Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-07-06
STATE NEWS PARAGRApHED.


John Bailey, prominent wheat ex-
porter of Galveston, Tex, predicts
that the Kansas wheat crop will ag.
gregate 75,0n0,000 bushels and that ii
will be worth rs to so cents. On this
basis the value would be nearly $780,
100000.
District Judge Skidmore, ut Colum-
bus, decided that after litigant once
employs counsel to represent him in
court the litigant then has no right
to secretly settle the case, but must
act and appear by and through his
attorney. ri
Miss Minnie A. Stoner resigned he.
chair of professor of domestic science
in the agricultural collegesat Manhat-
tan. Miss Stoner will 20 to Columbus.
O., where she has accepted similar
place in the Ohio state agricultural
college.
Robert NJ. Wright, of Dodge City,
state superintendent of forestry, re-
ports to the governor that in 1000
he distributed 100000 trees in the
state, mostly in the western part.
The varieties were black and honey
locust, Usage orange and catalpas.
Charles Glass, an aged recluse, who
for years has made his home in tent
on the banks of the Arkansas river
near Wichita, was found dead in bed
Glass is said to have been well con-
nectcd and has brother who is the
district court Judge at Nashville, III.
John Fl. Curran, secretary of the
state committee of the peoples party,
gives notice that unless he receives f.
nancial aid from the rank and file of
| the party he will close the commit
tees headquarters at Topeka July 81
and turn his attention to his private
affairs.
The Kansas law known rs the liquor
inquisition law, making it the duty OF
the county attorney to summon be-
fore him any men whose names may
be handed to him, will be tested by
n number of prominent men of Fort
Scott. all of whom ignored the coun-
ty attorneys summons.
The Fort Scott. lola e. Western Rail.
way company, of Fort Scott, paid
fee OF $3.50 into the state and pro.
cured its charter. 1t proposes to build
n line of railroad from Fort Scott.
through Bourbon, Allen. Woodson, Ma
rion. Greenwood and Chase counties
to Florence, striking lola.
The G. \. L. of will take steps
at once to test the new law requiring
officials to give old soldiers the pref
erence in appointments to public po-
sitions. Maj. J. d. Remington, OF Osa-.
watomie, and Charles Harris. of En-
poria, have been appointed as COM
mittee to make the test.
The state board of railroad commits
sioners has made an order for better
accommodations for passengers in
railway waiting rooms and on trains.
1t is alleged that there is gross negli-
gence on the part Of many agents in
the matter of properly caring for the
wants of the travelling public.
W. A. Hamburger, a farmer four
miles west of Parsons, was shot and
killed and his son, frank Hamburger,
dangerously injured by W. NJ. Reed,
n neighboring farmer. The tragedy
resulted from an unfortunate mar
riage. A son of w. A. Hamburger mar
ried n sister of Reed and they sepa-
rated recently.
Pat McCabe, of Wichita, who short
time ago was reported to the Modern
Noodmen, in which he was insured, as
being dead. suddenly made his appear
ance upon the streets of Wichita Mon
day. He found his wife gone. He
claims that she was induced to leave
with two men, who are responsible
for the report as to his demise.
During the ceremony of the mar
riage of DIR. Herbert Handles, son OF
a well-known Kansas City druggist, to
Miss Louella Price, in that city, the
groom tainted away. The marriage
was held at the Western Highlands
church. The church was crowded, and
the incident was SO unexpected that
much excitement was caused for q
short time.
Two lone highwaymen relieved eight
harvest hands of their all at the Rock
Island depot at Wichita the other
night and made their escape. The
eight men were all asleep awaiting the
departure of their train when they
were rudely awakened and told to de-
liver. The latter gave their all, after
which the robbers thanked them and
escaped. About $50 was secured.
Near Edna, Mrs. Lou McGrady de-
posted $3.50 in her bedtick. When
she arose one morning it was there,
but when she came to retire that
night it was gone Fortunately $l,Soo
of the sum was in the form OF bank
draft on which payment could be
stopped. A day or two later the pock-
found IN