Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-11-16
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.


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New Rock Island Railroad scheme.
John Q. Royce, of Phillipsburg, is
the father of movement to have the
Rock Island railroad build n line from
Phillipsburg south through Phillips,
Rocks, Osborne, Russell, Barton,
Rice, Reno, Kingman and Sumner
counties to Caldwell to connect with
the Texas branch. He says it would
be the first north and south railroad
in western Kansas, and would do a
big business. He says he has received
tip that the Rock Island road will
build the line If the right-of-way can
be secured without much expense.
The Kansas Senatorial Succession.
James H. Lane and Samuel c.
Pomeroy were the first United States
senator's, being elected in 1861. Lane
has been succeeded by Edward G.
Ross, Robert Crozier, Alexander Cald-
well, James NJ. Harvey, Preston B.
Plumb, Bishop W. Perkins, John Mar
tin and Lucian Baker, in the order
named. Pomeroy has been succeeded
by John j. ingalls,, William PETER,
and w. A. Harris, in the order named.
Topeka Mail and Breeze.
For an "All-kansas" Building.
Charles Luling, of the Kansas COM
mission to the st. Louis fair, Is in fa-
vor of building Kansas building
there out of Kansas material eXclu-
sivcly. He believes that the Kansas
lumber dealers and building material
manufacturers will furnish all the
material free of charge, just for the
advertisement it will give the state.
There are in the neighborhood Of
n half hundred employees in the gov
eminent printing Office from Kansas,
whose average daily pay is 81. About
one-fourth of this contingent are for
mer residents of Topeka. Z. c. Jones,
recently appointed chief clerk of the
government printing Office in Manila,
is an Emporia boy.
To Form jackson Club.
A big fusion banquet will be held
at Topeka January s-Jackson day.
There will be 1000 plates at So each.
After half dozen speakers of nation
al reputation have been heard, every
one will be asked to Join Jackson
club, the purpose of which, it is stat
ed, will be the perpetuation of Bryan
principles.
Trouble in the G. A. n.
Commander Norton, of the Kansas
G. A. r., has removed Charles Har-
ris, of Emporia, and Ed Jones, OF
Holton, members of the auditing
committee. Norton alleges they
talked too much" in connection with
the controversy over Adjt. Gen. Rid
dies handling of the contingent fund.
Favors Better Text Books.
Edwin Taylor, of Wyandotte, mem
Der of the state text book commits
sion, believes the school children OF
Kansas are not having the best books
that can be bought. He says to Sc
cure the best it may be necessary to
recommend to the legislature high
er schedule of prices.
Robyn's Haven Is an Asylum.
Robert Robyn, former cashier OF
the Manufacturers national bank of
Pittsburg, who was arrested during
the administration of w. c. Perry as
district attorney of Kansas, charged
with some irregularities in the con-
duct of the bank, is in an insane asy-
lum in California.
Kansas Methodist Conferences.
There are $4,000 Methodists in Kan
sas, who will be interested in the an
nouncement that Bishop Mallalieu, OF
Auburndale, Mass, will preside over
the four annual conferences to be held
in the state next spring.
Will Compel School Attendance.
The Winfield board of education
has decided to line up with the others
and take active measures for the en-
forcement of the compulsory educa-
ton law.
Clover's Son Victorious.
Tom Clover, elected as the fusion
candidate for the high Office Of coun-
ty commissioner in Cowley county. IN
son of ex-Congressman Ben Clover,
who committed suicide year ago.
state Fair Bonds Voted Down.
The rural voters of Shawnee coun-