Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-12-20
Latest Kansas Events.


Irrigation Experiments.
of The government is co-operatinI
a with the state i'm irrigation exper
i'd ments at the Fort Hays branch ayr
,es. cultural school. On the branch eS
uld pertinent station there Is about LOO
IT," acres of bottom land along Big cree
ties that Is underlaid with an abundanc
wa of water at depth of 35 feet
it Plans and estimates will be worke
sti- out for putting down wells at COZ
in venient places for taking out thi
ion water.
- Handling State Funds.
Zoe The Northeastern Kansas Banker
"a. association, in session at LeaveI
worth, discussed the present metho
A.. of handling the state funds. A rest
har luton was adopted in favor of til
A.. passage of law similar to that c
~ Missouri, so that the money in tn
treasury could be loaned mt the higl
est rate of interest possible to banl
Who ing in the state, instead of the pre-
Tn. emit method of allowing it to renal
has in Topeka banks. d
OF "Peace Hath Her victories."
ing That peace hath her victories n
ins less renowned than war has agai
ers' been made manifest by the feat {
Ior Thomas Lowry, of Merriam, who r
IRA Gently shucked 1856 bushels and
ach pounds of corn in nine hours. 1t
iar- stated that Lowry also holds the re
ase ord in his neighborhood as an appl
picker, and that he can beat all h
"a rivals at observation-disclosures Cit
n Star.
OF Lenxenwortb,. wicbedness.
MY There is n big stir in Leavenwort
rom r,o- a ronor+ +bat Col Charles Mine
lted commander at Fort Leavenworth,
rem contemplating the issuing of an ord'
heo prohibiting soldiers Mt the fo
'ur- from coming to the city. Col. Min
'hg- is, much Disguised with the mann'
''er immoral houses are run in Leave
worth, and the demoralizing effe
ON many of the soldiers.
ext Kansas Thrnshers Organise.
}on- The +brosbers of Mcpherson cou
old. ty organized Thrashers' Protecti'
nab association, the object of which is
the secure legislation along the lines
we'd collections. AS the bill stands no
lsed a thrasher cannot collect his bill Il
SO til mans exemptions are all pal
the The desire of the thrashers Is
. make their claims the same as lab
debts.
: at Bone Accepts Private secretaryshi
the Gov.-Elect Bailey arrived at 1
ally peka Thursday evening. This was
con- first visit to the capital since Il
peo- election and he will remain the
tan most of the time until inauguratit
lien, day. Harry ]. Bone, of Ashland, h
OF accepted the position of private sc
rotary to the governor.
Shoe Hutton I'm Child's Nose.
beal For two or three years the lit
the daughter of d. S. Miller, near Pra'
who had an annoying ailment of the NOS
his Several physicians treated her I
sded catarrh without success. This we
the physician made an incision al
his took a black shoe button from &
child's nose.
r. Did Politics Influence Hims
Gov. Assistant Attorney General We
hing has declined to continue as assi'
usly ant under Attorney General-ele
per- Coleman. Although West does n
off say so. his declination is probab
roof due to politics. He trains with t
anti Burton crowd in Wyandotte.
BY Way of Amusement.
nte- A child of George Coleman, in Ka
ton sas City, was left at home alone I
4 of awhile, and to amuse himself pull
the live Goals out of the stove with
E at wire. The house was soon on II
icul- and burned to the ground.
McNnn Determines to Contest.
Webb McNall, fusion candidate 4
oun- representative in Smith count
ate) served notice of contest on L. c. Ii
,ipai ton, who was elected by small m
tate jority.
och.
There are now % women holdii
was the position of county superinten
ner- emit of instruction in Kansas, t
had number growing with each electi
off held.