Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-12-03
KANSAS STATE NEWS. ;
Observation-Disclosures


completed December Is.
Iole will make an effort to enforce
AN ordinance against indiscriminate
-spitting on sidewalks.
d. l.. Gordon, aged "a. who has just
been sentenced at Abilene for bigamy,
has five living wives.
The state bank at Hunnewell will so
into voluntary liquidation, every de-
,positor to be paid in full.
The baby boy of Charles Sanders, OF
Hays City. fell into tub of scalding
water and was burned to death.
Cyrus Leland, of Troy, is credited
with desire to succeed Eugene Ware
as United States pension commissioner.
The Hoyt-Klienfield block at Column
bus was destroyed by fire, including
7the A. F. and A. NJ. and l. o. o. F.
Hodge rooms.
The Union Telephone & Telegraph
company independently is building a
line from Topeka to Abilene which will
cost 100000.
Winfield will soon vote on a propo-
ssition to issue $l34,OOO bonds to build
an electric light and waterworks plant
.and prospect for gas.
Rev. James Murray, pioneer Meth
,odist preacher of eastern Kansas, died
recently in Oregon, where he had Sone
"a few weeks ago to reside.
Rev. ]. Z. Stephens, postmaster ut
,Goodland. is being urged by his repub-
lican friends to enter the congressional
race in the Sixth district.
The wife of a former Episcopal min
lister in New York will furnish money
for the construction of fine Episcopal
cathedral at Salina and New York
man has promised 10 erect a bishops
residence in Salina.
James Lyttle. well-known Wabaun-
see county farmer. Is looking for his
.stepdaughter, Ethel Maybee. who is
supposed to have run away with a
:stockman. Lyttle thinks that the
couple are in Kansas City.
Tena Rose. a 13-year-old girl living
four miles southeast of Ottawa. COM
mitted suicide at her home because she
had been kept in at school for some
'infraction of discipline and had been
chided at home for expressing her re-
sentiment at her treatment.
N. II. barton. of the United States
geological survey corps, is out in a
letter claiming that there is oil and
gas in an area $40 miles in length,
varying In width from to two to six
miles, running north and south through
Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota.
The appointment of Judge Pollock
by TIE president will make it necessary
for Co.. Bailey to select his successor
on the Kansas supreme bench. The
politicians of the Third district are
claiming the place for man of that
section of the state, because Judge
Pollock lives there, but there are other
candidates
A wonderful old woman is Mrs. Cot
ton, who lives in Doniphan county with
her son. Although II years old, every
day she goes to the cornfield where
she keeps up with her son husking
corn. The two bring in four loads
every day, total of $40 bushels. She
has always been used to out-of-door
work and enjoys it, attributing her
good health and strength to open air
exercise.
Since the attempt was made to
bring suit against Miss Anna Hunger
ford. Lyon county school-teacher,
because she whipped Ward Copen-
7haver, the school board of the district
has made a thorough investigation
5and reported to the county attorney
that the boy was the instigator of a
ring" whose motive was to worry the
teacher. The case has been dropped
by the county attorney.
Sterling has the di inction of being
the only town of $500 on the Santa Fee
system with an exclusive passenger
depot. 1t has just been opened for
traffic and railroad men say 1t is the
prettiest little depot between Chicago
and San Francisco. 1t is 145 feet long
and has waiting rooms. closets, bag
gage and express rooms. 1t is heated
by hot water. lighted by electricity,
and thoroughly modern in every re-
gspect.
On January 1, according to law en-
aacted by the legislature at its last ses-
sion, $159,OOO in state bonds, held In
the permanent state school fund, Will
be refunded to mature January 1, 1916.
The bonded indebtedness Of the state
now amounts to $632.0O0. All of this,
with the exception of $4,000 in bonds in
the state university permanent fund,
is held in the permanent state school
fund. The bonds bear four per cent.
interest