Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-01-18
KANSAS STATE NEWS. !


started the new year with empty
jails.
Senator II. B. Miller, Of Usage City
republican candidate for governor,
is said to be one of tho best Bible
class teachers in the state. He in.
structs large Sunday school every
Sunday.
Daniel Kelley, farmer near Beloit,
has dug IA wells and bored over so
on his farm in an effort to find water,
but has failed to get It. He is mot
discouraged and will buy land ad-
joining his place and keep on boring
for water.
The Beloit Call tells a remarkable
story of how q young mans life was
saved by a package of love letters
which he carried in his pocket. The
bullet which was intended for him
struck the letters, melted and dripped
harmlessly into his left shoe.
Under the direction of the state
agricultural college, in connection
with the federal government, some
positive efforts are being conducted
in Harper county and other parts Of
the state to determine what can be
done to help the cattlemen to better
grass supplies.
Visitors to the Kansas state prison
and there are many-carry away
with them kindly feelings for ]. C.
Brown, the warden's chief clerk. Mr..
Brown is quiet and transformations,
but is thoroughly posted on matters
connected with the prison and he has
the ability to convey desired informa-
ton to the inquirer.
Frank Kidd, q 12-year-old boy at
Wichita, is defying the board of edu-
cation in its threatened enforcement
of the compulsory education law and
is organizing q conspiracy among the
boys with whom he plays baseball and
engages in fistic tournaments, to stay
out of school. The school board 10
to enforce the law.
In his Eminent Men of Kansas"
Hill p. Wilson contributes the sketch
of Charles Robinson. and gives him
first place in the states history.
This, and q reflection he puts upon
James H. Lane, offers an opportunity
for the friends of the latter to re-
vive the ancient Lane-Robinson feud,
long since passed from the
world of action.
A. NJ. Middleton, Of Ports, who
makes speciality of raising poultry
for the market, is feeding 90 dozen
chickens in crates just large enough
for them to stand in comfortably,
hoping by special attention to their
feed and by keeping them confined
to hurry their growth and get them
10 market in a shorter. time than IL
usually required.
Twenty-one years ago W. j. Trous-
lale went to Harvey county with
1900, with which he purchased $50
acres of land. He soon after COM
oined stockraising with farming. He
low owns 5000 acres Of Harvey coun-
" land worth $4,000 and $500 acres
n Edwards county, worth $4,000.
lie also has 700 head Of cattle worth
$4,000 and 10 business houses in
Newton worth $4,000, besides o num-
Der of residences in Newton. He In
llso president of q national bank in
Newton.
The board of directors of the Kan
as penitentiary entered into pre-
urinary agreement to purchase the
argest part Of Staiger's island, body
4 land in the Missouri river opposite
iansing. The directors agreed to
at least 600 acres Of land,
nd more II available for farming |
at the rate Of SIS anacre.
he land will be used to raise vege-
ables for prisoners. In addition
he coal rights underlying the island
re worth IS an acre to the state in
onnection with the penitentiary
haft.
A meteorological summary OF the
ear 1901 has been issued by DR.. r. b.
now, Of the University Of Kansas,
a which he says: The most notable
eatures of the meteorological record
or the year 1901 are the deficient
ainfall, the abundant snowfall, the
DIV run of wind, the high mean tenn
erature, the large number Of hot
avs and the few rainy days and
OF the 80 years pre-
eding, only five had less rain, only
our more snow, three less wind, eight
higher mean temperature, one
reater number Of hot days, and none
o few rainy days and thunder
forms.
Gov. Stanley and State Superin-
endent Nelson have issued q joint
sitter to the superintendent and
rincipals of the public schools Of
he state requesting them to arrange