Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-04-19
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will be vice chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional committee Of
which ]. NJ. Griggs is chairman and
Benjamin Cable chairman of the cam
paign committee.
Blanche Boise, who horsewhipped
the mayor Of Topeka, says she is 60
Ing to horsewhip Gov. Stanley. Be-
fore starting in Miss Boise should call
to mind that the governor has raised
large family of healthy children
and knows all about the art Of
spanking.-Kansas City Journal.
During the past rs years 5000 pris-
oners have served time in the Kansas
penitentiary. Two convicts-William
Jabbers and John Drake-have seen
these 5000 and other convicts come
and go. One of them has been in
prison 2s years and the other 26
years. 1t begins to seem like home
to them.
The late Job Throckmorton, Of
Coffey county, was once a large figure
in Kansas politics. He was member
of the Kansas house in 1864, 1865 and
1867. In the latter year he was recog-
nized as a manager Of the Pomeroy
interests, being chairman of the Pom
eroy steering committee on the floor
of the house.
The new smelter and refining plant
to be erected at Chanute by eastern
anJ loooJ o,D;f,l;,fs ,,;Il l>a x,,b oIIxy
independent of the American Smelt-
ing G. Refining company, which owns
the Argentine smelter. The Chanute
plant will employ 500 men. Natural
gas furnished by the city will be
burned as fuel at the smelter.
According to the official report Of
the druggists in Ottawa for last
month, it took 50 gallons of whisky,
IS gallons of alcohol, 3S gallons Of
wine, IA gallons of gin, 90 gallons Of
brandy, gallons of beer, gal
Ions of ale and 4 gallons of malt to
cure the ills of that distressed COM
munity.
S. o. Spencer, state oil inspector,
was fined 81 in the police court %
Fort Scott for slapping John Forbes.
democratic local politician. Spencer
pleaded guilty to the charge of as
sault and battery. The trouble was
over a report that Spencer contrib
uted toward the defeat of a negro
candidate for member of the school
board.
r. P. Diversion, of Abbeyville, left
for England to attend the corona
ton of King Edward. Over 60 years
ago, when Victoria was crowned
queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and empress of India, Mr.. Diversion,
then a schoolboy, was among the
10000 school children who sang in
the chorus "God Save Our Maiden
Queen"
An Eldorado commission house re-
Gently shipped carload of hens to
San Francisco and the editor OF the
Republican figures that the shipper
will be out nothing for freight.
The car will contain 5000 hens.
They will lay 1850 eggs day. For
the entire trip the total will be q
625 dozen. At 20 cents a dozen the
value will be S525. The freight on the
car is $3.50.
Mrs. Lucy Simms is dead at Fort
Scott. Mrs. Simms was the aged wife
Of "Grandpa" Simms, who is one of
the oldest men in the world. His
family claim that he is ia years old.
What is known for sure is that he
was a man and drove mules for the
United States government in 1915,
and was with the forces of Andrew
Jackson in the battle Of New Orleans.
Kansas City Journal.
Warden Jewett is keeping the pris.
oners at the state penitentiary busy
making brick which are to be used
in the construction of the new in
sane asylum at Parsons and also in
the erection of q number of small
buildings at other state institutions.
Warden Jewett says that fine grade
of brick is being turned out and at
such a small expense also that the
plant is saving the state great deal
Of money every year.
Five years ago Frank White ap-
peared before Judge Hazen, in the
district court at Topeka, and was
given light jail sentence for a crime.
After the sentence was pronounced
he cursed the Judge until compelled
to cease for lack Of breath. He was
brought before the court again
Thursday, charged with burglary,
and was sentenced to Is years in the
which is the limit for
this crime. His companions were let
nff with sentences to the state re-