Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-12-29
Minor STATE NeWs.

Minor State News.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee has promised to
attend the Ottawa Chautauqua assem-
bly, in June.
Under instructions from Gov. STAN
ley, the superintendent OF the va
rious state institutions, both penal
and charitable, gave their inmates q
big Christmas dinner, Tuesday. II
required 1,4O0 turkeys to go around
ut the various places.
Secretary Coburn, Of the state board
of agriculture, hns issued quarterly
devoted to dairying in Kansas. This
report Is intended to contain MS con-
cisely as possible the latest and best
information bearing upon the cow
and her product and their profitable
management to date.
The question rs to whether there
shall be created the position OF state
pension agent to look after the in
terests of the Kansas soldiers Is now
up to the old soldiers themselves.
Gov. Stanley il willing to incorporate
such recommendation in his mes
sage providing the soldiers want 1t.
John w. Breidenthal, state bank
commissioner, reiterates his state
ment that the state banks have more
prestige in Kansas than national
banks. He says this Is proven by q
comparison of the business done by
the two banks in the towns where
state and national banks compete.
The crusade against vice and sin In
Topeka includes within its scope the
Sunday theater. Chief Of Police
Stahl placed the manager of the Fer
ris Comedy company under arrest for
violating the Sunday law. the COM
pany having given an evening per
Torrance ut the Crawford opera
house.
The new theater ut the national
soldier home, in Leavenworth coun'
ty, has been opened. The theater Il
one Of the finest structures Of iti
kind and was erected at cost Of
nearly $1,000, every cent Of which
came from what Is known as the post
txpd. The fund Is derived from the
profits on beer sold at the home can
teen.
Secretary Coburn, Of the state board
of agriculture, received a letter from
Secretary Wilson, of the federal agrt
cultural department, stating that the
was using his influence to have II
knock of the duty on the cargo o.
Russian wheat which the Kansas mi
lers and grainmen expect to bring T.
Kansas soon for seed purposes. The
duty would be in the neigl,borhood o.
5000.
Deputy United States Marshal Fred
Trigg served papers on the city OH
GERS Of Medicine Lodge to compe
the payment Of $3,7Oo interest on SIS,
600 water works bonds. The order Of
the court Is that q special tax levy
shall. be made to secure the sum IN
controversy. The counter claim i
made that It is impossible to secure
the money. The proceedings may re
suit in the sale Of the water work.
plant.
Colon Ball, of Chautauqua county
who wants to be secretary Of thu
state senate, was shot in the jaw IN
the Philippine campaign. THE wound
healed without leaving a scar or M
lnpediment In speech.
A delegation of building and loar
men called on Gov. Stanley and urged
that the next bank commissioner, Mr.
Albaugh, appoint practical building
and loan man rs one Of his deputies
The governor said he believed THU
would be done.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs has prepared
bill authorizing women to vote n
municipal bond elections.
A carload of fulIblood Hereford
cattle WINS burned on n Katy freight
train just south of Burlington. Thu
car was next to the engine and caught
fire from q spark.
A strong effort win be made a
the coming session Of the legislatur'
to pass q law prohibiting the opera
ton Of private banks. There are now
l57 such banks In the state.
Frank Heron, a young convict agef
IS years. escaped from the Kansal
penitentiary 1T Lansing nt dark III
other night. He managed 20 Eli
away unnoiiced and was not uIlne'
Inntil the ron can a nIrhi.