Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1902-02-08
! KANSAS STATE NEWS. !

Over 100 attorneys attended the
meeting of the Kansas Bar association
in Topeka, which closed with ban
quet.
Fire at Abilene damaged the Badger
Lumber company's offices and de-
stroyed Geauques' planning mill. Loss,
| $4,000.
Frederick Martin broke Jail at Phil
lipsburg by breaking the lock off the
door with piece of gas pipe. A re-
ward of 500 has been offered.
Roth Deim, aged Is, was killed near
Kingman by the accidental discharge
of shotgun he was taking off sled
while out in field hauling fodder.
At Hutchinson March the Seventh
district republican convention will
meet to name candidate for con-
gress. Chester I. Long, present con-
gresham, has no opposition.
Fort Scott yet has $4,000 to pay on
her Convention hall, and fair will be
held for the purpose of raising the
money to clear the debt. A "fiddlers'
congress" will be one of the features.
The Fourth district republican con.
gressional convention will be held in
Emporia March IL. Congressman Mil.
Ter is being opposed by Editor Muir.
dock, of Eldorado, and Senator Ken
nedy, of Coffey county.
Laura Potts, q negro woman, broke
jail at Lawrence the other night. She
was recaptured and put back before
any other prisoners got away. She
had removed the pins from the hinges
Of the door in the women's ward.
A syndicate from Pittsburg, Pa, has
been granted q charter for "The Kan
sas Long Distance Telephone and Tel
egraph company" It is the purpose
of the company, stated in the char
ter, to cover the entire state with
lines. The authorized capital is $780,
900.
Joseph and Michael Daniel, of Allen
county, have been impressed into the
Austrian army and have appealed to
the authority of the United States
for relief. They left Austria in their
youth, without doing the service of
five years in the army required by
the laws of that country.
The name selected for the Funston
baby is Arthur Macarthur Funston.
The lola Register says Mrs. Funston
stood out for the name Frederick, but
that she was overruled by the gen.
eral, who wanted his boy named for
the great Philippine soldier. Gen.
Macarthur was loyal friend to Fun
ston.
The W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacture
ing company, of Kansas City, Mo-,
will build $4,000 plant in south
eastern Kansas within the coming
year. The exact location has not been
selected. 1t will be where the strong
est flow of gas and the brick shale
that can be found together are To-
Gated.
George n. Goddard, a wealthy resi-
dent of Nortonville, who asked Mrs.
Conkey, a school-teacher, to marry
him, then changed his mind and mar
ried another woman, was sued for
breach of promise by the indignant
Mrs. Conkey. For his change of mind |
Goddard paid $4,000 Judgment, $500 in
terest and $500 costs.
Gov. Stanley believes it was a mis-
take to set the republican state con-
vention for May 2s. Because of the
long ticket to be nominated, the nu-
merous candidates and the strong
rivalry, the governor expects a pro-
tracted convention. He is afraid il
may run into Memorial day, which
would cause suspension of proceed
ings for one day.
Ex-Representative C. C. Mccarthy,
Of Jefferson county, announced his
for state treasurer. This
makes two candidates for that Office
now in the field, T. T. Kelly, Of
Miami, being the other. For q while
t looked as il Kelly would have no
opposition. Mr.. Mccarthy is an old
soldier, having served over four years
IN an Ohio regiment. He Is in the
business at Nortonville.
The safe in the Chicago, Rock Is
and & Pacific railroad depot at Cor
pin, town south of wellington, was
wrecked with dynamite by safe blow
RS. The loss was $40 and some jew
Try. The top of the safe was blown
through the roof of the depot and
tore another hole in the
'oof. The doors and windows were
blown out. People heard the explo-
ion, but believed it was caused by q
ihotgun. i
The democrats are going to adopt
IN unique method of raising campaign
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