant. StOckmen and
farmers are counting on wintering rs
many cattle there this year rs usual.
Some time ago J. S. McCord, n her.
nit at Fort Scott, died. II developed
after his death that he was worth in
the neighborhood of 100000. He
never paid taxes on his wealth. Suit
has now been instituted against his
estate by Bourbon county and tho
state to recover $4,000 due for taxes
for the past seven years. The suit
will be directed against Charles Har-
bison, administrator.
NJ. ]. Coventry, owner Of the prin-
cipal burying ground for Fort Scott,
was required by writ of mandamus
10 surrender the cemetery and all the
books, records, ETC., appurtenant to
Il, to board OF directors elected by
the lot owners. The lot owners re-
Gently organized and demanded pos
session OF the cemetery under an old
law which forbids .he running of GEM
eteries rs private enterprises. The
cemetery was originally owned by
n stock company, but Mr.. Coventry
acquired the stock at cost
Of $4,000. He will go to the higher
courts.
Reports of the geological survey on
the gas production of this state says:
'The value of the output in Kansas
Is gradually increasing, and gas ID
produced in n commercial way in Al
en. Labette. Montgomery, Miami and
Wilson counties. A few good wells
have been found in Franklin county.
but have not been utilized. There
Ire indications that many other pools
will be found in the future. The gas
s now used in southeastern Kansas
Tor domestic and manufacturing pur.
poses. and the wells have shown but
light reduction in pressure. The gas
rom lola fields is being used extern
lively in the reduction Of zinc ores
raised at Joplin, Mo-, with great sue
'ess. Six large reduction works are
established Mt That place."
The Monmouth Qll) stoneware
works, the largest in the country,
will probably put in branch plant
n the natural gas belt near indie
this state. A large bed Of
lay suitable for making pottery ex-
SITS just north Of independence.