Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-07-12
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elections. State Superintendent Frank
Nelson has looked the matter up and
says that the law does not apply.
Postmaster Guthrie, of Topeka, re-
ceived word from the post-office de-
partment in Washington to the effect
that the rural mail carriers might
deliver express packages If it did not
in any way interfere with their Off
cial duties.
Lightning northwest of Hutchinson
struck and killed 10 cows belonging
to j. w. Griffin. 1t was clear case
of electrocution. Mr.. Griffin took
the hides to town and there was not
a sign of a burn upon them. The
carcasses of the fatted cows were
used for beef.
Says the Topeka Capital: j. M.
Rhodes, of Frankfort, is now the Most
Supreme High Guy of the Ancient and
Honorable Order of Kansas Market
Toppcrs. On the Kansas City mar
ket this week Rhodes sold bunch
of two-year-olds averaging 1885
pounds at $8.35 hundred, the high
est price ever paid on that market.
A new Kansas railroad was char
tered by Senator Frank Vincent, Of
Hutchinson, and others. 1t is known
as the Hutchinson & Arkansas Val
ley line, and will be 20 miles long,
extending from Hutchinson to Kechi.
This is to be branch of the Frisco
railroad, and is built to reach the
great Kansas salt fields at Hutch
inson.
Deeds were passed at Fort Scott
recording the purchase of three
blocks of ground by the Frisco rail-
road adjacent to their present
yards. The intention of the compa-
ny is to rebuild and greatly enlarge
the car shops and the roundhouse.
The yards will also be extended with
possibly a new passenger depot
erected.
At Eldorado in the contempt of
court proceedings before Judge Ak
man, w. H. Cady, editor of the Au-
gusta Journal, was found guilty and
was fined $40 and costs. During the
trial of Jessie Morrison, Mr.. Cady
published an article criticising Judge
Altman for not granting Miss Morri-
son a change of venue, and said a
wise Judge should have done so.
The Kansas 4.pworth Chautauqua
assembly and the biennial conven-
ton of the Kansas Epworth league
will be held at Beloit July 1923. A
new pavilion, with $500 seating ca
pacity, has been erected in fine,
shady grove, and every arrangement
made for the comfort of visitors.
Among the speakers are Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson,; Gen. John B.
Gordon, of Georgia, and Congressman
Watson, of Indiana.
Both democrats and populists of
the Fifth congressional district will
meet at Junction City on July 16 and
populist leaders say that fusion will
be effected under the name of the
populist party. They say the popu-
list nominee will be Endorsed by the
democrats. These populist candi-
dates are being mentioned for the
nomination. They are: j. NJ. Doyle,
of Republic county; F. c. Johnson,
of Ottawa county; Andrew Shearer,
of Marshall county.
The farmers did not get the lions
share on either the democratic or
republican state tickets. w. j.
Bailey for governor and j. r. Burrow
for secretary of state, are the only
farmers on the republican ticket.
Some of the others own farms, but
make no pretense of running them.
Bailey and Burrow are also bankers.
Only two nominees on the democratic
ticket are farmers: David Hefebower,
for treasurer, and Dan Hart, for in
surance superintendent.
James Davidson, representing a
whisky house, has been taking orders
in Stockton for whisky for some
time. This was very Objectionable to
the temperance element and Charles
Macy, a prohibitionist, pretended to
be anxious to buy bottle Of whisky
of Davidson at once, hoping to catch
him violating the law. The whisky
salesman insisted on taking an or
der instead, but finally agreed to de-
liver bottle for IS cents. When
Macy got the bottle he took it to the
county attorney, warrant was is
sued, but before it was served the
officer discovered the bottle con-
tanned colored water instead OF
whisky.-Topeka Mail and Breeze.
In concluding an account of a
"quiet" wedding, the Independence
Reporter says: 81. j. Anderson,
father of the bride, who had never
sLad tnnr found eavaral of them