Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-06-21
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government census OF 1000.
Charles S. Bath, postmaster ut Ka-
nopolis, is under arrest for unlaw-
fully increasing the cancellation of
bpostage stamps during his term OF
ut that place.
b Three republican candidates for
1.-THE next house have already been
mentioned. They are George j. Bar
|Sker, of Douglas, who was speaker
Of the last house; Emil Grosser, of
Dickinson, and Cyrus Leland, of Doni-
phan.
The University of Kansas loses two
professors this year-Dr. Samuel d.
Williston, professor of medicine, who
goes to the University of Chicago;
and Z. d. Adams, professor of Euro
pean history, who goes to Leland
Stanford university.
Wolves have been numerous
throughout northwestern Kansas
this spring, farmers trapping and
killing them in great numbers. Near
ly 100 scalps were presented to the
county clerk at Oberlin in one day
by farmers who find they can rid
themselves of pests and make good
money by capturing the marauders
Of the plains.
Fifteen Masonic lodges in southern
and central Kansas will make a pill
grimage to the Masonic home in
Wichita next st. Johns day, June
"a, and 1000 persons are expected to
participate in it. 1t will be the first
Masonic pilgrimage in the history
of Kansas, and it is thought that 1t
will develop an annual event for Kan
sas Masons.
Philip P. Campbell, Of Pittsburg,
was nominated for congressman by
the republican convention for the
Third district at Winfield on the 1o5th
ballot. o. P. Ergenbright was within
two votes of the nomination when
George w. Wheatley quit the fight
and threw his strength to Campbell.
Ergenbright probably would have
been nominated on the next ballot.
In making his farewell address be-
fore leaving Kansas university for
the University of Chicago, DR.. Willis
ton declared that the instructors OF
the Kansas college were lot paid
enough and that the institution
ought to pay less attention to Latin
and Greek and more to the scientific
and industrial specialties which tit
students for busy life.
]. L. Kulp, treasurer of Decatur
county, was elected cashier of the
Oberlin National bank, but was COM
PEELED to resign the latter. The bank
has $4,000 of county money on de-
post, and the law provides that no
bank in which either the county
treasurer or county commissioners
have any stock or pecuniary interest
shall receive any of the county funds.
d. R. Anthony, Jr., did not expect
to be reappointed postmaster OF
Leavenworth and it was thought Con-
gresham Curtis would recommend
the appointment of Fred Willard
within the next ten days. 1t was
also believed that Curtis will rec
ommend Mr.. Bergman for post
master at Atchison, to succeed j. M.
Chishom. Leavenworth and Atchi-
son counties. ''lined up" for Bailey In
the recent state convention and dis
pleased Mr.. Curtis.
After living 30 years in Kansas,
John Ostlind went back to Sweden,
his native country, to make a long
visit. In letter to the Mcpherson
Republican he says: Everything is
SO different here that I feel uncom-
Portable all the time. Even the ris-
ing and setting of the sun Is so I'M
usual. We can see daylight until
after II o'clock at night, and also
as early as two in the morning.
don't think my stay here will be very
long. / am not fit for this country"
John W. Haughey, state fish COM
missioner, is after the seiners in a
way that indicates that seining will
not be so popular in the future. So
far he has appointed IS deputies, and
in each case gave instructions to go
after violaters of the fish laws. Up
to this time there have been IL con-
victions and the average of fines is
$25. The largest seine captured and
deefroved was $50 feet long. Mr.. |
Haughey has on file $50 applications
for fish at the fall distribution, and
has the promise Of two cars OF fish
for this state.
At Abilene the other day the Off
GERS arrested a middle-aged man
who was travelling about the country
with 14-year-old girl whom he had
enticed from her home near Hutch
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