Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-11-17
STATE NEWS PARAGRAPHED.
Thirteen thousand barrels Of Kansas
apples are stored in one Topeka ware

committed suicide because of the death
of his wife and child.
Downs, town of LOCO people, hasn't
a man within her borders who even
claims to be lawyer.
A starch factory will soon be To-
Gated ut Bonner Springs to use the
Gull potatoes in the Kaw river valley.
The vote at the Dodge City soldiers
home resulted MS follows: Mckinley,
81; Bryan, 81; Stanley, so; Breiden-
thai, 90.
Politically, Chief Justice Frank
Doster, of the supreme court, will be
mighty lonesome with his six repub-
| lican associates.
Henry thinner fusionist, who was
defeated for the state senate in Wyan-
dotte county, will contest the election
of j. X. Cubbison, who had $40 ma
jority.
1t is conceded by the politicians that
j. c. Pollock, of Winfield. Is &c he one
of the new supreme judges. He and
Gov. Stanley are close personal friends
of long standing.
Attorney General GODDARD has given
IN opinion that music-teachers are
not required by law to hold county or
state certificates In order to instruct
pupils in music in the public schools.
Official returns rs reported ut re-
publican headquarters show several
changes in the Legislature, but the
republicans still have 100 members.
The fusionists have 80 members and
there Is tie In the 10sth district.
Charles Curtis Is reelected congress-
man from the First district by n ma
jority of 7,s4s over cX-Gov. Click. His
majority by counties is rs follows:
Brown, 700; jefferson, $50: jackson,
600; Doniphan. 1908; Nemaha, 275;
Atchison, 400; Leavenworth. 1000;
Shawnee, 5000.
Adam Baur, who died ut his home
near Topeka, came To this country
from Germany in ls3a. He served in
the Mexican war. In 1855 he came 10
Leavenworth county, settling ON
farm. His home was burned by bor-
der rufiians and in 1857 he moved to
Shawnee county.
It is now certainty that the Kan
sas City, Mexico g. Orient railway will
pass through Lyon county and the
city Of Emporia. The road Is to re-
ccive $4,000 in bonds from the city Of
Emporia and $4,000 in bonds from
Lyon county. beside the right Of way
through the city of Emporia.
John Williams, farmer living four
miles west Of Fort Scott. was shot and
MORALLY wounded by ole liall. man
with whom he lives. Hall is an erraiic
man. and he and Williams live alone
together. Hall says he shot Williams
the butter and some other little pro-
visions which he agreed to supply.
Gov. Stanley adds 5000 to the 500
offered by Mayor Nicely for the appre-
hcnsion Of the murderer OF Pearl
Forbes ut Leavenworth. Citizens will
also add good sum. Several sus-
poets are under surveillance. nut no
arrests have been made to date. The
police are cautious as arrests might
cause the death of innoccn; persons
as the people are furious.
A movement was trated AT Fort |
Scott to effect an understanding be-
tween the Senator Baker men in the
legislature and the fusionists. where
by the latter will assist the former |
TO organize the legislature in consid-
Grafton of Legislative Offices. The
three fusion members from that coun-
ty will vote for Senator BAKER for
senator IL they think their votes will
prevent Burton's election.
Judge T.. W. Cunningham. of EN-
poria, who will probably he appointed
one of the new supreme court Judges
by Gov. Stanley, has record MS a
Sabbath school superintendent that
beats that OF Gov. Stanley himself,
II not of any other man in Kansas
or the union. Cunningham has been
continuously for the past 20 years SUI
perintendent of the First Methodist
Episcopal church Sabbath school in
Emporia and will probably he for %
years more il he lives that long.
Chancellor Snow. OF the University
of Kansas, who has been in i'll health
for. some time. has been granted q
years vacation by the regents. Hard
work. added to the grief over the loss
Of his SCH. who was drowned in the
San Francisco harbor while reporting
the homecoming OF the twentieth
Kansas, shattered the chanrcllor's
health and he was forced to leave
some days ago for Eureka Springs,
Ark. Chancellor Snow is 81 years old
md has been continuously at Lis post
In the university for 30 years.
II Gov. Stanley is quoted correctly
he will make some recommendations
TO the legislature that will .;ar the
Office holders. lie said: Il will rec
Dmmend n wholesale consolidation of
boards. The pcnitcntinry and Hutch
inson rcformatory should be governed
by one board. They now have two.
The board of charities should be cut
down 10 three members. and ! will
urge the legislature to ito il. The live
stock sanitary board will give way to
a live stock commissioner, II my rec
are followed. Other
changes will he made in the interests
of taxpayers"
During the recent campaign the re-
publican and democratic committee
zen ut Huron. in Atchison county,
,grecd 10 prevent political meetings
u any kind in the town 10 such u thing I
we're possible. They succeeded. aud
huron is probably the only Gown OF
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