Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-03-02
KANSAS ITEMS CONDENSED.

ly handle firearms.
d. w. Blaine, of Pratt, who owns
the only automobile west Of Salina,
Is IN absent-minded man. He threw
q peck of oats under the seat before
starting out for the country last
week.
Ground was broken this week for
the new government building to be
erected at Seventh street and Mime
sofa avenue in Kansas City, and to
cost SI50,OOO. II Is to be completed
by September, 1902.
Congressman Miller, of the Fourth
district. says nearly 1000 ofiiceholders
In Washington are credited TO Kan
sas who were never in Kansas nor
west of the Allegheny mountains. He
is going to try to smoke the horde
out and make room for some genuine
Kansans.
At large mass meeting In Wichita
resolutions were submitted declaring
against mob violence in any direc-
ton and urging the mayor to prevent
any breach Of the peace, asking the
sheriff to cooperate and pledging
the services of the business men of
the city in maintaining order.
Patrick Moloney, for years an em-
ploye OF the Santa Fe railroad at Burr
ton, started to Chicago the other day
with $1,365, the savings of lifetime,
and on the train he was drugged by
confidence men and robbed of all he
had. Moloney disappeared in Chicago
and It was feared his mind was I'M
balanced.
The A. o. U. W. grand lodge was
welcomed to Leavenworth by Mayor
Nicely. There were $50 delegates and
many visitors. The total membership
Of the order is 36,467, n gain Of Abb
during the year. Two hundred and
fifty death claims were paid, aggre-
eating S5i9,517, and sl,167 was raised
for Galveston sufferers.
Gov Stanley made the following ap-
pointments and sent them to the sem
ate for confirmation: Regents Of the
agricultural College,. ID. Coburn,
Wyandotte; J. S. Mcdowell, Smith;
II. ]. Brock, Riley, and S. J. Stewart,
Allen. Directors of the penitentiary-
+. c. Elicit, Butler: L. Z. Ames, Nor
ton; Mark Tully, Montgomery. State
agent at Washington-W. W. Martin,
Fort Scott.
Judge McCabe, of the Topeka city
court, handed down decision in the
case against Mrs. Carrie Nation for
smashing the Senate snloon, discharg-
ing her. The case was submitted on
IN agreed statement of facts. Judge
McCabe held that since Mrs. Nation
had no malice toward the proprietors
of the place and destroyed the place
in abating n public nuisance. she was
not guilty of malicious destruction of
property.
The ''Klondike" near the soldiers
home in Leavenworth county is about
deserted. The order of Gov. Rowland,
prohibiting veterans from entering or
patronizing n Klondike or pike joint
under pain of dishonorable discharge
from the home, has had its effect on
the joint business in the prohibited
district. The home officials have
found il necessary to discharge eight
veterans within three months for vio-
lating the order.
Newell +. Smith. mayor of Rosednle,
gave his ultimatum in reply TO the de-
mands Of the temperance people that
the saloons be closed. He declared
that he would not attempt to enforce
the prohibitory law in Rosedale. He
pointed out that he was elected on
what was known and Familiarity des-
ignated as the "wet ticket" and that
II was generally known as such. The
majority of people favored that ticket
and consequently the policy of open
saloons.
John West, of Abilene, now aged o3,
was q policeman on duty before the
palace when the death of George ".
was announced from the palace bal
cony. He was on duty at the same
place when William ". was pro-
claimed king from the same balcony.
He once stood guard by the royal
carriage in Hyde park when the Prin-
cess Victoria, aged II, was watching
sham battle. He left the London po-
lice force in 1880 and few years later
came to America.
The legislature suspended law-mak-
ing for an hour on the 25th and
Joined in lovefeast with the Kansas
buttermakers who had just returned
from the big convention of the Ma
tional Creamery association held Mt
st. Paul, bringing with them the state
award for the highest grade of butter
produced in the United States. The
meetings were held in the hall of
the house of representatives and were
presided over by +. d. Coburn, Sec
rotary of the state board of agricul-
ture.
At Russell Springs, Logan county.
the young people made arrangements
to hold dance on Washington's
birthday, engaged hall and issued
100 or more invitations. At the time
a revival was in progress, and before il
was over the owner of the hall was
converted and decided 1t was wrong
to let his property for dance pur-
poses and informed the young people
they would not be allowed to use II.
A suit for damages WINS threatened,
but the owner stood firm and, as his
hall was the only available one. the
dance was called off.
The university student ut Lawrence
who tried to write his class motto
higher on the town standpipe than It |
was ever written before, progressed SO |
well that some hope is entertained of |
his recovery.
1t is reported by the Ottawa Herald |
that q Mr.. Hester of that town, who |
has lived to the great age of o. years,
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