Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-13
{ KANSAS STATE NEWS. !

David Thomas, veteran of the
Spanish-American war, was adjudged
insane at Emporia. 1t is thought
insanity was caused by exposure Of
his two years campaign in the Phil
ippines.
A deputy United States marshal
went to Galena and arrested Elihu
Commack, who is charged with steal
ing $1,5OO from Wiley Null, minor
child, for whom he was acting guard
ian.
DR.. Charles Lowry, of Topeka, has
been chosen to succeed the late DR..
W. b. Swan as president of the state
board of health. DIR. Lowry is pres
ident of the Kansas Homeopathic So
ciety.
Mrs. Stella Guiname, wife of con-
Wet, and a man who refused to re-
veal his identity were arrested at
Chanute charged with the murder in
that city of L. V. Dickey, a stockman
from Dewey, I. T., who was killed
for his money.
While the family of j. A. Travis,
Of Manhattan, were watching at the
death bed of 14-year-old daughter,
their older daughter, Miss Sadie,
suddenly disappeared from home
and has not been heard from. 1t is
thought Miss Travis brooded over the
sickness of her sister till her mind
became unbalanced.
Last July near Wakeeny, G. H.
Hillman, farmer, accidentally shot
and killed his wife while removing
his shotgun from the house to kill
some crows. Since her death he has
constantly grieved over the affair
and declared he was to blame, and
last week he committed suicide with
the same weapon that killed his wife.
He left large estate.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new insane asylum at Parsons. Five
buildings are now being erected.
They will be ready for occupancy by
January /. There is no appropria-
ton for maintenance, SO the new in
stitution will not be put into use I'M
til next March or April. The state
board of charities this winter will
ask for an appropriation of 100000
for new buildings.
The Frisco railway officials attend
ed the Baxter Springs reunion last
week and were so deeply impressed
with it's magnitude that they sound
ed the management on making it a
Frisco concern. If the company gets
it they will spend much money i'm
proving the grounds and will put in
Chautauqua and other attractions
besides the reunion. However, they
will make the reunion the big event
each year.
The weather report for August, is
sued by DIR. F. H. Snow, of the Uni
versity of Kansas, shows that the
average temperature for the month
was 77.74 degrees, slightly below the
average for the last "a years. The
rainfall was 6.62 inches, 2.62 inches
above the August average. Rain fell
on Is days of the month, and the
number of thunderstorms and fogs
was in excess of the average for the
month. There were only four en-.
tirely clear days during the entire
month.
President Roosevelt will visit only
three places in Kansas and then only
briefly. He will arrive in Topeka at
six o'clock n. IN. Sunday, September
2s and remain there until Monday
morning at ten o'clock. He will 60
from Topeka to Leavenworth, reach
ing there at 4:40 p. m. A Commute
stop will be made there, to give the
president time to make speech from
the tailend of the train. From there
the train will go to Atchison, arriv-
ing at the last named place at 5:35
d. m. and leaving at $3.50.
Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture, is rendering
valuable service to the G. A. Z vet
Grams in collecting n fine display for
the Kansas building at the national
encampment Secretary W. Fl. Barnes
of the state horticultural society, Is
collecting samples at the various
fairs in the state and will go to
Washington and take charge OF the
horticultural display. There will be
two. possibly three, receptions held
at Kansas headquarters during the
week. Commissioner Ware and Sec
rotary Ryan, both members OF the
Kansas department, will assist the
comrades and ladies Of Kansas in ex-
tending the courtesies of the occa-
sion.
Commander Loomis, of the Kansas
G. A. R., has notified his comrades
throughout the state that the next