Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-07
KANSAS ITEM, CONDhNSED.

j. h. Bartoo, one of the founders Of
Larned, died at his home in Larned.
! Mr.. Bartoo was Mason and Knights
Templar.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Baxter national bank,
of Baxter Springs, to begin business,
with capital of $4,000.
Albert Whitcomb, who came to
Lawrence from Vermont in 1854, died
recently. He was an active 'free state"
man during the border troubles.
Miss Pauline Lewelling, daughter
of the late ex-Gov. Lewelling. was
married at Eldora, H., to Mr.. james
Arthur Dewitt. Mr.. Dewitt is county
attorney of Mahasla county, H., and
is said to be young man of great
promise.
Col. David Taylor, while digging a
well in the gravel beds Mt Emporia,
struck fine vein of magnesia. A
sample was tested and it averaged 90
per cent. and is the purest yet dis
covered. The vein is from six inches
to ~ feet thick.
The state printer has been ordered
to print 10000 copies of the proposed
tax law lately proposed by the COM
mission appointed by the legislature
for that purpose. The copies will he
placed in the hands of county clerks
for distribution.
Col. ID. A. Minis, editor of the Gar
den City Imprint, and one of the best
knows newspaper men of western
Kansas, is dead. During the civil war
he was colonel of the Eleventh Ken
lucky infantry. He was serving his
second term in the Office of register of
deeds at the time of his death.
The third annual cattlemen's picnic
which has been the most successful
one ever held and the biggest event in
the history of Kingman, closed with
an exhibition of fine stock and good
horse racing. Never before was as
large crowds attracted to Kingman as
during the three days of this years
picnic.
The Union Pacific depot Mt Linds-
borg was robbed and the safe blown
open. The robbers secured but little
for their trouble. The explosion must
have been terrific, as the ceiling was
torn and broken, window lights were
blown out and the safe door was bent
almost double by the force of the eX-
plosion.
1t is probable that the trolley line
to connect Independence, Coffeyville
and Cherryvale will be extended to
Parsons. The Parsons street railway
will be, if possible, connected with the
new line from lola to Chanute and
then also connected with the South
west Missouri Electric Railway COM
pany's lines.
Former employees and officers OF the
Consolidated Barb Wire company at
Lawrence, which was sold to the
trust, and the mill closed, have
formed company for the purpose OF
establishing plant for the manufac-
ture of wire fence. The making of
barb wire will follow as soon as ma
chimes can be built.
The Kansas City district of the Ep-
worth league, which was in session
ut Lawrence, elected the following
officers: President, S. c. Van Soyce,
Wellsville; vice president, E. II. Has
kins, Seneca; secretary, Mrs. E. \.
Martini, Edgerton; treasurer. Robert
Mcfarland, Lawrence; missionary
committee. Clement Jaggard.
The president has appointed Allen
n. Cameron to be marshal of the
United States consular court at Han
kau, China. Cameron was q former
resident of Lawrence, and went from
there rs n missionary to China sew
eral years ago, and has been away
most of the time. Cameron adopted
Chinese customs when he went to
China to better accomplish hi mis-
sionary purposes.
Attorney General GODDARD, who has
been making an investigation of the
condition of the permanent school
fund securities, says that of the So
600, 900 worth of bonds on hand $780,
600 are worthless. Interest is in de-
fault on 100000 worth of bonds, but
Mr.. GODDARD is satisfied that two-thirds
of these securities are good. The bad
bonds were purchased during the
boom period by careless school COM
missioners.
The quarterly payment of pensions
to veterans of the national soldiers
home in Leavenworth county took
place Tuesday. There WIS $4,000 paid
out in cash and $4,000 sent away In
checks, as many veterans are away
on furlough. The Leavenworth SOL
diers' home has been established 16
years. During that time $s,624,1 1923 has
been paid out for pensions and for
other purposes. The pension and
other expenses are on the increase
and will amount to about 100000 a
year from now on.