Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-06-14
KANSAS STATE NEWS. f;


Itan, southeast of Atchison, has en-
barled In the tobacco growing
business and will expect to realize
$1,000 from this seasons crop.
Nine state banks were installed in
Kansas the past week, which is O
record-brealser. The new banks are
located ut Waldo, OsawlSie, Dwight,
wilsey, Spearville, Norton, Milton.
vale, Gridley and McCune.
The voting for officers of the Kan
sas grand lodge, /. o. o. F., has pro-
ceeded far enough to indicate the
election of the following officers:
Grand master, j. M. Johnson; deputy
grand master, ]. J. Roll; grand war.
den, g. W. ALBANIAN; grand secretary,
w. q. Kemper; grand treasurer. L. g.
Beal; grand representative, j. w.
Haughey.
While fishing in Timber creek at
Winfield, Frank Lacy came across
bone protruding from the bank. he
unearthed it and found tusk II feet
in length lying in q semicircle. Fur.
Their digging disclosed large bones
of an animal unknown to anyone who
has looked at them. The bones were
found ten feet from the surface and
Il IL the opinion that they are those
Of o mastodon.
Rev. Louis Hills, son OF E. l..
Hills, superintendent Of the soldiers
orphans home at Atchison, will leave
in August for Manila where he will
be pastor of Presbyterian church.
He is q graduate of the Princeton
Theological seminary. The church
he il to have charge Of is not built
but he will be given the funds for
this purpose and will personally su-
perintend the erection Of it.
George s. Green, q Kansas soldier
who served with courage throughout
the spanish war in the Fourth artil-
lery, committed suicide at tho homo
of q friend in Washington city. In
his military service he contracted
consumption, which was slowly TAX
ing his life. It IL said Green was en-
gagged to @ Washington young wo-
man, and realized he could not mar
~ her owing to his health. This Is
piyen AZ the cause of his suicide.
New limitations as to the amount
of capital of state banks will prob
ably be enacted by the next legisla-
ture. The law permitting the organ
ization of banks with but $4,000 cap
ital Is not looked upon with favor
by many of the more conservative
bankers in the state, as it is not be-
lieved this sum is large enough for
any bank institution, except possibly
one located in q small rural town.
Mayor Craddock, Of Kansas City,
who Is the democratic nominee for
governor Of Kansas, is holding back
plans for his campaign until after
the convention of the populists in
Topeka June "a. at would be bad
form for me to make speeches until
I have received the populist indorse-
nent," said the mayor, although
there is no doubt but that q perfect
fusion will be made between demo-
Gratis and populists."
Instead Of $4,000 for improve
ments in Emporia's electric plant 1t
has been decided to spend only S.
900. Competent architects have de-
cided that the old building can be
improved and new dynamos put in
for the sum named, and that the re-
suit will be equal to new plant on
q new site at a cost of $4,000. EN-
poria now owns her own water
works and electric plant, and is saw
ing NOM, on each. In short time,
it Is thought, she will have an cleo
trio street car line Of her own.
1t seems probable that the export
trade of the Kansas millers will be
completely wiped out by the discrimi-
nations which the European coun-
tries are beginning to put on i'm
ported -four. There were a number
Of Kansas mills which did quite q
large export business in -four, the
largest exporters probably being c.
B. Hoffman, Of Enterprise and B.
Warkentin, Of Newton. Most Of the
flour which the Kansas millers sent
.aboad wentpto England. But the
chancellor Of the exchequer has in
creased the taxes on wheat and -four
In such a way as to make 1t practi-
cally prohibitive Of the importation
of -four.
As the result Of caucus at To-
peka It Is said Congressman Chester
I. Long and Gov. w. E. Stanley have
reached an understanding relative to