Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-09-20
! KANSAS STATE NEWS.

The nominee of the prohibitionists
for sheriff in Barber county Is a
preacher. ~
| Hutchinson hopes to secure an
other railroad, the Oklahoma North
ern, survey of which has been
made from Anthony to Forsha.
At a recent meeting of the Ottawa
university board all were in favor Of
rebuilding the burned university at
once. The students remain loyal to
the institution and SO far as can be
learned none will leave on account
Of the conflagration.
The Twentieth Kansas reunion ut
Burlington last week was not largely
attended, owing to disagreesble
weather. Col. MetcaH and other Off
cers were reelected. The reunion
closed with banquet, Gov. Stanley
being one of the speakers. Next
years reunion will be at lola.
Baker university (Methodist), at
Baldwin, opened the college year with
an address by Congressman J. D.
Bowersock. On the first day the en-
rollment was rs over the same time
last year with many more in the city
to enroll. The enrolment for the
year will easily reach $50.
In the rural districts of the state
there will be three ballot-boxes used
1T the coming election. One will be
for the ballots upon which will be
printed the county and state tickets,
the second for the township ballot
and the third for the ballot upon
which will be submitted the two con-
stitutional amendments proposed.
The old soldiers of Topeka condemn
Gen. Ell Torrance, commander-in-chief
Of the G. A. r., for issuing an appeal
70 the members of the order for aid
for ex-confederate homes. p. II.
Coney wrote warm letter to Com
mander-in-Chi Torrance about the
matter and at the meeting Of Lin
coin post it was Endorsed by that
body, SO that 1t becomes the official
action of the members of the G. A. r.
In Topeka.
At Haddam notice was posted on
pole in front of lot ON which
had stood joint, saying that the
writer's burned the building and
threatened to burn the residence of
the proprietor if he did not quit sell
ing booze" The notice declares
that whisky selling in Haddam must
stop, even though three or four build
ings have to be burned, and adds:
Drug stores look out" The notice
In signed, -Firebugs."
"From ten to Is minutes should
be- devoted in each common school in
Kansas each day to the reading of
current news from some good daily
paper" said State superintendent
Frank Nelson of course, the teach
err should use judgment in selecting
the paper and also discretion in the
character of news to be read. A good
newspaper is as good an educator as
one of the regular textbooks; in
fact, better"
The discovery recently made by
F. d. Cobu1sl, secretary of the state
board of agriculture, that the Rus
sian thistles make good forage. and
that the cured thistle hay is readily
eaten by cattle and horses, probably
will be of but little value to the Kan
sas farmers If the county commits
sioners in the state comply with the
thistle law enacted by the last legis-
lature. This, law requires the county
commissioners of any county in which
thistIes grow to order them and all
other noxious weeds destroyed.
The validity Of the law providing
that school districts shall pay the
parents of pupils IS cents a day for
the transportation Of such pupils to
school where they live more than
three miles from the school build
ing is to be tested in the supreme
court. John Atzenweiler obtained
Judgment in the Atchison county dis
trict court against school district No.
for $3.50 for the transportation OF
his three children to school during
the last term of school. The school
district refused to pay the judgments
and has appealed the case to the SUI
preme court in order to test the
law.
The state reunion Of the Grand
Army of the Republic of Kansas viii
be held at Wichita from September
20 to September 81. The meeting
place will be known as Camp McKin-
ley, in Riverside park, in the loop OF
the Little Arkansas river, where
there is an abundance of forest trees,
affording every facility for camp
accommodations. Tents and supplies
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