Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-19
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Observation-Disclosures

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ing run over by an automobile.
Prof. W. II. Hoyt, formerly an in
structor in the Chamberlain insti-
tute, of New York, has been elected
acting president of the Kansas Wes-
leyan university at Salina, to succeed
A. Gridlcy. Prof. Hoyt Is graduate
Of the Ohio Wesleyan university.
A thrashing machine boiler ex-
ploded near Hutchinson, killing
Abram Dierks and seriously injuring
four members of his family. Tho
engineer had let the water get low
and the steam got up to 200 pounds
pressure, the escape valve stuck and
the explosion occurred. The care
less engineer skipped out.
The Kansas wheat crop this year is
estimated at 100000 bushels by the
Kansas millers. 1t is also estimated
that there are 100000 bushels Of
old wheat in the state. The new
crop has been damaged 100000
bushels or more by the late rains.
James O'Neil, of Webb City, Mo-,
drilled on his holdings, six miles west
of Chanute, one of the greatest gas
wells in that district. The well
showed a 100000 cubic feet flow,
mercury test. This is practically
new territory and is owned largely,
by Mr.. O'Neil.
The traction engine belonging to
Anderson Wilson, while thrashing
near New Albany blew up, scalding
Leo Anderson, blowing him go feet
away and throwing pieces of iron in
the opposite direction to the separa-
tor, striking William Wilson, cutting
his leg completely off. Two horses
were killed and several persons in
jured. Anderson is fatally hurt.
DIR. Brownfield, who created a sem
sation at the recent trial of Jessie
Morrison in Eldorado by testifying
that he had heard Mrs. Castle call
Miss Morrison from the street on the
Cay of the fatal fight between the
two women and who was arrested,
charged with perjury, has been
bound over to the district court. In
default of $1,000 bail he was sent to
Jail.
Committees from IS towns in that
section will hold meeting at Os-
borne for the purpose of organizing
an association to promote amuse-
ments in northwestern Kansas. I'm
der the plan now proposed the 70
towns will combine and offer induce
ments for high class lectures. con-
certs and theatrical attractions in
each of the towns or in several towns
centrally located.
Warden Jewett believes that the
state ought to buy additional ground
at the penitentiary for farming pur-
poses. eve could raise enough pota-
toes, corn, wheat and fruit to run
the institution" said he, 'if we had
Just a little more ground. Staiger's
island should be purchased. We
could farm it on top and mine the
coal from under it-could work both
sides of it, so to speak"
Secretary +. d. Coburn, OF the
state board of agriculture. does not
think that the people of Kansas
should be worried over the appear
ance of the Russian thistle in their
fields. He says that the thistle
makes good stock feed and it is ex-
cellent served as greens. North
western Kansas is the section prin-
cipally troubled with the weed and
il has not been allowed to spread
over the state.
Kansas has Jared exceedingly well
at the hands of Andrew Carnegie.
Up to date he has bestowed $2s5,0O0
upon her. The money all goes or is
to go into libraries. The gifts are
scattered among these towns: Kan
sas City, $4,000; Lawrence, $4,000;
Leavenworth, 100000; Newton, S10,-
600; Ottawa, $4,000; Salina, $4,000;
Winfield $4,000; Emporia, $4,000;
Emporia college. 100000; Fort Scott,
$4,000; Blue Rapids, $500.
The discovery of coal in jewell
county has set the northwestern
part of the state to digging holes
for mineral. Those who have exam
ined the.Jewell county coal say that
it is the finest yet found in Kansas.
The vein is "a inches thick. The
coal is said to burn like Pennsylvania
hard coal and Is classified by the ex-
perts who have seen it as anthracite
coal. The owners of the mine are
now sinking two shafts and expect
soon to be taking 1000 tons of coal
a day. f'-
The Kansas City Journal contained
the following from its Topeka cor
respondent: A proposition is under
consideration for the wholesale con-